Tilly

Meet Tilly

Congo African Grey • Hatched ~1996 • Quirky & Wise

Tilly is a Congo African Grey who came to us after her owner passed away, and while her backstory is mostly a mystery, we do know she’s a survivor in every sense of the word. She was likely hatched around 1996, and unfortunately, her parents bit off several of her toes when she was a chick—a rough start, but one she’s handled with grace.

Tilly gets around just fine and doesn’t let her foot differences slow her down. She’s observant, thoughtful, and tends to hang back quietly while she scopes out new people and surroundings. She’s not the kind to seek the spotlight, but there’s a depth to her presence that seasoned parrot people will recognize and appreciate.

If you’ve got a calm home and a soft spot for birds with history and heart, Tilly just might be your girl.

Age: 29

Sex: F

Prefers: Males or Females? Unknown

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:
Has been on a not awesome diet for a long time.

***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.