Hi there.
Let me explain. My name is Jennifer, I live in Southern Tennessee. When I was a pre-teen/early teenager, back in the 90's I had a green female Quaker given to me. Her name was Lucky because she was Lucky to be alive. See... my older brother's friend owned her and she was mean and screamed a lot. So he had the big Idea to feed her to my brothers python. I was 11 and told my mom. My brother Jason was 21 and he told his friend to just give the bird to me and thats exactly what he did. We lived in Florida at the time and my mom and I had a small aviary of parakeets and we also had two rescue cockatiels and a Sun conure.
This mean quaker turned out to be anything but mean. She bonded with me instantly. I loved her with all my heart. She stayed on my shoulder every minute I was in the house... I'm sure I dont need to go into great detail about what these birds do to you emotionally.. you understand!
Anyway, when I was 14 we moved to TN. We had no Idea quakers were Illigal here. Didn't really matter though.. about 18 months after our move here Lucky passed away. We have no Idea what happened. One day she was fine, she just went to sleep that night and never woke up. I was crushed. I was 15 when she died and never owned another bird. Nothing compares to a quaker and I can't have one living in Tn.. so I just never tried to find another bird.
Sooo.... last summer I was in our little home towns pet store. The guy who owns it is a good friend.. he show's horses and so do I so I usually stop by to talk "horse" with him... He has about 8 birds in his family and I mentioned that I only love quakers and told him about Lucky.. A few weeks go by and I stop back in and he asks me if I would like another quaker. He then tells me a lady stopped in earlier that week and gave him a 4 year old female and that he would just give her to me If I would like her. (This "free" quaker ended up costing me a $100 cage... $60 in toys...$20 in food.. all that day:) lol )
Anyway... I named her "Molly Free Bird" hehe. She stayed with me for about a month and then my mother-in-law comes in and is talking to Molly and telling her how she thinks she's sooo pretty and how she would love to have a bird.. ect. ect.
Now my Mother-in-law is pushing 50 and I swear has never owned a pet. Never. She's allergic to fur and hair and her husband has always thought that inside pets were unclean. I felt sorry for her for never getting to own an animal so I told her if she wanted she could take Molly home with her to play with and love as she is an "empty nester" and my nest is full (Did I mention I already have 3 horses, 4 dogs, 4 cats and a yard full of ducks?) Plus, she lives next door so I figured I could keep an eye on Molly and help make sure she was being cared for properly. All was going great. She never made an effort to get molly out of the cage and handle her but she always bought her the best food, kept her cage clean and she had a new toy nearly everytime I stopped by. I even showed her how and what fruits and veggies to give her and she has followed all my suggestions to a "T".
So, I guess after 10 months taking care of Molly has gotten old so she gave her back to me last week. I've been getting her out and handling her every night. She is cage sour and will need to be caught with a towel. Once you get her out she's fine. She won't even bite. You can kiss her, rub her neck.. she'll sit on your chest and kiss and groom your face while you lay on the couch.. she just doesn't like hands yet. If she flies to the floor she will walk up to you and step up on your hand. She has been friendly in the past..she just needs someone special to bond with.
I don't feel like I have the time to spend with her. I wasnt out looking for a bird when she came into my life I just didn't want to see her end up with another redneck owner. (MY GOD you should have seen the mess she was in when I first saw her!... Teeny tiny cage. No toys... cage was MOLDY and coverd in poop)
If someone here would like to have her let me know. If you just want the bird, she is free but I would like to a least get $100 back out of her cage and all the toys and accessories I have bought for her over the last year. She's not in a desperate situation and "needs to be gotten rid of"... I just want to do whats best for her. I get home late at night and Im gone early... she's alone all day... I don't think birds should be owned by people who work the hours I do:) Quakers need their people and I think she deserves someone to bond with.
I live atop Monteagle Mountain, 15 minute off I-24. You can email me at tydyecowgrrl@hotmail.com