Share you story of adoption from a rescue

I am considering adopting from a rescue. I would love to have some stories from others who have gone down this path. How did the bird adjust ? Did it have any negative behaviors picked up at the rescue ? The rescue I visited was extremely loud and a good many of the birds were plucked. That is why I ask how well they adjust to a new home with less stress and noise. How long did the process take you and would you say you were pleased with the experience overall ?

We adopted both our fids from a rescue at the same time.
Our amazon had been in the rescue for a year and our Brown head for a few months.

The total time it took 3 weeks, but that was because it took us 2 weeks to decide and put in the application.

It was loud at the rescue, there was well over a hundred parrots there and some were pluckers. Ours didn't pick up these habits at all.

The adjusted really quick to being home with us, the brown head stepped up and started talking and whistling the first night, the amazon was beak grinding within an hour and came out of his cage that evening as well. They both seemed really happy to be in a home.

We were extremely pleases with the experience and if working with a good rescue I would say go for it. The rescue we worked with delivered the birds to our home and had a policy in place that we could return them for any reason within 30 days with adoptions fees returned. They came with their cages, toys and dry food to last a few months as well as some organic nuts.

The also let us call them anytime for support and information, they are really wondrful. I stay in touch and send them updates and pictures. One day I hope to have the time to also volunteer for them.

Sully came from a rescue. He was there around 4 months I think. He was shipped to me at my expense when I agreed to foster him for them to see if I could help him.

The rescue has mostly large birds and he wasn't able to be uncaged very often which is very, very important to him. He's a great bird who stole my heart within a month and I bought him from the rescue rather than foster him. No regrets on my part at all.

My advice, get to know the bird before taking him home. A rescue does not have to be a feather plucking, screaming, biting, basket case. Don't be in a hurry to find your forever companion. After getting to know Chico over several visits I was confident in the kind of companion I was adopting and he has not disappointed. Find a rescue with a foster program. Socialization skills and nutritional health are developed under their care. You might even consider becoming a foster that might lead to adoption.

From what I remember being said because I inquired about fostering myself. The rescue does not allow fostering. She is afraid that the fosters will do something wrong which will lead to having her license revoked.

Only two forum members have successfully gone through a rescue? Wow! No wonder there are so many birds waiting for new homes.

Sandybee, how long did the process take you from submitting the application to actually taking possession of the birds? Actually I am interested in the timeline of everything that occurred through the process.

Merlee,

It took 1.5 weeks, but we had already visited the rescue 3 times at that point, so all that really needed to be done was schedule a date for the birds to come home. They did the home visit as they dropped off the birds as they had already inquired if the house situation was suitable. This rescue believes in dropping the birds to you because then you are not viewed as taking them away from the parrots eyes.

I took a 35 year old amazon and I couldn't of asked for a better bird