....very sad

[lene1949]

Ginkai, not that you have already been given good pointers but have you considered contacting Jim McKendry in Brisbane for some help. You can even contact him by email.

World Parrot Trust - Parrot Events

Check out the above link. Wish i had more time on my hands to attend.

Thanks for the link... I have emailed Jim... I really want to attend this workshop... Sounds awesome..

 

[KatherineI]

Routine is great.. but like you Ginkai, I'm horrible at it. When I had my daughter, everyone said "GET THAT BABY ON A ROUTINE" and I never did My husband has been in the Navy 9 years - the entire span of our relationship and marriage - and that makes routine difficult because you have to ready for anything at a moments notice. I could see kids who had strict routines flounder at even the slightest change, and I knew that we couldn't handle that.

Luckily, as long as my daughter is in school, we are forced into some semblence of a routine. We get up at about the same time every day, the same things sort of happen while getting her ready and out the door. My day changes, I never do the same thing at the same time on the same day. I have weekly appointments, but they also change. Luckily, even though she thrives on routine, Sugar has gotten somewhat used to that already. We do try and stick with a bedtime routine-ish during the week.

You'll get there. I know how you feel though

 

[Ginkai]

Luckily my husband helps put a lot of routine to the start and end of Sukis days. He works night shift and leaves home around 8 so when he leaves I feed the dogs and let Suki out for half an hour then put her to bed. Then in the morning when he gets home, around 7 he uncovers and takes her out for her breakfast and quality time with him, before I even wake up. It's the rest of the day that's up to me and since I don't work much at the moment I spend most of it with her, but I'll start weaning her off all that time with my new job coming up. I sure hope she learns to deal with it ok

 

[KatherineI]

Luckily my husband helps put a lot of routine to the start and end of Sukis days. He works night shift and leaves home around 8 so when he leaves I feed the dogs and let Suki out for half an hour then put her to bed. Then in the morning when he gets home, around 7 he uncovers and takes her out for her breakfast and quality time with him, before I even wake up. It's the rest of the day that's up to me and since I don't work much at the moment I spend most of it with her, but I'll start weaning her off all that time with my new job coming up. I sure hope she learns to deal with it ok

My husband gets up early (5:30) during the week and that wakes the fids up since they sleep in our room. Usually they're quiet (Daddy does say good morning to them) until I start to stir, which is 30-60 minutes later. That's when I feed them and they're content with that for a while.

I don't work at all, at least currently, but since I know that this could change, I try and limit my time with them. Loki is used to be coming in and out of the bedroom periodically, but since bringing home Sugar, I try to limit this. Even when I am in the bedroom, I usually leave them play in their cages while I fold laundry or whatever it is I'm in there doing, but I try not to do that too often either. The only absolute, set thing we do every day, is evening snuggles. Both get some afternoon one-on-one time, either with me or their Daddy (both birds love us both, just one more than the other ) and then right before bed, they get their evening snuggles. When they start to gt nippy, that's when they're told "Night night" and are put away. Even then, we aren't always able to do the evening snuggles, or sometimes the one-on-one thing because there's often things that get in the way (attending stupid things on Base, or an event at the school, etc). They seem to handle it fine thought.

You'll get the hang of it

 

[luvmytooo]

Im just wondering , this was the only time she has done this and you already
feel you might have to rehome her if she does it again ?
That is a little rough , IMO.
She's a parrot , they yell , scream , screech , that is what they do to communicate .
If you weren't prepared for her to do this , you may not have made a wise choice.
Especially a Cockatoo , of all birds , to have if screaming isn't allowed !
What are your plans for her once she reaches sexual maturity ?
I dont mean to come off nasty Ginkai , but it's a harsh statement to make ,
Just saying....

 

[Ginkai]

Luvmytoo I completely understand where you are coming from. When I wrote the original question I was pretty distraught. About three things had already gone wrong that day and then adding that I was just having a really bad day and over reacted a little bit. I have no intention whatsoever to rehome especially for doing what comes naturally. I'm sorry if I came across like a horrible person for saying I might have to rehome her for it.

Just so you know it wasn't me who I was worried the screaming would annoy it was my neighbors, but I did a test and went as far away as my next door neighbors and couldn't hear her at all and I knew she was screaming. So I am very relieved about that.

And Thankyou luvmytoo for caring about suki more than my feelings, I wasn't offended.

 

[luvmytooo]

Luvmytoo I completely understand where you are coming from. When I wrote the original question I was pretty distraught. About three things had already gone wrong that day and then adding that I was just having a really bad day and over reacted a little bit. I have no intention whatsoever to rehome especially for doing what comes naturally. I'm sorry if I came across like a horrible person for saying I might have to rehome her for it.

Just so you know it wasn't me who I was worried the screaming would annoy it was my neighbors, but I did a test and went as far away as my next door neighbors and couldn't hear her at all and I knew she was screaming. So I am very relieved about that.

And Thankyou luvmytoo for caring about suki more than my feelings, I wasn't offended.

I'm very happy to hear you say that Ginkai.
I was hoping I was wrong .
We all have those bad days and we can get emotionally carried
away with things. When I have a day like that , I try not to do anything
with my animals that can't wait till the next day , like training.
I feel that if I'm not in a good mood , it just carries through .
The dogs pick up on it before I do , lolol. They sense Mom is
in a foul mood and they just amuse themselves , like with my
socks or something
The birds on the other hand , what can you really do ? :20:
Just do what is necessary and leave the room or house for
that matter , lolol. Have a glass of wine and "nite nite"