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 I really wanted to have an african grey because of how intelligent they are. Marco came to the petstore in Derby Ks at 3wks old and they lovingly hand raised her there. I was able to visit every weekend and watch her grow. I was finally able to bring her home on Easter 2012. Its been an amazing year with her home. She is just beginning to talk.. |
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Hey Marco
What a wonderful picture, you are very cute! We thought we would fly by and introduce ourselves. I'm Mackenzie a blue and gold and my fister is Athena, a military macaw. Sure hope you'll fly by and visit us. We really enjoy making new friends!
Wing hugs and a vote for you cutie,
Mackenzie and AthenaCome visit me, Remington, Athena & Mackenzie.
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02/07/2013 07:47.58 PM
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Hi Marco, I see you hiding in that bag
Spotlightlight on Caring--February 6th-Cappy
February 6th SPOTLIGHT on CARING-Cappy part 3
Hello BC friends, Sky here with the conclusion to our interview with my good friend Cappy & his Mom Terri. I wish to take this opportunity to THANK all our dear friends who have stopped by with condolences and floral gifts for our sweet fister RUBY, a Blue Crown Conure who left us last Thursday evening. Your love has helped us through this most difficult time. Now back to the "REST OF THE STORY"
SKY: tell us you did when your where faced with all these health issues on a newly adopted bird?
Terri: We did call the guy we bought him from to let him know that Cappy was very sick and the guy had the gall to ask me why I had taken him to the vet. He did offer to have us return him but I was already committed to Cappy and knew this guy would NOT do what was right by Cappy or his other birds. He wouldn’t entertain the idea of helping with the vet bill. I was so mad I ended up calling the Oklahoma City bird mart and sent out the alarm that I had purchased a very sick bird there. I believe they have since closed the Oklahoma City Bird Marts! I have tried to contact head office about this dealer but never got a response. I sent out the alarm also to local bird clubs that I found online. I was so upset that people out there don’t care one lick for the health and happiness of these beautiful creatures nor do they care about anything other than the almighty dollar. I suspect this dealer continues to sell sick birds but I have sent out messages to everyone I can think of to not buy from him.
Sky: can you give us a few ideas what other problems you then had to work through?
Terri: After Cappy became healthy he started attacking my husband at what seemed like every turn and he had melt down when Rudy would fly by him which resulted in bad bites to my husband. My husband has had his ears pierced twice, his nose pierced once, his eyebrow pierced once and his fingers pretty near shredded on numerous occasions. Please note that we do not generally allow him on the shoulder … he typically launches himself from the arm or lap to your face or just chews away at the fingers. As we watched and tried to figure out what caused these attacks we learned a few things.
Sky: please continue. I know we all are interested in your observations:
Terri: Cappy is a daddy’s boy, he is very attached to my husband and looks for and to him. Cappy had been known to attack women but I have been very lucky in that he hasn’t attacked or hurt me to the extent he has my husband. The old axiom of hurting the one you love the most seems to fit here.Come visit me, JESSE, AMANDO, a Rain Forest Raider, little angel, jack, Sarah Little Bird, rally,, ANGEL, I'm a SILVER SLUGGER, 2nd baser, Zeena, I'm a Major League Beak, SKY & Miss BB, Lupe', flynn, Poncho, Casey & Tia ready for the Derby, broken wings, broken promises & CASPER, I'm a White Hawk!!!.
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02/06/2013 03:47.45 PM
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conclusion
2) Cappy didn’t like people talking with their hands (he would go into meltdown screaming and attack mode) – We are still working to de-sensitize him to moving hands … we suspect he has been hit in the past and that is the cause for his overreaction.I have tried to make a game with my hand movements so he understands that I am not going to hurt him and now he may even get a little playful with regards to hand movements. Playing peek-a-boo with larger hand movement is one method I have used
3)Cappy doesn’t like to be put in his cage – My husband would get bitten nightly at Cappy’s bedtime …. He just never wanted to be put to bed no matter what time it was. We have to towel him every night and put him in his cage inside the towel and then close the door and reach in and get the towel. That prevents Cappy from biting and he doesn’t get near as worked up about going to bed.
4) Cappy LOVES towels …. Strange as it seems he loves to be toweled and hugged and snuggled. When Cappy starts into a meltdown a towel can calm him down rather quickly, we just towel him, hug him and tell him he is ok and we love him and he settles down …. most of the time we can release him and he will remain calm but sometimes he may not and then we have to put him in his cage for timeout.
As we have learned and implemented the things above Cappy has become much calmer and the bites have subsided a lot …. We still have them now and then but they are not as intense and they are becoming less frequent. Another thing we have learned is that when he is in a meltdown we must remain calm and patient and to reduce our energy as well and that makes a huge difference in how Cappy responds to us.
SKY;Please tell us one or more things you feel are important to share with other bird owners?
Terri: Patience, Love, Understanding, the ability to put yourself in their feathers can go a long way to solving many problems. Bites can be the most difficult thing to endure, because as humans we do take it personally, and bites HURT. But we can learn to understand, respect and prevent future bites to a certain extent. Every bird has their own unique personality and as such they all present different body language that we as humans must learn to read and understand. It can be summed up in the words of my husband’s two co-workers. One said I had to be totally committed to the welfare of our birds and the other said I just needed to be totally committed. One thing that seemed to help my husband deal with Cappy’s biting is the way he viewed it. He used the analogy of getting a 4 year old human child that had been bounced around 4 or 5 different homes in a short period of time and how would that child react and how would you respond.
Sky: Cappy, Mom Terri thank you so much for this very informative interview. I hope we all can gain something from it.
with my heart filled with love,
SKY 224183Come visit me, JESSE, AMANDO, a Rain Forest Raider, little angel, jack, Sarah Little Bird, rally,, ANGEL, I'm a SILVER SLUGGER, 2nd baser, Zeena, I'm a Major League Beak, SKY & Miss BB, Lupe', flynn, Poncho, Casey & Tia ready for the Derby, broken wings, broken promises & CASPER, I'm a White Hawk!!!.
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02/06/2013 03:40.14 PM
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Hello Marco
I would like to add my welcome to the rest of them. My name is Ms Big Baby(Ms BB for short)and I am engaged to Mr Sky.
I am the proprietor of a couple pages on BC. The Thersty Parrot Bar & Grill is a gathering place for some events on BC. The BC castle where the winners of Bird of the Day & Bird of the Month can spent there time at.
And last but not least, The BC Kissing Booth. 2 weeks of a bird giveing hugs and kisses & high 4s to birds that show up to see them. There is also a food tent and a movie tent that birds bring goodies to share. The food tent has a fully equiped kitchen to make anything you could ever want.
The future Ms Sky (Ms BB)Come visit me, George, mourning my Gracie 4-9-2013, Now Occupied By Apache! Lets get wet!!!!!!!, Big Baby - I thought I seen a Bazball, The Bird. Lets play BazBall !!!!!!, The BC Castle., Scarlett - Lets play Base Ball, TPB&G. Every birdie is welcome here & Big Babys wedding page.
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02/01/2013 11:50.47 AM
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Hi MArco, it was great to hear from you!
January 30th SPOTLIGHT on CARING-Cappy part 2
Hi every bird, SKY here with this weeks SPOTLIGHT on CARING Part 2 as we continue our interview with Cappy and his Mom Terri. I'd like to take a moment to ask for continued prayer for Ms Chirps -228922 Momma Rea who was taken to Hospital in Rochester, NY this afternoon. We hope to be able to update you asap. SKY; Please tell us the history of Cappy, and how & when he joined your flock:
Terry; We found Cappy at a bird mart in Oklahoma city while we were hunting for bird toys. A kid of about 8 was walking around with him and he was a snuggle bunny and just wanted to be held and to cuddle. My husband and I handled him and he was so lovable and kept telling us he was a good boy and a good bird. We handled him for about 2-3 hours, then we went to talk to the owner. This guy also had a poor Ekkie who looked horrible and you couldn’t even approach it … probably should have set alarm bells off in my head but I was more attuned to Captain who seemed healthy and happy. Cappy was being sold because he had a history of attacking women… from what we could understand Cappy went from original home, because of bad behavior/biting, and into a exotic sale in Tennessee where the dealer in Oklahoma picked him up for a quick resale. Our vet Tech was also at this particular bird mart and we showed her Cappy. We all felt he was in good health and his feathers looked pretty good other than an awful butcher job for a wing trim.
SKY: I understand that there were a number of very serious issues that came up once Cappy joined your flock. Can you elaborate?
TERRY; The first problem we noticed was within a day of purchase. Cappy was sitting at the bottom of cage and appeared ill so we got him to the vet ASAP. He tested positive for Chlamydia and PBFD. Immediately we removed Dory and Rudy from the home and sent them to a friend until we could figure things out with Cappy. Cappy underwent 10-11 weeks of antibiotic shots in his chest before he was cleared of the Chlamydia. After he was cleared of the Chlamydia we re-tested for PBFD and came back negative so finally after about 12 weeks he was pronounced healthy.
Sky; due to space limits by BC we shall conclude this interview next Wednesday. Thank you Cappy & Mom Terry for sharing your experiences with bringing a new bird into your flock!
with my heart filled with love.
SKY 224183Come visit me, JESSE, AMANDO, a Rain Forest Raider, little angel, jack, Sarah Little Bird, rally,, ANGEL, I'm a SILVER SLUGGER, 2nd baser, Zeena, I'm a Major League Beak, SKY & Miss BB, Lupe', flynn, Poncho, Casey & Tia ready for the Derby, broken wings, broken promises & CASPER, I'm a White Hawk!!!.
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01/29/2013 11:02.36 PM
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HI MARCO
Welcome to the BC! I'm sure u will love it here as much as I do! I see u have already met Sky! He is a wonderful, caring bird! In fact, Sky was the first birdie that I met here on the BC! He took me under his wing & showed me around here!
Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Tia & I'm a Military Macaw from Greensburg, PA. It was very nice to meet u, sweetie & I hope that we can become friends! I love meeting new friends! Please stop over& visit me anytime!
Hugs & vote
TiaCome visit me, TiaMaria - PLEASE vote Luigi #225307 for BOTM!.
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01/29/2013 06:10.58 PM
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Hi Marco
Glad you were able to find me o the list of my flockily members. It does time to learn about all the places here on BC. I find a lot of newcomers have problems because they don't tell you anything when you first sign up.
Here's a hug and vote from SKYCome visit me, JESSE, AMANDO, a Rain Forest Raider, little angel, jack, Sarah Little Bird, rally,, ANGEL, I'm a SILVER SLUGGER, 2nd baser, Zeena, I'm a Major League Beak, SKY & Miss BB, Lupe', flynn, Poncho, Casey & Tia ready for the Derby, broken wings, broken promises & CASPER, I'm a White Hawk!!!.
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01/29/2013 02:28.00 PM
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Welcome Marco
Big Earl here. Enjoyed reading your birdie profile & voted for you! I also come from a pet store! My family loves me lots too...we Greys are so adorable. I know what you mean about not liking things moved around close to you. It takes me quite a while to get used to new things like toys, etc. What about you?Come visit me, Big Earl.
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01/28/2013 05:35.29 PM
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Hi Marco
I'm SKY. I read you are new on here so I figured I better get over to welcome you onto BC. I also read you like so many are not sure how to navigate this site so I am leaving a few easy instructions. If you need help visit me, SKY and I will assist you. To travel on BC
_click on the name of the bird that blogged you in red below their blog. In large flocks you have to look for it, then click on it. Example--I am last on the 3rd row down in my flock names.
-to leave a vote for any bird--click their vote button at the top of their page above the profile photo.
to make new friends come visit me and I'll take you around on BC if you and I can set up a time to travel together on here.
SKYCome visit me, JESSE, AMANDO, a Rain Forest Raider, little angel, jack, Sarah Little Bird, rally,, ANGEL, I'm a SILVER SLUGGER, 2nd baser, Zeena, I'm a Major League Beak, SKY & Miss BB, Lupe', flynn, Poncho, Casey & Tia ready for the Derby, broken wings, broken promises & CASPER, I'm a White Hawk!!!.
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01/28/2013 07:22.03 AM
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Hello Marco
You look really cute peaking out of the bag.
I also got my Greys at yhe petshop at 3 weeks visited yhem till they came home. Mariah will be two end of this month and Mica turned one in October. They are a lot of fun!
Enjoyed reading about Marco.Come visit me, Mica & Mariah.
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01/26/2013 07:47.07 AM
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Hi!
Marco is so cute! I voted for you!Come visit me, Avery, Kariba & Chile.
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01/25/2013 09:55.04 AM
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Hello Marco
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01/25/2013 08:09.02 AM
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Hello Marco
Welcome to BC.
Here's your first big vote!
KissesCome visit me, Ruby.
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01/25/2013 07:47.13 AM
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