by stevesjk » Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:15 am
Drastic action needs to be taken, they need to ban breeding parrots, if anyone wants one then adopt
I got mine from a breeder when i was ignorant to the situation, he asked no questions, no advice, no making sure ive done research, just a phonecall that took about a minute then a baby parrot delivered to my door a short while later, its all about money to them.
He wasnt the tame cuddly bird that was advertised, he was a killer with feathers and i felt overwhelmed at the mess i got myself into, i searched out a local rescue and the appointment made to take the bird.
Leading up to the appointment i read about the parrot crisis and mine was just another statistic, i got to within an hour of him being picked up and he was in a carrier with all his little possessions packed up. He knew i think because he was quiet.
Anyway i decided to cancel, i phoned the guy to say I'd changed my mind to which he told me i was making a mistake and the bird was rejecting me and probably wanted a female caregiver, looking back he probably wasnt genuine and just wanted the bird.
I ordered many parrot books that very night and i decided to put my all into it, couple of years later im fairly well read on birds, developed my own approach and im very pleased to how far we have come.
Ive had many bites but hes fairly tame to me now, flies to me, plays with me and makes me laugh. Hes nasty to other people when hes outside the cage, loves his grandma when hes in the cage. He talks, he says 'oi', 'grumpy' and calls 'stephen' when i leave the room. Hes worked out thats my name from hearing others call me it.
To get the best out of these companions you need patience, knowledge and understanding and i strongly believe they are not pets for families with kids.