Impressive

[spiritbird]

One of the adm on AA has a Macaw that is 75 years old today. Just remarkable. Birds name is Rosie.

[Mare]

That is remarkable! See what you have to look forward to, Kendra? :). My kid's worse nightmare is to have to inherit my long lived parrots. This is why I have other plans for them.

[lolsavannahh]

I wish to adopt an older parrot one day, maybe not SO old, but 50 or so seems a good age to 'start a new journey' with me!

[spiritbird]

Rosie has had 3 strokes in the past from which she recovered. She gets daily oxygen therapy but she is a happy bird with the rest of the Macaws in the home.

[kendrafitz]

I love reading about Rosie and the other birds. That Rosie is a tough cookie, she sounds just awesome!!

Mare - It's really good that you have plans for your guys. I know, I am in big trouble with my Rosie. No-one wants her. I tried saying whoever takes her will get my engagement ring, which may interest them later on in life. But I am really just hoping one of their kids will fall in love with her and want her when I move on. :)

[PlaxMacaws]

I'm glad to read about 75-year-old Rosie :D. Hopefully she'll strive on for many more years! BTW, before I had much to do with pet bird forums I was unaware how popular the name "Rosie" seems to be among parrots. Clearly, plenty of folks agree that it's a nice name for a girl bird :)

Kendra: I'm in a similar situation to yours. Whether I should mention this or not, I'm going to tell you that I personally doubt your bribery effort would be something you should rely upon. It's an interesting concept and a good conversation piece. But even with a good faith agreement in force, the party whom in accordance takes possession of Rosie and your ring may later discover that while they are able to keep the ring without issue, they are simply not capable of coping with some of the idiosyncrasies that come with Rosie. And sadly, of course, you would no longer be around to rescue her :th_shakehead:. I'm guessing your kids may have already realized this potential flaw in the proposition, and that could be why you've stated that you merely "tried" ;)

[kendrafitz]

Tony - agreed. It is ridiculous that I would have to bribe them. Actually at the time I said it I was hoping it would get them to try to bond with her a bit more. But they are young and think I will be around forever. So getting my ring when I die is like saying in a hundred years, way too far off for them. At some point the kids may change their mind. Or they may have a child that loves Rosie. I guess time will tell. I had always had a woman from the store I got Rosie from in the back of my mind. She hand fed her and really cared about Rosie's welfare. I don't think she was crazy about me, but that didn't matter. She loved Rosie and I called her more times than I can count when I first brought Rosie home. Unfortunately she passed away last year at a young age. So very sad. So for Rosie's sake and mine, I am just hoping that in time the right person will present themselves.

I am sorry to hear you are in the same predicament. No one in your family has an intetest?

[Mare]

Kendra, Noah has committed to taking Sassy, the cockatiels aren't even an issue..all the kids love them. Amigo was my biggest concern but I've found a friend to take Amigo when the time comes, she's a U2 person that is excellent with her flock. She only asked that I please not die for at least ten more years, she and her husband are shooting towards getting some property for aviaries. You never know what life's going to hand you, though.

You're still young and so are your kids. Stay healthy and alive and who knows how the kids will feel down the road :)

[kendrafitz]

Mare - it is AWESOME that you have someone for Amigo. Especially if she will have property for aviaries. He will be much happier that way. I know how bonded he is to you. It's good to know he will have a wonderful place to land. :)

[PlaxMacaws]

Tony - agreed. It is ridiculous that I would have to bribe them. Actually at the time I said it I was hoping it would get them to try to bond with her a bit more. But they are young and think I will be around forever. So getting my ring when I die is like saying in a hundred years, way too far off for them. At some point the kids may change their mind. Or they may have a child that loves Rosie. I guess time will tell. I had always had a woman from the store I got Rosie from in the back of my mind. She hand fed her and really cared about Rosie's welfare. I don't think she was crazy about me, but that didn't matter. She loved Rosie and I called her more times than I can count when I first brought Rosie home. Unfortunately she passed away last year at a young age. So very sad. So for Rosie's sake and mine, I am just hoping that in time the right person will present themselves.I'm so sorry to hear about the passing of this lady. It's horrible and I think it just goes to show that we can never be sure what's ahead :(


I am sorry to hear you are in the same predicament. No one in your family has an intetest?Absolutely not :(. Terrie Morris would have been the person (were she still alive)... albeit she wasn't much younger than me. And there again, Terrie is just one more very sad example of how none of us can know how much longer we'll be around :(

[spiritbird]

If you remember my Timneh grey named Rosie (yes, again) and that I placed her in another bird home. Could not even clean the huge cage because of my arthritis and shoulder immobility. Luckily there was an agreement between us that she wanted one more grey. This person was a mod on PF years ago. Rosie got a wonderful home and we stayed in touch for several years. This person has since left all forums and my e mail to her bounces back now but I am not worried. She lives in Pa.

Now I have the little birds with a short life span and the care is so much easier. If a person has no one to place their birds with you look to organizations like Phoenix Landing. They have papers you fill out ahead to time in order to place your bird there and they will find another home or foster for the life of the bird.

[PlaxMacaws]

If you remember my Timneh grey named Rosie (yes, again) and that I placed her in another bird home. Could not even clean the huge cage because of my arthritis and shoulder immobility. Luckily there was an agreement between us that she wanted one more grey. This person was a mod on PF years ago. Rosie got a wonderful home and we stayed in touch for several years. This person has since left all forums and my e mail to her bounces back now but I am not worried. She lives in Pa.

Now I have the little birds with a short life span and the care is so much easier. If a person has no one to place their birds with you look to organizations like Phoenix Landing. They have papers you fill out ahead to time in order to place your bird there and they will find another home or foster for the life of the bird.I'm aware of those facilities, Dianne. They are a last resort for me. One huge concern for me is the special needs of two of my four fids. Zaf suffers from horrible dependency issues involving me. He doesn't seem to have the will to function (including to eat or drink) when I'm away from him. - he won't touch his food or water, even if I'm gone all day. In order for him to be willing to consume food and drink he has to be perched on my arm. Additionally, I am convinced he suffers from some degree of PTSD connected with various past experiences. One of those experiences would be the ordeal he went through with his broken leg recovery situation in 2013 and 2014. Zaf wants little to do with other birds and he's terrified of many objects and procedures. He's certainly terrified of people he doesn't know who want to do frightening things to him.

Then there's Maynard. He had a stroke in 2011 and has some residual dysfunction (balance, coordination, etc.).. plus he has quite an aggressive attitude, especially toward people he doesn't know or trust. I don't think anyone would want him and my guess is that he may stand to be euthanized :'(

I realize that many birds in our world have similar, or even worse issues than my guys... but these are my guys and I can't imagine they would have much chance of being adopted into ideal environments :(

[Mare]

This is really a gross thought..but I'm going to throw it out there. There are folks that want to have their parrots euthanized when they go because they are so afraid of their parrots future. I would let mine go to the elements before I would ever condone that. What are your thoughts..?..

Tony, I just back-tracked and there are special circumstances, for sure. There is a time for everything.

[kendrafitz]

I guess I get some people having such severe anxiety. But with the exception of special circumstances, it seems almost selfish. Just my thoughts.

I personally would not do that to any of my animals. I would have to trust that I raised my children to be loving enough to make sure everyone was placed in loving homes. Or, hopefully I will find someone myself before the time comes.

[spiritbird]

I know you all will because of how much you love them.

[bill-e]

Interesting thread. With my last bird who hated my wife, it was a running joke with my kids as to who would get stuck with her if we both died....in reality they would have taken care of her out of a sense of duty but not love. Now with Nike, loved by both my wife and daughters, I don't have to worry.

Over the last month or so I was looking to rescue a bird...I found this on the Humane Society's webpage discussing Parrots. It's amazing to think that this is true (I have no doubt that it is) and what the actual number is over 40-80 years on average. "The average pet parrot will go through seven homes in the first 10 years of her life"

[PlaxMacaws]

Way too many birds get shoved around a lot. It's quite sad :(

[spiritbird]

We need longer lives so parrots will be with us. Bill you have a winner in Nike.