Bought - Adopted - Rescued

[feika]

Oh I love happy endings, well done Dark Ripper and Echo

[sweeetnlowww]

great story, dark-ripper...kudos to you! 

[dark-ripper]

Am just happy Echo is happy

Wouldn't give her up for anything.

[carol]

what a horrible but lovely story thank god theres people like you around

[kins23]

My son, went to day care when he was nine. My babysitter had well over 20 birds. She brought home a rescue, a sunconure, that hated everyone!(including her!) When Ryan walked in the door, he flew to him, started preening him. It was love at first sight. Over the weeks, only Ryan could take care of sunny. I really had no choice, but to bring Sunny home. Of course, my younger son desired to have a bird. Kiki, an Amazon, picked him! (a baby). Now everyone had a bird, but me! I applied thru the classified for Sophie. Her owner, was taking application! (a great deal, for bird and cage!) Of course, I assumed he would never pick me, for my lack of expertise! The only think we had in common, was "I don't believe in a closed cage for any animal!" I was pleasantly surprised, that he picked us. When I picked up Sophie, I had a traveling cage. I was late getting my younger son to the movies....drove like crazy! Sophie, managed to "pick the lock", on her cage....next think I know, she is on my shoulder, wagginh her tail, every time I took the corner fast! (her owner, was a racecar driver!) That was 10 years ago! Sunny still worships the ground, that Ryan walks. Kiki is totally in love with Sunny and Sean. Sophie, remains my baby, but loves Ryan and Sean, and all teenagers that come over! She is always the "life of teenage sleepovers!" She tends to be happy with any stranger I introduce her too. Push come to shove...she is my baby! Just well socialized!   Nancy

[Raptor15]

Rescued!  I have owned my Sun Conure for five years and my Cockatiel for 14.  I was always jealous of people who had larger parrots.  When I was about 12 my grandparents and I went somewhere in the foothills around San Francisco.  We stopped at an elderly lady's house who had about 5 different parrots outside in her front yard, all different colors/sizes.  I was taken with the fact that this lady was so extremely happy, loved all of her birds so much and was so full of life even with all her gray hair and wrinkles.  I remember thinking I wanted to be like her when I got old and one of the secrets to her happiness was obviously owning parrots.  I worked fulltime all my life until last November when I had brain surgery for a large tumor which was removed, but left me with deficits.  I knew now (at 48) was my time for the parrot who I've waited for all my life.

I found Charlie on craigs list.  He was a rescue from an awful situation where he was always covered up and no one loved him.  The rescue people painted a picture of Charlie's personality as one that would take a lot of work.  But, I'd been looking for quite a while for a CAG and had a good feeling about him.  I thought "I have issues, so he can also have issues and we'll work through them together."  Funny thing, the first moment I met him, he basically ran to me and hopped on my arm.  We were both smitten from that moment on.  The rescue people stared at each other in amazement - completely surprised at the way he reacted to me.

Turns out not only did I rescue Charlie, but he also rescued me.  After all I'd been through and all he'd been through, here we were at a crossroads in both our lives and together we thrive.  He is an amazing bird and we have bonded so tightly that I am surprised daily at how much I can love him.  He returns the favor by showing me he loves me too.  We trust each other.  He seems to have forgotten his past life and trusts I will be here for him.  My son is 17 and doesn't need me like he used to.  I'm so glad Charlie needs me as much as I need him.   

[kins23]

Well done everyone! I read each and everyone's reply!All of us have saved a bird, and have made a difference. We should all be proud. Whether it be one year, or ten, with love patience and time, each one of our birds will learn to trust.   Nancy M

[clarissa1976]

 me and my partner had allways wanted a African grey that could talk and swear lol!!  so we saw ours for sale on the internet we bought it from a lady in gateshead she already had dogs, cats, and six kids and a tortoise she told me the bird was to much for her and we could see she was right.
When peach our bird arrived at our our house, for about a month she said nothing only the odd noise however in time she started to say odd words now you can't shut her up. She makes alot of mess which i hate!!  However as long as i have a hoover and cloth she will be ok here.
She comes out of the cage and flys about the house once a day she loves cheese, pasta, rice and likes a sip of lager .
Me and my partner have two kids and a dog also we are of on our hols soon and desperately needed cash and reluctantly put her up for sale.
So of she went to her new home me thinking she'd like it as the new people seemed happy to take her on, well what a HUGE mistake after a week they asked if id buy her back which of course i did they never give her a chance obviously got bored. So now we have her back home she was a Little confused at first. However she is back to her normal self we wont sell her again these birds get attached and should be with one owner for life and not passed from pillar to post otherwise they will never settle. we all know how much attention the  CAG needs  so if anyone reading this is thinking of getting one be very sure as i once read these birds have the attention span as a four yr old child and i think this is true.

[charlieboy]

sometimes it feels they have the attention span of a 2yr old especially when they think their right.
 

[SeanM]

Me and my partner have two kids and a dog also we are of on our hols soon and desperately needed cash and reluctantly put her up for sale.

You sold her for holiday money?? ?? ?

[ukgrey]

Sean please don't be so judgmental!  Are you still looking for a new home for your bird / holiday money?  We may be able to help you find somewhere and only ever assure forever homes.  What area are you in? 




On a slightly separate note, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't give your bird alcohol no matter how much he likes it, it's pure poison.  You may not see the damage now, but I had a Quaker whose previous owners gave the bird alcohol, it damaged his liver and he died suddenly and unexpectedly at the 'grand' old age of 4 years old as a direct result of the damahe to his liver from the alcohol.  Don't forget they are delicate little boogers and that sip to you is an awful lot of poinson in their blood stream 

[clarissa1976]

sometimes it feels they have the attention span of a 2yr old especially when they think their right.
 

maybe your right times are hard i bought her back and cancelled hols tho!!

me and my partner had allways wanted a African grey that could talk and swear lol!!  so we saw ours for sale on the internet we bought it from a lady in gateshead she already had dogs, cats, and six kids and a tortoise she told me the bird was to much for her and we could see she was right.
When peach our bird arrived at our our house, for about a month she said nothing only the odd noise however in time she started to say odd words now you can't shut her up. She makes alot of mess which i hate!!  However as long as i have a hoover and cloth she will be ok here.
She comes out of the cage and flys about the house once a day she loves cheese, pasta, rice and likes a sip of lager .
Me and my partner have two kids and a dog also we are of on our hols soon and desperately needed cash and reluctantly put her up for sale.
So of she went to her new home me thinking she'd like it as the new people seemed happy to take her on, well what a HUGE mistake after a week they asked if id buy her back which of course i did they never give her a chance obviously got bored. So now we have her back home she was a Little confused at first. However she is back to her normal self we wont sell her again these birds get attached and should be with one owner for life and not passed from pillar to post otherwise they will never settle. we all know how much attention the  CAG needs  so if anyone reading this is thinking of getting one be very sure as i once read these birds have the attention span as a four yr old child and i think this is true.

[clarissa1976]

Sean please don't be so judgmental!  Are you still looking for a new home for your bird / holiday money?  We may be able to help you find somewhere and only ever assure forever homes.  What area are you in? 




On a slightly separate note, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't give your bird alcohol no matter how much he likes it, it's pure poison.  You may not see the damage now, but I had a Quaker whose previous owners gave the bird alcohol, it damaged his liver and he died suddenly and unexpectedly at the 'grand' old age of 4 years old as a direct result of the damahe to his liver from the alcohol.  Don't forget they are delicate little boogers and that sip to you is an awful lot of poinson in their blood stream 

Hi UK GREY
I am considering selling her if the right person comes along I love her I just didn't know how much hard work they are to look after she gets all the attention i feel she needs but when i read on here about others and their CAG i wonder if I'm doing enough. Also I didn't sell her for hols money so Sean if you're reading i bought her straight back from the new owner would i have done that if i didn't love her?? I'm just confused especially since shes come back from previous owner she is a little reluctant to be pals with me. Buy the way still trying to get the hang of this forum!!

[ukgrey]

yes, they can put you in the dog house when you behave in a manner they don't like. 

[leela630]

Sophia first came to us in November of 2010.  I have wanted an African Grey for over 10 years.  I used to breed cockatiels and also owned 2 blue fronted amazons, and a jenday conure.  Sophia was housed with 2 Macaws and was being harrassed to the point where she started to feather pluck.  When I rescued her, she was under weight and had no feathers under her neck.  She has since grown them back and plumped up.  She was fed a solitary diet of bird seed.....I have switched her to Zupreem pellets for her staple and she eats fruit, veggies, pasta, you name it....goodness forbid we sit down to dinner without giving her a plate.  In the beginning, she took to my entire family.  They all oooed and ahhhed over her, held her, gave her treats.  But, as time has gone on, there are some family members she "dislikes", my fiance' in particular.  LOL.....except if he has a peanut in his hand.  Her cage is located in our bedroom for the time being...but she is out of it more than she is in.  My fiance' works 3rd shift.....when he comes home in the am to sleep, Sophia likes to bang her bowls to try and banish him from the room....so, i took her bowls out, and she has figured out how to lift the bottom of the cage and make an even louder bang....LOL....how smart our little beauties are.  She still lets the kids hold her but if they try to put her in her cage, she will nip once she gets on her perch (Im assuming this is a territorial gesture) I'm the only one who can put my hands in her cage and not get nipped at.  I was told Sophia was 3 years old....but im not entirely positive...

I feel extremely blessed that she has come into our family and look forward to many wonderful years.  Thanks for all the great stories.....