Kita

Description

Hatch Date:  April 1, 1995 Kita is a delightful 31-year-old Blue Front Amazon. Kita is a DNA-confirmed female.  She is in good health and is very colorful, both inside and outside. Affectionate and loving, she enjoys cuddles and kisses, and loves joining you for meals to share your food. Kita has been living within the same family since she was two months old. Unfortunately, her first mom passed away shortly thereafter; however, Kita easily transitioned to live with her mom’s sister in Pompton Lakes, NJ. Knowing that it may take time to find the perfect new home for Kita, her guardian has chosen to be proactive and responsibly begin the process. Kita appears more comfortable and happier with women. She responds well to gentle handling and will cuddle with her mom on the couch.   She has her wings clipped out of caution since she has the opportunity to spend mild days out in her porch cage. Indoors, she loves spending time watching television with the family, playing with toys, and taking showers from a spray bottle. Kita requires lots of bird toys to keep her occupied and content. Kita is quite comfortable keeping herself amused while her people are at work. Her favorite toys are anything made of wood blocks and rope. The television is left on for her to enjoy during the day. She likes the Nick Jr. channel, Paw Patrol and Peppa Pig. She loves cartoons! While supervised, Kita enjoys out-of-cage time. She traverses from her cage, across the couch, and onto her manzanita tree stand.  Surprisingly, Kita is very considerate not to make a “mess” during her journeys. She enjoys sitting on her perch on the side of her cage and will let you know she wants something to eat by saying "hot" or “come on” or “helloooo” or “peek-a-boo” or “whee-whee-whee”. When she gets excited, she will make some cute noises and fluff up. She will become vocal if you are on speakerphone or if there is a lot of background noise  (she just wants to join the party!)  It would be best that she not live in an apartment or condo because of this. However, given ample attention and stimulating toys, she will be quite content when with her family. She is comfortable living with cats (while supervised only). Her mom is not certain how she would react to small children. She has lived with smaller birds over the years and showed no interest in them. Kita has a healthy diet of Harrison’s pellets and enjoys bananas, strawberries, peaches, apples, as well as pasta and vegetables. Nuts are given only as a favorite treat. She is trained to “step up” on a hand but does not like stepping up on a wood dowel.  In the evening, her cage gets covered for a sound 10 hours of sleep. Kita has been disease tested for psittacosis and PBFD.  Kita is participating in our Help With Rehoming program and is living with her current owner in Pompton Lakes, NJ.  We only allow approved applicants to make visits and will only be adopted to a forever home within driving distance. We will not ship our birds.  For the Love of Birds is a group of dedicated foster homes throughout NJ and Eastern PA.  We do not have a central location.  Kita will require 3 visits before adoption.  If interested in adopting Kita, please visit our website ftlob.rescuegroups.org  to read our adoption policies & procedures and to complete an adoption application.