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

On 3/15/06, Kel wrote:
> On 3/15/06, burrengirl wrote:
>> Could someone offer sound advice?
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Hi burrengirl ~
This indeed sounds like a heartbreaking situation. have you
considered an avian behaviorist or birdie coach? You might want
to buy a copy af BirdTalk magazine. In the back there will be
listings of people who (for a fee, of course)might be able to
help you and Chiq work through the problems you are having. You
could probably find consultants on-line, too. This might save
you both the heartache of having to rehome. You might also want
to take her to a vet for a check up to see if there is anything
going on physically that is causing this personality
transplant, and he/she might have some suggestions for you.
Good luck, and let us know what happened!
Thanks, Claudia
>>
>> 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
>
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>
> Is there a reason you are giving her up or am I missing
> something? You want to give her up because she is restless
> and aggressive? Because she becomes this way after 11 yrs
> its that easy to give her up because she is restless and
> aggressive? It takes me less time to get restless and
> aggressive and my family doesn't give up on me (sometimes
> they should but don't)! Is there a reason you can't work
> with her and still keep her? Maybe I'm just really confused
> at reading this "love" story between a human and a bird then
> the bird is going to be discarded because she is restless
> and aggressive. Please tell me I read it the wrong way.
> How aweful it will feel to your bird to be given away to
> someone else.
>
> Kel
>

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.