While Moluccans are known to be extremely affectionate, males may get aggressive as they age. They can learn to dance and do tricks and acts like an entertaining comedian when in a good mood. Moluccan Cockatoos are brilliant birds that thrive on challenges. Again, I have shipped Noodles so please no one come down on me for being critical.You guys know how hard this would be for a human child (And ALL parrots are AT LEAST as smart as a 2-year-old, but many as smart as a 4-5 year-old), but on top of that, they are parrots!.Human kids adjust way more easily to change (unless on the spectrum, but even then, they handle it better because at least they can thermo-regulate etc).Can you imagine finding a child who could never be told what was happening, having their care-taker drop them at the airport, ending up in a cargo hold alone (when never having flown- possibly with other screaming, sick kids) sending them across the country to a totally new family who may or may not even understand kids.or ever had kids.) It's worse for parrots because, again, human kids are in far less unnatural environments even when out of their element.Moluccan cockatoo,Moluccan cockatoo for sale near me,cockatoo These people would make 1/10th of their income if they stopped shipping.but knowing the risk, it feels a bit like blood money. diseases from other parrots etc are serious and deadly (again, things like PBFD, PDD/ABV= deadly in symptomatic birds, but over 40% of the captive populous in the US is carrying these (presymptomatic, or asymptomatic)- more when you combine the 2).īottom line: Breeding is a business, and even good breeders may find themselves compromising to make money. That means they are willing to risk the extreme stress/trauma and C. that means they have no idea who they are sending their baby to.B. Like I said, I had do it once, but if getting a new bird, you would really be better off avoiding this, as they will already be under extreme stress having been taken from the people and other birds they know.I have known breeders who shipped and they seemed okay, but looking back, I would question them based solely on the fact that they were willing to ship- A. Boarding a bird poses significant disease risk-even at a vet.and that is far less stressful on the bird than something like this- especially when going to a new home with people the bird has not ever met. In a healthy/non-stressed bird, such viral exposure COULD be fought off (potentially) BUT in these sorts of conditions, defenses are weakened. I also have known people who lost their birds (to death) as a result of shipping. That means a bird shipped with other birds is much more likely to pick up viral diseases in the event that one of the birdy passengers is an asymptomatic carrier (and that is more than 40% of the captive populous, for un-treatable/terminal illness). I don't think it's fair to the animal, and even with healthy birds, extreme stress of that nature makes them far more vulnerable to bacterial infections and viruses ( and the 'health certificate' required by Delta and other airlines doesn't test for most things- honestly, it's based on a physical exam and vet signature- nothing more).

Imagine how hard it is when you move with a bird you know.Now imagine losing your whole flock, traveling alone in a crazy, unfamiliar cargo hold, being jostled around for hours, only to end up in a totally new home with people the bird doesn't know.

It's not just the weather, it's the insane stress it puts them through (coupled with the fact that something like 5 minutes in the rain can still be super hard on a stressed bird- these guys aren't trained to handle parrots.BUT even in ideal conditions, this is the level of stress that could cause a bird to have a heart attack or stroke). I have shipped Noodles, like I said- via most trusted airline for shipping birds etc.

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