Does anyone have a....

[Dinosrawr]

I have an IRN that is bite pressure trained, accepts people if they put the time in (our home is low traffic), loves his buddy Avery, is harness trained (but I prefer not to take him on it because he doesn't enjoy it as much as he could), loves nightly snuggles, but is not unfortunately past sexual maturity - he's only a year and half at the moment.

Buuuuuut I got him from an excellent breeder and put time into doing that with him... and I'm afraid he loves me too much to go elsewhere. If you could manage to pry the bird off me, you could have him. But good luck! I find birds behave that way because they found someone they really love, too. And that love is returned.

I'm sure any bird you brought home, with time and effort, could be what you wanted within reason. That's the fun part about being owned by parrots, we actually get to feel all that love right back! But it most certainly doesn't happen over night. For about 3 months I was very upset with Shiko because he wanted NOTHING to do with me. Now he won't leave my side unless I bribe him with treats, and even then he flies riiiiiiight back He's a total momma's boy!

 

[Newbsi]

I see some of you caught the humor and sarcasm. I'm sorry if I offended anyone. It is hard to tell when communication is written only. Don't get me wrong... I would, just like most of you, jump on a parrot that was everything on that list lol. But that is not reality. Reality is you have to work with your bird. I suppose I should have added I want the parrot to talk but not be too loud.... And I want the parrot to be cuddley but not too needy. Oh and not messy! Maybe then it would have been more obvious? Lol, idk. The advice you all gave is correct. I am just sorry it came across seriously.

 

[Doublete]

There's a joke meme on fb that basically says "oh you want a such and such perfect horse? For $500? Yup it's in the stall next to my purple unicorn"

Same thing

 

[RavensGryf]

Four days later she was a velcro bird...

I understand Mark, but let's not make it sound easier than it is for MOST people with MOST birds. You know it takes years sometimes. Look at Kiwi, there is a real success story. But there was a ton of work and dedication there, and not getting discouraged over a long span of time, and I'm sure took "more" than a lot of people care to go through. Even bird people. Sorry, just had to throw this out there... balance it out... that's reality.

There are LOTS of success stories on this forum Folger comes to mind right away for me.

There are a lot of factors that play into rescues, most importantly the individual. I think the number of homes matters a lot too. A 2nd or 3rd home bird who was treated decently may be very adaptable and become your best friend overnight. If the same bird who was a happy, loving bird on home 2 keeps getting rehomed, by home 7 he might not feel the same way anymore. On the other hand, if a bird was incredibly bonded to the first owner, they may perceive their new owner as that terrible person who took them away. Some abused/neglected birds will respond to the slightest amount of love, others may make you WORK for their trust---> Some who received worse abuse may respond better than those who dealt with less or visa versa. It really depends on the individual. It's hard to gauge what will happen when you bring a pre owned bird home, no matter what circumstances they came from. What is for sure is if you dedicate yourself to it, ANY bird can become a good companion on some level after whatever timescale the bird (not you) is working on.

Every parrot was once a innocent, beautiful, loving baby who trusted. Someone (or many someones) betrayed that individual in some way. Even if they are plucked bald and attack anything that moves now, deep down, they STILL retain those qualities. It's up to you to bring that out, not for the bird to just love you because you are human. These animals have unwillingly sacrificed a natural existence to be our companions with absolutely no say in the matter. We should never forget that fact.

Yes, there are a lot of success stories, but I'm thinking more of the 'tough' ones and I also thought of Victoria and Folger right away . It also makes sense as you said, that (depending on the individual), those rehomed less times 'might' adapt a bit easier than one with an even harder past. I just didn't want new owners (maybe many reading this) getting the wrong impression that it doesn't come with challenges and 'may' take longer than anticipated to see desired results, and 'may' be more difficult than expected even with love and consistency . Of course even a handfed baby has their own personality and can be a challenge as well. Leave it up to me to bring up the negative side of issues lol. I'm not a negative person, but I do like to point 'everything' out, though I'm sure not everyone always appreciates my views. I'm not talking about you April, I'm just sayin in general .

 

[riddick07]

That is what everyone comes looking for in the shelter then we laugh...okay we try not to do it to their face.

Hehe Folger is my forever, though much improved, work in progress

I got the humor! Kelly is most of those things just you know with me only:54: I remember one couple came to the shelter and Kelly was hanging out in the flights calling for me...mom mom mom bye bye bye hello hello mom....the couple loved him especially after I got him out to sit with me. He did is whole cuddle thing...I told them they could have him if they could pick him up since they kept going back to how awesome is Kelly. He went all evil tail flaring, eye pinning, ruffling feathers, licking his beak...I said yeah he's mine. Love Kelly but he's a jerk

I would definitely suggest a shelter bird that you work with and bring out all those traits for your next bird....A Helping Wing has plenty:54: