In order to adopt any bird from us you must complete our adoption form and be approved, before you can adopt.
Please check our "Bird Experience" page to see what birds you could be appoved to adopt. This page was created so you can see how loud a parrot can be in your home.
By completing an adoption application it does NOT mean you will be approved to adopt.
You can print this application out and mail it to us.
The address on this form is for mailing purposed only, we are not open to the public as we run this rescue out of my home. If you want to come meet a bird, you must first fill out the application, if it is approved we can schedule and appointment.
We do not adopt out on a first come, first serve basis. We match up birds with applicants.
Due to the amount of calls I am getting each day; please do not call to ask if we have a certain species up for adoption but not listed. All of the birds that are available for adoption or are going to be available will be listed on the adoption page. If we do not have a species that you are looking for at that time, fill out an application and you will be put on a waiting list for that species.
After your application has been approved, and you find the right bird for you, you will need to complete an adoption contract which will insure our birds get their forever home and "Happy Ending"
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All of these birds can also be seen on Petfinder.com:
Ceasar
Species: Moluccan Cockatoo
Age:
Aggression: Ceasar is very friendly and is a really good bird. He is the temperment of a typical Moluccan he is afraid of new things!.
Children: Large Cockatoos are not good for children.
Noise Level: Screams like all Cockatoos.
Casey
Species: Umbrella Cockatoo
Age:
Aggression: Casey is extemely flighty even with wings clipped, she was not handled much and allowed to fly. She does not bite at all, she is very fearful and will cower when you touch her. She will need much rehabilitation. She really takes to men so a man will need to be her primary caretaker.
Children: Fearful of children, must be older and not fast moving.
Noise Level: Screams like all Cockatoos.
Casey did not come with a cage, so her adopter will need to provide one for her. She is very fearful and very much needs time and love. She likes men only so her adopter will need to be a man. She has been worked with a lot since her rescue and she will come up to the cage to talk to you. Her adopter will need to allow her time to come out of her shell and not push her. She needs to be allowed to come out of the cage she wants to and it may take her a while to warm up enough to step up.
Hopper
Species: Goffin Cockatoo
Age: 27 Years
Aggression: Hopper is not aggressive loves to be petted. He will step up but will need time to trust you.
Children: Ok with Children but should not be handled by them!
Noise Level: Screams like all Cockatoos.
Hopper is a Goffin Cockatoo and like mose Goffins he is very active and will need a large cage with plently of toys. He needs much out of cage time to spend with his new adoptive family.
Cody
Species: Severe Macaw
Age: Unknown
Aggression: Cody has come a long way but still needs a lot of work to be handled. Will bite, and still aggressive.
Children: Does NOT like children!
Noise Level: Loud!.
Cody was adopted into a wonderful home who did a lot of rehabilitation with him. He has come a LONG way from when we first got him, he suffered from trauma from him previous abuse. Cody is doing much better but his adopter was unable to keep him due to some personal matters, so Cody came back with us where he is always welcome. He is now on the search for a new forever home who can spend the same time and give him the same love.
Rio
Species: Red Lored Amazon
Age: 22 years old
Aggression: He likes women and will need to be adopted by a woman.
Children: Will lunge at small children, must be older and not fast moving.
Noise Level: Fairly quiet can be loud!
Rio is 22 years old. He is very sweet with women but is a little timid. He will need to be adopted by someone with patience and can work with him slowely. He is not aggressive but will bite out of fear. The cage he came with was inadequately sized for his species so his adopter will need to provide an appropriately sized cage for him.
Amazons can be VERY loud please view our parrot noise levels:
Kiwi
Species: Nanday Conure Age: 8 Years
Aggression: She has not been trained to step up by previous owner but does love head scratching. Needs lots of TLC and a large cage with plenty of toys.
Children: Never been around children, conures can be nippy!
Noise Level: Very noisy Conure.
Smiles and Joey
Species: Cockatiel
Age: Senior
Aggression: Very flightly and nippy.
Children: Not advised.
Noise Level: Typical cockatiel noise levels.
These two are retired breeders, they will NOT be used for breeding in their future homes. They were rescued from a bad breeding situation and they are ready to spend their lives in a retirement home.
Skip and Flower
Species: Cockatiel
Age: Young
Aggression: Very flightly and nippy.
Children: Not advised.
Noise Level: Typical cockatiel noise levels.
These two are retired breeders, they will NOT be used for breeding in their future homes. They were rescued from a bad breeding situation and they are ready to spend their lives in a retirement home.
Diamond Dove
Species: Diamond Dove
Age: Young Adult (Age Unknown)
Aggression: Calm, non-aggressive
Children: With supervision small children not advised to handle.
Noise Level: Quiet
Buddy
Species: Nanday Conure Age: 2-3 Years
Aggression: This bird was previously hand fed and very tame but he is now going through sexual maturity and has become a little aggressive. Needs lots of TLC and a large cage with plenty of toys.
Children: Never been around children, conures can be nippy!
Noise Level: Very noisy Conure.
Parakeets
Species: Parakeets Age: Unknown adults
Aggression: These two LOVE each other and will be going together. They do not like to be handled and will bite. They willl come with their "house" cage which they love! They will need lots of TLC and plenty of toys.
Children: Very afraid of loud children!
Noise Level: Typical parakeet noise levels.
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Species: Cockatiel
Age:
Aggression:.Baby loves to be talked to and kissed throught the bars. She feels more comfortable in her cage and would prefer you leave her in there to interact with her.
Children: with supervision.
Noise Level: Typical cockatiel noise level.
Adoption fees are as follows:
Finches, Canaries, Doves, Parakeets | $3-$15 |
Budgerigars, Cockatiels, Lovebirds: | $ 25 |
Parrotlets, Ringnecks: | $ 50 |
Quakers, Smaller Conures: | $ 75 |
Larger Conures, Senegals, Meyers, Red Bellied, Caiques, Lories, Lorikeets: | $100 |
Mini-Macaws, Small Cockatoos: | $125 |
Amazons, African Greys, Pionus, Eclectus: | $150 |
Larger Macaws and Cockatoos: | $175 |
In addition, the adopter is required to reimburse The Bird Nerds for any veterinary costs the bird may have incurred. An Avian Exam is usually around $50.00. The bird will come with all supplies/cages it was surrendered with. However, many birds are surrendered without cages, or inappropriate cages and we must provide one. YOU need to be responsible for providing a cage for the bird you would like to adopt, unless you are otherwise informed.
The Bird Nerds reserves the right to refuse adoption to anyone that we don't find suitable for a particular bird. We ask that you don't take it personally. Our MAIN concern is our birds health, welfare and happiness. We always try to let our birds pick their people instead of the other way around. If the bird you want to adopt doesn't seem to connect with you, we won't adopt him/her out.
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Adoption Fees
Adoption fees vary based on the medical attention they need and the amount of time they spend with us at the rescue. Also the amount of time we need to rehabilitate them.
We do not vet finches, canaries, lovebirds, parakeets, or cockatiels, unless they come to us from unsuitable living conditions. If the animal is sick, then the animal will be vetted and all necessary measures will be taken to improve the life of the animal.