Birds & Old Age

It's good that your son likes your birds. In our case, there are no
children. We've looked into the nieces & nephews, but I'm just not
seeing it at this time. I want to be sure that the birds will get the
care & attention they need, not to many people understand that parrots
can live a very long time. I don't want them getting passed on after
the novelity wears off. I thinking a nice trust fund & a local zoo or
bird center. At least there, I'll know they should be getting the best
care by trained people, but the wife thinks they'll end up caged birds
with no interaction. So it's a tuff call at this point, thanks for your
input.

YNG
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Yellow Nape Guy wrote:
> It's good that your son likes your birds. In our case, there are no
> children. We've looked into the nieces & nephews, but I'm just not
> seeing it at this time. I want to be sure that the birds will get the
> care & attention they need, not to many people understand that parrots
> can live a very long time. I don't want them getting passed on after
> the novelity wears off. I thinking a nice trust fund & a local zoo or
> bird center. At least there, I'll know they should be getting the best
> care by trained people, but the wife thinks they'll end up caged birds
> with no interaction. So it's a tuff call at this point, thanks for your
> input.
>
> YNG
We adopted both our birds, and have really little idea the environments
the Amazon has been in. We have decided that they are with us for life
(ours or theirs), as we really don't want to cause any more turmoil
than they've already been through.

We are indeed fortunate that our son lives only a few hours away and
has been able to come home periodically and get to know them, and is
really interested in them.

Mark
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What to do with our pets when we go. Most of my birds are second and third
home birds. The same way my kids came to me, they will have to find another
caretaker. And I am confident they will find a home.

The Pasadena (California) Animal Shelter can list a parrot, and there is
usually a waiting line to adopt in hours. My 6 parakeets and 2 cockateils
are shelter animals. My 2 spectacled Amazons, grey and galah are from
petfinders or a similar service. Some are sold, and others have adoption
fees. It's all the same to me.

So be sure your family knows your wishes and rest assured you animals will
find good homes. Some of the nicer homes tend to leave their birds isolated
in a corner resulting in an uncooperative and anti-social bird. But that's
another topic for the future.



"Yellow Nape Guy" wrote in message

>I have a pair of Yellow Napes that have been my "Kids" for the last
> 22yrs, I am 52 now. The other day I met a couple in thier 70's & thier
> bird has been with them for 35yrs. What happens to our "Kids" when we
> go? Have you thought about it, made any plans. I'd like to hear your
> thoughts on this.
>
> YNG
>
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"Alex" wrote in message

> What to do with our pets when we go. Most of my birds are second and
> third home birds. The same way my kids came to me, they will have to find
> another caretaker. And I am confident they will find a home.
>
> The Pasadena (California) Animal Shelter can list a parrot, and there is
> usually a waiting line to adopt in hours. My 6 parakeets and 2 cockateils
> are shelter animals. My 2 spectacled Amazons, grey and galah are from
> petfinders or a similar service. Some are sold, and others have adoption
> fees. It's all the same to me.
>
> So be sure your family knows your wishes and rest assured you animals will
> find good homes. Some of the nicer homes tend to leave their birds
> isolated in a corner resulting in an uncooperative and anti-social bird.
> But that's another topic for the future.
>
>
>
> "Yellow Nape Guy" wrote in message
>
>>I have a pair of Yellow Napes that have been my "Kids" for the last
>> 22yrs, I am 52 now. The other day I met a couple in thier 70's & thier
>> bird has been with them for 35yrs. What happens to our "Kids" when we
>> go? Have you thought about it, made any plans. I'd like to hear your
>> thoughts on this.
>>
>> YNG
>>
>
>

"Some of the nicer homes tend to leave their birds isolated in a corner
resulting in an uncooperative and anti-social bird."

If that's what the nicer homes do, I hate to think what the not so nicer
homes do?
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That's why I have 2nd and 3rd owner birds. Got a Spectacled Amazon from Las
Vegas 4 months ago and found a little female Spectacled down the road in
glendale. This little female was in a corner, afraid to come out. Yet the
home was large, newer and formal with a grand piano in the main living room.
The guy's Timneh was his favorite, a larger Too was in a basic 16x16x24 cage
and little Lucy Lu was clearly the unfavorite in a corner by herself.

>
> "Some of the nicer homes tend to leave their birds isolated in a corner
> resulting in an uncooperative and anti-social bird."
>
> If that's what the nicer homes do, I hate to think what the not so nicer
> homes do?
>
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Alex wrote:
> That's why I have 2nd and 3rd owner birds. Got a Spectacled Amazon
> from Las Vegas 4 months ago and found a little female Spectacled down
> the road in glendale. This little female was in a corner, afraid to
> come out. Yet the home was large, newer and formal with a grand
> piano in the main living room. The guy's Timneh was his favorite, a
> larger Too was in a basic 16x16x24 cage and little Lucy Lu was
> clearly the unfavorite in a corner by herself.

I don't know why I always thought you were in Florida. Hi from down the
road in the OC! How's the little Amazon doing now?

>>
>> "Some of the nicer homes tend to leave their birds isolated in a
>> corner resulting in an uncooperative and anti-social bird."
>>
>> If that's what the nicer homes do, I hate to think what the not so
>> nicer homes do?
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"Wingnut" wrote in message

> Alex wrote:
>
> I don't know why I always thought you were in Florida. Hi from down the
> road in the OC! How's the little Amazon doing now?
>

7 weeks with me now, and she is usually willing to step-up. Bites have
stopped, and there is a strong preference to the left shoulder. She has the
amazon two tone squawk that used to be painfully loud and is mellowing. She
has little interest in the male, and they like to push each other around.
They never show aggession toward the other. I put them on the same perch or
cage when I'm home or nearby. And I acquired a much larger cage with the
hopes I would house them together.

I was told she is under three years old, but I don't have the skill to
confirm that. I am not against breeding the pair, but that was not my
intent by pairing up the birds.

I know Rocky from the Orange County club just incase you are from that
group. Don't get to the Swap meet much since I'm 35 miles north now.
Thanks for saying hi. I always like to talk birds.
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Bear in mind that some shelters have a lot of animals to move.
They have the best intentions, but they can't be as selective in finding
a home for the bird as YOU can be.

So if you really care about the bird, you may want to advertise (on the
internet, in the local news, perhaps by craigslist.com, etc) and
INTERVIEW people, and get to know them. Nobody gets the bird without a
lot of visits to your home to get to know the bird first, and so you can
observe whether the bird is likely to respond to them positively given
some time. Under no circumstances should you just sell or give your
baby to the first caller showing interest.
Make it a long time-involved process, then you'll know they really care
about the bird. Make sure
they're prepared for all the stuff, cost, cleaning, and above all, the
requisite love and attention your bird has come to expect on a daily basis.

Write a CONTRACT with a LONG TRIAL PERIOD. Consider suprise inspections
in the new bird home.

Your bird is precious, nothing is too good. Anybody who wants to adopt
him and doesn't like a contract or trial period probably isn't the right
candidate for your bird. Check the contracts used by rescures/shelters
for an example.

And make sure there's no cats or smoking, etc. Make sure they've really
got no teflon in the kitchen. People who won't give up their teflon
aren't committed to the bird's safety.

Just offering ideas. In my case, my kids love my birds and each bird
has at least one child that it particularly likes too, so as long as my
kids have houses for the noise involved, the birds will have a home, and
my kids have been educated to the many responsibilities involved in
owning birds.
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