I Just Want To Be Alone

Yesterday was Chauncey's day to get his beak trimmed... Not his favorite day, to be sure. His beak grows quickly and he does not like to "go to ground" in the outdoor cage to dig in the dirt like his wild flock would do. He hasn't learned the wild ways. I was watching the parrot's dvd called Polly Vision with the birds the other day and saw the wild Slender Billed Cockatoos foraging on the ground. Their beaks are not as long as Chauncey's so I decided it was time to take it down again.

I do not reccommend that you try this at home. The beak is a highly sensitive piece of equipment and has lots of blood vessels and nerve endings. It will indeed bleed. But, with Chauncey, it has to be done.



Afterwards, he just wanted to be alone. He recovered quickly but this shot of him "hiding" was too great to not share. This hiding toy is simply made with lots of cotton strips tied to a baby link. In amongst the strips of material are hanging tidbits of beads and wood. He needed comfort. He found it in this toy.

Chauncey was back to normal in a matter of minutes. He is the ambassador of Parrot Nanny because he always has a greeting for visitors. It's not uncommon for him to say, "Hi, how are you?" "Do you want to take a shower?" I little forward, but it's his way of sharing joy.