Hi from CA!

[SallyQZ]

I've posted a few times, and finally figured out how to post a pic, so I guess it's time to introduce myself.

I'm Loree and we share our home with 5 birds. There are two cockatiels that belong to the kids (Tickles & Falco), an African Grey (Tonka), and two Rose Breasted Cockatoo's (Gator & Tiki Bird). My husband teases me that I'm turning into a crazy bird lady as I spend hours soaking/sprouting seeds & beans, finding organic pellets (that they refuse to eat, sigh), bringing home imaginative toys (that they destroy before the charge even hits the visa bill), and waging war against bird dust/feathers/seed/shredded paper (which is a losing battle).

I tried to add a bunch of pics, but kept crashing my internet connection (?) so I'll have to settle for one pic. I'm not overly technical

[deb717]

I feel your pain, I have 4 big dogs, 1 cat and 1 grey.....Its a constant battle of pet fur and feathers!!!! (PS looking at a Red Fronted Macaw in 2 days!!!!!)

[guest1717171]

oh your babies all match each other lol
they're all beautiful!
welcome to the forum
and welcome to the crazy bird lady club, we have jackets LOL

[micki]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

[Maximus]

love those galas

[angelicarboreals]

Wow, you have some seriously gorgeous fids there!!! I love rose breasted cockatoos, there is someone who has one for sale near me right now, and if I could afford it I would snatch her up in a hearbeat!!!!

[SallyQZ]

Thanks everyone! We used to live in Australia and bought a wild caught Rose Breasted cockatoo (except they were called galah's in Australia) for $25 from a pet store. Despite being wild caught and full grown, he became gentle and loving almost immediately. Broke my heart to leave him when we moved but Australian export laws would not allow us to take him with us. All our Aussie friends teased us about PAYING for a galah when they were everywhere for free. But at that time (1990) they cost $4,000 in Canada!!

These two galahs are only 6 mos old, and can be quite rowdy at times. They went through quite an aggressive phase where they'd bite a lot, and get right into the kid's faces trying to intimidate them. We would just say "No" in a firm manner and put them back in their cage. They learned REAL quick that biting ended their out of cage time.

We've had the grey for 9 yrs - got him from a shady pet store in FL when he was still in pin feathers and hand feeding. The man had him in a Tupperware container covered with a towel and said "Oh, you don't want HIM. He's a crap bird. Look at these Amazons!" I looked at the "crap" bird and couldn't stop looking at him. And he kept tapping pathetically on the container side, begging me to take him. He's bonded to me and will bite the daylights out of anyone else who tries to handle him. He still bites me on a regular basis, but I love him dearly anyways.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!
Loree

[habs71]

Welcome from down the road....Tustin.



Skip

[TikusMom]

Hey Skip....I see you've got some Eireann blood in you??? I'm a 5th gen American, my da's family from South Ireland (Co. Cork and Co. Claire) and my ma's side from Scotland (Clan Comyn from the Highlands and Laird's from the border country) which makes me half and half I guess! Nice to meet another Celt in the new world!
Slainte!

[TikusMom]

Hi again Sally....er... Loree! Your Fids are so beautiful just like your hoof-kids!! ;)