Hello,
My name is Jacquie and I have two feathered friends-both rescues.
Xavier is my Red Lored Amazon, who was sadly kept in a dark room and given outdoor black sunflower seeds for food. The owner adored her 2 new Cockatoos and Xaxier was lost in the midst.
I contacted the woman who was selling Xavier, and after meeting her and talking to her, she gave me Xavier without charge. He is a beautiful bird as of last year. His avian vet annual checkup was positive though have questions -please look at emergency link I will write after this.
Any suggestions to move him toward pellet food would be appreciated. I think I've tried all the tricks I can think of, and it's hard to see nutriberries, Harrison's, and so many other brands thrown to the bottom of the cage when you are on a fixed income.
Xavier does not know how to use a cuttlebone- and frequently needs beak trims. I've had Xavier for 4 years and will be 20 years old on November 6th, 2018! He steps up though still nervous, loves to whistle, talks, and loves 80s hard rock- Metallica, ACDC, Guns and Rose's etc. as does Eddie. He knows the Andy Griffith song (alot) contact calls, and learning the Ed Edd and Eddie theme song now..lol! He has picked up alot of words, though still introverted from trauma earlier. He has come a long way but has a long way to go.
I did get the Chet Womak series and many books though guilty on my part as I was hospitalized for 19 days, and couldn't spend the time I wanted with the birds for awhile. I also lost 20 lbs which birds know who I am but still look different. It made an huge negative impact, sadly.
Xavier is still in his teenage years and working on everything- trying to teach him foraging, have educational toys and see him slowly learning new things. He watches and learns from his other feathered friend, Eddie (different cages by each other- they are friends from afar and think Xavier, while learning from Eddie, would attack him if they were out together.)
Eddie , is my rescued green cheek conure, which I was told did not talk. He loves to talk now- "What's up? What's up Baby , Sup, Babe, hey baby, baby.. beep beep-" so far and mimics outside bird calls and the tapping of my keyboarding my phone. Lol!
He's adorable, has some biting issues that are lessening greatly- mostly when getting out of his home- Eddie will try anything to eat- except pellets and expensive foods- thrown everywhere.
He has helped Xavier trying different fruits and veggies and some foods, which is awesome. He knows how to use the cuttlebone-Eddie for 3 years, although I dont know his age.
Both of their antics put a smile on my face all the time as they both talk, sing, whistle etc.
Thank you so much for reading my long introduction.
I would appreciate any ideas along with if you would read my emergency link I will write next.
I pray your feathered friends are giving you the love they so want to share with you!! Birds are so intelligent and a true blessing!
My name is Jacquie and I have two feathered friends-both rescues.
Xavier is my Red Lored Amazon, who was sadly kept in a dark room and given outdoor black sunflower seeds for food. The owner adored her 2 new Cockatoos and Xaxier was lost in the midst.
I contacted the woman who was selling Xavier, and after meeting her and talking to her, she gave me Xavier without charge. He is a beautiful bird as of last year. His avian vet annual checkup was positive though have questions -please look at emergency link I will write after this.
Any suggestions to move him toward pellet food would be appreciated. I think I've tried all the tricks I can think of, and it's hard to see nutriberries, Harrison's, and so many other brands thrown to the bottom of the cage when you are on a fixed income.
Xavier does not know how to use a cuttlebone- and frequently needs beak trims. I've had Xavier for 4 years and will be 20 years old on November 6th, 2018! He steps up though still nervous, loves to whistle, talks, and loves 80s hard rock- Metallica, ACDC, Guns and Rose's etc. as does Eddie. He knows the Andy Griffith song (alot) contact calls, and learning the Ed Edd and Eddie theme song now..lol! He has picked up alot of words, though still introverted from trauma earlier. He has come a long way but has a long way to go.
I did get the Chet Womak series and many books though guilty on my part as I was hospitalized for 19 days, and couldn't spend the time I wanted with the birds for awhile. I also lost 20 lbs which birds know who I am but still look different. It made an huge negative impact, sadly.
Xavier is still in his teenage years and working on everything- trying to teach him foraging, have educational toys and see him slowly learning new things. He watches and learns from his other feathered friend, Eddie (different cages by each other- they are friends from afar and think Xavier, while learning from Eddie, would attack him if they were out together.)
Eddie , is my rescued green cheek conure, which I was told did not talk. He loves to talk now- "What's up? What's up Baby , Sup, Babe, hey baby, baby.. beep beep-" so far and mimics outside bird calls and the tapping of my keyboarding my phone. Lol!
He's adorable, has some biting issues that are lessening greatly- mostly when getting out of his home- Eddie will try anything to eat- except pellets and expensive foods- thrown everywhere.
He has helped Xavier trying different fruits and veggies and some foods, which is awesome. He knows how to use the cuttlebone-Eddie for 3 years, although I dont know his age.
Both of their antics put a smile on my face all the time as they both talk, sing, whistle etc.
Thank you so much for reading my long introduction.
I would appreciate any ideas along with if you would read my emergency link I will write next.
I pray your feathered friends are giving you the love they so want to share with you!! Birds are so intelligent and a true blessing!