I spoke to the shelter today and Cocoa had been there since August and had not been spritzed, sprayed or bathed in all that time (and they did not know before that). They also didn't know what food she was on and it was the shelter that gave her the seed mix (she only eats the sunflower seeds)
Her head is full of pin feathers and she just looked so scruffy that I tried spritzing her a bit to see how she would react. The pictures say it all (sorry they are not great quality)!
Afterwards, she didnt ruffle like my guys so I held out a small towel and she stepped into it for a pat dry. She let me open a bunch of pinnies and is now napping on her perch. Next weekend, we might try the shower.
You can see my boys watching from the background. They are very interested in this new giant.
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