Re: How do I rehome my bird?
Posted by joe on 5/09/08

On 4/23/08, Renee Mertz wrote: hi did you find him a new home if not let
me know thanks joe would be willing to work something out with you
> Hi Todd,
>
> My name is Renee and I am the president of the South Jersey Bird Club.
> I have been looking for and eclectus for a while but they dont come up
> ofter for adoption. If you are still looking for a home for your
> please contact me
>
> On 2/20/08, Todd Quinn wrote:
>> 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.