Upleasantly surprised w/ baby goffin

[bambam]

Where are you located? I have two
Cockatoos and I love them

Southern California

 

[LivLaughLov]

Good morning bambam, I agree with you about the cost as I have recently researched getting a baby Goffin's. Banded, handfed babies are $850-$1200. Rehomed Goffin's start at alot less but yours is still a baby. So I think $700 is a reasonable starting point.

All said, I'm sure you will find a wonderful home for this one. Have you checked out local bird groups on Facebook? I belong to several in my area. You could post a for sale or trade on these.

 

[bambam]

Good morning bambam, I agree with you about the cost as I have recently researched getting a baby Goffin's. Banded, handfed babies are $850-$1200. Rehomed Goffin's start at alot less but yours is still a baby. So I think $700 is a reasonable starting point.

All said, I'm sure you will find a wonderful home for this one. Have you checked out local bird groups on Facebook? I belong to several in my area. You could post a for sale or trade on these.

Hello,
Thanks for the tip. How would I find these groups? Should I just type "bird group" in the facebook search engine?

 

[LivLaughLov]

Hi again, glad you found that national group! If you want one strictly in your area type in California birds... or California parrots.... or even California Cockatoos... in the Facebook search as you stated, and groups should come up. That's how I found my first Minnesota groups then I met people who told me about other ones. Your Goffin's is super cute and so young so you should be able to find him a home quickly. Even older Goffin's find great homes quickly on my groups.

I had two adorable Quakers that were siblings and not tame when I bought them. I thought I would be able to hand tame them but didn't have enough experience. I advertised them on Craig's List and my groups and was able to choose the best person for each of them in less than two weeks.

I forgot if you said you tried to spoon feed your baby Goffin's at night yet? My new baby Galah, 5 months, was fussy last evening and I know she is weaned but I am planning to spoon feed her some warm baby food this evening. Not like you have tons of extra time to do that with a human baby! LOL!

 

[MeAndMyG2]

Hello! Im sorry to hear that you and your hubby had a bad experience, it was very unfortunate that happened. I have a Goffin who is just around 3 yrs old and he is a doll. Of course, he is a typical cockatoo and gets into trouble, but the only time he gets vocal is when he gets excited, and he isn't a screamer! I used to be like you and think Oh no! Not a cockatoo, but until you have owned one it changes your mind completely (in a good way). I could never see myself without my little guy. Better luck next time.

 

[Kiwibird]

Wow, I just have to say if my husband came home with a "surprise" living creature (from a pet shop, not even a dire situation!), I would wring his neck. And while I'm sure he did it with the best intentions of making you happy, it was an extremely poorly though out situation to put you in. Now you have this young bird, and while I understand that you are considering getting rid of her, also consider how many parrots (especially cockatoos) end up in avian shelters because of of inexperienced, neglectful owners. She is still a baby who's not been trained. She doesn't know (at this point) that screaming is inappropriate. And since you didn't expect/want her, you have also probably been making the problem worse by not giving her as much attention. You obviously have one well adjusted bird, I'm sure you can have a second with a little effort. Plus, your other bird may really appreciate a friend. And if you give it some time and she's really just not working out, plenty of people would take a 2-3 year old bird.

Also, I grew up with a goffin cokatoo and 2 amazons my parents had years before they had me. The goffin was relatively quiet (for a parrot), he only screeched around the time my dad got home. And while he always was the most mischievous, he was still generally well behaved. I think cockatoos attract inexperienced bird owners, and when they aren't well trained, they can be terrors and that's how they're portrayed. I also think they just aren't as suited of a bird in general to be in a domestic environment, for whatever reason. However, plenty of people have had their cockatoo 20+ years and wouldn't ever give their bird up. An animal is only going to behave the way you train it to behave.