Hello every will get right to point,i I am owned by a umbrella cockatoo,citron cockatoo,pine apple conure ,and a quacker parrot,the two cockatoo were rescues from very bad situations,the citron we have had 8 yrs ,not a very friendly bird because of past ??but he not going any where ,he has his nice moments 
umbrella is female we have had about six months ,she is so adorable she is aprox 25 yrs old,we know a female couple who wants us to take there b@g macaw ,the owner is having some really bad health issues,that I wont go into,but they cant take care of her like she should be,they are the second set of owners,bird has been to vet has a clean bill of health,we plan on going over a few times to visit before we take ownership to get bird use to seeing us and giving it treats.She says the bird is really a sweet bird after her egg laying phase.i under stand it WILL take time ,it took our citron over a year before he would even step up to us but he still un sure of anybody,like I said he not going anywhere again to another home couldn't do that to him after the progress he has had.SO here are some issues I have,appriciate any and all input,like I said we are going to make a few visits before (if we do take her)wife definitely wants her ,so I may lose this battle wont be first and wont be last.So here are some of concerns I have,other than her diet
1.She is NOT banded,should I assume she is wild caught????
2.She is A EGG Layer,i lost a beloved cockatiel due to egg bound
3.She does seem a little skittish ,the owner said shes not like that when not ready to lay egg,i have seen the bird on her shoulders in picture(that bird will never be on my shoulder)
4.She is on a pellet diet(roudy bush,,plus a few fruits)
5.WILL she continue to be an egg layer???
6.Not sure of birds age,currant owners have had her 5-6 years but cant remember how long the original couple had her,they are guessing she might be in her teens
Sorry for long post
Thanks Bill
umbrella is female we have had about six months ,she is so adorable she is aprox 25 yrs old,we know a female couple who wants us to take there b@g macaw ,the owner is having some really bad health issues,that I wont go into,but they cant take care of her like she should be,they are the second set of owners,bird has been to vet has a clean bill of health,we plan on going over a few times to visit before we take ownership to get bird use to seeing us and giving it treats.She says the bird is really a sweet bird after her egg laying phase.i under stand it WILL take time ,it took our citron over a year before he would even step up to us but he still un sure of anybody,like I said he not going anywhere again to another home couldn't do that to him after the progress he has had.SO here are some issues I have,appriciate any and all input,like I said we are going to make a few visits before (if we do take her)wife definitely wants her ,so I may lose this battle wont be first and wont be last.So here are some of concerns I have,other than her diet1.She is NOT banded,should I assume she is wild caught????
2.She is A EGG Layer,i lost a beloved cockatiel due to egg bound
3.She does seem a little skittish ,the owner said shes not like that when not ready to lay egg,i have seen the bird on her shoulders in picture(that bird will never be on my shoulder)
4.She is on a pellet diet(roudy bush,,plus a few fruits)
5.WILL she continue to be an egg layer???
6.Not sure of birds age,currant owners have had her 5-6 years but cant remember how long the original couple had her,they are guessing she might be in her teens
Sorry for long post
Thanks Bill
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