How to Adopt a Bird For Free
Birds are great pets, especially for those who are in apartments that do not allow cats or dogs. Birds need a lot of love, attention and care. You will need to buy a properly sized cage, proper bird food, bird cage cleaning supplies, and toys. Most birds do not like to be alone, especially Parakeets. If there is no one in your home for a long period of time you should reconsider adopting a bird for a pet. Taking care of birds requires patience. You need to give the bird quite some time to get used to you and its new home and surroundings. Most shelters and breeders require payment to show that you have the money to properly care for your bird, so it can be a little difficult to adopt a bird for free. However, it is not impossible!
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Things You'll Need
- Appropriate Bird Cage
- Appropriate Bird Food
- Appropriate Bird Toys
- Bird Food and Water Holders
Instructions
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How to Adopt a Bird for Free
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Research: To adopt a bird for free you will need to do some research. You should get your local classifieds and look through them on a daily basis. You can find them in your local convenience store or online. Ask friends, family and coworkers about where you could adopt a bird for free. They might know about a local shelter, a bird conversationalist, or bird rescue organization that might offer bird adoption. You'll have to check them out to see if they have any birds available to adopt for free.
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Go to the Veterinarian: Your local vets that care for birds know about aviaries in the area, breeders, rescue organizations, and more. They will know the best places to go to adopt a healthy, happy bird.
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Visit: Go to each local bird rescue organization, shelter and breeder that you can find. Make an appointment with them to speak to them. This will show them that you are serious about adopting a bird for free and taking care of it for years. You will definitely be asked why you are specifically seeking to adopt a bird for free and you better have a good reason. If it is due to lack of money, then most will not allow you to adopt a bird. It takes money to care for a bird and most agencies and breeders will use the adoption fee as a means to make sure that the adopter has enough funds to care for a bird.
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Be Patient: It will take time and patience to find a bird to adopt for free. It will also take patience to let your new bird get used to you and your home. You will be able to find a bird, but it will take some time and effort.
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Tips & Warnings
Most birds do not like to be alone, especially Parakeets. If there is no one in your home for a long period of time you should reconsider adopting a bird for a pet.
It is important to check with your local vets to find reputable breeders and agencies
- Photo Credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fringilla_coelebs_chaffinch_male_edit2.jpg,
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I would like to get a cute little but big bird not sure what kind yet.
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woud like to adopt a male parrot... (small type)
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looking for a hyacinth to adopted.
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please save parrots
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Aida Cortes Nieves
Jan 11, 2011
I agree with you , I understand they have overhead feeding the bird , But if your going to charge as much as a breeder why not get a baby bird ,no home vists no questions and certainly you know that it will bond with you , I had simliar experience twice one with a dog i tryed to adopt , and another with a bird . and in both cases it was fustrating , I just went to a breeder and bought my babys and im in love with them , now im looking to adopt another bird love bird or cockatiel to add to our family , not sure i want to go thru the shelter again or rescue and get stressed so im again looking @ breeders i am so sorry for the dogs and birds that dont get adopted because of all the red tape and nonsense... were trying to help , but get stoped at every corner ... Good Luck...
