Fixer-Uppers
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ABBY
Abby is a Congo Grey that's newer to us. She was surrendered for serious behavioral issues that we are hoping to help with. She shows a lot of immediate distrust in people and snaps VERY quickly, but when she is bonded to someone she's fairly good and stable. She gets jealous of others and may take it out on her owner- Abby isn't the easiest girl right now to handle, but she IS improving a lot in a short time with trusting others. She's a bit of a project, but a rewarding one if you can get her to where she's respected and trusting. Her old owners did their best and raised her as a baby, but at some point the trust broke between them and she never forgot.
Abby can be anxious with new things but is really excellent with transferring on a stick. We are working to get her more comfortable with it, still. She definitely has favorites here (I am not one of them) and gender seems to be a nonissue. She’s exceptionally intelligent and observant, more than most Greys we get. She’s got tons of potential but isn’t easy.
Wallflowers
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PACO & POLLY
Paco (right) and Polly (left) are a pair of 25ish year old Congo Greys, both male. They’ve been together in the same home since they were 3 months old. Paco was the “man’s bird” and Polly the “woman’s bird”, but they both step onto a stick for anyone. Polly so far has been the more forward bird despite being generally more neophobic, and steps onto pretty much anyone offering an arm. Paco hasn’t stepped onto an arm yet except when he’s already on the floor and is overall maybe a bit more relaxed in temperament. He also has a bit of a potty mouth… These guys were extremely well loved and socialized, but didn’t have very good care in terms of food or caging. They will wander around on the floor if left unsupervised and may chase your toes. Since their human mom passed away, they haven’t gotten as much handling as they used to, and I think Polly takes advantage of that with being rather nippy. She seems to nip to get a reaction out of people despite not being stressed or overstimulated. We think it’s a combination of that and communicating where she wants to go, but sometimes they can both be a bit rude and have quite the attitude! They’re pretty gentle birds, but would be best with someone who has experience- I wouldn’t place these guys with a beginner to larger birds.
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GEORGE
George, George, George of the Jungle. Georgie is an unknown age assumed male Timneh Grey. He is an imported bird, probably wildcaught, and has never been outside of his cage. His owner had him for 20-30 years and gave him attention, scratching his head, singing/whistling to him, and watching sports together, but didn’t really handle him at all. He is reportedly a grumpy fella :-) We can tell he’s not particularly tame and definitely a bit fearful, but certainly has potential. We don’t know a lot about his life before or what his diet has been like- he’s been on a good quality seed mix for the past couple months but definitely needs a more robust and diverse diet in the future. He’s liking everything he gets here, his veggies and fruits, and so far is very accepting of new things (which is not always common for greys). George probably won’t ever be a cuddly fella, BUT he will absolutely dance a smile onto your face rather quickly. He’s a lot of fun and is full of personality.
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Cuddlebugs
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MOLLY
Molly is an assumed female Timneh around 22 years old. She's stick tame and very quiet, mostly liking to hang out on her cage and observe. She reportedly chases men and children so needs a woman focused home. Molly is now stepping up for most women she knows, including some of our volunteers! She still doesn’t prefer a pet on the head but is SO much better with stepping up than when she arrived. She is extremely reliable on a stick also.
She thrives on fresh foods and some pellets, and always enjoys a good dried fruit treat. She is already pretty friendly and not neophobic like many Greys, and we are looking for a home experienced with training-specifically somebody familiar with operant conditioning, clicker training, parrot kindergarten, or other fear free forms of training, and somebody who can dedicate hours to her. We are looking for this specific type of work. She is going to be a fabulous companion for anyone looking to dedicate a lot of time to her.
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DITTO
Ditto is a male Timneh, and happens to be one of my favorite birds in the past 10 years. He’s a bundle of fun and while he’s not the “snuggle” type (most Greys aren’t), this guy will be your friend and shoulder partner for life. Ditto is down to follow you and do most things, from gathering food to scouring snacks, exploring the feeding cart… Well, okay food IS life, he thinks about it a lot. Aside from food though he genuinely enjoys going for walks and hanging out on his people. Most of his life he’s been with few other people and not in a family environment and I can’t see him enjoying life with kids too much, at least younger ones. Maybe older kids who are calm and won’t scare him. He is typical in that he can get spooked easily at first, but give him a bit of time to settle in and he steps right up.
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Wildlings
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