I did it ...I took Harley /Ghost out of quarantine early almost a full 2 weeks early ..well close enough ...my reasons ...
The main reason is he was so unhappy and wasn't getting enough attention ....
The biting...I was getting bit all the time ...taking him out of the cage ...putting him back in the cage ...playing with him ...it seemed like every time I touched him he would bite me ...I can count 20 bite marks on my hand and I did everything not to get bit ....
The screaming even though we were making good headway with it my daughter is studying for her last yr in school and needs to get good marks for university and I cant have a screaming bird stress her out ...
So we took the plunge and moved him out to the living room ...the first night was hell but after that things have been way better...he loves his big cage ...he loves that he is around everyone all the time ..I have not gotten bit once in 5 days where before I was getting bit daily ...the screaming we are working on but its gotten so much better he only screams when I leave the house and only for a short while my mom says ...he screams when my daughter gets home if she doesn't greet him ..and every now and then but it is way better then it was ...
Does it out way the risks ...well I still do him last in all things ...cleaning and feeding ..and I make sure he stays on his side of the living room when he is out ...but its a far cry from actual quarantine ...but so was keeping him in my room ..at least now everyone is happier and he is so much happier the change in him is so different its amazing ...he loves playing all day and uses every inch of his cage ...he does his "anting" thing all day with cups ,food and d rings into his food dishes its so cute ...so in this case putting him out in the main room has out weighed the risks considering he was oked by a vet with blood tests and xrays before I got him ...
I know there are still risks having him out in the main room and I will still do him last for as long as I have him it will just be the way things are done ...and I will keep him apart from the others when they are out just because Tyrion can do some serious damage to the lil guy and Tyrion will always be number one ...I don't want anyone to think I took this decision lightly ..believe me I and the fam labored over this decision for days and days ...I got several opinions ...and for the best of the fam we thought this was the best option and it seemed to have paid off ...please take your decision to quarantine or to break quarantine with heavy thought it could mean the life of your flock ...I know some will think what I did is stupid and I risk my flock ...and I am aware believe me ...but what I did was best for my fam and what I think is best for Ghost ...
The main reason is he was so unhappy and wasn't getting enough attention ....
The biting...I was getting bit all the time ...taking him out of the cage ...putting him back in the cage ...playing with him ...it seemed like every time I touched him he would bite me ...I can count 20 bite marks on my hand and I did everything not to get bit ....
The screaming even though we were making good headway with it my daughter is studying for her last yr in school and needs to get good marks for university and I cant have a screaming bird stress her out ...
So we took the plunge and moved him out to the living room ...the first night was hell but after that things have been way better...he loves his big cage ...he loves that he is around everyone all the time ..I have not gotten bit once in 5 days where before I was getting bit daily ...the screaming we are working on but its gotten so much better he only screams when I leave the house and only for a short while my mom says ...he screams when my daughter gets home if she doesn't greet him ..and every now and then but it is way better then it was ...
Does it out way the risks ...well I still do him last in all things ...cleaning and feeding ..and I make sure he stays on his side of the living room when he is out ...but its a far cry from actual quarantine ...but so was keeping him in my room ..at least now everyone is happier and he is so much happier the change in him is so different its amazing ...he loves playing all day and uses every inch of his cage ...he does his "anting" thing all day with cups ,food and d rings into his food dishes its so cute ...so in this case putting him out in the main room has out weighed the risks considering he was oked by a vet with blood tests and xrays before I got him ...
I know there are still risks having him out in the main room and I will still do him last for as long as I have him it will just be the way things are done ...and I will keep him apart from the others when they are out just because Tyrion can do some serious damage to the lil guy and Tyrion will always be number one ...I don't want anyone to think I took this decision lightly ..believe me I and the fam labored over this decision for days and days ...I got several opinions ...and for the best of the fam we thought this was the best option and it seemed to have paid off ...please take your decision to quarantine or to break quarantine with heavy thought it could mean the life of your flock ...I know some will think what I did is stupid and I risk my flock ...and I am aware believe me ...but what I did was best for my fam and what I think is best for Ghost ...
Last edited: