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  • TheMailMan

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    This morning while eating breakfast I got up to put my cereal bowl in the sink.

    The King, seen below, was riding on my shoulder and yelled WEWA. That means he's thirsty. The King prefers his water to be hot and in a glass. What's really bad is right after he yelled WEWA, he yelled HURRY UP and started to laugh.

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    He was fascinated with the side charging handle on my 300 BLk build. I had not tightened it down yet so it spun. He loves things like that.

    I'm nothing but a thrall to six ounces of fluff.
     

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    TheMailMan

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    Sounds like more fun than having a chicken that just craps on the porch.

    He a ton of fun and a joy to have around...most of the time. During his breeding season he gets a bit nippy and REALLY REALLY hormonal. Thankfully that only lasts a couple of months.

    He's a real daddy's boy. He'll play on my chest shoulders for what seems like hours.

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    pronstar

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    I read that they’re a lot like having a 2-year old that never grows up - need a lot of attention on their terms, and temper tantrums when they don’t get their way.

    Any truth to that?


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    lonestardiver

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    I read that they’re a lot like having a 2-year old that never grows up - need a lot of attention on their terms, and temper tantrums when they don’t get their way.

    Any truth to that?


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    Very much....but a very smart 2-3 year old that can open latches and destroy wood like a sounder of hogs can root up an acre overnight.

    I had a Moluccan Cockatoo a couple of decades back that used to ride on my shoulder in the truck in the days before airbags.
     

    TheMailMan

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    I read that they’re a lot like having a 2-year old that never grows up - need a lot of attention on their terms, and temper tantrums when they don’t get their way.

    Any truth to that?


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    Imagine a very smart autistic 3 year old with a chainsaw strapped to his face.

    Munchkin is extremely smart. He can also be very independent, but he prefers for his "flock" to all be together. He doesn't throw a tantrum very often. That just results in having to take a timeout. But he will whine and cry to attempt to get his way.

    If my wife won't do what he wants he bugs me. It also works in reverse. You don't know the meaning of persistence till you've lived with a Cockatoo.

    They aren't for everyone. In fact very few people make good parents to these children in feather suits. They have to be involved in what's going on in the house. You have to watch them constantly, otherwise you'll be missing a table leg or 10' of baseboard. A quiet Cockatoo is a Cockatoo that's doing something they know they shouldn't be doing.

    The average parrot will go through five homes in their life. That's like shuttling a child around from house to house. Not good for them. They form very strong emotional bonds with people. They are also very emotional.

    Right now Muchkin is sleeping on my head. Very soon he'll wake up and start demanding that someone start making dinner. I love the little shit so much!
     

    lonestardiver

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    Imagine a very smart autistic 3 year old with a chainsaw strapped to his face.

    Munchkin is extremely smart. He can also be very independent, but he prefers for his "flock" to all be together. He doesn't throw a tantrum very often. That just results in having to take a timeout. But he will whine and cry to attempt to get his way.

    If my wife won't do what he wants he bugs me. It also works in reverse. You don't know the meaning of persistence till you've lived with a Cockatoo.

    They aren't for everyone. In fact very few people make good parents to these children in feather suits. They have to be involved in what's going on in the house. You have to watch them constantly, otherwise you'll be missing a table leg or 10' of baseboard. A quiet Cockatoo is a Cockatoo that's doing something they know they shouldn't be doing.

    The average parrot will go through five homes in their life. That's like shuttling a child around from house to house. Not good for them. They form very strong emotional bonds with people. They are also very emotional.

    Right now Muchkin is sleeping on my head. Very soon he'll wake up and start demanding that someone start making dinner. I love the little shit so much!

    What most people don’t realize is that they can live well over 60 years and become part of the family in ways no other pet can be.
     

    jordanmills

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    Imagine a very smart autistic 3 year old with a chainsaw strapped to his face.

    Munchkin is extremely smart. He can also be very independent, but he prefers for his "flock" to all be together. He doesn't throw a tantrum very often. That just results in having to take a timeout. But he will whine and cry to attempt to get his way.

    If my wife won't do what he wants he bugs me. It also works in reverse. You don't know the meaning of persistence till you've lived with a Cockatoo.

    They aren't for everyone. In fact very few people make good parents to these children in feather suits. They have to be involved in what's going on in the house. You have to watch them constantly, otherwise you'll be missing a table leg or 10' of baseboard. A quiet Cockatoo is a Cockatoo that's doing something they know they shouldn't be doing.

    The average parrot will go through five homes in their life. That's like shuttling a child around from house to house. Not good for them. They form very strong emotional bonds with people. They are also very emotional.

    Right now Muchkin is sleeping on my head. Very soon he'll wake up and start demanding that someone start making dinner. I love the little shit so much!
    Wow I am glad I don't have one. But I'm glad you do. Sounds like both of you are well-paired.
     

    GWGriggs

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    Yeah....only thing I miss after being divorced from the 1st wife are the two African Greys and Green-Wing Macaw. The Macaw was entirely too smart for her own good and would literally argue about if she was "a good girl" or "a bad girl", then when you give up and agree with "Noah's a good girl", she would come back with "Noah's a BAD girl" and laugh manically. She was a super social bird, and had to know what we were doing all the time.
     
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