Lump

This is Lump.

This is what we know about him:

Lump is a young, 2 year old Quaker who hasn’t learned what to do with all his little micro aggressions and energy.

Lump is newly sexually mature and needs to be guided through the shaping of his behavior to learn appropriate play, appropriate interaction with both humans and other birds.

He has a ton of energy, and is pretty opinionated about what he would like to do in the world, so the right person will be able to turn some of those “problematic” behaviors into fun games, to shape the behavior into the little doll we know he’s going to be. Target training, station training, flight recall - it’s all on the table for Lump, and for the right person, we think he’s going to be a heart bird for someone.

He LOVES to have his little head scratched and wants to cuddle in and get comfy. One behavior I have witnessed is he begins to fall asleep on you and if you move, it startles him and he reacts by biting or attacking - out of fear. Being mindful of what he’s doing on you, while systematically desensitizing him to the small movements at the same time is how I would handle that.

Age: 2

Sex: Male

Prefers: Males or Females? Not sure it matters

Other Bird Aggressive? We don’t let him interact with others here.

Cage Aggressive? Does a bear shit in the woods?

Adoption Fee: $550

Cage Available: Affordable used cages available to purchase starting at $100.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Quakers 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.