GAHH! This I found on CL just now

[huntress]

I responded to an add for a Sulfer crested with issues....this is what I got back....
with pics the bird looks good...
the guy?....welll...........


he got his foot crippled or toes i should say so i was told by the breeder i got him from he as a baby i was told couldnt walk or stand on them the stupid people who had him as a baby shut his foot in the door well no signs of any issues now he is supposedly 19 years old road in a semi truck for 13 years with male so mainly been around a male but im sure with work would do fine with women as well...i gave $550.00 for him by his self ill set rehoming fee for $350.00 but negotiate some ill throw in his cage on wheels not but medium cage but works fine held my african grey for years he comes with what toys in cage & dishes as well...he is a love bug walks on foot fine eats with that foot in fact no issues climbs cages and perch & walks wood floors he has a waddle when he walks but this bad ass ozz shows no signs of caring he is a wicked little **** and loves to be on my chest & petted like a darn cat cracks me up he has said "HELLO" and "GET IN THE CAR" he loves to boop his head up and down to tv commercials & music as well loves to walk on my keyboard when im online be kissed & he loves to throw what seed out of his dish he doesnt like or want..he loves tolit paper cardboard rolls thats left over when tolit paper is gone rips them to pieces...lol...he is a true nutty bird ill miss him but he has to go i have no time for my female cockatoo and the breeder i got him from told me straight up he can not be put with no other cockatoo he killed two female cockatoos & he hurt two other cockatoos before for that breeder decided he would sell them to me and not try to breed them anymore one of the females he hurt was the one i got also from him he named it pinocheo because ozzy the male im trying to place had tore her beak up so bad on top now she has a piece of beak grows out like the wooden boys nose when he lies in the cartoon series....she is adorable but ozzy is being a butt wont allow me to handle her at all on my shoulder or even on her cage to visit he screaches & screams & yells so loud it about bust my ear drums i have very senstive ears..and i live in a half double so im certain my neighbors are losing their minds because of the sound from his daily & nightly screaming wanting a piece of the female cockatoo in the same room and i got no choice but to try to place my baby so let me know i have 4-5 people writting me one after the other now sense ad was placed 20 minutes ago so first come first serve of course one with the $350.00 asking price and not negotiate will also get upper bid chances to rehome this darling to a forever home so he doesnt have to jump around anymore...thanks here is some pictures as well thanks charlie

[becca623]

I saw the ad too....Nice. Don't you just love it when people make it a highest bidder thing....grrrrrr!

[becca623]

There is an 8 yr old female cockatoo in the Mansfield/Ashland area. Another board member contacted her. The owner is playing the same "who will pay the most" game with her. What's wrong with people???

[huntress]

The man responded back and he was not very nice. He tried to tell me now his bird was not crippled or a screamer and that I was a weirdo. I flagged him. At least the bird looks cared for and happy and not in a horrible situation. What a putz.

[r2rusmc]

Just wait until the fall. All the petting zoos and places like that bring their birds to the auction. Guess they don't want to worry about feeding during the indoor months.

~sigh~

[phonelady61]

welcome to the wonderfull world of craigslist mentality ,the bird goes to the highest bidder all of this makes me sick . I just think ppl should think before they place an ad like this on craigslist . also how do we know that bird is healthy ? what if someone adopts that bird and it is sick ? I wonder if ppl even think about things like that before they adopt . This person obviously does not have alot of education because of the way they wrote the post . I had trouble following it . anyway I can only hope that the bird gets a good home . It is truly sad what some ppl will do for money . Sad ,truly sad .

[mmr]

sorry wrong guy!