{"id":3441,"date":"2016-10-12T21:44:21","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T03:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windycityparrot.com\/blog\/?p=3441"},"modified":"2016-10-12T21:44:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T03:44:21","slug":"3441","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/?p=3441","title":{"rendered":"Holy Crap We Just Rescued 2 More Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"

File under: riding the cosmic coaster<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

About a month after Popcorn had passed Catherine and I made big plans to get a new bird after we launched the new Windy City Parrot. I casually mentioned that I was thinking of an African bird like a Senegal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes when we get deliveries of bird food a bag is broken or torn and cannot be sold as new. We get credit for that bag and we store them in a refrigerator in the back of the store. We give these bags to our local customers as it\u00a0is too expense to ship them.
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\nA couple weeks ago Catherine casually mentioned that we were ready to begin a serious search for a new bird.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carmel, a very good customer of ours was in the Birdie Boutique one day. We give her a lot of the food because we know she passes it on to a local\u00a0rescue run by a woman we found was named Pat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Turns out we knew Pat from the bird fairs years back when we were vending at\u00a0the bird clubs and events.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peaches, a Senegal parrot, clearly did not like all the other birds in Pat’s rescue. Senegals tend to be quiet.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time we had made a decision to get Bacon, our newly rescued budgie a cage mate because he was clearly unhappy alone and we knew it would take a long time to socialize him.\u00a0<\/span>What the heck – we asked Pat if she also had a budgie she could spare.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cosmos speaking to us -> the day after Peaches came into our lives, I had to do some banking in our new bank. We set up some new accounts and I really hadn’t paid attention to how money was coming and going.<\/span><\/p>\n

Funny story – one of the accounts that I expected to have $10 had $954. Some dumb credit card processing center had somehow sent this money to the wrong account which I had been chasing for two weeks and was getting nowhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you Peaches <- THERE’S YOUR SIGN<\/span><\/p>\n

Subject: Senegal<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Pat,\u00a0<\/span>It was good to talk to you again. Time flies by so fast.\u00a0<\/span>Yes, Mitch and I are looking for a new forever bird.\u00a0<\/span>We had Sunshine, our Indian Ringneck, for many years until he passed. I bought him at a GCCBC bird fair about 30 years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then we went a couple of years bird-less until Popcorn flew into our lives; she was a great little girl. Sadly we lost her to her hormones and most likely\u00a0cancer. I wish we knew then what we know now. <\/span><\/p>\n

We were\u00a0able to stop her hormonal behavior with the 72 hour light cycle we put her through, but by then it was too late. We have had others try it on their own birds and it works.<\/span><\/p>\n

We currently have a tiny male parakeet foundling who is not tame and does not want to be from what we can see so we are going to get it a buddy in a week or so as we are waiting 30 days to see if the owner shows up.<\/span><\/p>\n

We would love to see the Senegal you were talking about.\u00a0<\/span>Please send me any information, regarding a rescue. We have never adopted before, but we want to have an older bird, not a baby at this point in our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Pat, Thank you for the pictures of Mishu.\u00a0<\/span>She looks cute. Does not look mean, LOL, but has a look like “what are you doing?”\u00a0<\/span>Is she flighted? We do believe in allowing a bird to fly but also know a bird in a new environment can fly right into danger.<\/span><\/p>\n

We would clip once, so she would not be able to harm herself. Then when the feathers grow back, she would have full flight available forever.\u00a0<\/span>When we brought Popcorn home she had to be clipped as she was just so confused and within a month had molted and grown\u00a0new feathers; that was great.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mitch works at home most of the time so he is able to allow the bird to be out.\u00a0<\/span>Every room has a stand as we feel if a bird lands on something and destroys it, it is not their fault if we have not provided a stand for it.<\/span><\/p>\n

We never allow them to fly around other rooms unless we are with them.\u00a0<\/span>We have a lot of doors that can be closed keeping the bird in the same room we are.\u00a0<\/span>I don’t know if you have seen our BLOG or are signed up for it, but seeing it would show you what sticklers we are at bird care.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hi Catherine. \u00a0I am a caregiver for my elderly mother so weeknights will not work for me. \u00a0I can bring her to you maybe Thursday or Friday this week. \u00a0We will start off with a foster contract to see how it goes for a month. <\/span><\/p>\n

I typically do a home inspection but not necessary for you. \u00a0Her name is Mishu which was given to her by a former owner. \u00a0He purchased her from a Rolling Meadows bird show breeder. \u00a0I was there the day he got her so I know she is six years old. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This was the son of a good friend of mine who was living with a girlfriend. \u00a0<\/span>When he got home she was furious about bringing the bird home. \u00a0Told him “it is me or the bird”. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So I have had her her whole life. \u00a0I’m sad that I am offering her a new home but know you will give her the best home possible. \u00a0I have been her only human interaction so I am not sure if she will warm up to Mitch. All I can suggest is give her time. <\/span><\/p>\n

Let me know if and when I can drop her off to you. \u00a0I assume you will use Popcorn ‘s cage for her.<\/span><\/p>\n