FreedomAndForgiven
New member
- May 9, 2013
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- Parrots
- Lucy (B&G Macaw), Phoenix (Camilla Macaw), Gizmo (Goffin Cockatoo),
Rita (Military Macaw),
Mango (Goffin Cockatoo),
This is Phoenix. He is a Camilla, and turns 2 on the 28th. He is a rescue/rehome willingly turned over by his previous owners to our breeder who originally sold him to them. As it turns out the people had a total of 15 large birds including 6 or 8 Macaws (I can't remember off the top of my head). My breeder was actually upset when he found out they had that many birds, and pretty much went off on them. He said he will never sell them another bird, and would have never sold them Phoenix 2 years ago if he knew they had birds like that. He took in almost all their birds to rehome them. All the others have found good homes. My breeder is very picky on who he sends his birds home with. Phoenix was one of the last big birds that these people got so he has had no real interaction. No one really wanted him because he would run from you, and if you put your hand or arm up by him he would try to attack you. People thought he was mean, but the poor guy was just terrified. I have been going to visit him for 2 months now. After a month he would finally step up on my arm, and my wife's. If you got more then a couple feet away from the perch he liked he would get scared, and start shaking though. Any quick movements or sounds a bird other then a Macaw made he would jump the crouch down. Anytime we would be in the area of the bird store we would stop in, I would go see him, and a couple weeks ago he started taking treats from my wife and I without trying to pinch our hand when he took them (he loves almonds in the shell & dried carrots). A guy called about him, knew his story and wanted to buy him. Mind you like I said the breeder/store owner is very picky on who he sells his birds to. They guy drove 5 hours to buy Phoenix. After being there 15 minutes the breeder said he would not sell him Phoenix. He said the guy didn't ask him the right questions, and he just didn't feel comfortable sending Phoenix or one of his other large birds home with this guy. The guy left irrate, and drove 5 hours back home without a bird. The breeder knew I wanted Phoenix, has been to my house, and knows I spoil my birds. After buying a house, and having own of my sons diagnosed special needs I couldn't afford the lump some that we all knows comes with the initial cost of buying one of these amazing kids with cages & what have you. Well he needs his website done, and doesn't know anything about computers, and his son is trying to start an online business, but doesn't know anything about computers. He knows I am home all the time because I am diagnosed fully disabled. He asked me if I would do the websites, and as part of the initial payment for construction, and part of the first year of keeping this up he is not only giving me Phoenix, but a brand new cage for him. He will come home soon, and will get loved & spoiled like the rest of our feathered, and furry kids. After he comes home it'll probably take a couple months before my sons will be able to really interact with him, but that is fine. My youngest is in the process of being diagnosed autistic, and really doesn't show emotion, but our pet birds, and going to the bird store get him to smile and light up like he used to do. My oldest ( my step son) by total coincidence is in the same process. The birds make him happy though it just hurts his feelings if they decide they don't want to be petted or just left alone at that time.
