Kali
New member
Hi all!
Iām unsure if anyone who reads this will have seen any of my other posts as Iām new to this forum, so a quick run down of our situation: I have a decent amount of experience in handling and rehabilitating a wide variety of birds, however, it has been quite some time since I have handled a wild bird or one which needs rehabilitation (we rehabilitated injured wildlife when I was a child, but it has been almost 17 years since then) and my rustiness is showing.
In recent times I havenāt had anything larger than a tiel to work with, though since my gorgeous girl Nilla (WF cinnamon pearl) passed a few months ago I havenāt been ready for another bird, so needless to say, this is an unexpected situation.
I have recently had a handicapped young Galah (rose breasted cockatoo for the non-Aussies in the group) brought into my life. I was told that he is about 12 months old, and he has come from a less than ideal situation which has resulted in some extreme self mutilation habits. He has plucked his wings and tail to the point that neither I, nor the avian vet believe that they will grow back, rendering the poor love flightless. He has a great deal of stability which leads me to believe that he has been suffering this was for quite some time.
He has never lived in a cage, only ever having a parrot stand as his āhomeā. We no longer have a cage, though donāt feel as though he needs one as his behaviour is (mostly) very good.
In the 2+ days since he has been with us he has shown immense courage, as well as a great deal of trust in myself, allowing me to hold him, walk and drive with him perched on my shoulder, and many other wonderful signs for the future including running to me for comfort when he gets a fright. I wish to be able to handle him in a way that I can examine his wings and tail closely, wash them and put put a mixture of pure organic coconut oil, avocado oil, and aloe sap to help the skin and follicles to heal, as well as to document his condition and recovery. To do this I need to touch some very tender and sensitive areas and will be doing something that he has both never experienced at the hands of someone in his āflockā before, nor that he will he enjoy.
I am hoping that someone in the group has been in a similar situation with a bird and can give me some advice on the best way to go about handling him for this, whilst not completely eradicating the fragile trust he has in me.
Any advice is welcomed and appreciated. Please help!
Thank you in advance!
Birb kisses,
Kali & Charlie.
Iām unsure if anyone who reads this will have seen any of my other posts as Iām new to this forum, so a quick run down of our situation: I have a decent amount of experience in handling and rehabilitating a wide variety of birds, however, it has been quite some time since I have handled a wild bird or one which needs rehabilitation (we rehabilitated injured wildlife when I was a child, but it has been almost 17 years since then) and my rustiness is showing.
In recent times I havenāt had anything larger than a tiel to work with, though since my gorgeous girl Nilla (WF cinnamon pearl) passed a few months ago I havenāt been ready for another bird, so needless to say, this is an unexpected situation.
I have recently had a handicapped young Galah (rose breasted cockatoo for the non-Aussies in the group) brought into my life. I was told that he is about 12 months old, and he has come from a less than ideal situation which has resulted in some extreme self mutilation habits. He has plucked his wings and tail to the point that neither I, nor the avian vet believe that they will grow back, rendering the poor love flightless. He has a great deal of stability which leads me to believe that he has been suffering this was for quite some time.
He has never lived in a cage, only ever having a parrot stand as his āhomeā. We no longer have a cage, though donāt feel as though he needs one as his behaviour is (mostly) very good.
In the 2+ days since he has been with us he has shown immense courage, as well as a great deal of trust in myself, allowing me to hold him, walk and drive with him perched on my shoulder, and many other wonderful signs for the future including running to me for comfort when he gets a fright. I wish to be able to handle him in a way that I can examine his wings and tail closely, wash them and put put a mixture of pure organic coconut oil, avocado oil, and aloe sap to help the skin and follicles to heal, as well as to document his condition and recovery. To do this I need to touch some very tender and sensitive areas and will be doing something that he has both never experienced at the hands of someone in his āflockā before, nor that he will he enjoy.
I am hoping that someone in the group has been in a similar situation with a bird and can give me some advice on the best way to go about handling him for this, whilst not completely eradicating the fragile trust he has in me.
Any advice is welcomed and appreciated. Please help!
Thank you in advance!
Birb kisses,
Kali & Charlie.
