I am now a Learner Birdie Momma!

[captain]

Well, well, well .......... where do I start.

I thought I should let you all know that I have "rescued" a Rosebreasted Cockatoo (also called a Galah) - called Jo.

Story:
A few weeks ago I went to a 40th birthday party, and after much chatter, overheard someone mention they were looking for a home for their parrot as they were doing renovations and "it is just in the way"!
The lady who held the 40th (Viv is her name) has 2 budgies, and a beautiful kitty cat called Sophie - so she said she could not take it, so I jumped in (of course, after asking my hubbie), and said that if they wanted to get rid of it, we would take it. At this time, I did not know any of the history of how they treated the bird.

When they left, Viv told me how horrible they are to the bird (and all their other animals). They seem to be "trophy" owners - you know the sort - once the novelty has worn off, they get rid of or ignore the pet. . They had Jo from young, and at about 6 months, decided she was in the way, and relegated her to the outside aviary, with no human contact for the next 4 and a half years!!!!!. Disgusting!

ANYWAY, last Sunday, they dropped off the bird, her outdoor aviary and her perch. They were at Viv's house when I went to collect everything. WHAT A BEAUTY she is!!!
Whilst I was there, the current "owners" husband kept hissing at her ........... I nearly punched his head in!

We took the aviary home, and ........... oooooo even more now - all she ever had in there was 2 OLD SMOOTH branches and one BROKEN parrot toy!!!

Now she has :
1 x very clean aviary with so many natural branches and perches in it she doesn't know where to perch!
1 x brand new HUGE parrot cage for indoors (which she is in now - whilst she gets used to us )
5 x new toys (had to STOP myself!!)
Gourmet parrot food
Gum and Eucalptus branches to "rip" apart

AND

2 spotty dogs who cannot believe we brought this interloper home!!!
Captain stares at her all the time, and Ruby doesn't really care either way - UNLESS she makes a noise!!!

So there you have it.

THANKS to popcornbird for giving me advice!!! and to anyone else - THANKS IN ADVANCE - any advice appreciated!!!

I will start with some of her antics soon!

P.S. There is a downside - SHE DOESN'T HAVE SPOTS!!!!

[Jessica12345]

omg yay! im so excited! rose breasted cockatoos are just gorgeous. I cant wait to see pics! does she have a name? she seems like she is one spoiled birdy after going through all that! You are just an angel for rescuing her. thank you sooo much! she must feel like she is in heaven!


some people just piss me off though They dont understand that pets are alive! agh! poor thing. she must have been traumatized. four years without human contact? whoa! does she trust you? if not im sure she will in time, but god, people are way beyond cruel.


I wish you much much luck with her and i hope she brings you joy for many years to come. Congrats to you for getting her, and congrats to her for finding you!

[mugsy]

Another animal saved from a rotten situation!! Thanks for saving this bird!! Nice story! Welll....yucky story with a happy ending.

[Cincy'sMom]

Congratulations on your new rescue!!! Another life saved!!!

maybe you can paint some spots on!!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Cinder & Smoke asked...

"Whut'z a RozeBrested Koka2 look like?

Answer:



NOTE: This is NOT Michelle's newly adopted "Jo" ~
It's the first RoseBreasted that google.com popped up with!

Hopefully Michelle will take a pix of the *real* Jo and post it.

[captain]

Thanks Phred for showing Cinder and Smoke how beautiful my birdie is!!!!

I am going to take some pics - but only when she is out of her cage. Don't need any bars in the photo!!!

[tikeyas_mom]

you are a good hearty person to step in and take responsibility for the birdy like that i am so happy you did that for her.. Did you have to pay for anything, that bird is like a 3,000$ bird right?

[captain]

Nope tikeyas_mum - did not have to pay anything for her. They just wanted to get rid of her

would have paid anyway!!!

[tikeyas_mom]

well that is god that they didnt charge you, they really wanted to get rid of her hey? thats sad.. ...

Most ppl who dont like their birds or dont want them sell them for half the price they bought them for. that makes me mad..

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by captain
Nope tikeyas_mum - did not have to pay anything for her. They just wanted to get rid of her

would have paid anyway!!!

OMG! You are so lucky! Got a $3000 bird for free! I can't get one of those birds because of their cost. Maybe I should look for a rescue one.

You are a hero for this bird, rescuing her poor self from those awful conditions! 4 years with no human contact is horrible. Why have a pet if you're going to have nothing to do with them? It will definitely take time for her to trust you. For any animal that has been declined human love for 4 years, it would be a long time job that requires lots of patience to get her to love people. Hopefully, she will get over the fear and come to love people, but it may take time. I'm going to go over to the cockatiel board I'm on (that has many cockatoo mommies) and ask for advise, that I will copy and paste for you, either here or in a PM. I hope they'll be able to offer some good advise. Thanks for giving this bird a light of hope, and a new loving home. She certainly deserved a home like this.

[CathyBogart]

I am SO glad to hear that you have her now! She is going to be one well-loved and spoiled birdie for the rest of her days! Please keep us posted on how she's doing!!

[anna_66]

If that picture phred showed is what she looks like, you have yourself one absolutely stunning bird!!!!
Some people should never be allowed to own pets
I'm so excited for you (thanks for letting me know about this thread)!
I hope you have many, many years together with Jo!

(no spots, I just can't believe it )

[Logan]

Oh, Michelle, I just saw this! I am just thrilled for you and for Jo! I will look forward to many, many stories of her life with you!!! I praise you for helping her to a better life!!!!

[delidog]

Oh Captain!!!
Congratulations!!!!!!
Thank You for haveing the HUGE heart that you do....
The Kids will get over the new addition in time!!!they will all be friends soon!!!!

What a Beautiful Bird!!!!Stunning....we would love to see pics of your Jo!!!!!!!!
People just continually amaze me!!!!!
I will never understand that "Trophy" mentality!!!!!

Again...Thank You and Congratulations!!!!!

P.S.
You can get a Stencil and some food coloring(won't hurt the animal!! )
and Get some Spots on her quick!!!!!

[Dakota's Mommy]

Great to hear the good news! I'm so excited for you! See, you got a no spot animal too so I don't want to hear about Sierra not having spots anymore, LOL! Anyways, with all the spots around our houses, we do need a little bit of non-spots to try to balance it out. Spots are very, very good though!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!! Good luck with the new addition, it's great to hear!