Kelly

This is Kelly.

This is what we know about her:

Kelly was part of a hoarding situation and was surrendered to Casa la Parrot, a parrot store we partner with. She was used for breeding and didn’t have a name, or any humans who have ever had a relationship with her. She used to be a heavy duty plucker. In our care, she’s gotten most of her feathers back, and has converted to a great diet.

In our care, we’ve found Kelly to be a sweet, dear hearted bird who is guarded, but we think will unfurl her trust and bond hard to her human. She’ll need someone willing to work with her on the basics like step up and stationing and stepping up from within the cage.

She’s very treat motivated. She loves walnuts, pistachios and almonds.

Age: 15+

Sex: Female

Prefers: Males or Females? We think it will be a female she bonds to.

Other Bird Aggressive? Unknown.

Cage Aggressive? No. She postures a bit, but she’s nervous.

Adoption Fee: $1000

Cage Available: Affordable used cages available to purchase starting at $150.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: She needs a calm household.

***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.