I have been fostering an Umbrella cockatoo, VERY MALE, who is 13 years old (I'd have to double check his band to be 100%) He is very mature, and hormonal. He prefers WOMEN...has a great dislike for men and bites them pretty badly.

Angel came here because he wasn't a good fit at the bird store I used to work at, as a consignment bird. The shop had purchased him and he was too much of a liability to keep there until he sold. I have him at my house currently and he's been with me since January, if i remember right. He knows his name and uses it often to refer to himself, so changing it is out of the question. He is VERY loud. I cannot impress that enough, VERY VERY LOUD. I believe that is one reason he was sold in the first place. I do know too much about his prior life, other than he has been "rescued" a couple of times. I do know he was used as a "Good Citizen" bird at the schools for the children, but something happened along the way and he is now a bit agressive, and VERY VERY vocal. Part due to the season, being a hormonal male, the other being a too...but he will get going and scream his little heart out for hours if he feels the need.

He has gotten better since coming here, but he's not exactly where I'd like him to be yet. I just moved him out to the living room along with all the other birds (since I will be moving back into the bird room and taking on a roomy). He did really well until this evening, he just went off for a little over a half hour. We'll see how sensitive he is during the night with the changes, and the fact that I work 11p-3 am, if he is ok with me coming through the room so late.

Angel is a "barber", he chews at his freathers and is chewed to the down. He was down to the skin when I brough him home, but has more than when he got here.

What kind a home does he need? A very understanding and patient one, with out small children, or men who want to mess with him. He does not like either much at all, he prefers women. A house, not an apartment! LOTS OF WOOD TO CHEW, he broke 2 bars off my Cal cage , granted it was an older cage, but still...) Very playful and enjoys his toys, so someone who has the disposable income to purchase toys, LOTS of toys.

Prerequisites for Adopting Angel:

An adult, living in a single family home. Prior large bird experience. NO SMALL CHILDREN, as he gets over stimulated and tries to bite them. He gets over stimulated quickly, so everyone in the home must be aware that they may/will get bit and it will hurt and bleed.

I would like to place him ASAP, due to my situation changing, I don't want to disrupt the progress that I have made with him. How is he for me? Most of the time very sweet and playful. He has taken a romatic interest in me, and it is not tolerated. So when he attempts to feed me or mate, he goes back in his house. He pushes his boundaries quite a bit, to see what he can get away with. He has not bitten me yet (knock on wood) so far so good. Axel will not even go near him, so I haven't been able to work on the men thing. He does ok with Cash (my U2) and other birds, he doesn't seem to have any issues with greys, quakers, amazons or macaws (though caiques are a bit too pushy for him).

There is a small adoption fee, and housing requirements. He needs a LARGE cage minimum of 28 x 30 x 64, preferably NEW, and toys. I will ship him to the right home, with the adoptive home paying freight, crate and fuel shipping out of SEA. His adoption fee is the cage and toys. A receipt for the cage and toys will need to be faxed to me, with a picture of the cage with the toys in it, or if it's a "local" adoption I will inspect the cage and toys myself. If it is a long distance placement, you will have to listen to Angel via the telephone to understand the noise factor. The stipulations after delivery is, he remains in possesion of Andie's Ark for 1 year. After one year, the obligations to return him to Andie's Ark are fulfilled. Though if something should happen past the 1 year agreement, Andie's Ark is more than happy to take him back. If it doesn't work out with in the 1 year, he is shipped back to Andie's Ark at the adoptive parront's expense, no other rescues or homes.

What does Angel eat? EVERYTHING...he's not too picky! Currently he eats zupreem natural, a local seed company parrot mix, and his people goodies, fruits and veggies.

If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask me! I know I'm missing a ton of info I want to post, but I'm racing against the clock to get to work on time

Good luck Andie I hope you find him the perfect home.

I do hope Angel gets the home he needs and soon....
Andie's Ark will take them in, no matter what...you are an angel yourself lady.....

Angel has a very big vocabulary and he speaks very plain and clearly. And yes, He is LOUD. But you can tell he really wants to just be loved and love you back. But as Andie said, he needs an experienced handler; cuz he is a Cockatoo and he is Male...

He has the potential to make the right person a very wonderful pet.

I am sure you will find him a good home andie.

That's my hope!!! I wanted to try to find him a home with in the qp.com or AnAG. If I can't do that I think I will send im to sanctuary. He is a difficult bird...very intelligent, but someone really wronged him somewhere. He is a bit obnoxious today and he actually struck at me twice, but no contact (he wasn't that serious about it). He doesn't want up or anything, he just wants to be out on his cage. He has spent most of the morning in it it, wbut just wanted the door open I suppose...LOL.

He did ok with my waking him up...but he went back to sleep about 15 minutes after I got home. He is suppose to be "afraid of the dark" so I haven't tried covering him. I may give that a shot later, let him adjust to one change at a time. He is very comical though...and so far he knows he's not to be on the floor...LOL WE'll see how long that lasts after watching Cash get down 9 million times

Good luck finding the perfect home for Angel, Andie!

Any luck finding Angel a new home?

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Good luck. he sounds like quite the character! lol

So far, not a single inquirey. Poor guy...he's cracking me up, but we are a one "too" household.

Aw Andie..sorry to hear that. You know I can't take on a U2 right now with my living situation or I'd be first in line. Although I dunno if I can do 2 toos at once lol

Good luck...poor fella. I hope he finds his forever home soon...

Was checking in to see if ya found a home yet for Angel but I see ya haven't.. Well hopefully the right person will come along.

This last week he has really blossomed a bit. He's stepping up willingly MOST (80%) of the time, and playing on his own a bit more. THOUGH The screaming has really not changed. I think he screams just to hear himself scream. The timing is normally late evening when I turn all the lights off but one and work on the computer or watch a movie. I'm planning on getting a cage cover in the next day or two to try out and see if that works. He's really turning out to be a great bird. He's taking to getting off the cage and finding me...LOL which has destroyed a shoe...LOL Good think I don't wear them anymore, they were my "lawn" shoes. Thanks for the support folks, I really appreciate it. I'm trying to hold out for him to get to the right home and not go to sanctuary.

I hope you find a home for Angel soon. He really does sound like a bird that just needs someone to understand him. It's so tragic there are so many birds, especially cockatoos that seem to get neglected because they are much louder than first thought...I have to admit when I first read the post about Angel I wondered how hard it was be to ship the little man to Oz...Obviously I was being a bit unrealistic, but my heart goes out to him...Good luck finding Angel the home he deserves.

could you give me a call regarding Angel 573-259-0050
Thanks
Ronnie

still crossing fingers toes and wings for angel!

I would love to have another U2 - just not sure how two hormonal boys would work out. Not to mention my hormonal preteen daughter and moody teenage son.



He really can't be any louder than Mongo when he gets going - we actually have a screaming time here everyday where I encourage everyone to get it out of thier systems. I even sent notes to all of the neighbors so they wouldn't think someone was being murdered here. LOL

Well, he's doing very well, and is adjusting to the new situation well. He was quite snuggly the other day. I haven't covered him yet, I didn't get a large enough sheet...LOL But his screaming has been minimal compared to how it was when he firt got here.

Reminder to those who are interested, please PM me your information and WHY you want a cockatoo. I will be asking specific questions as to their care and how you intend to handle situations.

I've had a lot of questions as to the shipping of Angel should he need to be. We need to know the closest airport to you, and then I can find out which airlines it would be used and pricing.

This is a weird question but when he goes into these screaming fits have you tried giving him a bath? Sometimes a change in direction is all a bird needs to change the behavior. Sound to me like he has a lot of pent up energy these "Screamy" times might be a good time to introduce him to a toy to take his agression out on such as like a bell.

I have a friend who ended up with a parrot that would go on these screaming fits and when this happened she scooped up the bird and took it for a drive in the car and put the radio on for it and took a ride around the block once or twice and like in a week she had a totally different bird.

Sometimes it's just a matter of making a chart and watching to see what the bird is doing at these times it goes into screaming mode and phyically changing what the bird is doing. By this your showing the bird you are in charge and you are giving it a new direction to go in and giving the bird busy time to change its behavior.

Debbie and I are soooooo Excited !! Angel has become part of our family, he is flying in tomorrow night !!
THANK YOU ANDIE!!!!
when I first seen the thread I just had to reply and ask as Debbie has always wanted a U2 and since the MS keeps her from doing as much with the horses the birds do help keep her company in the house. I hope and Pray that this all works out as great as I feel it will !!
and again THANK YOU ANDIE !!

Congrats Ronnie! I hope everything works out!

How is Angel settling in?