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

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.


Thanks so much, Cheryl. I'll do that right away. No, I'm not
familiar with the process--this is my first bird over parakeet size
and I've found the difference between parakeets and parrots is the
same as the difference between pumpernickle and pumps!

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.