Rehoming my birds :(
Hi everyone,
My name is Mia and I am located in Rhode Island. This breaks my heart so much but I am likely going to have to rehome my sweet birds so that they can live the best life possible. I live at my parents and at their house they have a safe enclosed room where they have their cages and can fly around all day and play in the room (minus at night when I close them in for their own safety). I have to move out of state and where I’m moving will not be able to provide the best lives for my birds. I feel so horrible and am stressing about a new placement because I want them to have a really good life and be safe, and just thrive and be able to be the birds that they are.
I definitely want my two budgies to stay together. I am not sure their age but I got them both about two years ago. I believe my blue girl, Blueberry, was little when I got her. My yellow girl, Lemon, was said by the vet to be four but I think they just put that to put it. The budgies are bonded and I don’t want to split them up and make the transition more stressful than it already will be. They’re really not tame at all and are definitely interested in me but way more interested in each other and doing their own thing. This is not to say that if someone out in the effort to tame and train them that they wouldn’t tho. I haven’t began training with any of my birds.
My sweet cockatiel is named Honey and turned two this summer. Her and the little birds like to be in the same cage together and she’s always been pretty gentle with them, minus trying to lightly peck at them sometimes when they get too close to her. I think what would be best for her is to have another cockatiel or multiple other cockatiels so she can be with her own breed. I also would really love for her to have consistent human affection and attention as she has bonded to me and I don’t want her to lose that. She gives me kisses, will go on my hand, and lets me scratch her head. Although she lets me do all this I would definitely not say she’s “tamed” and she still has a ways to go but when I got her she was traumatized and terrified and has come so far. She only interacts with me this way and with other people in the household is scared so it’s definitely something that would take time to build a bond so whoever takes her would need to be willing and patient, as well as understanding with her.
-I do not want them to be used for breeding purposes
-Wherever they go, I want to make sure that whoever adopts them is able to provide them with the proper healthy diet and just healthy lifestyle in general and that they are able to fly around a lot, have enrichment and toys to play with, have a safe environment with nothing that is toxic to them or predatory animals, or that they cannot escape and get outside, etc. I also know this may seem hypocritical for me to say since I have to rehome them, but I’d really rather them never have to go through being rehomed after this and just be able to live their lives out thriving wherever they’re placed
If anybody lives in the Rhode Island area or even a couple hours away (I am willing to drive to a good home) or if you yourself has had to rehome your birds and knows of any good places to do this that are actually trustworthy and will place them in safe homes where they will thrive please let me know. Any advice would be appreciated. I will put some pictures of them in here as well ❤️