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This is the only picture I have right now of me with Neo That is Rocky, our little Senegal in the cage behind us.

I am in Ohio and the seller is as well. They are in Northern Ohio which is a 4 hour drive so I still had him shipped. Neo arrived on a Delta flight from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati. We determined that the one hour flight would be less stressful than a 4 hour drive. The seller is The Bird Farm in Poland, Ohio. They don't actually breed any birds but take in all birds from their breeders and hand feed and socialize them. They ship birds everywhere. On the day that Neo was shipped, they had birds going to Alaska as well. I take that back. I don't know if they breed any of their birds but I know that they don't own the breeder birds of Neo. He made reference to the breeder and the fact that she has the band number with the hatch date on it.

Thank you! I hope to be a useful member. (Sometimes asking questions can be useful too!)

Also my first post on this forum. My new TAG came home on Tuesday. He will be 4 months old tomorrow. The avian vet today just RAVED about him! She said he was very well socialized and so sweet. He steps up for anyone and had no problem when our 2 year old granddaughter was petting him yesterday. The veterinarian prepared us for needing to give antibiotics because the stress of the transition can cause bacteria build up, but his reading was so small that treatment was not needed. He has had the "nibbling fingers" issue which I know is normal baby behavior. I have a small toy with rope, small wooden blocks and pieces of leather that I put between his beak and my hand and he is great with that. I waited a long time to get this baby boy and I am so, so happy with everything (so far). I hope to visit here often for ideas, advice and hopefully a contribution or 2. I forgot to put his name. His name is Neo (african word meaning "gift")