From time to time, I have extra birds available for adoption. These are either birds I have bred or post-quarantine birds that I have acquired via rescue or private fostering.
Please see my Available For Adoption page for a listing of my adoptable pets. You can also view and print an Adoption Application.
Zebra finches have adoption fees that range from $5-$10 for normals and pieds, and $15-$30 for chestnut-flanked whites, whites, and black-cheeks. Society finches have adoption fees of $5 for normals and $12 for cresteds.
I highly prefer that my birds go to non-smoking homes, as cigarette smoke is very harmful to birds (and to you, too). I also recommend that they go to homes without very young or very rowdy children, and that they be kept in a separate room from "predators" such as cats.
Should an adoption not work out for any reason, I will gladly take the bird(s) back, however, I cannot refund the adoption fees, as this money will have already been spent toward the care of the birds (food, vitamins, medications, cages, tray liners, cuttlebones, nests, nesting materials, etc.). This isn't a profit-making venture by ANY means. In fact, I'm so far "in the hole" it's not even funny! ;-) Space pending, I will also accept any fully-weaned offspring that may result, should you not wish to keep them.
Adoption fees do not include cages. You'll need to provide your own, however, I do occasionally have a spare cage you can purchase for a small extra charge.
All birds come with a few days' worth of food and an information sheet.
Sorry, but I'm unable to ship birds, nor do I allow resellers or "breeding farms" to adopt them. They are available only to private individuals and families, and are to be kept as cherished pets. :-)
Please note that I don't breed my birds on a constant basis. They're selectively bred once or twice a year, and then only if I have plenty of space for the offspring. Once those offspring are adopted out, and the parents given a few months of rest, only then do I consider breeding them again. Careful records are kept so that I have a history of each bird and to also prevent accidental inbreeding. :-) If you see some particular birds that you like, please click here to e-mail me and let me know ASAP, because I can't guarantee when (or even *if*) I'll have any similar to them in the future.
