Hatch Date: 1995

Jack is a Brown Headed Parrot; a member of the poicephalus family. Jack is a male , per DNA sexing results. 

Jack has lived with the same man his entire life, from the time he guy was a kid. Due to life changes, he no longer interacted with Jack and Jack was kept in his cage. We changed that right away.

Jack loves coming out of his cage. He was a little cautious at first about stepping up for his foster mom, but will now readily step up. Which is often, but not always. Jack will also go to and hang out with several members of his foster family. 

Jack can get nippy and since he has a pretty big beak, it hurts. He readily steps up on rope and wood perches and even a gloved hand.  He loves to get head scratches and interact, but will sometimes bite while being held.  Because of this behavior, Jack will not be adopted out to a home with young kids. He will require an experienced bird owner who knows how to read a bird's body language.

Jack is a quiet guy and only makes quiet sounds sometimes. He will quack like a duck. He likes chewing up a seagrass mat on top of his cage when he comes out. He has already gone through a couple of mats. He recently got a play stand positioned right by his cage so he can climb around it, forage and play with toys while outside of his cage.

Jack is living in a room with a couple of cockatiels and doesn't seem to mind them. Even when one of the tiels went into his cage. He will also hang out with other birds in the house and has shown no aggression at all to any of the other birds. 

Jack is a senior bird. He would do best in a quieter home where he can just hang out and relax with his new family. He is not a strong flyer, which is understandable being he spent years stuck in his cage. He does safely flutter to the floor. Since he can't fly, he will not be adopted out to a home with cats or homes with bird dog breeds. 

Jack is being fostered in Hightstown, NJ.

If you are interested in adoption, please start with our online adoption adoption at ftlob.rescuegroups.org