Quinn & Gisela

This is what we know:

Quinn and Gisela are a bonded pair of female hybrid macaws who have been together since they were young and will be adopted together.

Quinn is an 8-year-old Harlequin Macaw, born May 24, 2018. Gisela is a 7-year-old Ruby Macaw, born January 14, 2019.

Before coming into rescue, these two had never lived in cages. They were fully flighted and spent their time on Java trees, so they came to us very accustomed to having a lot of freedom and space. And yes — they can fly. Very well. 😂

They are sweet, cheeky, curious girls who clearly enjoy being part of whatever is going on around them. They love chewing wood, bells, swings, big plastic balls and anything else they can investigate or dismantle. Blueberries are also apparently worth showing up for.

Both were handled quite a bit when they were younger. As they matured and started laying eggs, handling became less consistent, but they are not birds we would describe as difficult or unreachable. With a little patience, routine and positive interaction, we think they’ll settle back into being handled pretty easily.

Quinn and Gisela need a home with the space and setup for two large, highly flighted macaws and people who understand that these girls are used to having some independence.

They’re beautiful, funny, social, a little mischievous, and very much a team.

Age: 7 & 8

Sex: F

Prefers: Males/Females Doesn’t have a preference

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

Cage Aggressive? No.

Adoption Fee: $3500

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

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: (Indian Ringneck/Quaker) parrots are illegal to possess in some states. Make sure your state is not one of them before applying for him.
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***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.