[BigBird]

We got a rescue sulpher crested. She doesnt like females which is why she was up for a adoption. The female house owner had a new baby and was scared of this bird chasing her and what she might do to a small toddler. Anyway I believe it is common for cockatoos to dislike the same human sex. I am the only care giver of bella, she lives in an outdoor aviary, broke her wing when she was younger (she is now 25) and cant fly so we open her door and she can walk around the backyard at her leisure. If she is out and so am I she will chase me around the garden and attack my feet if she gets near them. She loves males and my husband can do what he likes with her. When I feed her she will let me scratch her comb and lift her wing up for a scratch under there, but if my hand is in front of her beak or her beak is empty when I fill up her seed she will go for me. I still love her and respect her wishes and my digits. Know her pretty well now to know when she is feeling more accepting and when to stuff her beak full of food before going anywhere near her!

As an indoor pet I bet they can be a challenge. They are extremely noisy when stirred up. Bel makes the most noise in the morning and evening when the wild toos are flying around looking for food. We now have two regular visitors every day and on occassion have had up to 10 of them on her aviary, the roof and the phone wires all come to say hello, its quite cool. In the backyard I think they are fine but I dont know how Id cope with one inside!! They are very destructive too. Bella ate through the first aviary she was in and released 3 of my lorikeets, good news is over three weeks I got them all back. Now she is in her own place with really thick wire, but she has managed to eat through most of the chicken wire that was still there from the existing owners! They arwe little terrors! Not to mention what the wild ones can do to your pergolas and wood decking!