Spooner came to me in 1997 at 7 weeks old and looked like an exploding q-tip!! He was on 4 feedings a day, went to work with me in a big green tupperware container and always had his stuffed teddy bear by his side. Boy, did we go through a lot of cloth and paper towels, because baby birds poop a whole lot!! As a baby we would spend the evenings with him on a big blanket in the living room with his collection of toy s and food items. In my experience, cockatoos require much more physical and emotional care. Cockatoo’s are little mechanical engineers... loving to take things apart and figure them out (as in “how to get out of my cage”). The only thing he says is "wub oooo" which means love you!!!