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Re: blue Front Amazon...
Posted by nj on 4/19/09

On 4/19/09, GreyLady wrote:
>> They said they were selling it for a friend who was going
>> through a divorce... The Bird is 7 years old. Thats all they
>> know.. She only had the bird for a couple of days... Do you
>> think with time she will get use to us and not be aggresive?
>
> I'm wondering how well you know the seller? This sounds very
> suspicious, at least to a long time parrot owner. There may be
> extenuationg circumstances, maybe both of them were ready to get
> rid of the bird, etc. However, especially assuming they had the
> bird the whole 7 years, it's highly unlikely they would just
turn
> it over for someone else to sell to the first person who comes
> along with the money. Parrot owners usually love their birds
far
> too much to leave a new home to chance, as it seems has been
done
> here. I admit, I have a suspicious nature but I have to wonder
> if they can put you in touch with the previous owner to prove
> they came by the bird legally or if it might be either a stolen,
> or found, bird and someone saw a quick buck in the deal. I
> really think I'd be trying to check into it if I were you. But,
> that aside, there is simply no way to predict what might or
might
> not happen, nor a time table for it. There are just too many
> unknowns about the bird's previous history and just how much, or
> how little "baggage" it may have. I can only say the same
> thing. Patience, patience, patience and showing her a gentle,
> loving and soft spoken approach, at all times. That's important
> no matter how she acts. I work with birds like this all the
> time. Some are much worse than what you describe, some not so
> bad. Sometimes, being able to observe, and interact with the
> bird, in person, I (or any other parrot behaviorist) might be
> able to give you an idea of about how much work needds to be
> done. But even then, there are no guarantees. They simply are
> not like dogs and cats, whose trust we can almost always gain,
> with enough time and proper treatment. That's because they have
> been domesticated for many generations. That's not true of
> parrots and is the main reason they can be so difficult to work
> with, once they have picked up that "baggage". Just do your
best
> and consider engaging the skills of a good behaviorist, at some
> time in the future if you are not seeing any progress. I hope
> you have a good, true, Avian vet near you and that's a good
place
> to start for a recommendation. Best of luck to you.
Thank you so much for your advice..

Posts on this thread, including this one

• blue Front Amazon..., 4/19/09, by Nj.
• Re: blue Front Amazon..., 4/19/09, by GreyLady.
• Re: blue Front Amazon..., 4/19/09, by nj.
• Re: blue Front Amazon..., 4/19/09, by GreyLady.
• Re: blue Front Amazon..., 4/19/09, by nj.