No thanks-we have our hands full (and not in a bad way) with Princess. After a year with us she has finally found her voice and her blood curdling squawk would raise the dead if not prepared for it.
We are working to get her to be more lady like in her eating habits-ie not to get food all over her face when eating and not to talk with her mouth full.
BTW-my wife claimed Walter periodically uttered the “F” word. I never heard it but completely understandable as Walter’s cage was in my office and I frequently used that word to describe some of my client’s books that I was working on.
@chienfou Read the story to my wife. Both of us thought it was funny. Having a bird is not for a novice though. Just took her to the vet to have claws trimmed and feathers cut. Vet said she looked healthy and alert and her feathers (or what ever she has on her head) looked great (she had been in for a full checkup 2 1/2 months ago). He saw the 4 different types of food (pellets) in her dish in her travel cage and told me she eats better than 90% of the birds he sees as most are just given seeds.
@Felton10
You are obviously great ‘parents’ !
I thought it was nice how the shelter made it pretty clear that this was a long term commitment, not to be taken lightly.
@chienfou The bird sanctuary we adopted Princess from did a home inspection also but brought the bird along when she did the inspection. Sure having had a parrot for over 25 years was the reason the bird was brought along when the home inspection was done.
They also required we come to their location to interact with bird a couple of times to insure we liked the bird and the bird liked us although Princess just sat like a clump in the corner of the cage every time we saw her. Later learned that is the way they act when they are about to lay an egg which she did two days after we got her.
We had a neighbor years ago who had a dog and a parrot. The parrot could mimic that lady’s voice exactly. At first I thought “man, she sure talks a lot over there” before I realized it was the bird. (Our houses were very together.) That bird used to call the dog over and scold it: “Here, Max; come here,Max; bad dog, Max!” Poor Max.
The only thing Princess says from her previous owner of 15 years who passed away is “I love you”-but we are hoping some of the things we say to her on a daily basis will catch on.
@Kidsandliz@Kyeh So far we have not heard her imitate any words or sounds we have made that she can hear.
She has one hanging toy which she basically attacked and was trying to bite the piece of wood on it with little success and could tell she was so frustrated that she gave a very loud honk. We actually thought she had injured the end of her beak as it turned white but the vet said it was just the pigment rubbing off. Removed the wood and she still attacks it but no wood to bite on but still makes lot of noise when doing it. Vet says it is not uncommon for adopted birds to stay quiet for up to a year and longer not knowing how their new owners will react to their vocal qualities. Obviously she has gotten somewhat comfortable with us as it is almost like someone turned her vocal abilities on after a year of being mostly silent.
No thanks-we have our hands full (and not in a bad way) with Princess. After a year with us she has finally found her voice and her blood curdling squawk would raise the dead if not prepared for it.
We are working to get her to be more lady like in her eating habits-ie not to get food all over her face when eating and not to talk with her mouth full.
BTW-my wife claimed Walter periodically uttered the “F” word. I never heard it but completely understandable as Walter’s cage was in my office and I frequently used that word to describe some of my client’s books that I was working on.
@Felton10 that or he just read meh while we were trying to up the count.
Yes I know that’s not how it works lol. He was. Goat though. Not sure if that’s an OFFICIAL qualification but something something bylaws
@Felton10 They look like they straight murdered an entire field of spray millet or something. (And are proud of it.)
Nice!
Glad she is getting acclimated well.
Story just made me think of you…
@chienfou Read the story to my wife. Both of us thought it was funny. Having a bird is not for a novice though. Just took her to the vet to have claws trimmed and feathers cut. Vet said she looked healthy and alert and her feathers (or what ever she has on her head) looked great (she had been in for a full checkup 2 1/2 months ago). He saw the 4 different types of food (pellets) in her dish in her travel cage and told me she eats better than 90% of the birds he sees as most are just given seeds.
@Felton10
You are obviously great ‘parents’ !
I thought it was nice how the shelter made it pretty clear that this was a long term commitment, not to be taken lightly.
@chienfou The bird sanctuary we adopted Princess from did a home inspection also but brought the bird along when she did the inspection. Sure having had a parrot for over 25 years was the reason the bird was brought along when the home inspection was done.
They also required we come to their location to interact with bird a couple of times to insure we liked the bird and the bird liked us although Princess just sat like a clump in the corner of the cage every time we saw her. Later learned that is the way they act when they are about to lay an egg which she did two days after we got her.
We had a neighbor years ago who had a dog and a parrot. The parrot could mimic that lady’s voice exactly. At first I thought “man, she sure talks a lot over there” before I realized it was the bird. (Our houses were very together.) That bird used to call the dog over and scold it: “Here, Max; come here,Max; bad dog, Max!” Poor Max.
The only thing Princess says from her previous owner of 15 years who passed away is “I love you”-but we are hoping some of the things we say to her on a daily basis will catch on.
@Felton10 Including your cussin?
@Kyeh No-his cage out in the great room looking out over the 12th tee on the golf course so she can’t hear me.
@Felton10 Oh, okay.
@Felton10 @Kyeh Other humans might not but her hearing might be good enough she can…
@Kidsandliz @Kyeh So far we have not heard her imitate any words or sounds we have made that she can hear.
She has one hanging toy which she basically attacked and was trying to bite the piece of wood on it with little success and could tell she was so frustrated that she gave a very loud honk. We actually thought she had injured the end of her beak as it turned white but the vet said it was just the pigment rubbing off. Removed the wood and she still attacks it but no wood to bite on but still makes lot of noise when doing it. Vet says it is not uncommon for adopted birds to stay quiet for up to a year and longer not knowing how their new owners will react to their vocal qualities. Obviously she has gotten somewhat comfortable with us as it is almost like someone turned her vocal abilities on after a year of being mostly silent.
I’ve been waiting for a good-enough time to share this:
@xobzoo
Byrds… So you want to be a rock & roll star?