This is Carmen.

This is what we know:

Carmen was with the same family for her entire life. At the beginning, she bonded to their young daughter, who has Multiple Sclerosis. She did really well with the whole family for many, many years. Now, the family has undergone some serious changes. The daughter is now in a group home and dad is now 86 and has serious medical issues that are causing them to have to put their bird into a new home.

Since she’s been with the rescue, we have found her to be delightful, silly, inquisitive and interested in all that we’re doing. She does take a bit to warm up, and she’s not at all happy to be separated from her family. She will do great in a home that’s chill/calm, with a nurturing care giver who has a good laugh and a happy disposition. She will prefer females.

Age: 24

Sex: Assumed female, no DNA, no eggs in 24 years.

Prefers: Clearly prefers females

Other Bird Aggressive? Senegals usually are, so assume yes.

Cage Aggressive? No, but does take a little time to warm up to you and trust to step up from the cage.

Adoption Fee: $700

Cage Available: Affordable used cages available to purchase starting at $100.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
None

***Information that is universal to every bird:

1) Birds are typically not family animals. They usually choose a favorite and at best you can expect them to tolerate everyone else.

2) Birds are not great with kids, dogs, other birds, and are not cuddly with everyone, nor can they really be trained to be. Birds are flock animals, who are social creatures that need to be in a communal area where they can see the rest of the family, or you may eperience serious vocalization and behavior problems. We’ve never met a bird who is great with kids, but we have met kids who are respectful of birds.

3) Birds bite. But, you shouldn’t “take the bite”. If you’re getting bit, you haven’t earned the trust of the bird, and are pushing the bird past his/her limits. You must figure out what the bird needs, and make what you’re asking of the bird more attractive than what they are already doing.

4) Birds are not “dominance” based creatures. Your only option for birds is to earn their trust. If they are, say…on top of a cage and don’t want to come down, that is where they feel safest, not a dominance thing. They are not trying to exert dominance, they just don’t want to come down. Your job as a parrot owner is to figure out what you can do to help them trust you, and whatever you are asking to be more attractive than what they are already doing.

5) NEVER send money over the internet for adoption with any individual or organization for the adoption of an animal you have not met in person. That is almost always a scam.