Lenny

This is what we know:

Lenny is an approximately 12 year old Goffin Cockatoo with a big personality and a love for music, dancing and a ball or metal toys. He enjoys the sound of dogs barking and will often dance along to the rhythm of the noise around him. While Lenny has his playful side, he also comes with some challenges. He is terrified of people and has shown violent behaviors in the past, so he needs a very patient, experienced caregiver, ideally a single man who is willing to go at Lenny’s pace and earn his trust over time.

Lenny is not compatible with other birds and must be the only bird in the home, as he is known to be aggressive toward them. He also has some rough feathering and bare spots under his wings and on his body. With the right person, Lenny has the potential to blossom, but he needs someone who truly understands the needs of a fearful, reactive bird and is ready to commit to the journey.

Age: 12

Sex: Male

Prefers: Males

Other Bird Aggressive? Yes

Cage Aggressive? No. He’s more nervous.

Adoption Fee: $1000

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.