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Hi All,

I have decided that Kura has been a single bird for long enough, and I am in the market for a companion for him. I want a male (no babies for Kura), and I would like to give a home to a rescue bird.

I am in Memphis, Tennessee. I have had little luck finding rescue places nearby (I did multiple internet searches, checked with my vet, and checked the newspaper.) I found one person nearby (Debbie Forsyth), but so far I have not gotten a reponse to my email (may be old internet info).

I am willing to drive 4 hours or so if needed, but the shorter, the better for the bird... Any ideas on how to go about finding a needy bird?

Kathy and (lonely) Kura

Have you tried looking under petfinder.com ?

I found this one------it's almost three hours from you though.
Caged Bird Rescue
911 Thompson Road
Pegram, TN 37143
(615) 646-3949

Also there are some in nashville on petfinder-----lookin like you may have to drive a bit for this one!

Also try Craigslist, and the local pet stores - bird stores preferably. My local bird store often helps find new homes for birds.

Good Luck

Found a rescue under petfinder.com in Nashville (4 hours away). That has potential!
I'll have to call the Pegram, TN one - I wish they had a website...
Craigslist! I had never explored Craigslist before. Very cool!
There is a local Vet that does some rescue, but they don't have any cockatiels right now. I will have to keep checking with them...

Thanks for the tips! I know Kura's new friend is out there somewhere.

Awww, well good luck! I know I was worried about picking out a friend for woody that maybe I would pick a bird he doesn't like! You know they are so funny, they like what they like and they don't like what they don't! and they get along just like people-----some just don't. WELL, of all of the birds out there, I swear I got the one he loves the most! Of course she turned out to be a girl, but if you could have seen these two when they first met-----it was love at first site! Watching these two together can make you smile on your worse day! They just love each other so much! They are just so funny! Even the vet said she could notice how they are together! These two are just the perfect couple! It's just so obvious how happy they are together! I guess birdie love is just as great as human love! Sometimes I swear I think woody likes us more now because we got him a girl!
I really hope that yours works out as well-----I didn't want a female, and I am scared of egg laying and babies and all that, but you know it is worth the trouble for me to worry watching these two so happy!

Would like to share my experiences... My first cockatiel Casey I received Nov (16th?) 2001. The very next month, Dec (the 22nd to be exact), I was given a cherry headed conure, Noel. Casey fell head over heals for Noel. She used to play with the budgies and drop toys, and tried to play in their hamster wheel (which lead me to getting her a ferret wheel that she used to run in!), but when she set eyes on Noel, I couldn't keep her away! Naturally, Noel wanted NOTHING to do with Casey, and being that Noel was 1/2 time larger than Casey I was nervous about letting them be together. Now, they are inseperable! I've had quite a few tiels, but Casey has never taken to any the way she's taken to Noel.

Second cockatiel was Clyde. He had lost his mate, and was given to me. He fell madly in love with Casey and wanted to be with her every living moment... however, Noel didn't like Clyde and would not accept Clyde... and being that I didn't really want to get another cockatiel so soon, I rehomed him, to a place where he's quite happy in now!

The next tiels were actually a family of tiels.... Father-Pistachio, Mother-Kiwi, Son-Kirby, Daughter-Sunshine. Kirby seemed to be a big stress within the family and would bully his family around except for dad who wouldn't take his crap. He loved to sing and knew a few words too, but most the times he was really on his sisters nerves. If they got along, they got along too well... otherwise Sunshine hated Kirby. Kirby has since been rehomed and the family seems less stressed.

Then Tomi Girl came along. She was pretty weak at first, but she's come a long ways. She seems to prefer human interaction rather than being with other birds. She's a hands off type of gal who just likes a humans presence. She doesn't seem to care for other birds company, at least not interaction. She's currently with the tiel family, and does somewhat shove them around like Kirby, but it's only when she's going somewhere and they get in the way. Otherwise though she sometimes seems happiest being caged alone.



They are all unique birds. Most times tiels do prefer the company of other birds, specially their own kind... but sometimes they may also prefer another species or even being alone. If you do find a tiel to adopt, I wish you the best of luck!

wow, that is a great story monica! It really shows just how different each one can be!