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!
:)

Eclectus Parrot Rescue Part 2

Here's an update by Nelson on Amber, the female eclectus parrot which I believed is a red sided based on its appearance:

Day 4 and 5
These two days, Amber have been going out gaigai (excursion). Saturday we went Fort Canning, had a fun time day and Rane helped to clip Amber's nails. Everybody commented that Amber was tamed and a very good girl. She's overweight and many says she looks like a hen! Haha!!

Amber with another bird friend.

After that, we went to walk walk at orchard with her on my shoulders! I even smuggled her into the toilet and into Hereen! Hahahz... We had dinner at marina south with my friend and she was busy munching corn while we te steamboat.
She KO immediately when we reached home at 9pm. Sunday we went Serangoon to see birds. She accompanied me for 3 hours conducting my cello lesson before going to GW and other shops. She must have been very cold in the aircon room. Reached GW (Goodwill Bird Shop) and its the most damaging time!

The BBB virus came! We bought Pellets which smell soo soo soo nice,remind me of morning cereals! Also I bought some toys, A HUGE cuttlefish bone, 4 wood perches and a bottle of very expensive supplement! Oh!

Not forgetting her new big big cage too! (time to scrap the old and rusty one!)

Mr Chua commented that Amber is very guai and very healthy! She just needed some energy! Mr chua also put on a S hook on her leg for free so that she can stay on the perch for a longer time His skill is so good that Amber didnt know it was on till now!

Thanks Nelson for the update.
Glad Amber experience such a dramatic positive change in lifestyle after she came into your care!

Eclectus Parrot Rescue Part 1

Rescue of Amber, a Female Electus Parrot

Just created the blog and here we are, a parrot rescue account to share...

A friend of mine, Nelson, who recently discovered the joy of parrots companionship, realize his uncle has a female eclectus. The bird was given to his uncle by a friend and has been with his uncle for two years.

Ignorant of how parrots in general require proper socializations and a good balanced diet to remain physically and psychologically healthy, the poor lady has been confined to a small cage, the droppings accumulating on the beddings for years. It has also been fed on sunflower seeds and peanuts alone all this while. This is especially harmful for eclectus parrots, who have a specialized deit heavily dependent on fresh fruits and vegetables, particularly with high vitamin A requirements.

Nelson requested that his uncle give the bird to him to be cared for properly. The bird does not have a name and Nelson named her "Amber" because she's red. Amber has some vulgraities vocab in Hokkien (chinese dialect) that shock us! Most probably picked them up living with Nelson's uncle.

Look at how the bird is stooping, a sign of weakness. Perhaps due to malnutrition.

See how gentle and sweet she responded to my friend, although she is suddenly transferred to a new place filled with strangers.

Will update here how the parrot fare in its new home.