MysticRealm
05-12-2014, 01:54 AM
So after a few more weeks of trying to make things work for my little guy, it took a trip to the vet to make me realize what I have to do. I brought him to the vet for a night as I was shampooing my carpets and didn't not want him around those chemicals, and when I brought him home he was SUCH a happy bird. Just from those 24 hours (inside his cage) surrounded by hustle and bustle worked absolutely wonders for him, but within a couple days he was back to being unhappy. Such a drastic change it just a few days. I have also notice he is damaging his beak from biting the bars of his cage despite me trying to have him out any time I am home.
I cannot do this to him any longer. He must go to a home that can give him the attention he clearly deserves and is not getting. Please see my post in the Community Bulletin Board area for details if you think you can help me find a safe, amazing home for him.
Thank you.
I'm at a bit of a cross roads. I've had my little Turkey for 4 years now. Had him since he was a baby. He's always seemed like a pretty happy guy. No plucking or other bad behaviours. Typically a pretty quiet guy. He'd go through phases where he was a little noisy but that would only last a couple weeks and he'd be back to his normal, occasional chirpy self.
For the past couple months though he has been a great deal more noisy. Screaming loudly for large periods of time. If I go to the bathroom or to my bedroom out of sight he screams even more. I initially thought this was just one of his typical noisy phases and it would soon pass but it hasn't.
It finally hit me as to WHY he's been so noisy. Back in January my employee quit and I have been stuck working 6 days a week since then instead of my usual 5. So poor Turkey has been stuck home alone for an extra full day for months and it's catching up to him. And I not only have my full time (now 6 day a week) job but I also ride horses. So this means most days of the week I'm not just gone 8 or 9 hours for work, but I'm typically gone closer to 12. This seemed to be ok for Turkey when I worked 5 days a week. I typically got home at 7ish and stayed up till 12, so still able to have his cage door open for 5 hours a day. And I usually spent the large majority of my weekends at home so he probably had 10+ hours a day on saturday and sunday.
I know his noisiness now is because he's bored and unhappy. He has toys in his cage he does play with, I probably could switch them out more, but I don't think new toys will be enough. I definitely cannot commit to taking on another bird.
I have no idea when me circumstances might change. I've been looking for a new employee for months now and so far I have had zero luck (I need someone with specialized skills) so it may be several more months of me working 6 days a week.
I've never rehomed an animal before but I know it's not fair to him to keep him locked up for so long each week and he's clearly becoming less and less happy about it. I don't want to wait till he starts to do something like plucking or something damaging to himself before I try to fix this for him.
My dog comes with me to work and the barn so it doesn't change his circumstances at all, but it's really changed my little bird's circumstances. (And no, I cannot take him to work, not with the work I do)
Do I hold out and hope I get an employee before he starts to do anything more destructive? Or do I try to find him a home that has the time he clearly needs? How do you go about placing a bird in a really good home? I can't imagine finding out the people pretended to be good people and are actually not!
I'm just not sure what to do. I could have a new employee in a week, or I could have one in 6+ months, I don't know! I could get up earlier to spend time with him before work, but that would just mean I'd have to go to be earlier in the evening, leaving him the same amount of time he could be out.
If you were me, what would you do?
I cannot do this to him any longer. He must go to a home that can give him the attention he clearly deserves and is not getting. Please see my post in the Community Bulletin Board area for details if you think you can help me find a safe, amazing home for him.
Thank you.
I'm at a bit of a cross roads. I've had my little Turkey for 4 years now. Had him since he was a baby. He's always seemed like a pretty happy guy. No plucking or other bad behaviours. Typically a pretty quiet guy. He'd go through phases where he was a little noisy but that would only last a couple weeks and he'd be back to his normal, occasional chirpy self.
For the past couple months though he has been a great deal more noisy. Screaming loudly for large periods of time. If I go to the bathroom or to my bedroom out of sight he screams even more. I initially thought this was just one of his typical noisy phases and it would soon pass but it hasn't.
It finally hit me as to WHY he's been so noisy. Back in January my employee quit and I have been stuck working 6 days a week since then instead of my usual 5. So poor Turkey has been stuck home alone for an extra full day for months and it's catching up to him. And I not only have my full time (now 6 day a week) job but I also ride horses. So this means most days of the week I'm not just gone 8 or 9 hours for work, but I'm typically gone closer to 12. This seemed to be ok for Turkey when I worked 5 days a week. I typically got home at 7ish and stayed up till 12, so still able to have his cage door open for 5 hours a day. And I usually spent the large majority of my weekends at home so he probably had 10+ hours a day on saturday and sunday.
I know his noisiness now is because he's bored and unhappy. He has toys in his cage he does play with, I probably could switch them out more, but I don't think new toys will be enough. I definitely cannot commit to taking on another bird.
I have no idea when me circumstances might change. I've been looking for a new employee for months now and so far I have had zero luck (I need someone with specialized skills) so it may be several more months of me working 6 days a week.
I've never rehomed an animal before but I know it's not fair to him to keep him locked up for so long each week and he's clearly becoming less and less happy about it. I don't want to wait till he starts to do something like plucking or something damaging to himself before I try to fix this for him.
My dog comes with me to work and the barn so it doesn't change his circumstances at all, but it's really changed my little bird's circumstances. (And no, I cannot take him to work, not with the work I do)
Do I hold out and hope I get an employee before he starts to do anything more destructive? Or do I try to find him a home that has the time he clearly needs? How do you go about placing a bird in a really good home? I can't imagine finding out the people pretended to be good people and are actually not!
I'm just not sure what to do. I could have a new employee in a week, or I could have one in 6+ months, I don't know! I could get up earlier to spend time with him before work, but that would just mean I'd have to go to be earlier in the evening, leaving him the same amount of time he could be out.
If you were me, what would you do?