Re: How do I rehome my bird?
Posted by Shawna on 8/13/07

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

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.