Rico Went...

[FoxersArtist]

EasySpirit had decided a while back that she would like to adopt Rico, the Magellan Conure, we have been fostering but is doing some renovation and doesn't want him to arrive when things are unsettled. Rico is getting super bonded to me and I was concerned that he would be so bonded by the time she was ready for him that he would have a hard time adjusting. So Rico went to stay with another foster family yesterday. He put up a big fight when he realized I was leaving him there, struck and bit his new foster mom and dad and constantly made a distress call. It broke my heart because he is usually so talky, sweet, and gentle. I am not sure if this foster family will work out for him, but his new foster mom called a few minutes after I left and said that he had settled down as soon as I walked out the door. I made her promise that if he was still displaying any of that body language in a few days to please call me and I would come back for him. I try very hard not to get attached to my fosters and usually do a good job unless i start to entertain the idea of keeping that bird. Keeping Rico was the very first thing on my mind but I quickly dismissed it as we obviously have enough of our own birds. I want him to have the very best life ever, but there will sure be a big Rico sized hole in my heart when he goes for good and I'm already really feeling it. I know he will be in the very best place when Easy Takes him, but until then I hope he is happy enough to enjoy himself.
-Anna

[too&me]

They know just how to get under your skin & into your heart. It sounds like you did the right thing for him & like his new foster family understands his body language.

[Dot]

Easy Spirit is so easy! Tell her congrats.

[bonnie]

Oh Anna, poor dear. That Rico is something else alright! Hang in there! When Easy gets him we'll get plenty of Rico updates!

[Cheryl]

I feel for you, I took a bird in just to get it out of a bad situation, not to keep him but three years later I still have him. Just too hard to give up. He is my little Mango, the mangler but not with me.

[Cheryl]

Anna, you do such a great job of rehoming, how do you do it? You truly are a gift to the birds.

[iti hoa's mom]

I feel for you, I took a bird in just to get it out of a bad situation, not to keep him but three years later I still have him. Just too hard to give up. He is my little Mango, the mangler but not with me.


Have one of those also Cheryl. Ava has been with me two years. You can definitely see that she is more comfortable with me. when friend came by this weekend she growled at him... Ava is my CAG with no feet and her owner became afraid of her and used heavy leather gloves to handle her. She is in the upper berth of a double stack cage and will now come to the edge and watch me. She comes to the front bars for me to stroke her (took more than a year for me to be able to touch her). she has gotten out on an occasion and I have to scoop her up. She then will lay on me for me to talk to her. No fright or attempt to leave. As long as we are still and I talk with her she enjoys it. She has a fabulous vocabulary and learns new words constantly.

When Rico joins us, she will probably know his name and start calling him in less than a week.

Peggy

[too&me]

What a wonderful heart touching story, got to love those very special birds.

[Anne-Samantha's Mom]

very heart warming story