New to here.. old to bird care

[Gertys Slave]

Hello all. My name is Larry J and I have been a caregiver for many years (since 1988) to these wonderful critters we call Cockatoos. At one time I had 8 Cockatoos and 2 Eclectus. I have had to trim my flock down due to some setbacks so now I only have 2 soon to be only one. :( I love these guys so darn much that if I had the time and finances I would have hundreds of them! lol (can you tell I am out of my mind?) I would like to thank Bill for the gracious invitation to join and look forward to sharing thoughts, pics, and much more in the years to come.

[Bill]

Welcome Larry! I am so glad you came here! I am sorry to hear that you are going to be down to one bird. Y'all Larry has the greatest stories and experiences with his birds! He has one of the biggest hearts and a deep love and devotion to the birds!

Good to see you here!

[NHMarie]

Welcome to the board, Larry!



Marie

[vmtwriter]

Hi Larry, Welcome. Glad you were invited.

[Jean]

Hi Larry, :Happywave I am so excited to see you here. I can see we have a lot in common. :biggthump I am another cockatoo lover. I have been fascinated by them for years. I have enjoyed spending countless hours for the past 11 years, reading and studying their natural ability and how they display their natural charactoristics in captivity as well as in the wild as a flock member.

We only have one male U2 however, I have provided temporary care in the past for a few others that had been abused.

I can't wait to hear all about your babies and see some pics. :clap:

Here is another picture of my Elvie sporting his new jacket while perching on his travel/play carrier.

http://photobucket.com/albums/v387/jeanaskins/Elvie/th_elvieinjacketresized.jpg

[Shirley]

Welcome Larry!~ I believe I've known you from somewhere... but if so, it's been awhile! So glad you are here!!

We will certainly enjoy your experience and stories!

Jean - I LOVE that photo of Elvie! What a happy character he is! :dance:

[Sue]

Hi Larry,
I remember you from another board too. Glad you found us:emot-danc

I seem to remember you had a few M2's?

I have an M2 Toto 23 years old and Ollie Tiel, 15 .

Can't wait to see your pic's.

[Wings]

Hi and Welcome Larry!:wavey: Pam

[Gertys Slave]

Sue S .. yes.. I used to frequent another board.. and you are correct.. I had 4 M2s, 2 U2s as well as 2 G2s and 2 male Eclectus at one time. 3 of the 4 M2s were wild born and all had been abused :( (you would never guess it though if you had seen them after being with me for awhile) lol can you say "spoiled rotten?":D I do have some pics and will post after I make them small enough to fit the rules here. :shrug:
Thanks to all of you that welcomed me in such a nice way I look forward to hearing and sharing many stories of being owned by birds. :emot-danc :thanx:

[Junkzoo]

Welcome Larry!
8 'Toos at one time?:eek: bet your hearing was reeling at that time! LOL
Got just one Med Sulph Crested(need to print out Shirley abrev. list) LOL

Only in bird keeping , can it be said 8's not enuf, and one is too many!(The too many part is usually said after/during a screaming session :funny: )j/k

Glad to have you aboard, awaiting your stories /pics/etc.!:wavey:

[Gertys Slave]

Jeff
Actually it wasn't so bad.. having a 3,500 sq. ft. split level home probably helped.:D Now I am in a 33 ft. 5th wheel travel trailer so that might make for a problem if I still had them all.:shrug2: They were...happily for them, as they were given good homes.. (all but my first two that were stolen and given to a breeder!! and 1 U2 that was also stolen and taken out of state and therefor lost to me:( )... sad for me.. rehomed when I lost the house due to some unforseen circumstances.. but life goes on.:dance: