Hankmacaw
Ripping up the road
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@Kassiani Don't lose the faith yet. I have told of my struggles with Hank many times and I just want you to know that it took three years (he had been physically kicked and beaten and slapped around for the ten years before I got him at 19 yo). He bit me many times and he wasn't fooling around. I broke down after several months, with me holding my hand in the air trying to stop the bleeding where he had just bitten of 1/4 inch of my forefinger and middle finger, and bawled trying to decide if I could keep him or not. I did have to work and couldn't with my hands constantly in bandages. I kept him and it was a three years struggles before we became friends and another two before he really trusted me (and me him).
Others, on this forum have had similar struggles - @JLcribber comes to mind. Tika was a mean bird. For darned good reason and it took years with him. You may always have to be careful and on your toes with Opie. Hank never 100% got over his abuse and once he lost it I just had to back off and let him work through it on his own - until the day he died.
Others, on this forum have had similar struggles - @JLcribber comes to mind. Tika was a mean bird. For darned good reason and it took years with him. You may always have to be careful and on your toes with Opie. Hank never 100% got over his abuse and once he lost it I just had to back off and let him work through it on his own - until the day he died.