Aametrii
07-04-2013, 10:50 AM
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Hi all! My real name is Rae Lynn and my bird life started 27 years ago (wow...I feel old!). I started with a wonderful budgie and about 18 years ago my life with cockatoos began! I have 2 spirited girls that I have had the opportunity to wean and raise myself and then I began to get pulled into rescuing. My girls are Sweetie (18 yo) and Jaz (15 yo). They each have a story of their own. My life is NEVER dull! LOL! Dolly, my first male, came next. He's 19 yo. Next came Leon who is my 37 yo wild caught. All of these guys are U2's. At the moment I also have Sasha a female LS2 and Rocky a 40 yo B&G. Rocky is my first non-cockatoo. Rocky picked me. I am a live-in volunteer for a rescue. Before I met this rescue I would be the "go to woman" for cockatoos. LOL.
For many years now I have been taking my main 4 guys to work with classrooms, dis-abled kids, nursing homes, ect. I am in the process of having them officially certified as Therapy animals. I have not, and never will, taken any money what-so-ever for any programs or sessions my birds have done. Also each bird has a special story of their own and it would be a REALLY long post to share everything here so let me know where I should do that.
The sad part is that Leon, my 37yo U2 and main Therapy and program bird, has recently been discovered to have a bad heart. I've had to deal with stuff like that in the 'too's I have taken in over the years but this is the first time it's been one of my core group, my babies (although all the birds are my babies lol). It's only been about 3 weeks since I received the news so it's still pretty fresh.
I apologize for rambling and jumping all over the place with my topics. There has been so much that my babies and I have been through it's difficult to know where to start and which parts to share first without over-whelming everyone.
So that's a brief synopsis of our crazy life! LOL! Feel free to let me know what I should elaborate on and to ask any questions you have! Thank you so much for invited me and my babies to your forum! It's wonderful to have more bird people who understand the little things that non-bird people just don't get.
Thank you so much!
Aametrii and "family":th_greet13:
Hi all! My real name is Rae Lynn and my bird life started 27 years ago (wow...I feel old!). I started with a wonderful budgie and about 18 years ago my life with cockatoos began! I have 2 spirited girls that I have had the opportunity to wean and raise myself and then I began to get pulled into rescuing. My girls are Sweetie (18 yo) and Jaz (15 yo). They each have a story of their own. My life is NEVER dull! LOL! Dolly, my first male, came next. He's 19 yo. Next came Leon who is my 37 yo wild caught. All of these guys are U2's. At the moment I also have Sasha a female LS2 and Rocky a 40 yo B&G. Rocky is my first non-cockatoo. Rocky picked me. I am a live-in volunteer for a rescue. Before I met this rescue I would be the "go to woman" for cockatoos. LOL.
For many years now I have been taking my main 4 guys to work with classrooms, dis-abled kids, nursing homes, ect. I am in the process of having them officially certified as Therapy animals. I have not, and never will, taken any money what-so-ever for any programs or sessions my birds have done. Also each bird has a special story of their own and it would be a REALLY long post to share everything here so let me know where I should do that.
The sad part is that Leon, my 37yo U2 and main Therapy and program bird, has recently been discovered to have a bad heart. I've had to deal with stuff like that in the 'too's I have taken in over the years but this is the first time it's been one of my core group, my babies (although all the birds are my babies lol). It's only been about 3 weeks since I received the news so it's still pretty fresh.
I apologize for rambling and jumping all over the place with my topics. There has been so much that my babies and I have been through it's difficult to know where to start and which parts to share first without over-whelming everyone.
So that's a brief synopsis of our crazy life! LOL! Feel free to let me know what I should elaborate on and to ask any questions you have! Thank you so much for invited me and my babies to your forum! It's wonderful to have more bird people who understand the little things that non-bird people just don't get.
Thank you so much!
Aametrii and "family":th_greet13: