#259617 - 05/09/16 02:05 AM
Re: New Owner of 4 month old Mobrella
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I cannot recommend enough that you read the Natural Birdmanship article, here: http://www.charlieandpeggy.com/mikedoolan.pdfOwning a prey animal is very different from owning a predator, and 4 months is way too young for a cockatoo to be removed from its parents and flock. It's now up to you to try to replicate, as much as possible, what she would have in the wild. Advice that works with older toos/birds does not work with babies (just as you treat a 6 month old child differently than a 16 year old or an adult.) There is a lot of really bad information out there. The last time I saw stats, which was a few years ago, the average parrot spends less than 5 years in a home before it is rehomed. While I hope that Peaches stays with you forever, it is likely that she will have another home at some point, and since you decided to buy her as a baby, it is incumbent on you to provide the gentle nurturing and guidance needed for her to live as successfully in captivity as possible. I, too, bought a bird before I knew about the plight of captive parrots. Luckily I had done enough research to know that a too and I would not be a good match, but I've raised my grey knowing that I needed to provide an environment for her that would allow her to live a successful captive life if something were to happen to me. Please do a lot of reading, and take what you read from breeder or breeder-friendly sites with a grain of salt (their goal is to sell more parrots -- over here, our goal is to help the owners of captive parrots provide them the best life possible!) Our advice can come off as a bit harsh at times, but it's only because we keep the bird's interest paramount. Good luck!
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#259637 - 05/24/16 04:57 AM
Re: New Owner of 4 month old Mobrella
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Sorry you feel that way. I didn't find this site full of negativity at all, in fact I found lots of encouragement & good advice, not to mention valuable information in the archives. Don't take personally the passion these people, myself included feel about the bird breeding industry & those who support it, it's what makes this site the best there is, in fact my Avian Vet here in Melbourne, Australia even recommends it. If you love your bird & are in this for the long haul & it sounds like you do, stick around & read up, you will need the information found in the archives as you progress on your journey. Feel free to ask lots of questions, the people here want what's best for your bird & that starts with the right information. Welcome to you & Peaches, I look forward to hearing updates on your journey, the good, the bad & the ugly :-)
If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem Cheers, Tracy-Ann & Sam
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#259652 - 05/30/16 02:30 PM
Re: New Owner of 4 month old Mobrella
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Please come back and tell us how Peaches is doing in 7 or 8 years. I honestly hope that she is the same. I also know that you are in for a bumpy ride just as all of us have gone through. Get over your anger and think about who we are and why we are here. We have continued to offer the best that we can to our birds through the bumpy roads, bites, eggs, hormones, diets, feather damage, self injurious behaviors, sick vet bills, daily screaming fest and just about everything else they toss our way. That's why we are here. This site has offered all of us the support and ways to change what we are able. I know that I can come on here at any time and ask for help with a problem that Cassie and I are having. Once asked I will get help from not just one or two people but from all that check in. Good luck I hope and pray that everything works for Peaches.
Nancy & Cassie BE2
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#259653 - 05/30/16 04:11 PM
Re: New Owner of 4 month old Mobrella
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You're right that the sale/breeding of these birds should be outlawed -- they belong in the wild, not in our living rooms. Unfortunately, human greed and hubris knows no bounds, so the sale/breeding continues, only for humans to discard the bird when it's no longer novel, convenient, matches the decor, etc. (average bird spends less than 5 years in its home before being rehomed), the human to forget about the bird, and the bird to suffer. But since it's only a bird that's suffering, that's ok, right?
Having faith is not the best way to attempt to live with one of these wild creatures in your home -- it's learning from others' mistakes, realizing you don't know everything, forming a relationship through trial and error with your bird, and realizing that you almost certainly will get attacked at some point, no matter how much love you have shown the bird, or how much money you have spent buying it things.
Birds pick up on our emotions -- more than most people realize. Your posts come off as very angry and defensive. I hope that's not how you act around your bird, because she will pick up on that negativity and internalize it, which leads to even more screaming, self-destruction, and attacks. Unfortunately, you've already got two strikes against you in that she's a hybrid and she was removed way, way too early from her parents. When you're fighting an uphill battle, you need all the help you can get. This site can provide it, but you need to be open to learning. I wish you and especially Peaches all the luck in the world.
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