Went to visit my future adoptees!

[Mayden]

Halfway there!!

I ordered one of the pink soft collars. I was going to get a cool pattern but thought I'd dress her as a pretty princess instead. I also got a few toys, but I don't want to go overboard on the off-chance something happens and he changes his mind. Anything I ordered I can give to my macaw if I need to.

Come onnnn saturday.

three more days!
I think it's cute she'll be dressed as a princess, I'm sure she's going to be well looked after with you.

 

[roxynoodle]

Try to keep busy until then! I know how hard it is to wait.

 

[Rio Mom]

I'm excited with you! On the facebook page to that website there's often picture of Ella, a plucking cockatoo who wears all kinds of different collars. She's absolutely adorable! Quite the fashion diva. She has her own facebook page as well.

 

[Safira]

I'm excited with you! On the facebook page to that website there's often picture of Ella, a plucking cockatoo who wears all kinds of different collars. She's absolutely adorable! Quite the fashion diva. She has her own facebook page as well.

Ha! Unfortunatly I don't know how difficult it is going to be to get this on Gracie. If she takes to it (and me) well, I'll order more colors so she can have different outfits.

 

[Spiritbird]

Just put it on her with all the confidence in the world and she will recognize you as flock leader.

 

[Safira]

Just put it on her with all the confidence in the world and she will recognize you as flock leader.

Ha! I may have to have a liquid shot of courage first. But I am more afraid of little beaks then big beaks. I can do anything to my Macaw, but those smaller birds make me nervous with their lightning ninja speed! We will be fine though, I'll make it as quick and stress-free as I can.


Its going to be COLD Saturday. We've had beautiful weather for winter most days, 40's and 50's and of course THIS WEEKEND is going to be NASTY. Wet, snowy, and cold. I'm going to wrap their crates with blankets for the two seconds they'll be outside. The guy just called me today about the weather and made sure I had a blanket I could put around their crates.

One more day!

Bet I won't sleep tonight.

 

[roxynoodle]

Just make sure your car is warmed up ahead of time, and put something around the crates to block the wind. I had to rush Merlin to the vet on the worst day we had this entire winter, and she was ok. Of course one of the birds is plucked, so I would think cold would be much harder on her.

Supposed to be nasty here tomorrow as well. I should bring in firewood today as I'm thinking tomorrow we will want the wood burning stove going.

 

[Rio Mom]

The day we went to get Pepper the weather got terrible too. It was beautiful all day, until right as we were walking out the door to leave. It would normally take around 2 1/2 hours to get to the airport, it took over 4 hours to get there, and over 3 hours to get home.

 

[Spiritbird]

It would be so much better if you could get Gracie today instead of on a a bad weather day. She will need to be especially warm with no feathers.

 

[Safira]

It would be so much better if you could get Gracie today instead of on a a bad weather day. She will need to be especially warm with no feathers.

I know, but he can't do it today.

I think I have a plan to keep any wind from her though (she is really my biggest concern with the cold day.)

I'm going to put her in her crate, wrap the crate in a blanket, put the entire package in the box. I won't pad it down too much because I don't want to cut off her air, but I'm hoping the protection of the box and the blanket then the crate will help. I'm also going to put a towel on the bottom of the crate to help keep the cold from coming up through the bottom and give her a cushiony place if she gets unbalanced and slipps off her perch. its only a half inch drop but still.


The car will be warm, and he told me I could drive right up to the door of his house to load the cages. So she'll only be exposed for the 10 seconds it takes to get from the door to the truck.

I'm getting her new cage ready now!! I get the last of my toys and perches today!! They both get a few new toys and some more perches since they only really have one perch (the one that goes with the cages he bought)


less then 24 hours!

 

[BillsBirds]

Good luck with your new "twins". I'm excited for you. I wish you all the best with them.

 

[Spiritbird]

Oh yes they need lots of good natural perches to be happy. Especially a bird that has a history of falling. So you are putting them in a new cage up front and not their old cages. Good idea. Best of luck and we all wish you well. Cannot wait for the updates.

 

[Safira]

Yes, well Gracie gets a new cage. Hers was the smaller out of the two. I will probably get Lucy a new cage as well but hers was the better of the two. I have a cage that I haven't used that's 36x26x63. I bought it before I got my Macaw thinking I was getting a different sized bird, so now it's kind of just been sitting looking pretty. I'm decorating it up then I'll post some pictures.

 

[Safira]

The cage! My cell phone makes it look narrow :/ Lots of different sized perches and some colorful shreddable toys.

 

[roxynoodle]

I hope everything goes ok today with bringing home your new daughters. It is quite cold here. It was only 8F when I woke up. I think this is our coldest real air temp we've had all winter. Back to 30s and 40s starting Monday of course. It was rather shocking taking care of the horses this morning since I'm just not used to it this year!

I'm supposed to get one last big load of hay this weekend to get me by until more is available in the summer, but I'm going to do it tomorrow. The wind chills are about -15 and I don't feel like being out there in that for awhile when tomorrow will be somewhat better.

 

[Safira]

This winter has been crazy. Says it's suppose to warm up to 41 by noon, which is when I'm going to go get them. That's better then the 35 it was suppose to be. Still wet though, but at least not raining or snowing anymore.

I just finished putting a perch in each of their carriers. I spoke to the owner to confirm I was coming.

Hay is hard to find down here at the moment though i'm starting to see more posts on craigslist offering some. I stocked up in October so I'm still good.. its looking like we'll have early spring grass, or at least I can hope!

 

[critterman]

I am the owner of the 2 Greys that Safira is taking. I am very glad and grateful that she is taking them and I know she will give them a great home. This decision has been very hard for me to make and it will be heart breaking to see them leave my home and my life. It will not be something I will get over easily or soon. They are like my children and have filled my life with lots of love and whistles and kisses and constant talking that I will miss forever. Due to serious health issues and some personal ones the time was right to do this now. Again I am grateful that they are going to a good home and will be loved as much as I love them. I hope that some of you here will not think bad of me for doing this or think I was a bad owner. I did the best I could and I love them very much. I am also grateful to Rios Mom for helping me to place them. I am sorry it did not work out for her to get them when she wanted them but I just wasn't ready mentally or emotionally to do it them and no bad reflection on her as she is a wonderful person. Again thanks Rios Mom! Please pray for me during this hard time of losing my beautiful girls. Thanks, Critterman

 

[Rio Mom]

I am the owner of the 2 Greys that Safira is taking. I am very glad and grateful that she is taking them and I know she will give them a great home. This decision has been very hard for me to make and it will be heart breaking to see them leave my home and my life. It will not be something I will get over easily or soon. They are like my children and have filled my life with lots of love and whistles and kisses and constant talking that I will miss forever. Due to serious health issues and some personal ones the time was right to do this now. Again I am grateful that they are going to a good home and will be loved as much as I love them. I hope that some of you here will not think bad of me for doing this or think I was a bad owner. I did the best I could and I love them very much. I am also grateful to Rios Mom for helping me to place them. I am sorry it did not work out for her to get them when she wanted them but I just wasn't ready mentally or emotionally to do it them and no bad reflection on her as she is a wonderful person. Again thanks Rios Mom! Please pray for me during this hard time of losing my beautiful girls. Thanks, Critterman

You are in my thoughts and prayers. I know this has been a very difficult decision for you. My heart aches thinking of the pain in your heart. Please do stay around the forum to see how they are doing. Big hugs to you!!

 

[roxynoodle]

I am the owner of the 2 Greys that Safira is taking. I am very glad and grateful that she is taking them and I know she will give them a great home. This decision has been very hard for me to make and it will be heart breaking to see them leave my home and my life. It will not be something I will get over easily or soon. They are like my children and have filled my life with lots of love and whistles and kisses and constant talking that I will miss forever. Due to serious health issues and some personal ones the time was right to do this now. Again I am grateful that they are going to a good home and will be loved as much as I love them. I hope that some of you here will not think bad of me for doing this or think I was a bad owner. I did the best I could and I love them very much. I am also grateful to Rios Mom for helping me to place them. I am sorry it did not work out for her to get them when she wanted them but I just wasn't ready mentally or emotionally to do it them and no bad reflection on her as she is a wonderful person. Again thanks Rios Mom! Please pray for me during this hard time of losing my beautiful girls. Thanks, Critterman

I wish you the best, and health issues can happen to anyone at any time. I got my new Grey recently when her owner's mother developed health issues, forcing her to travel frequently to help her mom. I surely don't think badly of her previous owners for making that decision. I may have to do the same one day for my own animals.

 

[roxynoodle]

Hay is hard to find down here at the moment though i'm starting to see more posts on craigslist offering some. I stocked up in October so I'm still good.. its looking like we'll have early spring grass, or at least I can hope!

The man I've been buying hay from for the last 18.5 years ran out this year! And he didn't give me any warning about that until I bought his last 25 bales. And yes, hay is kind of hard to come by this year. I found someone with some not too far from here though. I've brought home 2 large loads already, and one more will get me through July or so. My own health issues make it easier for these day to get smaller loads every once in awhile so I haven't been stocking up in the summer or fall like I used to. Just a few years ago I could put up more than 100 bales by myself in 95 degree heat. Now after 20 bales I need a break. And my arthritic hands, wrists and elbows complain for a few days.