Went to pick up Zoe today-
When I first called the breeder, he told me that he was a little worried- She was NOT the bird that she had been when I saw her yesterday. She had attacked him when he tried to get her out of the cage, even drawing blood- back like she was when he first got her back from the original owner. He said that if I wanted my deposit back, he understood.
But, I decided to drive over to see her anyway... She was a lot calmer when I got there, and let me pet her, then stepped up onto my hand. No signs of aggression at all. So, She came home.
I realize that she is still going to need a lot of work, but she is already quite a sweet bird... She took grapes from my hand, and devoured them. Hasn't shown much interest in her pellets yet, but then again she has only been in the cage for about an hour...
The home she was in was a bit loud- several cockatoos, a B&G, a military, and misc. other birds. It is probably a releif to be in a nice, quiet place!!
I am told that she is a Red sided- She does have an eye ring-
, And is bigger and stockier than the S.I.'s that I have seen... Not sure about this, though- I am still a bit confused about the subspecies identification...
I am sure I will have more pics later :)
-Andrew