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This bird was "For Life" collared by bad science. So let's discuss collaring birds. Hard collars are not PERMANENT solutions to a self mutilation problem. And, in my opinion, self mutilation is the ONLY reason I would ever use a hard collar. Hard collars are meant to be used in conjunction with behavioral modification. As in - self mutilation occurs, the family works to get to the bottom of the catalyst for that self mutilation (injury, separation anxiety, hormonal issues etc.) and then while the bird is healing, after the initial injury is handled and healed, the humans work with the bird using systematic desensitization and reward to go longer and longer without mutilating themselves. (Definition of self mutilation is to puncture, tear or pull skin off of ones self. Feather picking is NOT self mutilation, it's classified as feather picking or feather plucking and is different.) This hard collar has been left on this bird for "life". His human went missing with dementia. By the time law enforcement broke into the house, one African grey had already starved to death, and this is the other. When I called the vet office to discuss the case, this is the information we learned. If you are told to "Lifetime Hard Collar" your bird because your bird is plucking, you'll want to look into finding a vet who understands birds. I don't care what a plucker looks like. Plucking happens for a multitude of reasons. Diet, air quality (this bird lived with a smoker), injury that turns to behavior, hormone season being rough on them and getting the urge to pluck, lack of bathing options, foreign matter on their feathers, - literally tons and tons of reasons. Sometimes you can work through it and heal it, and sometimes, sometimes you can't. Gwen, my Congo African Grey gets refeathered twice a year (I used to get SO proud of this!) and twice a year it looks like a terrible pillow fight when I wake up. It has nothing to do with me, my care, her awesome diet, her vet care. It has nothing to do with any of it. It has to do with hormone season. She is how I know when it starts each season. Do not hard collar your bird for extended periods of time without behavior modification. This bird will have posture problems, back issues, and can you IMAGINE not being able to relax your neck all stretched out like that? Ever? EVER??? GRAWR. He's happily preening his feathers right now. Not ripping them out. Preening them. It's the first time he's been able to in over a decade. RIP to his buddy Newton. I'm sorry we didn't get you in time buddy. We'll take good care of Dallas though. Never again.

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I am closing this chapter. I have been so very blessed to get to be a small part of your special moments. I don't take that lightly and I am truly thankful for each like, share, order, or comment.

I have been called back to my first calling, honestly I was never called away. Out of selfish desires i thought i needed to do more. I am excited to pour into my kids and husband in a more present way. Sometimes God will call softly and sometimes he just plain trips you. I promise that knowing that his plan is better has never given me more peace.

May you at this season you find yourself surrounded by love ones, full of joy, and resting in peace that was born in a manger so many years ago.

With much love and appreciation ,
Olivia

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