Augie & Riley

Meet Augie & Riley

Congo African Greys • Estimated Age: 40 to 45 • Comedic Duo, Bonded for Life

Augie and Riley are a long-time Congo African Grey pair who were used for breeding by their previous owner, who has since passed away. They’re believed to be between 40 and 45 years old, and while they might look a little rough around the edges, their personalities more than make up for it.

These two are hilarious. Before they came into the rescue, they had a breeding box in their enclosure, and they’d hide inside, listen for footsteps, then pop out shouting “peekaboo” like a couple of feathery pranksters. They laugh, talk, and make an endless stream of goofy sounds that keep us smiling.

Augie and Riley are heavily bonded and must be adopted together. They are not the kind of birds you separate—they’re a team. We’d love to see them go to a home that can give them the freedom they never really had, with space to stretch their wings, explore, and just enjoy being parrots instead of breeders.

If you’ve got a sense of humor, a little patience, and room for a wildly entertaining pair, Augie and Riley might just be the best decision you ever make.

Age: Age

Sex: M/F

Prefers: Males or Females? Not sure it matters

Other Bird Aggressive? We don’t allow them to interact with others, but they like each other.

Cage Aggressive? No. But, they will come out if you open the door.

Adoption Fee: $1600

Cage Available: Affordable used cages available to purchase starting at $100-to 250 up to 1000.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

***Information that is universal to every bird:

1) Birds are typically not family animals. They usually choose a favorite and at best you can expect them to tolerate everyone else.

2) Birds are not great with kids, dogs, other birds, and are not cuddly with everyone, nor can they really be trained to be. Birds are flock animals, who are social creatures that need to be in a communal area where they can see the rest of the family, or you may eperience serious vocalization and behavior problems. We’ve never met a bird who is great with kids, but we have met kids who are respectful of birds.

3) Birds bite. But, you shouldn’t “take the bite”. If you’re getting bit, you haven’t earned the trust of the bird, and are pushing the bird past his/her limits. You must figure out what the bird needs, and make what you’re asking of the bird more attractive than what they are already doing.

4) Birds are not “dominance” based creatures. Your only option for birds is to earn their trust. If they are, say…on top of a cage and don’t want to come down, that is where they feel safest, not a dominance thing. They are not trying to exert dominance, they just don’t want to come down. Your job as a parrot owner is to figure out what you can do to help them trust you, and whatever you are asking to be more attractive than what they are already doing.

5) NEVER send money over the internet for adoption with any individual or organization for the adoption of an animal you have not met in person. That is almost always a scam.