Stuff like this makes me want to kill people --- sensitive material - Page 2

02-18-2008, 05:13 PM

Being new to this board and going through some of the posts most of the time I am left with a smile on my face but things like this also make me want to do other things. It also makes you wonder if someone could do this to a helpless animal how do they treat the children in their lives. When will society get that treating a helpless animal in this way says alot about how they will treat others when someone isn't watching them and should in the lest be seen by a doctor and worst in jail but animals are seen as property by the courts.

02-18-2008, 05:42 PM

We love you Barb! You are the best of eggs! Give all your babies beakie kisses from us!

02-19-2008, 05:37 AM

Awe thanks, I love you guys to

I will give all these wonderful babies kisses for you, I just love all my featherd kids

02-19-2008, 11:12 AM

if we could only even out the numbers of the "animals" (that's an insult for the animals) with people like Barb.... the world would be a better place for parrots....

02-19-2008, 02:27 PM

Barb gives up everything for these birds, that's for sure. Unfortunately there are just so many fo them and few people who are capable of caring for them properly. People can be so mean....this is why I usually prefer to just hang out with all my animals.

02-19-2008, 05:05 PM

Oh my....how can those people sleep at night???

02-19-2008, 09:03 PM

This may sound funny or like a weird question but, why do bird pluck their feathers. What are the main causes and how can you stop them or what can you do? I dont know of any that have but, I see the pictures online all the time and I just dont know why it happens. Is it neglect or is it the bird doing it for a behavioral problems, or is it a medical condiction?

02-20-2008, 05:28 AM

There are many reasons why birds pluck, medical,nutritional, stress, and neglect are the major reasons. most of the birds I get in that are plucking ,are coming from neglectful homes. alot of times once a bird starts plucking it becomes habbit for them,and they continue to pluck,even when put on the proper diets etc..
and then some will let their feathers grow back. In cases like Baby my Blue & Gold Macaw, she came from a breeder,she was used for breeding for 15 years, and she plucked her feathers out of stress and frustration,and now her folicals are damaged and she will never grow feathers.
The biggest problem is people get these birds flop them in a cage and say oh what a pretty bird in the cage,and they don't take them out or interact with them, then that pretty bird in the cage gets stressed,and starts plucking, and having behaviour problems, next thing you know that pretty bird in the cage isn't so pretty anymore, and they end up un wanted in rescues.

02-20-2008, 05:59 AM

Thanks for answering my question. I was just wondering cause I didnt know a hole lot about the subject. This is very helpful. Thank you~Jenna