McNugget

This is what we know:

McNugget is an 18-year-old African Grey who was lovingly chosen as an egg and spent many years being a cherished companion. Like many parrots, her life has had ups and downs. After a long period of being doted on, she unfortunately ended up in a situation where she spent most of her time in her cage. Thankfully, she eventually found herself once again surrounded by love and attention.

McNugget is a healthy and fully feathered girl, and she has laid eggs in the past, confirming she is female. True to her species, she is intelligent, opinionated, and forms strong bonds. She is incredibly affectionate with her chosen person, especially if that person is a man, but she can be aggressive toward others outside of that bond.

She loves bananas and grapes, and the occasional cookie is a favorite treat. She enjoys swinging, climbing, and shredding anything made of cardboard. While she likes to be part of the action during family gatherings, she prefers not to be handled during those times and is content just observing. She's comfortable around dogs and cats, as long as they are respectful of her space.

After her time being cage-bound, it took nearly a year of patient effort before she could be handled again; but once that trust was earned, she became a sweet shoulder-rider. We expect it will take some time and patience for her to adjust to a new home and new people, but for the right person, McNugget will be an incredibly rewarding companion.

Age: 18

Sex: Female

Prefers: Males

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

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.