SIMON

Meet Simon

Congo African Grey • Hatched 1993 • Certified Weirdo & Sweetheart

Simon is a 1993 Congo African Grey with a lifetime of stories and a personality you won’t forget. He’s been rehomed several times and is a chronic plucker, but that’s just feather-deep—underneath, he’s pure heart.

Simon is equal parts quirky and lovable. He loves talking to dogs, soaking up sunshine, and getting head scratches from his favorite person. Give him a piece of fruit? He’ll wrap it in paper like a tiny food snob so his toes don’t get sticky. He makes guitar sounds, sneezes like a champ, and repeatedly mimics the sound of setting something down on a table. We weren’t kidding—he’s a weirdo, but he’s our kind of weirdo.

Despite his past and his patchy feathers, Simon is incredibly affectionate. He thrives on connection, loves to snuggle, and just wants to be someone’s beloved companion.

If you’re looking for a bird with a brilliant mind, a soft heart, and a totally entertaining brand of oddball energy, Simon might just be your match.

Age:32

Sex: M

Prefers: Males or Females? Females

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

Cage Aggressive? No.

Adoption Fee: $1000

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

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
He will likely never get all his feathers back, so he’s destined to be someone’s streaking soul chicken.

***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.