Jane_L
07-15-2021, 08:46 AM
Hi everyone, I hope you are all keeping well in these strange times.
I am posting here with a heavy heart, because I find myself needing to re-home my gorgeous peach-faced lovvie Jeff Bridges (I know, the name is silly but it is what it is!)
His mate, Pearl, went missing about 2 weeks ago. Pearl was nearly 13 years old, I'd had her since she was young so you can imagine my devastation. It's been a truly traumatic time for us all, I'm doing a lot of crying. And Jeff is now sadly on his own, he is calling for her all the time. Pearl had good innings, but Jeff is feeling lost without her. It's totally heartbreaking.
I am sadly not in a position to take on a new pal for Jeff at this stage. My life circumstances changed two years ago, and I had to move both birds into a crappy conservatory. It's not an ideal place for birds, and I hated that they had to be in there, but I had nowhere else to keep them. I'd love him to be able to have a better place to live.
He is 7 years old (I've had him since he was young too), DNA-ed male (I have a certificate somewhere) but is only semi tame, I think becuase he was raised in an avairy. We always let him be as tame as he wanted, gave him that autonomy, and he decided that fingers just weren't his thing. He will sit on your hand, arm or shoulder, and I am teaching him to 'step up' which he will do for a seed treat. He's just not into kissing, or close contact or cuddles. However, I do think he could be persuaded over time. But maybe he just prefers birds to humans, which is fair enough.
He's super gentle, he never bites. He's loud (of course) but very sweet, interested in everything, and a real character as lovebirds tend to be. He's in really lovely condition, and is very healthy as far as I can tell - he has never needed a serious visit to the avian vets, or any medication.
I have masses of toys, ropes, bowls, a very big cage, plus some smaller cages, and lots of food (mixed seed treats, nutriberries, Harrison's pellets). He lives with us and my dog (who would rather he didn't land on her back! see pics :lol)
I'd ideally love him to go to a home which has another male lovebird, or different breed as his companion, rather than a female who he'd breed with (he and Pearl did a lot of nesting, but I stopped them from hatching eggs as I didn't want to add to the already saturated market of pet birds). However, I'm willing to consider anything so long as it means he goes to the right home. He might possibly prefer to go back into an aviary environment.
We are in East London, UK (I know most people here are US based, but hoping someone from over here might see this), we are willing to travel anywhere in the UK if it means finding the right home for little Jeff
Losing Pearl meant losing part of me, I'd had her so long and she had bonded closely with me. I don't have the same relationship with Jeff. His 'arms-length' presence in my life feels somehow more...transitionary. It's hard to explain, but this decision feels right for him, on top of not being able to provde the best space for him where I am now. I know him well enough to know he'd be happier elsewhere ��
Here are some pics. He's such a cutie, and I do love him dearly. I hate to have to move him on, but in the end it's so much fairer on him.
Any help would be so appreciated.
Thanks
Jane xx
http://i.imgur.com/KbuKvmq.jpg (https://imgur.com/KbuKvmq)
http://i.imgur.com/2VnQgU2.jpg (https://imgur.com/2VnQgU2)
http://i.imgur.com/37gukkw.jpg (https://imgur.com/37gukkw)
http://i.imgur.com/54DbQ4J.jpg (https://imgur.com/54DbQ4J)
http://i.imgur.com/dHEPhye.jpg (https://imgur.com/dHEPhye)
http://i.imgur.com/epBcUV2.jpg (https://imgur.com/epBcUV2)
I am posting here with a heavy heart, because I find myself needing to re-home my gorgeous peach-faced lovvie Jeff Bridges (I know, the name is silly but it is what it is!)
His mate, Pearl, went missing about 2 weeks ago. Pearl was nearly 13 years old, I'd had her since she was young so you can imagine my devastation. It's been a truly traumatic time for us all, I'm doing a lot of crying. And Jeff is now sadly on his own, he is calling for her all the time. Pearl had good innings, but Jeff is feeling lost without her. It's totally heartbreaking.
I am sadly not in a position to take on a new pal for Jeff at this stage. My life circumstances changed two years ago, and I had to move both birds into a crappy conservatory. It's not an ideal place for birds, and I hated that they had to be in there, but I had nowhere else to keep them. I'd love him to be able to have a better place to live.
He is 7 years old (I've had him since he was young too), DNA-ed male (I have a certificate somewhere) but is only semi tame, I think becuase he was raised in an avairy. We always let him be as tame as he wanted, gave him that autonomy, and he decided that fingers just weren't his thing. He will sit on your hand, arm or shoulder, and I am teaching him to 'step up' which he will do for a seed treat. He's just not into kissing, or close contact or cuddles. However, I do think he could be persuaded over time. But maybe he just prefers birds to humans, which is fair enough.
He's super gentle, he never bites. He's loud (of course) but very sweet, interested in everything, and a real character as lovebirds tend to be. He's in really lovely condition, and is very healthy as far as I can tell - he has never needed a serious visit to the avian vets, or any medication.
I have masses of toys, ropes, bowls, a very big cage, plus some smaller cages, and lots of food (mixed seed treats, nutriberries, Harrison's pellets). He lives with us and my dog (who would rather he didn't land on her back! see pics :lol)
I'd ideally love him to go to a home which has another male lovebird, or different breed as his companion, rather than a female who he'd breed with (he and Pearl did a lot of nesting, but I stopped them from hatching eggs as I didn't want to add to the already saturated market of pet birds). However, I'm willing to consider anything so long as it means he goes to the right home. He might possibly prefer to go back into an aviary environment.
We are in East London, UK (I know most people here are US based, but hoping someone from over here might see this), we are willing to travel anywhere in the UK if it means finding the right home for little Jeff
Losing Pearl meant losing part of me, I'd had her so long and she had bonded closely with me. I don't have the same relationship with Jeff. His 'arms-length' presence in my life feels somehow more...transitionary. It's hard to explain, but this decision feels right for him, on top of not being able to provde the best space for him where I am now. I know him well enough to know he'd be happier elsewhere ��
Here are some pics. He's such a cutie, and I do love him dearly. I hate to have to move him on, but in the end it's so much fairer on him.
Any help would be so appreciated.
Thanks
Jane xx
http://i.imgur.com/KbuKvmq.jpg (https://imgur.com/KbuKvmq)
http://i.imgur.com/2VnQgU2.jpg (https://imgur.com/2VnQgU2)
http://i.imgur.com/37gukkw.jpg (https://imgur.com/37gukkw)
http://i.imgur.com/54DbQ4J.jpg (https://imgur.com/54DbQ4J)
http://i.imgur.com/dHEPhye.jpg (https://imgur.com/dHEPhye)
http://i.imgur.com/epBcUV2.jpg (https://imgur.com/epBcUV2)