I am fostering my first two rescues. One is "Boogie", a 2 yr old severe macaw, who spent his entire life in a too small cage in a pet store with NO PERCH!
In the two weeks that I have had him he has made amazing progress. He perches. He plays with toys. He's eating great. His plucked areas are just about filled back in and he is no longer plucking. He is talking up a storm.
We went from me not being able to touch him without him drawing blood to just two days ago he informed me he wanted to step up (he literally said it over and over until I let him lol). He now steps up proudly every time. He lets me rub his back and wings and chest (no head yet). He gives me kisses. Last night he actually put his head on my chest and stayed there for about 20 min softly talking to himself.
I don't know if he's bonding, but I sure am. How the heck do you let them go? I foster dogs, and that is hard at times, but a bird? sheesh!
In the two weeks that I have had him he has made amazing progress. He perches. He plays with toys. He's eating great. His plucked areas are just about filled back in and he is no longer plucking. He is talking up a storm.
We went from me not being able to touch him without him drawing blood to just two days ago he informed me he wanted to step up (he literally said it over and over until I let him lol). He now steps up proudly every time. He lets me rub his back and wings and chest (no head yet). He gives me kisses. Last night he actually put his head on my chest and stayed there for about 20 min softly talking to himself.
I don't know if he's bonding, but I sure am. How the heck do you let them go? I foster dogs, and that is hard at times, but a bird? sheesh!