Hi, I'm Bailey!
My full name is:
Bailey "Peaches & Scream" B.
The "B." is for Bird, of course. Sometimes I am also affectionately known as living kazoo bird, featherhead, squawkatoo, Bay-Bay, or even just plain ole "cockatoo." But the truth is, what's in a name? I know who I am...
I am a tropical chicken!
FAQ
Q: What kind of parrot am I?
A: I am a great parrot! Send me crackers! Lots of them! Yes! I am a great HUNGRY parro-- Oh. You want more don't you? Hmm. Ok. Ahem. Ahh yes-- I am a Ducorps Cockatoo, also known as Solomon's Cockatoo. You can read more about my kind at this great page: https://www.beautyofbirds.com/ducorpscockatoo.html There is so much confusion about my type! This site nails it--or so I hear! *squawk!*
Q. Hey, whoa! What is wrong with your chest?
A. Nothing is wrong with my chest, except if you count being too delicious! Seriously though, a rescue dog nearly ended my life many years ago. I was caught mid-flight. Apparently, he suspected tropical chickens were tasty! Thank goodness the wonderful family who nurtured and raised me the majority of my life saved me from his jaws and immediately got me the emergency care I needed. I needed a LOT, sadly. I had to endure several reconstructive surgeries, which while they saved my life, couldn't erase the damage done by the crushing force of canine jaws. The dog left my sternum badly deformed. I really don't like this area now, and pull out my feathers as they grow in, or when my special person (the one who makes me feel safe) isn't in my immediate view. After the long recovery however, keep in mind that I met the flock of my dreams! Life is really good now! Admittedly, I am quite spoiled - but not rotten. Close! My adoptive flock is friends with my first flock family, and we all keep in touch through these weird screens and clicky keys I wish I could remove. Ahh, someday! Someday I will get you!
Q. Are you afraid of dogs?
A. Actually, I love dogs! My first flock ran a rescue (and still does) for them, and I live with a dog-flockmate also. Dogs don't bother me unless they think I am delicious. The dog in my dream flock (named Buttercup, irony to come) seems to think her butt is tastier than tropical chickens, and add to that I actually feed my doggish-flockmate too sometimes by throwing her food I don't want (secretly I just want her to stop eating her butt. Gross!) so it is for these reasons my dog-mate doesn't bother me, or any other. The dog who tried to eat me was just being a dog, and dogs are dumb. Enough said. I mean, I can talk! Can you fly?
Q. What is it like being a parrot?
A. Hmm. It's the most wonderful feeling some days!! Pure cockatoo joy!! Elation and hopping and dancing! Yet, it can be depressing too. I mean, I get TONS of treats! I get snuggled and cuddled and kissed so much I have lipstick stains ALL OVER my pretty white feathers - and I LOVE this! But the flip side is this, that being so loved most days means the days I have to stay home are exceptionally disappointing.
These are the days I cannot help picking at my old surgery site, anxiously awaiting her return. In my natural habitat, cockatoos cover miles and miles in the air, swooping and diving, foraging and screaming their birdie lungs out! Mates call to each other constantly, and rarely leave each other's side. It is weird that my favorite flock mate leaves and doesn't scream back to me constantly to let me know she is ok! She should take me everywhere with her!! I don't understand why she doesn't. My aviary is HUGE (seriously) but without my favorite flock member to let me out to play, cuddle, kiss and adore me, I feel stressed and sulky.
I must admit, while I love on my whole flock family, I won't allow anyone else in my flock to take me out of my home. Parrots bond quickly with one special person typically, and everyone else (while still very special) has different social boundaries. Right now, I only like my one person to help me out of the aviary. Hey, don't judge! I still let them ALL scratch me and kiss me too! But I love being with them 25/8! I expect to eat meals with them, bathe with them, explore the world with them and more! That’s what flocks do, and I AM a bird after all! When they leave me in the nest and go off "on a fly" without me, it just feels unnatural. When I can't see my favorite flock mate, I call and call to her. Non-stop! Without fail! I wish my flock would scream back at me non-stop too! Humans are so weird!
Anyhow, you can see how some days being a cockatoo is AMAZING! And other times, it is...less amazing. My favorite person helps me find new ways to deal with this inevitable loneliness by leaving LIVE video feeds of other parrot friends from all over the world playing on a screen I can see from my aviary. I like this! I really do enjoy watching them! It helps. Sometimes my favorite person even sets up a two way screen so we can video chat while apart! That is really cool! Someday, I hope she puts a camera in my aviary so other birds and people can see ME when they are bored too!
For now, I guess this site will do!
I know, I'm a lot of work...
But they say I'm worth it. <3
Welcome to my virtual nest!
Beaks and Kisses!
www.thetropicalchicken.com
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