msdeb
Member
- Dec 22, 2013
- 153
- 5
- Parrots
- Charlie the birdie, yellow naped amazon and little bird, a monk parrot , and Polly -yellow crowned amazon
About two years ago I was at the workshop of a friend of a friend of a friend who had a bird in a cage close to the door as we walked in. There were no windows in the shop and the owner of the shop warned us to be careful of the bird "cause he bites like hell" I don't know why, because I have never owned a bird and never thought about owning a bird, but I went over to see it and found my true love. After being given permission and despite being warned against it I opened the cage and the bird stepped right up onto my hand. The owner of the shop was amazed as was everyone present. It seems this bird had sent a couple of people to the hospital for stitches and bitten anyone else who tried to handle him. The owner of the shop was not the owner of the bird, it seems the bird had been dumped there for "a short time" two or three years before. Long story short...I have had Charlie for two years now and after a few adjustments and a lot of learning on my part and establishing trust and security on Charlie's part we are living happily ever after.
I have since then acquired a monk parrot for my ten year old daughter because, although she loves Charlie and interacts with him quite a bit, he is a bit much for her to handle and a smaller bird for a smaller person seemed called for. So here we are a two bird household, trying to be a good home for our birds and learning a lot in the process. We still have a few issues and we are still working on "rehabilitating" Charlie so that he is a model citizen. My teenage daughters do not really care for Charlie and sometimes the feeling is mutual so I must be VERY careful with their interactions together. It is a work in progress and I enjoy being Charlie's accidental mommy. He amazes me!
I have since then acquired a monk parrot for my ten year old daughter because, although she loves Charlie and interacts with him quite a bit, he is a bit much for her to handle and a smaller bird for a smaller person seemed called for. So here we are a two bird household, trying to be a good home for our birds and learning a lot in the process. We still have a few issues and we are still working on "rehabilitating" Charlie so that he is a model citizen. My teenage daughters do not really care for Charlie and sometimes the feeling is mutual so I must be VERY careful with their interactions together. It is a work in progress and I enjoy being Charlie's accidental mommy. He amazes me!