Another surrender :(

I've refused a lot of surrenders lately. A Ringneck, a couple of conures, some cockatiels, and as always, a truck load of budgies. I just can't take in everyone else's problems, especially with my sister and her flock living with me until June.

Well yesterday a friend at a local pet store messaged me that someone wanted to surrender a Ringneck to them. The surrenders didn't even know what kind of bird they had. They described him as "bigger than a cockatiel, smaller than a parrot." He was on a 100% sunflower diet, and hadn't even ever been given a name in the 3+ years the original owner (apparently a relative of the people giving him up) had him. My heart broke and I caved. I told her up front that there is almost no chance I'll keep him, but it sounded like the owners were at the point of ditching him in whatever way they could, maybe even releasing him.

So he is home and in quarantine now. I usually get blood tests in the mail immediately but he was so stressed I think he needs to chill for a while. He isn't tame but I'm almost positive he was hand raised.

So who wants to name the latest foster? Below is the pic they sent ahead of time.




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