This pair will be interesting. Nate is a Yellow Naped Amazon, and Eddie is a Double Yellowhead. They're both males. They are both about 50, and have been together all their lives. Given the ages, they are likely wild-caught birds, but have no bands. They haven't been handled much in the last two years at least, and we don't have much history on them previous to that. We're working with them now to see what their needs are. They appear to be quite healthy and active, and are very vocal, noisy as all get out in fact!. Both of them will step on a stick anytime. They do play rough with each other, and show territoriality toward other birds. These are birds for amazon-experienced keepers only. Note the noise issue. These birds must never be allowed near small children. These are guys who will probably never be hands-on pets. But they are drop-dead gorgeous, and virtually no trouble to care for, beyond feeding, cleaning, and watching them be big bad birds. Give them a really big cage and playstand, and lots of fruits and nuts, and let them be fine birds in your place.
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Buddy and Jake are a 10 year old male BG and 16 year old female Greenwing. They are big beautiful macaws who talk pretty well and love to be around people. They flirt, call for attention, and interact well. They don't need a whole lot of human contact. They are quite happy to entertain each other, play with their toys, and live as birds. Buddy will step up but doesn't like to be petted. Buddy likes to get right up in your face and dance for you. Jake likes kids, and can often be petted, but will not step up for anyone so far. She calls for attention by tapping her perch with her foot and saying "come here". They've been cagemates for 10 years, and have been at the center of family life until recently. They've had excellent food and have always been seen by the same vet we use here. These guys are used to a big cage, big play area, and lots of out time. Since they've been here, they've never cliimbed down off their cage and wandered. If you think you can provide for this pair, please call to arrange an appointment.
Five female Indian Ringnecks. There are two pairs of yellows, and one single. None of these birds have ever been tame. They're all in good health, and very pretty. They can be loud when they're alarmed. They like big cages to fly in and lots of paper to shred, and they eat everything in sight.
This is a very special placement for us. Gracie was the first macaw ever to come here, almost 10 years ago. Gracie is highly affectionate with people she accepts, and loves to be held and petted. We think Gracie will grow some more feathers in a place with fewer big birds. I doubt if she will ever get a full set of feathers, due to long habit and some follicle damage. She lloks worse than usual right now because of picking by Lacey, but I've separated them to stop that, and she'll recover her beautiful face soon. She'll want a lot of room and toys. She's a hard chewer, and needs new perches frequently. Because of a sensitivity to wheat products on Gracie's part, she needs a special seed mix and no pellets in her diet.
ADOPTION PENDING....YAHOO!
Gabby is a very large and strong male scarlet macaw. He was seized in a drug raid in March of 2009. Gabby has turned out to be super friendly and affectionate with me. He lived previously with a Blue and Gold and an African Grey and was not aggressive with them. However, he has been very aggressive to other people and has attacked suddenly and without warning. He may be willing to accept someone else, and I'd love to find him a home. But he'll have to go to someone he won't attack, someone who understands big macaws, and someone who, frankly, is willing to run the risks involved with this bird. If we find the right person he'll be a great pal.
Gabby can be very aggressIve and unpredictable so he would never be able to be out around people other than the person he was bonded to and never ever around children.
This pair of 1 year old cockatiels has been with a person who just didn't know what to do with them. They've had no toys, no baths, and virtually no handling. The male is partly hand-tame, the female untouched. They need a home that can teach them how to be pets, and will provide all the good stuff that birds need. The good news is that they have no bad sides, other than being hand-shy and a bit cage-bound.
Izzy is a BG macaw believed to be a female. According to the band, Izzy is 26 years old. She has no issues at all, other than a reported problem with some bad words s/he learned somewhere. I haven't heard any of them. She doesn't bite, pluck, or scream more than a macaw ought to, eats well, and appears to be in good health. She knows how to play with toys, and will stay on a playstand. She likes to be held and petted. She'd make a perfect companion for a single person who's home a lot of the time. She needs a great deal of personal time...don't bother applying if you have to be gone a lot of the time to work. She also has made it clear that she requires a bird friend. If she pairs up with someone here we'll place them together. If not, we'll place her where she can make friends with existing birds. Izzy is extremely active, and wants a place where she can climb and play with a lot of space.
Mozart Bluefront amazon (left) had a complete physical at the vet recently. He doesn't have a sight loss, and it isn't a neurological issue as I had thought. He has suffered multiple untreated broken bones: one in the shoulder girdle, one in the right leg. He''s violent with people, and can not be touched safely.
Pirate (right) is a wildcaught orangewing who lost his cage mate last year, and is not interested in being with people...he and Mozart are officially pals now, and are living happily together.
Louie and Bubba are back. They were too disruptive and loud for their adoptive home. These guys are male BG macaws. Louie is about 40, Bubba about 14. They are close friends, as you can see, and will not be separated. Both are stick-trained, and will step up on a hand sometimes. Bubba sometimes will accept a pet. They will flirt and dance, and don't mind being seen and talked to...but they don't want to be handled. They are mainly just grumpy bachelors who like to live like birds. They will need a large space where they can be loud and messy, and not be bothered very much.
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Lacey is a female BG macaw in her late 20s. She has a plucking issue that gets better when she's away from other macaws. She has a tendency to remove as many feathers as possible from other macaws that she's paired with, and we feel she'll do best as a single girl. She also is easier to handle when not paired up. She is stick trained and eats and plays well...she just needs a human that can love her and be patient.
These birds can be adopted by someone who'd like to offer them a home. I very much doubt that either will ever be tame....they just need a place to be safe and cared for. If we don't find that, I'll sanctuary them permanently here, with the other members of our permanent amazon gang.
This good-looking pair are male and female, about a year old, with no names. They also have no issues, and are quite tame. They'd like a home, please, where they can be petted and be with people. ADOPTION PENDING
