Patty550
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- Jan 13, 2020
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Hello,
those who know me from Shelby, our Eleanora Cockatoo that has past away a while back, we we bought a beautiful Umbrella !
Now some good and bad, and we need help.
A couple of months ago I was looking on the various bird forums on Fakebook. I wrote a ad asking for either a Mullican or Umbrella, and I started getting PM's saying they had what I'm asking for. To shorten this up, we sent a breeder in New York City $1,250 for the cost of the bird and shipping, the rest upon delivers, we we were scammed as a total loss. The other sellers asked to buy a gift card for a down payment from $200 to $400. So we got scammed for $2,000. We decided to buy only from a distance that we could drive, 2.5 to 3 hours away. There was one in Kansas, with pics and vids, so I knocked on his door with no answer, so we came back one hour later and a mad older lady answered and I said I'm Kevin and I'm here to get a bird, she replied,....NO there's BIRD here ! And I got sick to my stomach. So we drove for seven hours with nothing to bring home. So we got scammed a total for $2,500. There's more to this story, but I'll move on.
I don't give up on many things on in life. I found a ad about two hours away and when we arrived the woman was suffering cancer and she's selling all her big birds, keeping the small ones. When I looked into the Molucca's cage, he was not only a HUGE bird, but he looked angry, so I said no on him. I felt something touching my back, turned around and these was the Umbrella, so I got into his cage and said step-up, he did and actually gave me hug, laying his head on my chest, and I said,....SOLD !
She also gave us a fairly big cage that was in ok shape, needs painted.
It's embarrassing, but I'll admit even being a man, I have and express a lot of feeling, at least not in person. lol
This is what I emailed the owner.....
Ricky hurt my feelings last night for the first time. My heart aches.
He has been great and he comes to both of us, me during the day as I'm at home all day then Patty at night, but when she got home last night he gave me a warning bite. I was mad and depressed and grounded him to his cage and 10 minutes he was talking to us in his room. We were meant to be together and this can happen to all of us owners. After an hour, I got him out of his cage he said, "high their", "hey" and something mumbled. When he stepped up to me, he laid his head sideway on me chest, giving me a hug. He has a great personally, smart and goes to both Patty and I and we love him very much, otherwise this wouldn't hurt so much !
It really was hurtful to my heart.
Damn, I know what has to happen with with Ricky, but I'm very upset. Either he goes or I accept that he's a bird, and live with it. I'm home all day due to my disability, so Rick and I have fun, I kiss his beak a lot, he hugs me, which is adorable. Patty comes home and 100% of his attention goes to her, and that's ok (I think) but when he's on Patty and she needs to get up I go over to he and he bites me ! That's happened every night this week. I approach him slowly then he turns on me. So, he goes up for sale or I ignore him at night. I hate to think of it this way, but I'm not going to deal with this again. I should have bought a chick and have him (hopefully) he/she goes to both of us. Everyday this week I've been thinking of creating him a aviary on our deck I built. It would be on the gazebo part, which has no top, the edge sits on the main deck. I've lined up with a bird lover locally which has a lot of safe trees to use at my desire to make it look like a jungle. I have plans to include a narrow and tall waterfall either with a small pond or without one. It will have lattes panels on the back and sides with plants all over the place, to look natural. I built a big pond in our backyard many years ago, with a large waterfall and Patty and I put plants, flowers etc and it looks very nice.So now I can make the avery forest ! All of the exciting and fun plans , then this crap happens.
Well, now that it's a different day, I got him out of his cage and had kiss's on his beak, lots of unreal hugs, as usual, and forgive each other. From now on when he's on Patty's chest, I won't go to him.
We went into town and bought a big MaCaw cage still in the box for $125. A few weeks ago we bought a nice big Manzanita wood stand for birds similar to the photo below for $125. So we're getting great buys. lol
Even right now, we're sitting on our love seat (console between us) and Ricky is sitting on her chest/lap and when he looks at me, he postures. I hate to say again,....that hurts my feelings. I don't mind him being with Patty now, but it's the posturing. Is there any teaching we can do ?
When Ricky has bitten us and say damn it, all the excitement we have for your outdoor aviary dream, and you ruin it !
But, I know I need to calm down and live with his possible biting like many bird owners have. I just hope and pray that I can accept that his choice of him wanting a female is done, not me. With Patty, our Eleanora Shelby, only came to me not Patty, unless we were eating at the dinner table where she had a stand as her table. lol....
Ricky is so funny at his table,.....I grilled burgers, we all sat down to eat, and a few moments later, he Leaped like two feet and grabbed part of Patty's burger !!! I spit out my mouth laughing.
I wish I had it recorded for America's Funniest Videos !
Just now, Patty got up from a nap and he was saying hi, hello wtc. She sat down and Ricky jumped down to my fan by the couch, onto me and to Patty as fast as he could. Now for the rest of the day, he'll be with her and I assume he'll show me his tough posturing at some point. This really upsets me....
Is there anything I can do for him, for us, to calm him down
and my hurt feelings ? 
From the start of this endeavor, nothing has gone right !
Kevin
those who know me from Shelby, our Eleanora Cockatoo that has past away a while back, we we bought a beautiful Umbrella !
Now some good and bad, and we need help.
A couple of months ago I was looking on the various bird forums on Fakebook. I wrote a ad asking for either a Mullican or Umbrella, and I started getting PM's saying they had what I'm asking for. To shorten this up, we sent a breeder in New York City $1,250 for the cost of the bird and shipping, the rest upon delivers, we we were scammed as a total loss. The other sellers asked to buy a gift card for a down payment from $200 to $400. So we got scammed for $2,000. We decided to buy only from a distance that we could drive, 2.5 to 3 hours away. There was one in Kansas, with pics and vids, so I knocked on his door with no answer, so we came back one hour later and a mad older lady answered and I said I'm Kevin and I'm here to get a bird, she replied,....NO there's BIRD here ! And I got sick to my stomach. So we drove for seven hours with nothing to bring home. So we got scammed a total for $2,500. There's more to this story, but I'll move on.
I don't give up on many things on in life. I found a ad about two hours away and when we arrived the woman was suffering cancer and she's selling all her big birds, keeping the small ones. When I looked into the Molucca's cage, he was not only a HUGE bird, but he looked angry, so I said no on him. I felt something touching my back, turned around and these was the Umbrella, so I got into his cage and said step-up, he did and actually gave me hug, laying his head on my chest, and I said,....SOLD !
She also gave us a fairly big cage that was in ok shape, needs painted.
It's embarrassing, but I'll admit even being a man, I have and express a lot of feeling, at least not in person. lol
This is what I emailed the owner.....
Ricky hurt my feelings last night for the first time. My heart aches.
He has been great and he comes to both of us, me during the day as I'm at home all day then Patty at night, but when she got home last night he gave me a warning bite. I was mad and depressed and grounded him to his cage and 10 minutes he was talking to us in his room. We were meant to be together and this can happen to all of us owners. After an hour, I got him out of his cage he said, "high their", "hey" and something mumbled. When he stepped up to me, he laid his head sideway on me chest, giving me a hug. He has a great personally, smart and goes to both Patty and I and we love him very much, otherwise this wouldn't hurt so much !
It really was hurtful to my heart.
Damn, I know what has to happen with with Ricky, but I'm very upset. Either he goes or I accept that he's a bird, and live with it. I'm home all day due to my disability, so Rick and I have fun, I kiss his beak a lot, he hugs me, which is adorable. Patty comes home and 100% of his attention goes to her, and that's ok (I think) but when he's on Patty and she needs to get up I go over to he and he bites me ! That's happened every night this week. I approach him slowly then he turns on me. So, he goes up for sale or I ignore him at night. I hate to think of it this way, but I'm not going to deal with this again. I should have bought a chick and have him (hopefully) he/she goes to both of us. Everyday this week I've been thinking of creating him a aviary on our deck I built. It would be on the gazebo part, which has no top, the edge sits on the main deck. I've lined up with a bird lover locally which has a lot of safe trees to use at my desire to make it look like a jungle. I have plans to include a narrow and tall waterfall either with a small pond or without one. It will have lattes panels on the back and sides with plants all over the place, to look natural. I built a big pond in our backyard many years ago, with a large waterfall and Patty and I put plants, flowers etc and it looks very nice.So now I can make the avery forest ! All of the exciting and fun plans , then this crap happens.
Well, now that it's a different day, I got him out of his cage and had kiss's on his beak, lots of unreal hugs, as usual, and forgive each other. From now on when he's on Patty's chest, I won't go to him.
We went into town and bought a big MaCaw cage still in the box for $125. A few weeks ago we bought a nice big Manzanita wood stand for birds similar to the photo below for $125. So we're getting great buys. lol
Even right now, we're sitting on our love seat (console between us) and Ricky is sitting on her chest/lap and when he looks at me, he postures. I hate to say again,....that hurts my feelings. I don't mind him being with Patty now, but it's the posturing. Is there any teaching we can do ?
When Ricky has bitten us and say damn it, all the excitement we have for your outdoor aviary dream, and you ruin it !
But, I know I need to calm down and live with his possible biting like many bird owners have. I just hope and pray that I can accept that his choice of him wanting a female is done, not me. With Patty, our Eleanora Shelby, only came to me not Patty, unless we were eating at the dinner table where she had a stand as her table. lol....
Ricky is so funny at his table,.....I grilled burgers, we all sat down to eat, and a few moments later, he Leaped like two feet and grabbed part of Patty's burger !!! I spit out my mouth laughing.
I wish I had it recorded for America's Funniest Videos ! Just now, Patty got up from a nap and he was saying hi, hello wtc. She sat down and Ricky jumped down to my fan by the couch, onto me and to Patty as fast as he could. Now for the rest of the day, he'll be with her and I assume he'll show me his tough posturing at some point. This really upsets me....
Is there anything I can do for him, for us, to calm him down
and my hurt feelings ? From the start of this endeavor, nothing has gone right !
Kevin
I would never do that ! lol
