If you've always wanted parrots, this would be a great starter pair. It's hard to imagine a better bird caretakerthan @[114501626:2048:Avens O'Brien].
"Los Angeles (and SoCal or CA generally) friends:
Is anyone interested in some young green cheek conures?
I'd like to find Friday and Sunday a home together - they've been inseparable their whole little lives.
More info on them ---
For those who don't know, in June of 2018 my female cinnamon GCC and my male yellow-sided GCC decided to lay some eggs. We got 2 babies from the clutch, and I co-raised them with their parents (so they aren't exclusively hand-raised babies, their parents were very doting).
Friday and Sunday are both female, they're about eight months old now (they hatched in early July 2018). Friday is two days older than Sunday. They're pretty used to their names, though those names were originally placeholders (the days of their hatchings) until new names came along, but they've really grown into them.
They adore each other. They're a little shy, but they don't really bite (unless scared). Friday is a yellow-sided (she's the one with the black beak), Sunday is a pineapple (she's the one with the pink beak). Friday is a little more anxious than Sunday is. Sunday's very good about stepping up. They'll both happily sit on shoulders.
They are both very silly and LOVE to play with their toys. They are fine with mature children who know how to be calm around them. They both do zany things like run around the top of their cages upside down and hang by a single foot while eating a treat.
They generally sleep when it's dark, ideally 10-12 hours. In my house, I cover them from 10pm to 10am, and they get plenty of sunshine from the nearby window. They are pretty adaptable to their human's schedule.
These birds have an average lifespan of 20-30 years.
About potential keepers ---
I'm open to people who already have birds, who have had birds in the past, or people who have never had birds but are interested in learning. I don't want these girls bred, so please ***no breeders*** who want to match them up. I do want them to stay together.
I am completely fine with adopting them to someone with the understanding that if it doesn't work I take them back and find them a new home - so trial runs are completely fine by me. Ideally, a 30 day or 90 day. I don't need to be uprooting them weekly.
I'd like to find them a home with a friend or someone I can stay in touch with. IF for some reason after a few months or years or whatever, something happens and you can't keep them, I would always rather take them back and keep them or find them a new home instead of seeing them go to a rescue. I will be interested in their well-being for the rest of their lives and mine.
If you have a dog or a cat already, I'd like to discuss their temperament. Some animals do fine with birds and some don't.
Some people don't want to commit because they worry that they need to spend all day with the birds. I'll be honest - having a bonded pair like this has some distinctive pros and cons --- the bad news is, they love each other more than they love you, and though they can be friendly and tame, the most important person in their lives is each other. The good news, if you have to work or school or whatever, they'll amuse themselves all day while you're gone. As with all birds - the more time you spend with them, the more they'll be friendly and bond with you.
If you are interested, feel free to private message me (or email avens.obrienATgmail.com). Messaging me does not equal a commitment, we can totally chat about whether it would work for your lifestyle, what regular costs are for living with birds. I'd like to know who might be interested especially if one situation doesn't work out, so there are other options.
Green cheeks in pet stores go for a couple hundred dollars (~$300). I paid $45 each for their DNA blood tests, so I guess it would be nice to get $50 each, but I care more about a good home than the money. I also have about $150 worth of cage and toys and things for them. In an ideal world, you'd take the birds, see how it works out, and if you want to keep them, I'd get $200 (total) for compensation of their DNA tests and their cage cost. HOWEVER I really just want them to go to a good home, so that's not only negotiable, please don't consider it a barrier if everything else lines up great except money.
They have a cage they like quite a bit, and lots of toys. They would come with that. I have a list of their favorite foods and treats and Amazon links to where I get everything. I'd basically give them to someone with a "first supply" of what they need for roughly a month of care, and info on where to buy refills. They do like to chew up their toys, so they'll need new ones periodically (again, I have Amazon links and store recommendations).
I'd love to find them a new home (even just a try-out) by April 1st if possible, but will hold onto them until I find the right one.
"Los Angeles (and SoCal or CA generally) friends:
Is anyone interested in some young green cheek conures?
I'd like to find Friday and Sunday a home together - they've been inseparable their whole little lives.
More info on them ---
For those who don't know, in June of 2018 my female cinnamon GCC and my male yellow-sided GCC decided to lay some eggs. We got 2 babies from the clutch, and I co-raised them with their parents (so they aren't exclusively hand-raised babies, their parents were very doting).
Friday and Sunday are both female, they're about eight months old now (they hatched in early July 2018). Friday is two days older than Sunday. They're pretty used to their names, though those names were originally placeholders (the days of their hatchings) until new names came along, but they've really grown into them.
They adore each other. They're a little shy, but they don't really bite (unless scared). Friday is a yellow-sided (she's the one with the black beak), Sunday is a pineapple (she's the one with the pink beak). Friday is a little more anxious than Sunday is. Sunday's very good about stepping up. They'll both happily sit on shoulders.
They are both very silly and LOVE to play with their toys. They are fine with mature children who know how to be calm around them. They both do zany things like run around the top of their cages upside down and hang by a single foot while eating a treat.
They generally sleep when it's dark, ideally 10-12 hours. In my house, I cover them from 10pm to 10am, and they get plenty of sunshine from the nearby window. They are pretty adaptable to their human's schedule.
These birds have an average lifespan of 20-30 years.
About potential keepers ---
I'm open to people who already have birds, who have had birds in the past, or people who have never had birds but are interested in learning. I don't want these girls bred, so please ***no breeders*** who want to match them up. I do want them to stay together.
I am completely fine with adopting them to someone with the understanding that if it doesn't work I take them back and find them a new home - so trial runs are completely fine by me. Ideally, a 30 day or 90 day. I don't need to be uprooting them weekly.
I'd like to find them a home with a friend or someone I can stay in touch with. IF for some reason after a few months or years or whatever, something happens and you can't keep them, I would always rather take them back and keep them or find them a new home instead of seeing them go to a rescue. I will be interested in their well-being for the rest of their lives and mine.
If you have a dog or a cat already, I'd like to discuss their temperament. Some animals do fine with birds and some don't.
Some people don't want to commit because they worry that they need to spend all day with the birds. I'll be honest - having a bonded pair like this has some distinctive pros and cons --- the bad news is, they love each other more than they love you, and though they can be friendly and tame, the most important person in their lives is each other. The good news, if you have to work or school or whatever, they'll amuse themselves all day while you're gone. As with all birds - the more time you spend with them, the more they'll be friendly and bond with you.
If you are interested, feel free to private message me (or email avens.obrienATgmail.com). Messaging me does not equal a commitment, we can totally chat about whether it would work for your lifestyle, what regular costs are for living with birds. I'd like to know who might be interested especially if one situation doesn't work out, so there are other options.
Green cheeks in pet stores go for a couple hundred dollars (~$300). I paid $45 each for their DNA blood tests, so I guess it would be nice to get $50 each, but I care more about a good home than the money. I also have about $150 worth of cage and toys and things for them. In an ideal world, you'd take the birds, see how it works out, and if you want to keep them, I'd get $200 (total) for compensation of their DNA tests and their cage cost. HOWEVER I really just want them to go to a good home, so that's not only negotiable, please don't consider it a barrier if everything else lines up great except money.
They have a cage they like quite a bit, and lots of toys. They would come with that. I have a list of their favorite foods and treats and Amazon links to where I get everything. I'd basically give them to someone with a "first supply" of what they need for roughly a month of care, and info on where to buy refills. They do like to chew up their toys, so they'll need new ones periodically (again, I have Amazon links and store recommendations).
I'd love to find them a new home (even just a try-out) by April 1st if possible, but will hold onto them until I find the right one.