Welcome to Miss Codi's page. She is a Quaker Parrot. She is "thought to be" female but has not been DNA'd. She came to me via a very special breeder, Gramma Linda. She and I are not only great friends, but more like extended family. I refer to Linda as "Muther" and she is in fact, real life mother to my best friend, Jean. (Click on Jean's name to go to her page.)
Codi has a very special story I would like to tell you. Pull up a perch and be patient because it takes a bit...
I had a very wonderful quaker that was named Looney. He was my first bird and got me addicted to the feathered friends. Bless his little heart but I learned on him! LOL I had no clue what I was doing with birds when I got him and learned so much thru the years from trying to provide the best for him I could.
Unfortunately, Looney died in April of 2002. I was devestated. Absolutely crushed. He died from some sort of infection that moved into his intestines and he "bled out" after an ulcer ruptured. Birds are famous for hiding their illnesses and he sure did hide his from me very well. I never knew he was sick until the day he died.
About 2 weeks after he died, I got a phone call from Muther. I was shopping in Lowe's at the time and on the cell phone. She asked me if I had a minute and of course I always do for MUTHER so sure, we had a conversation in Lowe's. She told me she was sure it was probably too soon to ask, but she wanted to know if I had any interest in taking on another quaker. I immediately told her no, I just couldn't do it. She understood completely but just wanted to check because she had a very "special" little bird she had been hand feeding that she knew needed someone "just right".
After finishing up the conversation and heading home, all I could think about was this baby I didn't even know existed until a half hour before. Later that evening I went to read posts on my "cyber home" (Birds N Ways, Quaker Talk) and someone had posted pictures of some new quaker babies. Something about that little green face just stole my heart.
I, very hurriedly emailed Linda and asked if the offer still stood. I really believe she KNEW I would change my mind when I refused her offer. She knows me well. Ironically, arrangements were made for me to pick up this baby on Mother's Day weekend (just a few days later). All during those few days, all I could think about was, "what the heck am I doing?"
Codi was still being hand fed by Linda and I had agreed to take on that task for the duration of her weaning time. I hadn't ever handfed before, but with Linda and Jean's coaching, I was very comforatable with it within just a few days. (I don't recommend non-experienced persons attempt this without a support system such as my own.)
When I picked up Codi, Linda shared her story. Codi was one of nine eggs. The parents were egg eaters and she was the only egg to survive. She was incubated until time to put her with cockatiel parents for the first 2 weeks of feeding. After that point, Linda hand fed her until time for me to take her.
She really WAS a very special baby...I just didn't realize HOW special she was!
I brought her home and OH BOY did we bond. She did Fathers Day with me at my parents, and 4th of July, and anywhere I went, she was with me. She grew up way too fast and became a little devil in disguise. She has such a funny personality now. She is so smart. She lets herself in other birds cages and steals their treats. Sometimes she lets the others out. She loves to shred anything that MIGHT be paper.
I have had alot of birds since my first experience with Looney. All are special in their own way. But there is something about a LGC that once you have one, you can't live without them.
Thank you Muther for giving me the gift of Miss Codi Q. She is so very loved! |
