My family and I recently rescued a yellow shouldered Amazon baby that we cannot keep. We have him only because there was nowhere else for him to go. We love him, but I have two lovebirds already and a flock of other animals. He screams from loneliness when we leave the room he's in--I have started bell training him, but the matter is that between work and school we do not have time to give this baby the attention he DESERVES.
Aside from lonely screeching, he is a wonderful bird. He allows pets on his back and neck, and will kindly accept a smooch on his beak without threatening to bite. He has not bitten any of us, despite us being complete strangers to him. He makes it known if we're invading his space, but never with any severe aggression. He dances and steps up and knows how to stay on a perch without flying away. When you're in the room with him he is very quiet and doesn't scream or make a lot of sound at all, just warbles to himself a bit. I have not experimented with tricks--not enough trust between us--but behaviourally, he is a very polite baby. This is a bird I'd keep in a heartbeat if I could provide for him what he needs. Unfortunately, I can't.
I'm looking to find him a forever home, and I know all the horror stories of people who search for free exotics and then abuse them. I want simply to know of a fair rehoming price for a well-trained young yellow-shouldered Amazon, no more and no less. We plan on donating the money to a shelter, not even keeping it for ourselves. I will not give him away for free, but I am not looking to make a profit off this animal.
I've looked at pricing for Amazons but they seem to be all over the place. I've seen yellow ~ Amazons priced at 1600 and 350, and I have no experience with buying or selling this species of bird, so I can't estimate which is truer to the standard buying price. Anyone experienced in pricing Amazons would be appreciated.
I'm trying to mark him down by several hundred dollars off a regular purchase fee, while not dropping the rehoming fee so low that he could be snatched up by a predator or a hoarder. Any money I charge is only for his safety in finding a responsible home.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Aside from lonely screeching, he is a wonderful bird. He allows pets on his back and neck, and will kindly accept a smooch on his beak without threatening to bite. He has not bitten any of us, despite us being complete strangers to him. He makes it known if we're invading his space, but never with any severe aggression. He dances and steps up and knows how to stay on a perch without flying away. When you're in the room with him he is very quiet and doesn't scream or make a lot of sound at all, just warbles to himself a bit. I have not experimented with tricks--not enough trust between us--but behaviourally, he is a very polite baby. This is a bird I'd keep in a heartbeat if I could provide for him what he needs. Unfortunately, I can't.
I'm looking to find him a forever home, and I know all the horror stories of people who search for free exotics and then abuse them. I want simply to know of a fair rehoming price for a well-trained young yellow-shouldered Amazon, no more and no less. We plan on donating the money to a shelter, not even keeping it for ourselves. I will not give him away for free, but I am not looking to make a profit off this animal.
I've looked at pricing for Amazons but they seem to be all over the place. I've seen yellow ~ Amazons priced at 1600 and 350, and I have no experience with buying or selling this species of bird, so I can't estimate which is truer to the standard buying price. Anyone experienced in pricing Amazons would be appreciated.
I'm trying to mark him down by several hundred dollars off a regular purchase fee, while not dropping the rehoming fee so low that he could be snatched up by a predator or a hoarder. Any money I charge is only for his safety in finding a responsible home.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.