Birds

Cedarburg WI

Description

Two birds for adoption. A caique and a green cheek conure. My family adopted these two birds back in January from the original owner who was selling them for health reasons (and truth be told, for some of the same reasons I'm listing them). Ok, so let's start with a little bit of good, and then go into the bad, and then end with the really good. Both birds are very well socialized. I have three girls 11, 8 and 4, and all three of them play with both birds regularly. The birds will step up for all of them (although the youngest is too little to really get them out of their cages), and can be carried around, put down, etc. with no fuss. I would say both have preferences for certain people over others, but generally they are friendly to whoever is going to pay attention to them. Which brings us to the bad. The both want attention. ALL THE TIME. The caique is especially intentional about seeking out company, and if left in a room on a perch, will frequently hop down and waddle into whatever room the people are in. And for the most part, as long as she's near you and entertained, she's very good. It's when there is something going on (anything going on), and she feels left out, that she screeches. I live in an apartment, and am home quite often since COVID so they get lots of attention even when I don't have the kids. The second issue (which is almost the bigger of the two) is that they poop kind of wherever they are. The caique is better about this than the little one, but her poops are also bigger so her "accidents" are more work to clean up. The little one pretty much just has a tummy that's too little to hold it for long, and so she poops pretty frequently. With those things said, these are "problems" that are really just part of owning parrots (at least that's my understanding). I knew about these things beforehand, but it's my first time owning birds so I wasn't sure about the workload in caring for them. I think that there are solutions, but it's just a bit more than I'm equipped to handle right now. To be clear, I don't have any regrets about taking them in. My girls and I have enjoyed our time with them, and I think they've enjoyed staying with us too. Ok, I said I'd close with the really good, but I think I actually led with that. They're birds that genuinely love being held, and playing with people (and not just one person), which from my understanding is not universal. They each come with their own spacious cage. They normally get along quite well, and will preen each other, but they do need their space every so often, and it is how they were given to me. I also have a large perch, and a lot of toys for them, so it's kind of an all inclusive adoption.