Hope

This is what we know:

Hope is a female Indian Ringneck estimated to be around 7 to 8 years old. She spent time living in a kitchen area where she seemed to enjoy being around lots of people. She sings and whistles but does not say any words. When she wants attention, she is not shy about letting you know by calling out.

She enjoys hanging toys, especially those with shredded paper. Hope does not like to be handled or picked up and tends to be more friendly toward men. She has a history of plucking from years ago but has not plucked in a long time.

Hope prefers being out of her cage so she can perch on top or explore her surroundings. She can be difficult to catch if she is not ready to go back in. She loves listening to birds outside when the windows are open and enjoys nature sound recordings. With time, patience, and trust, Hope has the potential to become a confident and comfortable companion with the right person.

Age: 8

Sex: Female

Prefers: Males, She gravitates toward Men more.

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

Cage Aggressive? No. She’s more nervous.

Adoption Fee: $500.

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

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Indian Ring-neck’s are illegal to possess in some states. Make sure your state is not one of them before applying for him.

***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.