LaurenB
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- Oct 28, 2014
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- Parrots
- Green Cheek Conure - Tiki //
Sun Conure - Nacho //
Indian Ringnecks - Kermit and Beaker
It was my first one and it was AWESOME.
They had a guest speaker, John Lege, who was quite incredible. He has 140 rescued parrots in his sanctuary. He brought quite a few of them with him for his demonstrations. All of the parrots - from budgies to macaws - all sat in their places on the stage THE ENTIRE day. They never budged.
Forgive me if you all know of him, but he is new to me.
Here is a link to his website:
That Guy with the Birds! - Home
He gave some VERY informative presentations. But what really had me rooted was the stories of the babies he's saved...
I was in complete tears twice. Some of these birds have terrible, terrible stories!
One B&G Mac, Beethoven, was locked in a shopping cart for 12 YEARS!!! He was up on stage that day, completely feathered, and performing!
The other story that made me cry, and again sorry if you all know about him and his birds, is the Black headed Caique and the Green Cheek Conure.
Someone dumped a Caique after locking it in a closet for a year because it was so loud.
Someone else dumped a GCC that was a breeder. This person kept their smaller birds in an aviary with the larger ones. One of the large birds one day decided it wanted whatever the GCC was eating, and removed his upper mandible!
The person called John and asked if the beak would grow back, and when he said no, they asked if he would take it.
John had to feed the GCC with a syringe like a baby bird. He said every day the GCC would be in a certain spot in his aviary, waiting to be fed. One day he went in, and GCC was not in his normal spot. He found the GCC cuddled up next to the Caique... and the Caique was feeding him! He said to this day, the two of them are inseparable, and the Caique always makes sure the GCC has something to eat.:17:
I bawled. Especially when he brought that precious little GCC around, snuggled up next to the Caique buddy, to show everyone the beak.
He also had a Moluccan that was used for drug trafficking. They tormented the cockatoo until it was violent, then would pack it's crate with drugs and ship it internationally via cargo. When drug-sniffing dogs would alert to the crate, they would say "The dog is just smelling the bird". If anyone would try to reach into the crate, the bird would violently attack. Once they were caught, the cockatoo ended up with John Lege. I approached the cockatoo, who leaned out like she wanted to step up, she stepped up, rested against my chest, and spread her wings out around me like she was hugging me. It truly melted my heart!
It was really an awesome show.
They had a guest speaker, John Lege, who was quite incredible. He has 140 rescued parrots in his sanctuary. He brought quite a few of them with him for his demonstrations. All of the parrots - from budgies to macaws - all sat in their places on the stage THE ENTIRE day. They never budged.
Forgive me if you all know of him, but he is new to me.
Here is a link to his website:
That Guy with the Birds! - Home
He gave some VERY informative presentations. But what really had me rooted was the stories of the babies he's saved...
I was in complete tears twice. Some of these birds have terrible, terrible stories!
One B&G Mac, Beethoven, was locked in a shopping cart for 12 YEARS!!! He was up on stage that day, completely feathered, and performing!
The other story that made me cry, and again sorry if you all know about him and his birds, is the Black headed Caique and the Green Cheek Conure.
Someone dumped a Caique after locking it in a closet for a year because it was so loud.
Someone else dumped a GCC that was a breeder. This person kept their smaller birds in an aviary with the larger ones. One of the large birds one day decided it wanted whatever the GCC was eating, and removed his upper mandible!
The person called John and asked if the beak would grow back, and when he said no, they asked if he would take it.John had to feed the GCC with a syringe like a baby bird. He said every day the GCC would be in a certain spot in his aviary, waiting to be fed. One day he went in, and GCC was not in his normal spot. He found the GCC cuddled up next to the Caique... and the Caique was feeding him! He said to this day, the two of them are inseparable, and the Caique always makes sure the GCC has something to eat.:17:
I bawled. Especially when he brought that precious little GCC around, snuggled up next to the Caique buddy, to show everyone the beak.
He also had a Moluccan that was used for drug trafficking. They tormented the cockatoo until it was violent, then would pack it's crate with drugs and ship it internationally via cargo. When drug-sniffing dogs would alert to the crate, they would say "The dog is just smelling the bird". If anyone would try to reach into the crate, the bird would violently attack. Once they were caught, the cockatoo ended up with John Lege. I approached the cockatoo, who leaned out like she wanted to step up, she stepped up, rested against my chest, and spread her wings out around me like she was hugging me. It truly melted my heart!
It was really an awesome show.
