..I think someone threw him out, or maybe he escaped..I got a call about a green bird, didnt have a clue,,many green birds running through my mind..
Such a little cutie, and he knows it!!Mine was found starving in the desert,
Merlin,,was supposed to be here temporarily, as a rescue,,well..15 years later, he still mine, I couldn't give the brat up..he drives me crazy,,,little turd bird.
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Yes, I've inquired at a couple of places. I usually get a negative answer or no answer. Which is fine as I usually expect it although it's unreasonable answer from some of them. Also, there is only so much I'm willing to pay and only so many hoops I'm willing to jump through to get a pet bird. I can buy one from a breeder or pet store easily enough.
I can't speak for all rescues obviously, but I know the one I help with requires attendance at one or two bird classes depending on the bird. Sometimes people with bird experience get annoyed at this but you have to look at it this way- the rescue doesn't know what a person knows. Just because a person has birds doesn't mean that they're properly taking care of them. And can't we all learn something new regardless of our experience level? Also, the rescue wants to make sure that the right bird is going to the right home. They don't want the bird to come back, that's true- but even more so, they don't want that bird to be ignored, mistreated, or passed off to other people. For instance, I had a person at an adoption event get very upset with me because his wife wanted a certain type of cockatoo, which the rescue had one of. I explained to the man that this cockatoo only liked men and that if it was to be his wife's bird, it was not going to work. He didn't want to hear it. In his mind, any bird could fit in any home and that's not the case as we know. And also, I think it's less of a matter of flippers- which of course the rescue doesn't want- but more so - hoarders. Which the rescue has come across. So, I know it can be frustrating but most rescues are well-intentioned. They've seen birds come in from horrible conditions and just want to make sure they're not sending a bird back out to another one.
I've seen more than one bird rescue insist that if you ever have to or want to give up a pet bird you got from them it has to be returned to them. Some bird rescues require prior pet bird ownership even down to the exact same species which is a policy that encourages hoarding given how long these birds live. And a class for non-prior pet bird ownership people is OK but the information likely won't be retained unless they can put it into practice every day. Requiring a comprehensive parrot care book written by biologist that is a parrot specialist or a professional parrot trainer would be better reference that they'd have with them in the form of a book at their home instead of a class they likely won't remember most of. Maybe those classes you mention supply such a book to prospective pet bird owners as part of the class? I could see requiring the book to be read and then thoroughly tested on before hand would be a very good screening tool to stop impulsive adopters. LOL, better than money in most cases.
LOL. A good idea but I can just seen people's reactions to having to take a test. The rescue gives out handouts from the class. No book. I have seen rescues where you can't adopt a bird unless you've had that type of bird before which seems like birds would seldom get adopted out. Everyone has to start with a bird right? LOL.I've seen more than one bird rescue insist that if you ever have to or want to give up a pet bird you got from them it has to be returned to them. Some bird rescues require prior pet bird ownership even down to the exact same species which is a policy that encourages hoarding given how long these birds live. And a class for non-prior pet bird ownership people is OK but the information likely won't be retained unless they can put it into practice every day. Requiring a comprehensive parrot care book written by biologist that is a parrot specialist or a professional parrot trainer would be better reference that they'd have with them in the form of a book at their home instead of a class they likely won't remember most of. Maybe those classes you mention supply such a book to prospective pet bird owners as part of the class? I could see requiring the book to be read and then thoroughly tested on before hand would be a very good screening tool to stop impulsive adopters. LOL, better than money in most cases.
Yes, but their whole rational is "we're deciding what's best for the birds" but too much of the decision making in who gets to adopt has nothing to do with the prospective adopter's ability to be a good care giver for birds because it's all about location, past bird experience (but no details there really - a receipt from a pet store for a bird that lives 30 years, 15 years but where are those birds the experienced had? It's either hoarding, changing mind about the birds after purchase or adoption, or poor pet bird care), and money mostly and not about demonstrated sustained effort to learn to care for a pet bird.
Location is usually because most rescues require a home check. I do disagree with rescues that require bird experience. (The one I help with doesn't.) They're willing to teach people how to be good bird owners. Again, I wish you were closer because our rescue does have some nice IRNs right now and I'd like to think you'd have a good experience with dealing with the rescue.
Oh, thanks but I wouldn't worry. I will buy one in the summer from the Finch Farm or drive down to Florida & buy one when I visit my brother. Once I have a mate for my IRN and one for that lonely old cockatiel I'm set. Or rather they're set. I got my IRN to walk out of her cage and eat out my hand but it still takes a lot of courage on her part but at least when a pinky twitches despite my best efforts to stay still and she bolts in fear at least she wont crash into the cage walls. It did take courage before on my part too but I started wearing gloves. Ouch!Location is usually because most rescues require a home check. I do disagree with rescues that require bird experience. (The one I help with doesn't.) They're willing to teach people how to be good bird owners. Again, I wish you were closer because our rescue does have some nice IRNs right now and I'd like to think you'd have a good experience with dealing with the rescue.
I've stated I'm unsure if I am going to or not going to breed them. I won't if I'm not satisfied with the IRN I have once I've tamed her as much as she's going to get tamed and find that maybe they don't make as good a pet as claimed. I know IRNs are not monogamous and don't get to be pining and clinging like conures, macaws, and cockatoos do and then tend to self-mutilate. So it's a possibility but as an example I very well wouldn't apply for a job and tell them there is the possibility that I will quit one day and they won't tell me they might lay me off one day or be fired. Those are reasonable legal choices that might be might under the correct conditions. If one really serious about a pet bird never being bred and absolutely be sure it won't be bred then the only real solution is to keep the bird themselves. Or maybe birds can be sterilized, I don't know.
He also will take sunflower seeds and peanuts out of my fingers where before he used to run or stand his ground, hiss & bluff bite me. I will definitely have to get another cockatiel friend for him. I don't know if his new friend will be male or female but if she's female there is a possibility they might breed.
If she said they were both males at that young of an age they almost were surely DNA tested already. You should ask her.
We enjoyed his company for 26 years...until he flew up to the Bridge in February of 2017...
That's a long time!We were at the local mall here in Erie. We went into the chain pet store there and one of the employees was hand feeding these little green chicks...we didn't know the species at the time. Anyway, there were three chicks...we were charmed by the little ones. Two of the chicks were already spoken for, so we bought the last one...the "runt" of the clutch....for 100 dollars.
We took the little green IRN home a few weeks later...and named him Titan. This all happened in March of 1991, by the way.
