Rosie's Revenge

[kendrafitz]

I spent almost the entire day out today, having lunch and shopping with a friend. It was a really nice, relaxing day, for me. Rosie was in her cage and the cleaning ladies came so I am guessing not so relaxing for her.

Anyway, I don't usually wear my jewelry anymore unless I am going out due to the annoyance factor of keeping Rosie off it. Today I put on my wedding rings and a necklace and was wearing them when I walked in the door with my daughter (I picked her up from school).

As soon as we got to the door, Rosie started screaming, demanding that I let her out immediately. I brought her to her tree, she went potty and then asked to cuddle. I was holding her and Ashie came over to chat about Halloween costumes. Well, I guess that sent Miss Rosie over the edge. She was not going to be ignored any longer today. So, she very slowly clamped down on my engagement ring and applied pressure. Of course, I didn't notice as I was chatting until the ring was digging into my hand. I moved my hand from Rosie's beak and diamonds went flying and then I noticed my hand.

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I then noticed I was losing feeling in my finger and called for Jef (it's times like this that I am so glad he works from a home office). He came down, panicked and got bolt cutters. Then looked at me as if I was an insane person and asked my why in the world Rosie hanging and swinging off my ponytail like a crazed monkey when I had a hurt hand. So I put Miss I Am Going To Make You Pay For Ignoring Me back on her tree. 5 minutes, a pair of bolt cutters, some pliers, scissors and some muttering from Jef later, the ring was off.

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Needless to say, my husband is not happy with Rosie. He told my daughter when he put that ring on my finger 14 years ago he never pictured this. I heard him saying Stupid Bird as he headed back to his office. I guess I will have to hope we can salvage it, fortunately my wedding band is in tact.

So for anyone that questions the strength of the slow clamp of a macaw, here you go. ;) Funny enough, it didn't even hurt until my ring started cutting into my skin. I am so used to having my fingers in her beak all the time. Plus, she wasn't trying to hurt me, just annoy me by doing something she knows she is not allowed to do. Sigh....

[spiritbird]

Oh my goodness Rosie, Mom is not happy with you today. I guess you do not know a thing about diamonds except that they are shiny and pretty. I hope you found them and can get the ring repaired. You will have to take it out of Rosie's allowance!

[ShellyBorg]

It looks like it was a day for the macs to act up! Glad your finger is OK. A good jewelry maker can fix that right up.

[kendrafitz]

It sure was! I think I got off a bit better than you though. That finger looks like it might start to hurt!

I was thinking of having my ring reset for our 15th anniversary. It might just happen a bit sooner, I guess. :)

[Pinkbirdy]

Oh My, don't underestimate her!!!

[plax]

Gee, Kendra! That's sure unfortunate about your ring (and your finger)... I'm sorry to hear that it happened. Your photos express the magnitude of the situation quite well :(.

As you know, parrots are quite intelligent. I've found that it's common for them to attempt an infliction of punishment upon their humans when they don't get their way. It's good to be mindful that genetically parrots are wild animals and that each of them possess quite a formidable tool as one of its facial features. I've always felt that it's up to us as their caregivers and guardians to keep them away from dangerous objects and situations. Unfortunately, that's often not an easy policy to follow. I know that I've had my share of mishaps with my Macaws through the years.

Please don't let anyone blame Rosie for being herself. She knows not the extent of what she's done. Hopefully your finger won't suffer permanent impairment, and perhaps your ring can be repaired.

[Honesty]

Wow Kendra! Your ring is quite a bad state. I hope it can be repaired! It just goes to show the power in those big beaks !

[kendrafitz]

It's all good. ;). My finger is fine. I honestly didn't notice until I felt more pressure than usual from her on my finger. By then the ring has a vice grip on me. lol. I know she wasn't trying to hurt me. She was very sneaky and slow about it, so I think she was just getting revenge by doing something she knew she wasn't allowed to do. She truly is just like a toddler, always testing,

It really was my fault. I dropped the ball by forgetting to take my rings off and then by not noticing what she was doing.

Jef doesn't have a whole lot of love for Rosie anyway. But he was goofy talking to her last night when he thought no one was looking. So I am guessing he is fine. He was very happy that he was able to remove the ring himself and that I didn't have to go to the er. He mentioned the cost if a new setting will probably be only a bit more than an er visit.

The only really angry one was Ashie. She is very sentimental and didn't want me to replace the ring her dad gave me when I wanted to reset it. But fortunately, she has moved on to more important issues, like Halloween. :)

I am just amused and amazed by the strength and control that beak has. Just enough to bend the ring, but not hurt me. I actually just pulled my hand away, no resistance from her. I really had no idea of what she was doing until I saw my finger. Crazy little mischievous girl! ;)

[Blancaej]

Wow Kendra, better your ring then your finger! But I have a feeling she knew that the ring would just make you mad and not hurt you. LOL! Glad it came off ok. The ring can be fixed. It's great you have a good attitude about it. Makes you a great parront!

[Turquoise]

My goodness Rosie has good but expensive taste, meaning Diamond & Gold!!

Glad your finger is fine and the ring is salvageable. Miss Rosie was probably secretly laughing about it afterwards. Thinking she paid Mom back for her perceived neglect. :th_hehe:

[kendrafitz]

I had a friend comment on my engagement/wedding ring the other day. So I went into the whole story. Since I was looking for the pics on the forum anyway, I thought I would reshare this. Macaws beaks are STRONG. Yet precise. I never felt pain from Rosie, just from the ring pushing into my finger. I am still amazed by that. Just incredible.

The most ridiculous thing is I didn't learn my lesson. She did the same thing to my wedding ring a few months later. Sadly, I still didn't learn my lesson. About a year or so ago she got my wedding ring again, not so much squeezed into my finger though. She squeezed and crushed a couple diamonds. I didn't have the heart to tell Jef and so I just put it away. I'll get it fixed again at some point.

I have finally learned my lesson. I now have a jewelry plate on the windowsill above the kitchen sink. Since I always wash my hands when coming in the house, I just put the ring there. They say the third time is the charm, after all. Lol.

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[Lady]

Well a lesson you won't repeat now. Lady is the same way, if I have jewelry on it's something she wants to take an explore.

[Dragonlady2]

Yikes Kendra! That first pic looked painful. Rosie has a ginormous beak....musta really hurt.

I stopped wearing earrings years ago because the birds were constantly biting my ears to get at them. Same as the rings. They are all in my jewellery box collecting dust. Boy, what we don't do for our birds.

[PlaxMacaws]

Hey Kendra, too bad you can't devise a way to convince Rosie that she should squeeze chunks of coal into diamonds :th_biggrin:

Kidding aside, Terrie told me that Salsa once lunged at her mother-in-law, proceeding to quickly and aggressively rip one of her earrings from her ear. She said that the incident happened after she had repeatedly warned her MIL to maintain a safe distance from Sals at all times to preclude all potential for the very scenario. I suppose the moral is: sometimes it takes an incident (or two) ;)

[Quakerella]

Wow, She really did a number on those rings. I am glad your finger is okay. Even as veteran bird owners we all still learn lessons now and then.:th_smile:

[kendrafitz]

Everything is fine and I got a new ring setting out of the deal. So it all worked out in the end. Well, except for the last wedding ring incident. On the plus side, I can't wear my engagement and wedding rings at the same time since I got the new setting.

It is just amazing that even with her strength while bending the metal she never hurt me. Always gentle with Mommy. Unless she is panicked or hard pinching me while having a tantrum. But even hard pinching isn't bad.

The lesson is respect the beak. Those beaks have tons of power behind them. It's a blessing that even though they are so powerfully strong, our babies love us enough to make us part of their flock and be gentle with us.


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