Cry for help

[Led Lolly Yellow Lolly]

Hello forum. Something really nice happened a couple of days ago. I was walking around our expansive gardens here in the north with my young son, when out of the blue, quite literally, a Sun Conure swooped down and landed on my boy. I couldn't quite believe what I was seeing but there it was. Later it attached itself to me. We took it back to the office, fed it, watered it, and it seemed very friendly. What a nice surprise, everyone was delighted, and the Conure apparently happy to have found a nice family to be around. It has a ring on one of it's legs, so it's either escaped or been set free. It was extremely thirsty. Such a lovely thing to happen to us. . .

 

Fast forward a few days. I'm now trapped and terrorised. Every time I try to leave the office, it goes crazy and tries to bite my ear off. If I try to take it off my shoulder, it tries to bite my fingers off. If I sit and do nothing, it cuddles up to me and seems to show love. . . but I need food and water myself now. I'm scared of the damn thing. I feel like it could tear my jugular open if I try to escape. There is a pile of excrement building up on my shoulder and it's slowly pulling my shirt to pieces. I dare not move. I believe the bird to be some kind of psychopath. I've managed to move the keyboard within arms reach so I can type this out, but the phone is just out of reach. What should I do?! . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bojo]

Nice to be wanted..............................Beautiful creature.....................

[G Rex]

Many parrots - especially conures & lovebirds are ridiculously needy when they ‘bond’ with someone. I had a Quaker parrot like this.  If you do not want to have your life revolving around a needy avian - I would suggest - make the break now - quickly - and permanently!

[Led Lolly Yellow Lolly]

8 minutes ago, G Rex said:

make the break now - quickly - and permanently

Should I get my cat involved? I feel I might be injured in the crossfire.

[ChrisP24]

Buy it a house cage in Isaan and then tell it that you were heavily invested in the Ruble and have lost everything.....

[bobandyson]

Perhaps it's just pining for the fjords. . . . . . . . .beautiful plumage.

[bendejo]

Face the assault and run out the door, then push it off your shoulders.  Gently use a small stick or a pen.

If you want to keep it, but not in a cage, make a perch for it, and figure out how they get the birds to stay on it.  I think it involves plucking certain feathers that hinder their ability to fly, if you are willing to do that.

 

I would think there is some Thai superstition about these things (isn't that always so?) so check with the missus on that.

 

 

[nightfox]

Have you ever heard of a bird cage OP???

[daveAustin]

Perhaps it thinks you’re it’s mum, what with that odd yellow face lol. I’d make a dash for the door and see if you can track down owner. 

[pgrahmm]

I once sought & bought a young double yellow nape parrot, 

they were rare, and supposed to be the 2nd best talking bird....I even drove from CA into Mexico where I bought it a big black, ornate cage.....

It talked, mimicked my sneeze & was fun for awhile....It also got possessive & jealous = started screeching (loud) if I left it alone....Was chattering when I was nearby.....

 

I was maybe 35 at the time....That parrot's life span was rated at 70+ years..... There was no way I was going to put up with that + cart it around for the rest of my life....

 

I sold it (should've made a 2 for 1 package deal with ex-wife = same traits).....

 

You've now discovered why the bird was set loose....If you don't want another 20+ years of the same, either find a way to train it, or gift it, or set it loose....

 

Would the Queen's botanical gardens take it? I know there are some menageries at some of them.....

Edited March 2, 2022 by pgrahmm

[Led Lolly Yellow Lolly]

2 hours ago, pgrahmm said:

Would the Queen's botanical gardens take it? I know there are some menageries at some of them.....

I fear it's too late for that, it's won the battle for hearts and minds with my wife and kids and I believe it knows that fact. It can't speak any Ingrish, but I know what it's saying when it locks eyes with me: "I ain't going NOWHERE mate".

 

2 hours ago, pgrahmm said:

or set it loose

In all seriousness though, it makes me pretty angry how irresponsible pet owners can be. If, as I am assuming, it was raised in captivity, I doubt it would survive. It was clearly dehydrated when it found us.

 

12 hours ago, bobandyson said:

beautiful plumage.

Thanks, but I realise I'm not looking my best right now, I've been in here for days!

 

 

 

 

Edited March 2, 2022 by Led Lolly Yellow Lolly

[Neeranam]

silly post

Edited March 4, 2022 by Neeranam

[internationalism]

A large metal cage in the sitting room and a smaller one to move to office, kids bedroom or garden. 
Let wife and kids to take full care of her, they have much time to play. 
Possibly get another parrot for companionship, they suppose to live in pairs. So she will less interact with people

[wannascuba]

BB gun!