Kai

This is what we know:

Kai is a stunning blue lacewing Indian Ringneck and a confirmed female. She has laid eggs in the past. She's a highly intelligent, curious bird who thrives on mental stimulation and structured interaction. Kai is not a picky eater and enjoys a wide variety of fruits, veggies, nuts, and seeds. She loves to shred, forage, and explore, especially when someone engages with her and shows her how things work. She’ll play with almost anything and prefers out of cage time where she can interact or play nearby.

Kai has some behavioral challenges, largely shaped by her previous owner's inexperience and the way she was handled. She's very hormonal, and her behaviors extend beyond the typical seasonal cycles due to overstimulation from physical interaction. Because of this, Kai can become easily overstimulated and may bite, so she should not be held near the shoulder or face. Head and beak scratches are part of her routine, but they must be limited and carefully managed.

She’s been around other birds, but showed strong aggression and attempted to attack them, so she should be the only bird in the home. She also has strong dislikes and fears, especially eyeglasses, phones, and towels or towel-like objects, likely due to negative past experiences with toweling.

While she's used to being handled, Kai seems to prefer more independence as she gets older. She steps up and will engage with her person, but she needs someone who is experienced in managing hormonal parrots and understands the importance of boundaries, structure, and mental enrichment.

With the right guidance, patience, and environment, Kai has the potential to be a rewarding companion for someone who appreciates her intelligence, personality, and spirit.

Age: 11

Sex: Verified Female

Prefers: Females, but would tolerate men around.

Other Bird Aggressive? Yes

Cage Aggressive? No. She’s more nervous.

Adoption Fee: $600

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

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Indian Ringnecks are illegal to possess in some states. Make sure your state is not one of them before applying for her.

***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.