Minimaker
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- Jul 29, 2014
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- Parrots
- GW Macaw-Sailor, Goffins Cockatoo Mako, GC Conure-Tazzy, Turquoise Conure Yuki, Budgies-Percy, Annabeth, Elsa
We're picking up our new macaw at the airport later today 
I'm so tired from working on the enclosure late last night, we never thought this would happen so soon. I thought we'd be waiting for awhile for the baby to be weaned or there would be some hold up to delay when we'd actually get it in. I guess that's what we get for procrastinating. We've worked on our house for so long that we're getting burnt out on building anything. The enclosure was harder than I thought, took quite awhile to make. We dallied around and didn't finish it. And then when I noticed macaws were selling out like hot cakes at M & D (the majority of their macaws are sold out right now), I panicked and called them to see how many greenwings were still available. Only three left. It's tax return time so I figured other people might be buying them up while they had extra money. So even though we weren't done I figured I had better get one ordered before they were gone. I was shocked when she said it would be here in three days, completely taken by surprise. There was nothing to do but work frantically to get the enclosure done. All we have left on the inside is attaching the wooden and calcium perches to the pvc posts. Our local pet store is getting in a big pallet of manzanita branches later this month so we're using pvc posts with perches on them for now until that comes in. After we pick her up my husband will have to install the perches as fast as possible so she can go into her new home. We ran out of time last night, he had to go to bed and get up early for work this morning. So I'm hoping that won't take very long. I wish we hadn't messed around and got that thing done now Glad I bought that table top perch, because she's going to have to sit on it for an hour after we get home while we finish her stand. Poor bird, sheesh. At least she'll have plenty of room to move around when it is done though. It's double the size of a standard cage which will be nice for her. Lots of room for toys and climbing stuff. I never did get those bells off the toys either, I'll have to get Hubbs to do that as well. One night with them won't hurt anything will it? There's so much to do and so little time now. I'm leaving in two hours, it's an hour drive to the airport. I'll post pictures when we get back. I'm so nervous about how she'll act towards us, wondering if she'll go on the attack after such a big and scary change. I doubt she's ever left the pet store in her life. To go from all she's known to being shoved in a carrier and loaded onto a plane? To come into our more quiet slow paced home without all the noise and people in and out? Big changes, scary stuff. I hope she doesn't flip out on me!
I'm so tired from working on the enclosure late last night, we never thought this would happen so soon. I thought we'd be waiting for awhile for the baby to be weaned or there would be some hold up to delay when we'd actually get it in. I guess that's what we get for procrastinating. We've worked on our house for so long that we're getting burnt out on building anything. The enclosure was harder than I thought, took quite awhile to make. We dallied around and didn't finish it. And then when I noticed macaws were selling out like hot cakes at M & D (the majority of their macaws are sold out right now), I panicked and called them to see how many greenwings were still available. Only three left. It's tax return time so I figured other people might be buying them up while they had extra money. So even though we weren't done I figured I had better get one ordered before they were gone. I was shocked when she said it would be here in three days, completely taken by surprise. There was nothing to do but work frantically to get the enclosure done. All we have left on the inside is attaching the wooden and calcium perches to the pvc posts. Our local pet store is getting in a big pallet of manzanita branches later this month so we're using pvc posts with perches on them for now until that comes in. After we pick her up my husband will have to install the perches as fast as possible so she can go into her new home. We ran out of time last night, he had to go to bed and get up early for work this morning. So I'm hoping that won't take very long. I wish we hadn't messed around and got that thing done now Glad I bought that table top perch, because she's going to have to sit on it for an hour after we get home while we finish her stand. Poor bird, sheesh. At least she'll have plenty of room to move around when it is done though. It's double the size of a standard cage which will be nice for her. Lots of room for toys and climbing stuff. I never did get those bells off the toys either, I'll have to get Hubbs to do that as well. One night with them won't hurt anything will it? There's so much to do and so little time now. I'm leaving in two hours, it's an hour drive to the airport. I'll post pictures when we get back. I'm so nervous about how she'll act towards us, wondering if she'll go on the attack after such a big and scary change. I doubt she's ever left the pet store in her life. To go from all she's known to being shoved in a carrier and loaded onto a plane? To come into our more quiet slow paced home without all the noise and people in and out? Big changes, scary stuff. I hope she doesn't flip out on me!
