Baby Ella 09.03.06

Ella's first day.. She'd been picked on and plucked by her parents. She was a discarded runt and would not have survived in the nest with her parents.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Umbrella
• Cockatoo
• Exotic
• Bird
• Baby
• Chick

[kissesforcharlie]

Aww, poor baby. I'm glad to hear she's doing way better.

[whurdsderodan]

Yes...Ella is a happy healthy very well fed Umbrella Cockatoo. Thanks for the comment...

Cheers  RODAN

[Halpin2006]

So are you saying she was abused and ruined by her NATURAL BIRD PARENTS, or by the humans who previously owned her? I can believe that the humans may have tortured her, but for her to be rejected by her own NATRUAL mom and dad is pretty horrible!

[whurdsderodan]

Umbrella Cockatoos will only care for one chick. If they feel they have to much to handle they will not care for and sometimes abuse the one they've chosen to push out of the next. Especially when they're in a cage. The "original owner" is in my opinion also responsible. I'm just glad I got her in time. She would not have made it without our intervention. She's now a grown healthy Umbrella. Just the sweetest ting. I'll try and post new videos of her soon.

thanks.

[maryamsm]

wow for a second there if i hadn't read the label i woulda thought that bird had some major plucking issues :P

[FiestyCat86]

Ahhh sad baby : (, Ella is such a perfect name, cause she most assuredly is a rags to riches story. I'm glad she's ok now. Do you think that the way her mom and dad treated her as a baby maybe is why she's so independent?

[whurdsderodan]

Thanks for the comments... Ella is a joy to our home...but she just chewed a hole in my couch... so she's on my "list" until I get it repaired or replaced. Grrrrrr!!!!

[whurdsderodan]

Yes it was terrible... we took good care of her as soon as we got her. She had a really good appetite and you can see on my page how she progressed. This was a couple of years back. Now she's a big fat happy female umbrella cockatoo with a full crown. I love my baby ella!

[Djinnlover]

poor baby ella

[Xavierism]

Yes, we'll make a video of her this coming weekend. She's actually a hoot! Enjoy the weekend!

[Halpin2006]

Sure, that's a natural instinct, but you would think they would do something more ethical for the chick they can't care for instead of try to kill it. Well, it's good thay YOU became her NEW parent! I'll bet Ella just WORSHIPS you now, as you gave her a whole new life!

[Aveilthe]

Cockatoos think differently than humans. It's a natural instinct. In the wild, if there is a food shortage, the parent cockatoos can only feed so much in their family.