Thanks for posting these pix. Looks like Sydney is really loving the attention. How long do they think it will be before his wings grow out enough for him to be able to fly?
I keep meaning to ask about that. So far in their initial testing of him around other birds he's bullied them a bit, but that could be anything. They were talking about using him for some outreach and training initiatives, and I know he can't be fully flighted for that. In any event, it's probably going to take a year or so for the old clipped feathers to go and new long ones to fully grow in.
One thing I hadn't stopped to think about is that many of the birds they receive are phobic or self-mutilators or feather pickers or have been treated poorly and are fearful and not social. Sydney is none of those - he is exuberant, loud, bossy, charming, demanding, funny, sweet, irritating - everything but scared or mistreated. He is a lot of fun for those who know what they are doing and understand male cockatoos.
Thanks for posting these pix. Looks like Sydney is really loving the attention. How long do they think it will be before his wings grow out enough for him to be able to fly?
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I keep meaning to ask about that. So far in their initial testing of him around other birds he's bullied them a bit, but that could be anything. They were talking about using him for some outreach and training initiatives, and I know he can't be fully flighted for that. In any event, it's probably going to take a year or so for the old clipped feathers to go and new long ones to fully grow in.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I hadn't stopped to think about is that many of the birds they receive are phobic or self-mutilators or feather pickers or have been treated poorly and are fearful and not social. Sydney is none of those - he is exuberant, loud, bossy, charming, demanding, funny, sweet, irritating - everything but scared or mistreated. He is a lot of fun for those who know what they are doing and understand male cockatoos.
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