Post by John on Mar 27, 2006 18:14:22 GMT
I will start with how I got my passion for birds. When I was about 5 my grandmothers neighbor had a large Macaw named Polly. She was on a second floor balcony 2 houses away. We couldn't see Polly but we would talk to her when we went into the back yard. We were fascinated by the fact that she would always answer us back.
I always wanted a large parrot but thought of them as messy and noisy. I have had friends with Macaws and Cockatoos and both were always in their cages, no one could go near them for fear that they would be eaten alive... ok maybe just bitten.
Then a friend of mine had Rosy. Rosy was cage bound as well and very mean or so I was lead to believe. After hurricane Katrina my friend could no longer keep Rosy so I took her in. She soon became a sweetheart. My love for birds grew. I now wanted a larger parrot that talked so I got Congo. Congo is a great bird but still too young to talk.
I injured myself at work and have been out of work now for 3 months. In my spare time, which I have alot of now, I started to visit my local bird store. That is where I came across Lucky. He was left at the bird store by his owner and needed a good home. Well I wanted a talking bird and he talked so he came home with me. It wasn't enough to satisfy my want for a talking bird.
The bird store has a Yellow-Naped Amazon as their mascot named Antoine. I asked if he was for sale and of course they said no. Then someone brought in a female YNA named Cisco to sell. She was a nice bird... to some people, she hated men. I tried my hardest to get her to like me to no avail. I had just decided that I really wanted her and I would make her like me and a woman came in and bought her. I had the chance to have a great talking bird and I let it slip through my fingers. I started looking though the Sunday paper with no luck, then I started visiting the bird store even more.
Thats when I found Sam. I had stopped at the bird store to have a look around and saw him. I just knew I had to have him. I told the lady I would be back to get him later that day. When I returned to the bird store the lady told me someone was on their way to buy Sam. I told her I had already claimed him and he was going home with me. I wasn't going to let him get away like Cisco did. She called the man that was on his way and told him Sam was sold and he was mad because he was driving in from 2 hours away and was almost there.
Sam is 12 years old. I am told he has a large vocabulary but he doesn't say much yet. I have had him since 01/24/06 so he is still settling in. He came with his cage and all accessories. His previous owner bought him for his wife and Sam never liked her. He would climb to the floor from his cage and chase her across the room. After three years of this they decided to sell him.
Sam is friendly to most people but some people he just does not like. He can be nippy at times but he never bites hard. I have found that Sam prefers women and he has nipped me when I tried to take him from a lady that was holding him.
Sam had a smell and he was very dusty when I got him, he looked like he didn't have a shower in years. Now he loves to take showers, he smells better and he looks better too.
He has learned a few tricks in the short time I have had him and loves to preform for a crowd. He is a wonderful companion and I am glad to have him in my flock. For now my flock is complete... at least until I get some more money.
John
I always wanted a large parrot but thought of them as messy and noisy. I have had friends with Macaws and Cockatoos and both were always in their cages, no one could go near them for fear that they would be eaten alive... ok maybe just bitten.
Then a friend of mine had Rosy. Rosy was cage bound as well and very mean or so I was lead to believe. After hurricane Katrina my friend could no longer keep Rosy so I took her in. She soon became a sweetheart. My love for birds grew. I now wanted a larger parrot that talked so I got Congo. Congo is a great bird but still too young to talk.
I injured myself at work and have been out of work now for 3 months. In my spare time, which I have alot of now, I started to visit my local bird store. That is where I came across Lucky. He was left at the bird store by his owner and needed a good home. Well I wanted a talking bird and he talked so he came home with me. It wasn't enough to satisfy my want for a talking bird.
The bird store has a Yellow-Naped Amazon as their mascot named Antoine. I asked if he was for sale and of course they said no. Then someone brought in a female YNA named Cisco to sell. She was a nice bird... to some people, she hated men. I tried my hardest to get her to like me to no avail. I had just decided that I really wanted her and I would make her like me and a woman came in and bought her. I had the chance to have a great talking bird and I let it slip through my fingers. I started looking though the Sunday paper with no luck, then I started visiting the bird store even more.
Thats when I found Sam. I had stopped at the bird store to have a look around and saw him. I just knew I had to have him. I told the lady I would be back to get him later that day. When I returned to the bird store the lady told me someone was on their way to buy Sam. I told her I had already claimed him and he was going home with me. I wasn't going to let him get away like Cisco did. She called the man that was on his way and told him Sam was sold and he was mad because he was driving in from 2 hours away and was almost there.
Sam is 12 years old. I am told he has a large vocabulary but he doesn't say much yet. I have had him since 01/24/06 so he is still settling in. He came with his cage and all accessories. His previous owner bought him for his wife and Sam never liked her. He would climb to the floor from his cage and chase her across the room. After three years of this they decided to sell him.
Sam is friendly to most people but some people he just does not like. He can be nippy at times but he never bites hard. I have found that Sam prefers women and he has nipped me when I tried to take him from a lady that was holding him.
Sam had a smell and he was very dusty when I got him, he looked like he didn't have a shower in years. Now he loves to take showers, he smells better and he looks better too.
He has learned a few tricks in the short time I have had him and loves to preform for a crowd. He is a wonderful companion and I am glad to have him in my flock. For now my flock is complete... at least until I get some more money.
John