Kumiko
08-03-2007, 04:48 PM
Okay, I have a cockateil named Sonnie. He is 6 years old. Kiwi and him are play mates (whenever they have something to do). This is my mother's bird. He is really sweet and talks non-stop
My cousins. They have 3 cockatiels. They are not really friendly and scared all the time, they have small cages too. My cousins harras their birds and actaully grab them to hold them. They take their whole hand and grab the bird's body.
Our cockateil, Sonnie, knows the "step-up". We never make him get on our finger and he flys if he wants to get away or go back to his cage. We let him be independent and we never make him do anything that he doesnt want to.
So here begins the story:
My aunt and cousins came over. One of them is a bird freak. He owns those 3 cockatiels and a Crown Parrot, Bob. He is my oldest cousin. (18)
Everytime they come over they have no respect for our bird's spaces. I tell them to leave poor Kiwi alone because everytime they come over to his cage, he freaks out and my cousin's try to grab him. They literally chas ehim on the floor while Kiwi trys to fly away.. ON THE FLOOR. I have gotten mad over it and that makes my Aunt upset, and she freaks out that I am being mean to her kids for jsut playing with the bird. Can she not see Kiwi breathing heavily and trying to get away.
They are not so bad with Kiwi though. It is cute Sonnie that gets the most of the harrasment.
My oldest cousin and other cousin makes him fly and fly. Sonnie gets slower and slower and slower. He screams and screams and screams. My father tells him, "Now Michael, leave that bird alone. He doesnt want you messing with him." My cousin still carries on, no even listening to dad, or making a excuse and keeps on diong what he is diong.
My other cousin says, "Just like Bob, he is giong to get tired and fall on the ground." she says this like it is a game.
Sonnie screams. My Aunt says that Sonnie is playing with my cousins. Yah, right. I guess running and flying away and screaming means that he is playing.
Sonnie flew on my head. I said "step up" and he jumped on my finger and I held him on my sholder. He was breathing heavily and his head thing was all the way up. My cousin wanted to hold him. When he came over, Sonnie literally dug into my hair.
I said," Leave my bird alone. He clearly doesnt like you at all."
Well he got mad. My Aunt got mad. And my other cousin was just as guilty as my oldest cousin.
~~~They have no respect for my Family's birds. I feel so sorry everytime they come over because of Kiwi and Sonnie getting chased and they breathing so heavily that you can clearly see that they are so scared.
Everytime we say something, they either don't listen or their mom gets mad. I feel sorry for thier cockatiels.
Here is a picture of Sonnie:
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/rebeccak3_suekey/Sonnie.jpg
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/rebeccak3_suekey/Sonnie3.jpg
Sorry I typed insanely. I am just so upset when they treat our calm, freindly birds like thiers. I just feel sorry for what they have to endure when my cousins come over.
My cousins. They have 3 cockatiels. They are not really friendly and scared all the time, they have small cages too. My cousins harras their birds and actaully grab them to hold them. They take their whole hand and grab the bird's body.
Our cockateil, Sonnie, knows the "step-up". We never make him get on our finger and he flys if he wants to get away or go back to his cage. We let him be independent and we never make him do anything that he doesnt want to.
So here begins the story:
My aunt and cousins came over. One of them is a bird freak. He owns those 3 cockatiels and a Crown Parrot, Bob. He is my oldest cousin. (18)
Everytime they come over they have no respect for our bird's spaces. I tell them to leave poor Kiwi alone because everytime they come over to his cage, he freaks out and my cousin's try to grab him. They literally chas ehim on the floor while Kiwi trys to fly away.. ON THE FLOOR. I have gotten mad over it and that makes my Aunt upset, and she freaks out that I am being mean to her kids for jsut playing with the bird. Can she not see Kiwi breathing heavily and trying to get away.
They are not so bad with Kiwi though. It is cute Sonnie that gets the most of the harrasment.
My oldest cousin and other cousin makes him fly and fly. Sonnie gets slower and slower and slower. He screams and screams and screams. My father tells him, "Now Michael, leave that bird alone. He doesnt want you messing with him." My cousin still carries on, no even listening to dad, or making a excuse and keeps on diong what he is diong.
My other cousin says, "Just like Bob, he is giong to get tired and fall on the ground." she says this like it is a game.
Sonnie screams. My Aunt says that Sonnie is playing with my cousins. Yah, right. I guess running and flying away and screaming means that he is playing.
Sonnie flew on my head. I said "step up" and he jumped on my finger and I held him on my sholder. He was breathing heavily and his head thing was all the way up. My cousin wanted to hold him. When he came over, Sonnie literally dug into my hair.
I said," Leave my bird alone. He clearly doesnt like you at all."
Well he got mad. My Aunt got mad. And my other cousin was just as guilty as my oldest cousin.
~~~They have no respect for my Family's birds. I feel so sorry everytime they come over because of Kiwi and Sonnie getting chased and they breathing so heavily that you can clearly see that they are so scared.
Everytime we say something, they either don't listen or their mom gets mad. I feel sorry for thier cockatiels.
Here is a picture of Sonnie:
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/rebeccak3_suekey/Sonnie.jpg
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/rebeccak3_suekey/Sonnie3.jpg
Sorry I typed insanely. I am just so upset when they treat our calm, freindly birds like thiers. I just feel sorry for what they have to endure when my cousins come over.