Here is a photo of Casper sitting proud on his new home made play stand that we made him!
He seems really proud of it!!
And one of the main man just because its a cute pic!
2011 April
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2011 April
Update on Sammi Boy!
April 12th, 2011
Sammi is still doing really well. He is still very wary of me and even though I managed to handle him before its not been repeated yet :0(
He is still very much Dils bird even though I do EVERYTHING for him! I dont mind that though as he is very happy and thats all I want for him. He still gets excited if I go in their room and if Im paying too much attention to Tweak he will bang on his cage. I must try to get a video of him doing it because its quite funny. A few weeks back though he had a nasty graze to his head and the only way I can think of that he got it is from banging the cage. He kind of lifts the top roof tray up and lets it drop but does it over and over to make a loud bang, the corner is quite sharp so Im pretty certain thats how he did it but a dab of F10 and all was fine :0)
Seems as the weather has been nice we moved his cage right by the open doors to outside. He really loved this. You could hear him singing from the top of the garden. Next time were going to move his cage outside but Id hurt my back and was too risky to lift it.
He adores his pellets now. I find he isnt as big an eater as Tweak is as he always has a little of what he has left over where as Tweak eats the lot then chucks her bowl to the floor when its empty!! When in his cage he loves a good spray but is a little on edge if out of his cage. A few times Ive taken him to the big shower and given him a really good soak!
He still says ‘good night’ quite a lot, he doesnt say Sammiiiiiiiiiii any more but I think this was a nervous thing for him because if something stresses him out (not really happened lately but when we first had him) he would constantly say it. He does our front door creaking perfectly and ive often thought Dil has come home early. He also does Alfie (our dog) whining but he doesnt really bother with him much, just makes cat noises at him :0)
I must take more photos/videos and get them on here!!
Testimonial From Sammi’s Old Owners
April 11th, 2011
We can’t thank Paula & Rick enough for helping us rehome Sammi!
He came to us after a very dear friend of ours died suddenly. Sammi was over 30 years old, and quite withdrawn. He was due to be sold off to the highest bidder essentially, and had been unfairly labelled as a vicious and unfriendly bird.
When we got him home, we found him to be inquisitive and playful…once he’d got over his initial waryness, he ventured out of his cage and onto our kitchen worktop…which we quickly turned into a play area for him with cardboard boxes and toys. He loved Graeme, my hubby, and would happily step up for him and have a cuddle. We found he was much more uncomfortable around women, and wondered if he’d perhaps had some bad experiences.
Several months after our initial ‘rehabilitation’, and also after falling in love with Sammi as a great character, we had to make the heartbreaking decision to rehome him. We have a little dog and the pair of them used to find great amusement in chasing around after each other! We also have a busy lifestyle and felt that, now Sammi was enjoying human company…it was unfair of us to leave him for long periods during the day. Sammi also meant so much to us because of the loss of our friend.
We found the AGPC on the web and contacted Paula who reassured us that they would be able to find just the right home for Sammi….and they were so right!
After coming over to meet him and pick him up….and putting our mind at ease with the sensitive and professional way they handled him…they rehomed him with Toria & Dil. They have kept us up to date with the amazing progress that Sammi has made with his new, loving family! He is so lucky with Toria…and she has provided him with a stable, attentive and fulfilling life…what more could a parrot ask for! Me and Hubby really look forward to checking his rehoming diary and seeing all the wonderful pictures of his home, his toys his ‘girlfriend’ Tweak and know he is in the best possible place.
So thank you very much Rick & Paula, and thank you too Toria & Dil for making Sammi’s life fantastic!
Keep up the good work!
Love Kim & Graeme
Update On Max
April 11th, 2011
Well Max has really settled in the room with the bigger birds, he obviously doesn’t come out the same times as them and he has found a new love Mark! he loves going anywhere on Mark’s shoulder and having head scratches from him.
He really is a small fella compaired to the greys but his character is about the same size. He’s a fantastic addition to our family and he loves to have the old television mag to shred to bits.
He loves Harrison high potency fine pellets too.
So all in all thinks are great.
Casper – Almost A Week In!
April 9th, 2011Well its been a busy week. Casper has settled in really quickly, making lots of noises and watching our every move. Paula mentioned a few words he knew already but he has been saying more and more. I am not sure whether these are words he knows and now has chilled out enough to say them or they have been learnt here.
Casper comes out every evening for at least 4 hours. At the moment he comes out himself and he goes back in with a bribe of a piece of orange!! That been said, the greatest progress I have had is that he will now step up and have put him back in his cage on two occasions. A few days after he arrived, he started making these cheeping noises and allowed me to tickle his head. When he is like this I know he will definitely step up and I am on to a winner. Today he let me give him a tickle when he was behaving normally, so I really do think he is coming round.
He seems to favour me over the children although they are old enough to realise he is unpredictable and has to be treated with respect. He flies from his cage straight to me now which irritates my daughter who would love for him to fly to her.
I really do think he has settled well and I am not regretting for a minute, Here are a couple of photos of him!
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