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Zoo? God no! That would imply that there was profit in it... and cages. Neither of which are true except for the cockatoo because the evil bastard likes to bite through peoples toenails. We have a ranch. Raise our own beef. The livestock guardian dog is for protecting cattle, the cattle dogs and saddle horses are for rounding up cattle, the barn cats keep the mice out of the barn. The house cats, fish, pony, and bird are the only real "pets". All the other animals have jobs. But we still baby them.

As for why my cats name is "Satan", he's named after a very dear friend of mine. When he was younger he was really into skydiving. He has almost 40 jumps in now. He was kinda crazy lol. He would volunteer to test the shutes that weren't working properly. So his fellow "jumpers" gave him the nickname Satan. Long story made short, the cat and my friend have the same personality so I named the cat after him. Satan is the only cat I have ever seen that wears a spiked leather collar. It suits him.

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My grandmother used to have a cockatoo, he was an evil bugger at times. They had to chain the door closed on the aviary because he figured how to open it.

LMAO!!! Yea we have to have a lock on ours. And he's and evil bastard too. He actually bit me about a month ago. I was cleaning his cage and had work gloves on. He broke my finger! If I hadn't had the gloves on I would have had to had my finger partially sewn back on. They're evil little pricks when they wanna be lol

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Sounds about right for a cockatoo. My grandparents have a red crested which not only has a lock on it's aviary but also a small fence around it to stop people getting too close. Nasty bird that one. He'll act calm and relaxed until your fingers are within striking distance and then show his true colours.

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Yea like I said, about a month ago the yellow crested one thats at the ranch bit me while I was cleaning his cage and broke my finger. The only thing that saved me from having my finger sewn back on is the fact that I still had on my leather work gloves from doing the morning milking. I was in a splint for two weeks and then had to have have therapy done too because it also damaged the tendon. I sat in the ER for four hours with nurses and doctors laughing at me because they didnt believe that a bird could bite that hard. A lot of people dont realize the strength that they have unless they've had experience with them. They have a lot of strength in their beaks!!!

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There's a lot to like about cockatoos but if you've never owned birds before defs not the way to go.

Thats's true. Sam can be and arsehole but he can be a cuddly little fart too. I guess the biggest thing is know their body language. And they aren't what I'd call a first time bird owners pet. And never get the mentality that "they're my pet, and they love me, and they'll never hurt me". Because with them its not a matter how if they will bite, its a matter of when and how hard!

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LOL!!! I love the corvid family for the most part. Ei. Ravens, crows, jays, magpies... But magpies are definitely my least favorite of the bunch. They're loud and annoying!!! Ravens are definitely my favorite. I would actually keep on as a pet if I found a fledgeling. They are insanely smart. And little known fact is that they can learn to mimic people talking, car horns, dogs barking, and a whole host of other things. They are one of the smartest of wild birds in north america. One of the coolest things I've learned about them is that if you help one in need it will communicate that kindness to the rest of the birds that it is usually around. And they will also become more friendly and trusting towards you. I have a mating pair (they breed for life) that hang out in my yard that I feed on a pretty regular basis. Last year I caught a pretty unique moment with my camera. It was in the fall and that springs chicks were fairly by then but when the mother, father, and chicks would come eat the food I had put out for them, the parents would still feed them like they were babies. They are such doting parents.

I'm actually going around the end of the month to start on a half sleeve that is of a raven. I'm pretty excited about FINALLY getting that started!!!

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