Keanamom

Jen, congrats on the babies. They are so beautiful. I am so very fortunate to have been able to see Keana grow like this as well. I have pictures of her from the time she was 2 weeks old until I brought her home after she was weaned. The daily changes are absolutely amazing to watch.

Thank you all so much for your warm welcomes. It is much appreciated. To answer some of your questions, I have had Kea, my cockatoo now for approximately 7 years. I rescued him from his previous owner who became overwhelmed when he hit puberty. As so many of you understand, his previous owner was totally unprepared for an adult bird. She was a good mom when he was a bappy but once he started getting older he was basically kept in his cage and had little interaction. Needless to say he became quite unruly and it took me a good year to get things calmed down. In the beginning I was not really able to hold him with out ending up black and blue. With a lot of love, plenty of reading children books to him at his cage and positive reinforcement, he has turned out to be one of the most unbelievable babies I have ever owned. Not to say that he doesn't yell at the top of his lungs at times, he has become a wonderful companion who I love with all my heart. As for the newest member to my family, Keana, my COG, she was born on June 18th and is the apple of my eye. I have been watching her since she was only weeks old and preparing for her arrival into our flock. I have already trained her to give kisses on cue and we are now working on her language skills. She has such a wonderful personality and Kea seems to be just thrilled with her. Pictures will be forthcoming.

Aloha all. My name is Jocelyne and I am the proud mom of a 17 year old Mullucan Cockatoo named Kea and my newest addition my 4 monthh old CAG named Keana. We live in the country on the beautiful island of Oahu in Hawaii along with 3 dogs, 3 cats, 2 Jackson Chameleons and a cockatiel named Ralphie. Yes, I have quite the group and love each and everyone of them with all my heart. I look forward to the many stories and friendships that I am sure Keana and I will develop here over the years.