I have 2 ring necked doves and a parakeet, the parakeet, I just got done chasing all over the house after I found him with his leg caught in the cage door and once I released him, he started bleeding all over. So I had to grab him and put some cornstarch on his leg/foot, and when I was putting him back into his cage, for some reason, I thought he'd just go right in like the dove does when I put him up to the door...nope~ he flew up up and away
. Luckily, I'd just closed the sliding door by their cage when Max came in. Max went nuts, the bird went nuts-er, and I had to first catch Max to put him into a room and close the door and then try to catch the parakeet (we have very high ceilings and ledges for the lucky little bird to perch and hide on, LOL....what a morning! He's finally in his cage safe and sound though).
I had 2 Moluccan cockatoos (that I've posted photos of before) for 18 and 20 years that both died within the last year and a half. I won't live long enough to get over losing them
. I LOVE birds of all kinds! Fern is a really cute name for your bird!