Like I have perviously posted. Zipper is a hand raised,talking, two year old healthy green quaker. He is in good feather and loves to be out of his cage most of the day. He hangs around all day on my shoulder when I am home. Maybe I am being to fussy on who he goes to, but I'd like it to be someone with previous bird handling experience. I can handle him anyway I choose. He lets me do anything to him. He learns very easily and loves to learn new phrase and songs. He knows no profanity. There are 2 houses he would go with. One is a regular cockatiel type cage and the other is a sturdier african grey type with the play area on top. There is an adoption fee for him but it really just covers the cost of the cages. I am willing to drive half way for the right new owner. Please contact me here on this site and I can send pictures if you like.
Cheryl

Hello! Could you please message me with some more information. (Why you are rehoming him, where you are located, what kind of rehoming fee are you asking, whether or not he's seen a vet in the past, maybe a piture or two, ect) I may be able to help you out, but I would have to make sure everyone here is ok with it first. Thank you,
Katie

Hi Cheryl! Sorry you haven't found the right home for Zipper yet. I've been asking around but still haven't had much luck... that would be great if Katie was interested!

Hugs and Good luck!

can you post a picture of him, was he dna. Where in Toronto are you. I am Oshawa and what is the fee you are asking.

It's funny but every time I try to download a picture of him it doesn't appear. If you instant message me and send me your e-mail adress I can send you one. I will have more this weekend. i am going to borrow a camera and download them then. I don't wish to discuss the fee on here. He has not been DNA'd. I just call him a good boy or good baby. I am not in Toronto. I am in Beaverton just 20 minutes Toronto side of Orillia.

ok send some pics and info to rosemathieu@rogers.com

Rats I can't get this bird asking price is to high. I was so excited.

Would the owner negotiate on the cost of the cages? maybe you don't need both ?

Ahh He sounds like the best bird!!!!! Im too far away. I hope you find the right home.

Please keep us posted, good luck! I have not hear back afyer saying I could not afford that amount.

Sorry I never got back to you right away cindylou. I am sorry you feel the re-homing fee is to high. I am not going to give him away for the fear of him being used to be bred out. I need to know the new owner first and then discuss the fee. It is up for negotiation but not for $100. Yes, both cages need to go with him so I know he has his house away from me. I have talked to a few people and they feel the asking amount has not been set too high by me. Maybe someone else will feel the same way. Thanks for everyones thoughts on us.

zipper; I will get back to you after Joey see's the vet, as I cannot even think of bringing another FID into my home if one of mine is sick. He seems to be better today, no bubbles in his dropping yet. I read that it can happen if they swallow air! lol So if I don't get back to you for a bit, I am just waiting for Joey to get a clean bill of health. His visit is next Sat. March 7th, unless I can get one sooner. So I will pm you after that and we can discuss it. I also know Cindylou_38 would not use zipper to be bred out. Best of luck until then,
Katie

I'm going throw in my useless 2 cents ..

If I had to rehome any of my Quakers .. this would be the very first place I would come. Seems to me, that if someone takes the time to become a member, has a reasonable number of posts/is fairly active on the forum, then they're probably the type of person I'd like to be the new owner.

I wouldn't think a that someone just looking for a breeder would bother with a Quaker forum .. then again, perhaps I'm just naive. I just would feel more secure in placing my bird with someone here, than let's say, someone off of Craigslist.

Most people here have joined this forum because they are what I'd call "bird geeks" .. lol .. and I mean that in a very good way. People who really care about their FIDS, want to learn more, get new ideas, solve problems, help others .. etc.

I recently adopted two Quakers from a member here. They came with an amazing, brand new King's cage, 3 bins of goodies .. complete vet records .. the works. I'll be honest .. I paid a rehoming fee .. it was $300. I had no problem with the fee considering what I was getting and knowing I was helping out a fellow member, and she had no problem with the fee as she was more concerned with getting her FIDS the right home. She wasn't going to let them go for free, nor would I have expected her to. They are cage aggressive, but other than that, very sweet babies. Huge investment in her babies, and a rehoming fee that reflected that.

I also got my very first Quaker from Craigslist for free. However, he came in a tiny, old cage, almost no toys, no vet records and wasn't really sociable .. not mean, just shy and scared. Very little investment made to the bird .. so it was free. If she had asked for a rehoming fee, the most I would have offered would have been $50.

So I guess a lot has to be taken into consideration when rehoming .. however .. the FIRST and FOREMOST consideration should be the welfare of the bird. I'd rather lose a boat load of my initial investment and secure a wonderful home, than be concerned with "am I getting my money back" kinda thing.

JMHO

"Bird Geeks" is actually good wording! lol Nobody knows EVERYTHING about their QPs and FIDs. That is what makes this site great. You can share what you know and others can fill in the blanks for you. I consider myself to be someone who knows quite a bit about birds, (I have always had a FID(s) in the house growing up) but there are certain things I don't know about because I have never encountered them. I think this site would be one of the best places to rehome a bird.

I am sorry to cause a bit of what might seem to some as defensive. I am not saying anyone is someone who is looking for a bird to breed out. I only know names on here and don't actually know anyone personally. Type is type and words are words typed until you meet that person. Please forgive me if that's the text it was taken in. I do hope Joey is going to be ok and it's good he seems better today. A vets opinion is still a good one to have should it happen again. Why did his beak go black though? I do look forward to hearing from you as soon as Joey is back on his feet so to speak.
I do value the opinion of all the members on here and have found great solice in rasing my baby from the generous help of knowledge from people on here.
I hope I haven't been too misunderstood.

Zipper; I do understand where you are coming from. The closest you have come to meeting anyone is through type. He is your baby and you want him to go to a great home. If I had to re-home Joey, I would certainly want to meet and actually talk to the person who is interested. I don't think anyone is trying to dispute that.

I think Joey's beak is black because he is very obsessive when it comes to keeping it clean. I think it is just bruised from rubbing it too much, but a vet check never hurts when you have a concern.

I never ever intended another bird for breeding. I was thinking about it because first you are very close by , and plus my passion for the quaker. As I said before 100 to 150 for a re homed bird is not under pricing, if you take into consideration the love that he would get from me. I am at home and spend maybe 6 to 10 hors a day with Joey as he is out of his room, we play he hangs out with me all day long. I am not able to get out much with having problems with my legs, All I am saying is if you reconsider let me know. I would never just take him I would want him to be comfortable with me first, I await to hear from you or that you have re homed him either way good luck and all the best to you and Zipper.

I don't expect the bird free,but I had to decline because I cannot afford that kind of money. I understand they want to cover the cost of the money put out. All I can due is hope for the best for the bird.

I can't adopt the bird for obvious reasons...can't import from out of country...

But I'd like to just interject my 2 cents worth. I can see both sides of the coin here...I also realize that the price of a Quaker in Canada is far more expensive than they are here in the states...but you have to also consider that Animals and cages are like used cars...the minute you take them home they are only worth half or even less than what you paid for them brand new. Sad and bad as that may sound, its true.

I really don't know what the asking fee was...but in all honesty, I have to say, since all my birds were rehomes for one reason or another, I've never had to pay to have get any of them. And I have some pretty expensive birds if I would have had to purchase them at a newly weaned price.

I can understand the reasoning Zipper is asking a rehoming fee...so that its not just someone looking for a "free" bird or someone who hasn't any bird experience. And I would expect to see a relatively high price if the ad were placed in a newspaper or something similar. However where the ad was placed here its pretty apparent that most everyone has at least one quaker so its a pretty safe assumption that who ever he went to if they were from here would definitely know how to take care of him etc.

I would suggest to keep the lines of communication open and perhaps speak to one another on the phone so you can at least get to know each other a little better that way. As was said...type it type and you can't tell what a person is really like from just that. So I really would suggest communicating by phone

I don't know how far the two or 3 of you live from one another, but I do know that I've gone over 400 miles one way to pick up a bird that was being rehomed and after the person met me, they waived the adoption fee. So..you just never know.

Keep talking folks...it may just work out...

just checking in for any update or hoping for news. I sent you a pm with my phone number and hopefull we can meet up and take it from there, this way we can see how Zipper and I get along.

I would like to remind members that the purpose of this forum is to rehome birds and the person rehoming the bird has the right to charge a reasonable fee. That discussion should take place in private.

If you have anything of value to contribute to the rehoming of the bird in question then feel free to post in this section however this is not the place to debate whether or not someone should be asking for a fee ...

It isn't unusual to ask for a fee to rehome a bird and that is completely at the discretion of the person who is rehoming the bird .. rescues not only screen for homes but charge an adoption fee and the bird doesn't come with a cage.

Please keep the discussions in this thread related to rehoming this bird and discuss the "details" with the owner directly via PM

Thanks

Hoping for news

Hi Cindy lou
I am currently not at my home this weekend. I'll call you with your number that you sent me in your ipm to me. We'll talk then. Have fun all and enjoy that sunshine.....-18 too lol

Great I look forward to hearing from you. Did you manage to get more pictures, Cant wait to visit.

Just checking to see if Zipper has been rehomed yet. Does anyone know what is going on? Cindylou; Did she get a hold of you?

I'm wondering too...

Cheryl is moving and she is going to try and see how Zipper is doing in the new place. Her new place has 2 or 3 cats and she is worried, so we will see how things go and I guess take it from there.