Finley: A few days in a row before today, Finley, had been kind of cranky and biting and flipped out on the floor which he'd not done in a long while and managed to hurt is foot (I think). He kept holding it up but would then act totally normal with the foot but then when he'd get in trouble or told "no" all of a sudden his foot hurt again. I think he may have been playing me. Well anyways today his foot issue and attitude had gone away and he was a complete DREAM. All he wanted to do was cycle between being on my shoulder, lap, getting scratches and eating. Love love loved it. I'm always super excited when he acts like this...most days he's kind of a mixed bag but not today! He was a bag full of sweets.
Edit: I forget to mention that on Wednesday I took Finley out and about in the strip mall near our house.First, to Petco where he was a huge hit... doing tricks and giving mommy kisses and going on his back on command. Then to Old Navy to buy some socks and I got a few looks and the cashier said her boyfriend's mom had 5 birds and 2 were big and white and one was medium and green and 2 looked like they had hats sometimes. So yeah I'm guessing 2 Cockatoos, 1 Amazon and 2 cockatiels. Lastly, we went to TJ Maxx where we soon drew in a crowd of spectators. A middle aged woman asked to pet Fin so I let her and she grabbing at him like she was picking an apple. I kind of flipped out and said "Are you serious? He's a small bird, you can't do that... he's scared to death! What's wrong with you?...you need to be gentle!" And yes I actually said all of that because it was SO shocking I had no time to edit myself lol. Her excuse was "I'm used to petting dogs.. sorry." So yeah I decided to not buy those shoes on sale and get the heck out of there in case she had kids or something because I was scared for our lives if that we're the case. Shocking....
Ollie: Ugggggg he's so in puberty. Doesn't want to be touched that much..and super wary of hands which is unusual for him. He definitely is still super obedient and does what I ask but seems more worried about it and always wants to be on his cage for some reason. He is not agressive at all towards me so that's good. I can sometimes get him to have a tickle here and there and a bit of cuddles but not as much as before. I do still try so he knows I still love him. Yesterday, I took him upstairs during my hour long French lesson for him to spend one on one time while I was on my computer. He really enjoyed it to my surprise. I know our bond is strong and will make it through puberty and everything else that comes our way.
Paris: The last couple of days she's been...well the same. Begging for attention and love, very quietly, bobbing her little head as if to say "mommy mommy I'm here too". Well...I know you are little one but I have cage to clean and dinner to cook and a Finley to hold. Today I finally made special time for her for like 2 hours. I gave her a bath in the sink instead of with Ollie and Fin so she could dry and while she was wet I spent time with the other 2. Then I went upstairs and gave the big boys a shower with me and after that we had 2 hours of uninterrupted Paris only time while Ollie and Finey were drying. It was amazing. The little girl just soaked it all up and did not even want to eat just a potty break here and there. Love her so much! Later though I asked her to step up and she frantically flipped around and off her cage like her tail was on fire. That was weird but she was fine after that for the rest of the night lol.
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And these are the lucky ones that ended up in a place like that...I wish all future first time parrot owners could check out rescues, or get real information and facts from breeders or pet stores , before deciding if this is right for them. I'm glad you still volunteer and make toys,,! And drive so far. Even though this is a great place it breaks my heart to see do many given up. The clicker training sounds great! Sunny in puberty sounds tough....ugh I'm headed that way with Neptune
