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Post: a new home for my meyers parrot

Posted by burrengirl on 3/15/06

Could someone offer sound advice?

I am no longer able to care for my first and only bird,
Chiquita, a 13-year-old Meyers. We have been together the
last 11 years and she is bonded to me, alone, but has grown
more restless and aggressive in the last year to the point
of biting me violently without warning. She is also much
more (stridently, persistently) vocal. I have always spent
quality time with her daily and have introduced her to
experiences unusual for most birds. Not fond of toys or
playing, she always seemed to be waiting for her human to
come home; she allows me to handle her intimately but now
even that most favorite thing doesn't seem enough. She came
to me angry and biting from her last owner and our time
together has gentled her down remarkably, but she is no
longer able to stay with me or in my home. My
questions: Could Chiquita need a bird -- not a human --
mate? Is she full of energy that could be spent preening
or cuddling with another meyers? Does she need the noise
and energy of other birds in her life? Could she benefit
from an aviary home? Could she adapt to sharing life with
numerous other birds and benefit from interacting with
them? Or would she be lost or grow listless missing
her 'person' and familiar, daily routine? Would she be able
to bond to anyone else? Is she at all a good candidate for
another long-term relationship -- with a bird or a
person? I am incredibly sad to think this fascinating and
wonderful creature might suffer at someone else's hands,
and I am aware of how many birds are simply wasted every
year in our country. I had fully intended to keep her all
her life when I brought her home. But I believe that I have
not only shared a great life with Chiq but that she may be
needing to live another kind of life altogether, to get
some of her needs met. What can anyone advise??

I am
Pretty Much Broken-Hearted in California

Posts on this thread, including this one

a new home for my meyers parrot, 3/15/06, by burrengirl.

Re: a new home for my meyers parrot, 3/15/06, by Kel.

Re: a new home for my meyers parrot, 3/16/06, by Cheryl.

Re: a new home for my meyers parrot, 3/16/06, by Cheryl.

Re: burrengirl you move out and leave the home to Chiquita, 3/17/06, by Jim.

Re: a new home for my meyers parrot, 3/17/06, by Dave.

Re: a new home for my meyers parrot, 3/17/06, by Claudia B.P..

Re: a new home for my meyers parrot/Well said Dave!, 3/18/06, by Jim.