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Meet Jean-Pierre 💚🦜

Species: Half-moon Conure (Orange-fronted Conure)
Age: 4 Years
Sex: Male (DNA Sexed)
Adoption Fee: $600

Jean-Pierre is one of those birds who proves that big personalities don't have to come in big packages.

This handsome Half-moon Conure came to Birds and Beaks through no fault of his own. His owner loved him enough to recognize he simply couldn't provide the time and attention Jean-Pierre deserved, and wanted to give him the opportunity to find a home where he could truly thrive.

Half-moon Conures are one of the hidden gems of the parrot world. They're intelligent, playful, curious, and often a bit quieter than many of the more commonly seen conure species. They're also relatively uncommon, making opportunities to adopt one fairly rare.

Jean-Pierre enjoys foraging toys, loves millet, and takes everyday household life in stride—even the vacuum cleaner doesn't faze him.

Like many parrots, he can be a little protective of his cage. If you reach in to ask him to step up, he may let you know he'd rather not. Once he's away from his cage, however, he's much more relaxed and willing to interact. It's a common behavior in parrots and something that many experienced bird owners know how to work with.

Jean-Pierre would do best with someone who understands that trust isn't built in a day. Give him patience, respect his boundaries, and you'll discover a bright little bird who's full of personality and always ready to be part of the action.

If you're looking for a smaller companion with a curious mind, a playful streak, and just enough sass to keep life interesting, Jean-Pierre may be exactly who you've been waiting for.

Prefers: Males/Females Doesn’t have a preference

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

Cage Aggressive? No.

Adoption Fee: $600

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

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
None

***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.