Rio & Shaggy

I've been having problems with my Cockatiel "Rio"...She's bored and she's plucking herself bald...A bald bird is NOT a pretty sight! She was not hand raised and is not friendly, so I can't take her out and carry her with me. She's a WITCH!! She is aggressive and loves to bite, grrr. I've tried and tried but you get to a point where you've had enough...Rio is Rio and she is who she is and I doubt she'll ever change. She is a beautiful Cockatiel and her coloring is called Latino...She's even prettier when she has all her feathers, lol...I've been buying her treats and toys and moving her cage around the house to no avail...She is lonely and bored.

The other day I was headed out of town and was passing a feedstore that I don't frequent when I realized Julie needed feed, ugh! So I whipped the truck around and went in to the feed store. Upon entering I saw a couple pairs of Cockatiels in some cages. Out of curiosity I went over to take a look. Wow, they were gorgeous! The price was right too. I sat there and watched them for a few minutes. Then went and talked to the sales person. The Cockatiels had just been brought in by a breeder recently. Yes they were hand raised and they were youngsters...I sat there and debated and debated...We didn't really have the funds but we don't have the funds to keep buying Rio toys and treats either...I really liked a small Cocktiel that looked young and was a beautiful Pied color...So I splurged! I thought Fred was going to be a wee bit upset with me, sigh! Not the first time! I arrived home and got the bird settled and isolated in a cage next to Rio's and then called Fred. I figured I might as well get it over with, lol. Well he loves Rio and I honestly think he was glad I got her a companion.

When Michael got home from school he spotted the new bird first off and was so excited. He asked if it was his bird since I already had Rio...Ekkk. I brought a new bird home and now I was losing him, boohoo! I had to agree with Michael I had Rio so I told him yes the new bird is yours. He was was loving it.

He named him Shaggy, ugh!! Yes after Shaggy on Scooby Doo, lol. I'm hoping this bird is a male (fingers crossed). I help Michael and let him take Shaggy out and talk and play with him. Shaggy has been really good with Michael and is a lot more pleasant than Rio is, thank goodness.

Michael had to get the Powershot out and take photos and of course I followed suit with the Rebel...lol. Then he asked me to share the photos with the world...Michaels saying for put them on your blog Mom!

So may I introduce Shaggy to y'all...

Michael's photos of Rio (Yellow-Latino) and Shaggy (Pied).

Michael's photo of Shaggy!



My photos of Rio and Shaggy. If you look closely you can see Rio has no feathers under her wings, sigh!! Hopefully with Shaggy for company Rio will stop plucking her feathers out!!

Shaggy!

As I sit here and write this post Rio and Shaggy are sitting on the top of their cage and chirping back and forth. It's taken some adjustment for Rio having Shaggy in her cage but she's calming down and behaving herself.