KIRBY

This is Kirby.

This is what we know about him:

Kirby is at least 8, as that’s how long his last family had him, but is probably closer to his 20’s - although exact age is unknown. He came to his last family from a well known bird flipper who is rather famous for the blatant lies she tells about the birds she sells off to people.

What we know - he’s hilarious, he’s a lover, he loves to be with his family, and he especially likes boys and teenage boys. He’s got a plucked abdomen, and has since they got him - and the feather shafts are damaged so they probably won’t grow back. The rest of him grew back in beautifully with his family.

They are going through some terrible life changes right now and cannot take care of their animals through it, and thus, Kirby was entrusted to the rescue to find him his next set of happily ever after.

Age: Unknown

Sex: Male

Prefers: Males or Females? Not sure it matters but does like boys

Other Bird Aggressive? Unknown

Cage Aggressive? He can be if he doesn’t trust you.

Adoption Fee: $1000

Cage Available: Check with your interviewer and we can see if we have any large enough we can sell - this size averages from $250-700 for the cages.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Research good touch bad touch for cockatoos, why we don’t let cockatoos roam the floor, hormonal behavior in cockatoos, and cockatoo noise considerations.

***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.