Polly

Meet Polly

Congo African Grey • Age Unknown • Shy, Smart, and Slightly Sneaky

Polly is a Congo African Grey with a mysterious past. She was rescued by the woman who recently passed away, and with her gone, we don’t have any records or guesses on Polly’s age. What we do have is a pretty clear sense of Polly’s personality.

She’s shy around people but has a strong mischievous streak when it comes to other birds. At the rescue, we had to move her to a new spot after she developed a little habit—reaching out, yanking tail feathers, and delighting in the chaos that followed. Classic little sister energy.

Polly loves shredding paper and quietly entertaining herself when she’s not plotting sneak attacks. She would do best in a home where she can have her own space, plenty of enrichment, and someone who appreciates a bird with both brains and a bit of sass.

If you’ve got a good sense of humor and room in your heart for a clever, independent parrot, Polly might be your perfect match.

Age: Unknown

Sex: Female

Prefers: Males or Females? Seems to like women but unsure.

Other Bird Aggressive? I mean she pulls their tails to hear them scream so…only in the most sinister of ways, really.

Cage Aggressive? She’s forward, but I wouldn’t call her aggressive.

Adoption Fee: $1000

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

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

***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.