I meant no offense to new bird owners!!! Jeez .. if you've even bothered to be on this forum .. you're not a moron .. dang it!! You CARE!!
I'm SPECIFICALLY referring to people who keep their birds as "decoration", or that kinda nonsense. People who don't want to know, don't care to learn, have no interest in quality diets, proper housing, enriching toys .. etc.
Every single person on this forum, at one time, was a first time bird owner .. lol .. we weren't born with birds hangin' off us!!!!
Wow .. now I feel bad .. my little rant wasn't directed at new bird owners at all, it was directed at people who know don't CARE .. plain and simple.
The problem is not with people like you who are still learning. It's good that you asked questions and are doing what's best for your bird. You are not a moron at all! The people who she was refering to are the people who have had their birds for a long time and still do not take the time to learn, or even care about their bird's best interest. They are people who do not want to spend the extra money to get something that is appropriate for their sized bird and do not want to listen to the advice of more experienced people. She was not referring to people who are new to birds and trying to learn.
Oh, and a YCM is a yellow collared macaw.
Great post, Merlie. My family are definitely "bird people" yet they still think I'm weird for being on bird forums. They do, however, value the knowledge that I can share with the, that I've learned on these forums
