So sorry over the loss of your girlfriend Gail before I say anything else. How long did you know each other?
You also are the first person that will have a BE that I know! We can compare notes as time goes by.
Rosebud was my first exotic bird. I also have 7 birds all together. Magic number you think? LOL!
Like I said my husband Gary and I had a rough spell with Rosebud. She was in a petshop for several months. You know how it is there for any animal. People poking through the cage bars and scaring the daylights out of the poor sweet animals and birds. She just took my breath away the day I started to talk to her. I fell totally in love with her.
Toos are so affectionate by nature anyways.
She was a handfull for a while though. She screamed and was so loud most of the day. She was so stressed and we were at our our wits end not knowing what we could do to calm her down. She had become a nipper for a short stretch also. I actually had to teach her to be calm. Funny though, she really taught me! Go figure huh.
You already know that screaming and carrying on with ANY bird does not do any good. Rosebud will just scream right back at anyone who tries to yell at her! She just cracks us up sometimes. They are very much like the Goffin. Comical for sure!
The most important ingrediant in calming any screaming bird is LOTS of calmness from anyone that is around Goofy. Get close to him, even if through the cage, and talk quietly and pet him as much as he will allow. You will see a gradual change in the screaming. It will become less and less. Have faith in yourself. You obviously have alot of love to give and Goofy will suck it up and give it right back to you tenfold.
Please keep me updated! I really care and if I can be of any help don't hesitate to ask OK?
Good luck!
Donna
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