Xiao Feng, the Home Jumping Ducorp Cockatoo

Xiao Feng (little wind) is a nickname we gave to this darling female Ducorp cockatoo that has shades of yellow here and there in her white cockatoo feathers. She is a very tame and sweet cockatoo…in fact, too tame. Like many cockatoos, Xiao Feng thrives on attention. Deprivation of which, she is prone to scream for it.

There is something special about Xiao Feng and that is her left leg—two toes are missing and she has this interesting habit of tapping her leg stub against plastic to make a tap-tap sound to catch people’s attention. And indeed, as characteristic of all cockatoos, she requires daily out of cage time and quality interactions with her human friends to be happy.

Unfortunately, she has been jumping from home to home and according to what we have found out, she has switched 3 owners. We retrieve Xiao Feng from the latest owner who is selling her off in the hope of finding a special someone who can take in stride the demands of a cockatoo and give her a permanent loving home.

Xiao Feng needs a cockatoo lover, who is tolerant of his noise volume, who can be trusted not to sell her away yet again, who can give her the attention that a cockatoo needs to thrive.

If you think you are this special someone for Xiao Feng, please contact us for further details.

Rescue of Yahu, the Dusky Conure

I came across this yahoo auction post one night that I will never forget. In the picture was a shabby looking dusky conure being kept in a hamster cage. The first look of the picture tugged at my heartstrings. The living condition was totally a turn off. Even my conure at home is so much luckier compared to it.

I was actually having second thoughts about biding for the bird as I have two other parrots at home. A friend somehow managed to get me to bid for it. I must say that the bidding process took quite awhile. Somehow the lady who put up the post could not be reached at all. She posted 3 posts in the auction but I’ve only bided for one. Since there was nobody bidding for the dusky, I naturally won the bid. By then, my patience grew thin. Although I’ve won the bid but the lady still did not contact me at all. My friend and I decided to give up bidding for the bird.

Few days later the lady replied my mail. She said she was in Malaysia therefore didn’t read my mail. She agreed on letting me have the dusky since I’ve won the bid. I left her my contact number and she called me the next day. The process of getting the dusky was quick. I took the dusky home that very day she called me.

Dusky looked skinny when I brought it home and it’s tail feathers were breaking off.
I soon found out that it is perfectly tame. It loves head scratch and even eat out from my hand. I soon introduced dusky to my black capped conure (millie) and my parrotlet (junior). They soon became good friends- “The green Trios”.



Dusky is now named “Yahu” (yahoo) since I got it from Yahoo auction.
I hope that I can provide Yahu with a good home. Never will I forget the encouragement and kind donations made by my forum friends.

--Kindly contributed by Louisa
May Yahu has a happy and contended life with Louisa and the rest of her flock!
:)

Flock Journal No. 2

Sunny's Tragic Death*
(*Disclaimer: Contain grisly photos. Not for the squeamish)

It was another day. I left for school.
My sis put Sunny back into his cage and tied strings on each cage door (because he has learned to open the cage door).

Baby's back into her cage. All's well. Never did I know of the horror that is to come.

Somehow, Sunny managed to escape from his cage despite the strings my sister use to tie the cage doors.

Somehow, sunny managed to wander into my bird room to look for Tara.

Somehow, Sunny must have flew onto Baby's cage top.

Somehow, Baby the macaw must have been noticed Sunny.

Somehow, Baby is in one of her most rough and playful mood.

Because this is what my sister found when she came back, to our extreme horror:

(Due to feedback by friends that some may find the display of such photos disagreeable, I have hyperlinked the photos instead.
May you look at death in its face and see it with wisdom, dignity and peace.)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Kalden/Sunny0001_9.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Kalden/Sunny0001_10.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Kalden/Sunny0001_8.jpg

Post motem...death by serious injury to the head. We believe Baby must have reached through the cage bar and grab Sunny's head.

The power of baby's beak must have cracked Sunny's skull. Never ever underestimate the power of a macaw's beak.

I am so very heart broken now. Both are my beloved birds.

I can't bring myself to fault Baby because to her, a small bird is just another toy. Just as I wouldn't fault a little girl for strangling a cute canary because she held it too tighly.

I can't bring myself to fault my sister because she even made sure the cage doors of Sunny's cage are tied with rope. Yet Sunny has somehow managed to escape.

Who else can I fault than myself?

I feel so sad now over Sunny's death and Baby's violent deed.

I don't think I have the mental strength or courage to buy another bird anymore ....

Sunny, I'm so sorry for what happened to you!!

So very very sorry....:'(

The only thing we can do for you now is...PRAY.

Buddha bless you!

Om Mani Padme Hum!

Tayata Om Bekandze Bekandze Maha Bekandze Radze Samud Gate Soha!!