So, as many know, I'm fairly new here. Stephen my conure joined me about 2 months ago and I joined to figure out what he was so bity. (Cuz he had to POOP! You all helped me learn how to communicate with him and now he's the friendliest non-bity bird ever!)
A friend of mine who works with Peregrine Falcons alerted me to another bird that desperately needed a new home. And being a sucker for animals in need I picked up Romeo yesterday.
He's a 12 year old B&G Macaw. And is currently screaming his fool head off as I right this. Turns out, quoting Romeo and Juliet to him helps.
The situation he came out of was a very loving home but ill equipped for him. They were feeding him a diet of lunch meat, french fries and some cheap blend of bird seed and what appears to be Fruit Loops. Never anything in the world of fruits or veggies.
His home was a very unclean cage that's surprisingly large enough for him. (For now... I have room enough for much larger later.) He has 1 toy and his only perch is a PVC pipe. He was living with 6 small kids, 5-7 dogs, umpteen cats/kittens and spent most of his time on his play stand on the cage.
Despite all of that he actually looks very good. Obviously step 1 is to get him on a better diet. He's currently sharing some Roudybush of Stephens and has a variety of fresh veggies in his dish. For now I'm leaving him mostly alone and letting him settle in. I'll get him a better food soon.
His cage got thoroughly cleaned last night with dish soap in the bathtub so that's better... but honestly, it hadn't been cleaned for a year or two.
He knows a few words, and, funnily enough, the correct context in which to use Mother F*#&er. The 4am "helloooo" was surprising.
This wasn't how I wanted to do this but sometimes life hands you a choice and you have to make the right call. So I'm gonna have questions. Lots and lots of questions. I've been doing research and all the birds just out of curiosity so I didn't jump blind.
So welcome to Romeo!
A friend of mine who works with Peregrine Falcons alerted me to another bird that desperately needed a new home. And being a sucker for animals in need I picked up Romeo yesterday.
He's a 12 year old B&G Macaw. And is currently screaming his fool head off as I right this. Turns out, quoting Romeo and Juliet to him helps.
The situation he came out of was a very loving home but ill equipped for him. They were feeding him a diet of lunch meat, french fries and some cheap blend of bird seed and what appears to be Fruit Loops. Never anything in the world of fruits or veggies.
His home was a very unclean cage that's surprisingly large enough for him. (For now... I have room enough for much larger later.) He has 1 toy and his only perch is a PVC pipe. He was living with 6 small kids, 5-7 dogs, umpteen cats/kittens and spent most of his time on his play stand on the cage.
Despite all of that he actually looks very good. Obviously step 1 is to get him on a better diet. He's currently sharing some Roudybush of Stephens and has a variety of fresh veggies in his dish. For now I'm leaving him mostly alone and letting him settle in. I'll get him a better food soon.
His cage got thoroughly cleaned last night with dish soap in the bathtub so that's better... but honestly, it hadn't been cleaned for a year or two.
He knows a few words, and, funnily enough, the correct context in which to use Mother F*#&er. The 4am "helloooo" was surprising.
This wasn't how I wanted to do this but sometimes life hands you a choice and you have to make the right call. So I'm gonna have questions. Lots and lots of questions. I've been doing research and all the birds just out of curiosity so I didn't jump blind.
So welcome to Romeo!
