She glanced over at my screen and saw me looking at him again and she said, "You know. It was really funny at work today: I was on my computer near the end of the day and my coworker was taking a quick break so she was leaning back in her chair. He may or may not like you, so stop getting your hopes up!" But I can't help it! Every time I look at his pictures (Like 10 times a day) I get a huge smile on my face! Behaviors can be changed with positive reinforcement and love.Īhhhhhh I cannot stop looking at his pictures!!! I keep telling myself, "No, you don't need to go look at his pictures again because you're getting too attached to a bird that you haven't even met yet. They have reached sexual maturity are settled with themselves. My easiest parrots have been older birds. Does it happen often, an unresounding yes it does! I have owned parrots for 30 years. It is up to us to work with and through these changes as they occur. There will be rocky roads that occur in every relationship we have with our parrots. Now this is not to say that the behavior cannot be changed. Sometimes this takes the form of aggression toward us or others, even flock members. As babies sexually mature they will go through stages that naturally cause them to separate from their parent bird(many times you or a family member) to seek out a mate of their liking. It is a proven fact that babies, as they mature leave their parents and seek out other flock members to be friends, as well as mates. There is a sticky I made in the Bird Chat area entitled "The dangers of purchasing an unweaned baby" I advise everyone read it. I think you and several members here may be missing the point.įirst, consider that parrots have only been removed from the wild by just 1-2 generations, especially in the larger species. The link you provided is an excellent topic and the people who responded have owned birds up to 30 yrs. You will find many members are interactive on several forums and everyone thinks their forum is best. I also am on another forum besides these two. Jaimmorr, I am a long time member on the forum you posted the link to. Hmm, should I add pictures now or later? Not sure if I should post and jinx it. I don't want to get myself too excited, but I can't help it! He just sounds so perfect.
I am going to meet Ricco on Saturday! I cannot wait! She sent me a bunch of pictures of him and he is so darling. I am not sure when he was last at the vet, but I will be asking this (among a ton of other questions) when I go to meet him. I'm hoping this will improve his feather quality at least by some.
He's also on a seed diet, so I will be changing him over to high quality pellets and fresh veggies/fruits. His feathers seem ragged, I'm not sure if that could possibly be due to the small cage size, perhaps a Vitamin A deficiency, or maybe not enough showers? He doesn't have any bald patches, but his feathers just look. :20: I told her I already have a cage (36X28), but we have decided I'll take his cage anyway that way he's not too stressed out at first. Ricco is currently being kept in a 24X20 cage. In talking with her, she seemed to really like me and kept saying that I sound perfect for Ricco. She is re-homing him because he and her other (new) bird do not get along and she doesn't have time for both of them. According to her, he is hand tame, he steps up, he is very sweet and loves head scratches and snuggling, he talks, sings, and dances, and he loves being around people. I e-mailed the woman about him and she gave me a bit more information on him. It was for a Goffin's Cockatoo named Ricco. I think this way a bird can really pick me and we will bond better.Īnyway, I just decided to go for it and looked on Kijiji today. In doing so, I believe I can find the perfect *bird* for me instead of the perfect *species*.
#Goffins cockatoo plus#
After thinking long and hard about it, plus reading a thread (on another forum) about how birds that have been with you since babyhood begin to change and "turn" on you, seeing you as their parent, and seek out a mate, I have decided to try and rehome/rescue an older bird. I have decided against getting the baby Yellow-Shouldered Amazon that was previously mentioned.
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