Chloe

This is what we know:

Chloe has spent virtually her entire life with one family. After nearly 25 years together, changing life circumstances have led her to Birds and Beaks, and we're committed to finding her another forever home.

Like many cockatoos, Chloe thrives on routine, attention, and being part of the family. She loves music, singing, dancing, toys, and spending time with her people. She also enjoys exploring outside her cage and has plenty of personality to share.

Chloe hasn't been handled regularly in recent years, so she'll do best with someone who understands that rebuilding trust is a process—not something that happens overnight. She has been stick-trained in the past and would benefit from someone willing to continue working with her using patience and positive reinforcement.

Cockatoos are incredibly intelligent, emotional parrots. They aren't the right fit for every home, but for the right person, they're deeply rewarding companions. Chloe is looking for someone who appreciates the highs, understands the challenges, and is committed to helping her become the confident bird she's capable of being.

Like many parrots, Chloe has gone through periods of feather plucking during times of stress and major life changes. Our team will continue evaluating her while she's in our care, and we'll work to set both Chloe and her future family up for success.

If you've been looking for a cockatoo to build a relationship with—and you understand that some of the very best relationships take a little time—we'd love for you to meet Chloe.

Age: 26

Sex: Female

Prefers: Females, we think?

Other Bird Aggressive? We haven’t allowed this bird to interact with other for their safety.

Cage Aggressive? No.

Adoption Fee: $1000

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

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: Not for apartment or shared wall living.
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***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.