Re: How do I rehome my bird?
Posted by Todd Quinn on 2/20/08

On 1/18/08, David Villiotti wrote:
> On 8/13/07, Cheryl wrote:
>> On 8/13/07, Shawna wrote:
>>> On 8/12/07, Cheryl wrote:
>>>> On 8/11/07, Shawna wrote:
>>>>> I have a two year old senegal that I got as a baby. I've
>>>>> done everything I was told I should do to train him (or
>>>>> her--I never did a sex test) well to be a good bird, but
>>>>> over the last year he's become incredibly aggressive
>>>>> towards me, and as a result everyone else in the family is
>>>>> afraid to handle him. Thus the only time he gets taken out
>>>>> of his cage to be played with, he bites me (and draws lots
>>>>> of blood--not a joking kind of bite) and so gets put right
>>>>> back. I don't think this is a good situation for him, and
>>>>> I'm sure he must be lonely and frustrated about something,
>>>>> but I can't deal with it anymore. How do I go about finding
>>>>> him a good, loving home? Thanks for any advice.
>>>>
>>>> You basically wrote your own ad:
>>>>
>>>> I have a two year old senegal that I got as a baby. I've
>>>> done everything I was told I should do to train him (or
>>>> her--I never did a sex test) well to be a good bird, but
>>>> over the last year he's become incredibly aggressive
>>>> towards me, and as a result everyone else in the family is
>>>> afraid to handle him. Thus the only time he gets taken out
>>>> of his cage to be played with, he bites me (and draws lots
>>>> of blood--not a joking kind of bite) and so gets put right
>>>> back. I don't think this is a good situation for him, and
>>>> I'm sure he must be lonely and frustrated about something,
>>>> but I can't deal with it anymore.
>>>> I am looking for a good and caring home for him. (insert
>>>> price, name your location, supplies included?, etc)
>>>>
>>>> There's your ad.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks, Cheryl! Is there a particularly good place to post it? I
>>> mean somewhere on line, or in the newspaper, or at the vets? Is
>>> there a section of this board devoted to adoptions? (All I see
>>> is rescue and this isn't a rescue, unless you want to count
>>> rescuing me and my left hand!)
>>> Shawna
>>
>> Shawna there is a classified section right here on Birdmart.
>> Look at the top of the page and click on Classifieds.
>> You can also go to Up at Six and register and post there. That
>> is a very active board for buying and selling.
>> Keep in mind that you need to say if you are willing to ship the
>> bird or not and by the sounds of it, I would say you're not
>> familiar with the process.
>> State that it is a local adoption and name your location.
>> Also a local newspaper or vets office would be a good idea, too.
>>
>> Hello my name is Todd, I,ve been raising birds for forty odd
years.
would like to talk to you about your birds behavior, please contact
me, maybe I can help.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• How do I rehome my bird?, 8/11/07, by Shawna.
• Re: How do I rehome my bird?, 8/12/07, by Cheryl.
• Re: How do I rehome my bird?, 8/13/07, by Shawna.
• Re: How do I rehome my bird?, 8/13/07, by Cheryl.
• Re: How do I rehome my bird?, 8/13/07, by Shawna.
• Re: advice to add to - How do I rehome my bird?, 9/08/07, by mountainspun farm.
• Re: How do I rehome my bird?, 9/29/07, by Mj.
• Re: How do I rehome my bird?, 1/18/08, by David Villiotti.
• Re: How do I rehome my bird?, 1/18/08, by David Villiotti.
• Re: How do I rehome my bird?, 2/20/08, by Todd Quinn.
• Re: How do I rehome my bird?, 2/29/08, by Professor Bird.
• Re: How do I rehome my bird?, 4/23/08, by Renee Mertz.
• Re: How do I rehome my bird?, 4/23/08, by Renee Mertz.
• Re: How do I rehome my bird?, 5/09/08, by joe.