I have an outdoor cage for my cockatiel on nice days, and today was one of those nice days. I had put her in the cage and went to the kitchen to get her some veggie noodles, when my dogs started to bark. I am always telling my SO to never yell at the dogs for barking, because there's usually a reason for it. Today proved my point. When I went out back to check, my neighbor was in the process of reaching into the cage.
Me - What are you doing?
Neighbor - Your bird looks lonely. I'm going to let her play with mine.
My bird is 16 years old and has lived with me since I adopted her at two. I have a perpetual glob of poop on my shoulder, since she is with me every moment I am in the house . . . and sometimes out of it, since I have a leash for her. She is thoroughly convinced she has nothing in common with any feathered creature, and would probably rather kill other cockatiels than share space with them. Add that to the question of transmittable diseases and whatnot from my neighbor's purely outdoor cockatiels, and the risk of her escaping during my neighbor's attempt at removal . . . well, I just could really do without some good intentions. Don't worry, I was scrupulously polite. It just taught me to always use the lock, even if I'll only be in the kitchen for a moment. And before anyone asks, yes, she did have a standing invitation to go into my yard, so she wasn't trespassing, just having a lapse in judgment. She really did think she was helping me
Just a fun fact . . . my neighbor's cockatiels consist of three females she has been trying to breed for a long time now. She doesn't really have the set up for a very good breeding program, but I'm not too worried about it
Me - What are you doing?
Neighbor - Your bird looks lonely. I'm going to let her play with mine.
My bird is 16 years old and has lived with me since I adopted her at two. I have a perpetual glob of poop on my shoulder, since she is with me every moment I am in the house . . . and sometimes out of it, since I have a leash for her. She is thoroughly convinced she has nothing in common with any feathered creature, and would probably rather kill other cockatiels than share space with them. Add that to the question of transmittable diseases and whatnot from my neighbor's purely outdoor cockatiels, and the risk of her escaping during my neighbor's attempt at removal . . . well, I just could really do without some good intentions. Don't worry, I was scrupulously polite. It just taught me to always use the lock, even if I'll only be in the kitchen for a moment. And before anyone asks, yes, she did have a standing invitation to go into my yard, so she wasn't trespassing, just having a lapse in judgment. She really did think she was helping me
Just a fun fact . . . my neighbor's cockatiels consist of three females she has been trying to breed for a long time now. She doesn't really have the set up for a very good breeding program, but I'm not too worried about it
