Cooper

This is Cooper.

This is what we know about him:

Cooper with with the same family his entire life. Originally he belonged to the mother, who passed away. Her daughter then took him on, but her husband has severe asthma, making them a non-ideal home for him, which led to his surrender.

He’s a talker, and says several phrases. He prefers women, but did ok with the daughter’s husband when he was handling him. He’s a typical quaker who is cage aggressive, but when ut of the cage, likes to be out and doing whatever you are.

He’s been cage bound for a little while, so the right family will help him by earning his trust and reminding him what life outside of the cage is like.

Once he bonds, he tends to be a one person bird who only wants to be with his person, and is not a good candidate for a “family bird”.

Age: 16

Sex: Male

Prefers: Males or Females? Females

Other Bird Aggressive? No.

Cage Aggressive? Typical quaker

Adoption Fee: $400

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

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Quakers are illegal to possess in some states. Make sure your state is not one of them before applying for him.

***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.