Meet Penny – Green Wing Macaw

This is Penny she is a 17 year old Green Wing Macaw and she came to us on Sunday with 2 African Grey’s that i will blog about after Penny.

She didn’t have the best start in life and had a calcium deficiency when she was a baby which has caused her to have weak legs and wings and a wonky beak so has to have her beak trimmed monthly and walks everywhere as she has never learn’t to fly.

She is 17 years old and has lived with her owners for most of her life apart from moving in with another lady about 12 years ago for about 6 months where she started plucking, her old owner then brought her back and took her home and tried to correct the plucking but she has been doing it ever since the move… she is totally bald on her belly and top of her back and wings and looks quite scruffy bless her.

She loves being out and about and watching the world go by and the children playing seems to keep her really amused, good job as we have 4 here!!

She gave me a little nip of my hand when we went to collect her but i expected that as she was in her home and i was someone strange, i am sure she will come round, she was very loving with her owner having kisses and cuddles and tucking her head into the lady for a big cuddle….so sweet!

She was re homed as the lady and her husband are now in there 60′s and 70′s and they wanted to make sure she went somewhere they they know she would be well looked after for years to come.

Here you will be able to follow Penny’s progress, here are a couple of photos of her –