Sam - being a girl

Written by George Sunday, 17 May 2009 19:00

Couple of months ago, we adopted a Blue and Gold Macaw - Sam. He was one of the first babies Jodie hand-fed when she had the store and when he was up for adoption (well, for sale at a near by pet store!), we decided that it was time to give him a permanent home with us. At that time we thought if Cammy (our Catalina who has been laying eggs!) and Sam liked each other, then they could share a cage and play together and all. Of course, that would not be the case. They both tolerate each other and accept, but they are far from being the best buddies.

Now fast forward couple of months, and now we are almost certain that Sam is really short for Samantha. She is displaying classic signs of being a girl and we believe shortly we could see the first egg from her. Laying eggs (from our pet birds) is not really the favorite things around here, but we realize that it is the natural behavior. Sam has also taught herself to get down from her play stand and go exploring the house. Se goes upstairs playing chasing the cats, she plays with Abbey downstairs, chews on the photographs Jodie has stores behind the couches, and most of all she will not let Jodie lie down on the couch. So all in all she is having fun!

Now it is just up to us, to make the transition from calling him 'good boy' to 'good girl'!