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| | From:  momnoah | Sent: 1/2/2007 4:37 AM |
Hi eandr6201, Each bird is an individual, and alot depends upon how it was raised and how well it was socialized. The less the socialization, the longer it will take to adjust... but with time and patience, most will adjust. I would advise you, before you buy this bird, to go over to the lady's house a few times and spend time with her & the bird. See if you and the bird get along, and if you can handle the noise. It will also help if you do buy her to be familiar with her routine, her likes and dislikes, how she and the lady interact, and so on. (Remember, they'll holler at the most inopportune times! Like when you have company, are on the phone, have a bad headache, etc...) I don't have a Umbie, but I do have a Goffin's 'Too. Toos' are generally very easy to spoil, very demanding if you let them be, can be very loud, and very loving & cuddly. I wouldn't trade my Too for anything. JMHO |
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Thank you for your reply. Me & the lady lives over 6 hours difference. She soscalized alot with the owner, just one of her babies. Gives her a bath in shower takes her walks with harness & leach and is pott trained. Thought about a goffin but like to have had some expert advise about them. We have a congo grey, yellow nape and sun conure. Didnt know if the goffins were just as cuddly and love as the umbrrellas. Thank yuo again for replying...... |
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Think also about whether she will scream more because of your current birds' noises. If skin babies make her scream, maybe feathered babies will also make her scream. Let us know what you decide. Annie |
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Hi Annie thanks for your reply. She has a timna grey& blue & gold so she used to being around other birds. Just hoping she wouldnt miss Karen enough to screem all the time. As far as attention Im retired and home with my babies(birds) all the time so she would get attentiona and aloooooot of love.....Thanks |
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as momnoah said go and spend some time with her, and make sure it is a good fit. It actually does more harm than good to take her and then realize that she does not fit in and have to sell her again, or return her to the owner. Another thing you may want to consider is that there is a ton of feather dust from a too! Pam |
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I agree that there is no way to tell in advance how things might work out for you and the 'too ~ especially if you don't even meet the bird beforehand. If you're going to make a decision sight unseen, keep in mind that cockatoos are LOUD and that can't be changed, they're constantly covered in buzzard dust, and can be just as onery as an Amazon, if so inclined. But they are darlings when everything goes well. Whatever your decision, it should be based on what is best for the bird. I got my first gray from a couple whose grandchildren had taken over the house and were making life miserable for the bird. Personally, I would have shipped the kids back to their parents and kept the bird! |
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But she is a real love, extremely social, and quite a character. I hope things work out as well for you as they have for us. (It took a couple of years for everyone to get along and for her to eat well.)
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