Chicker...I totally agree. I also question macaws being domesticated, but I honestly think they are less of a problem than the 'toos. I would NEVER EVER consider breeding a too or recommending one as a pet. This guy was a rescue from a BAD situation and he had a pretty nice life here. I am...
Not to be a turd, but i don't really need to hear that I need to be more careful in the future. I feel bad enough already without those type of comments. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Hi guys...thanks again for all the kind words. The too went to his new home and I think it is a good thing. The new "mom" has grown children (no babies in the house) and understands the clingy-screaminess of a cockatoo. She also doesn't have other loose birds (she has parakeets in cages...
Yeah, U2 is short for Umbrella cockatoo. This guy is such a sad story. He was in a home for 10 years in a cage. I took him b/c I felt SOOOOO bad for him. He was my bird. I could do anything to him, but he always was really iffy with the other birds here. He once grabbed my Meyer's parrot...
Oh geez...you guys. I am so mad at myself. I have had an Umbrella cockatoo for 5 years that I took in from a bad situation. Today, when I was busy selling chicks to someone outside, the U2 attacked and killed my African grey (my baby..I handfed her). It was TOTALLY my fault. I knew this U2...