Adoption Process
Foster Process
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Making New Best Friends Since 1999
Heads up:
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Digital payments (Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay, cards) add a 4% processing fee
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Cash = no extra fees
Jennifer manages the adoptions. You can reach her at adopt.bnw@gmail.com Or Visit us.
You can click here to fill out the online large bird adoption application.
Please note that we are unable to accept sick or injured pet birds that may require extensive veterinary care as we are a non-profit facility. We receive NO funding from the State or County and rely solely on donations, as well as our adoption fees, to provide ongoing care for many birds that we receive.
Bird Adoption Process In this Order
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Complete the Application
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Fill out the application form and return it to us
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A copy of your driver's license or ID card is required
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If you are renting, a letter from your landlord giving permission for you to have a bird is also required
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2. Attend the Basic Bird Care 101 Class (optional for small birds)
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Held the second Sunday of each month at 2 pm at our facility
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Check our Facebook or events page for any schedule changes
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No need to sign up in advance, and no need to repeat the class if you’ve attended within the time frame
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We also offer an advanced class. This class is 2.5 hours long.
3. Home Visit (required for all adoptions except small birds)
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After attending the Basic Bird Care 101 Class, a volunteer will schedule a visit your home
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This ensures you can provide a safe, clean environment for the bird and understand its care
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Please keep in mind that even though there is excitement for bringing a bird into your home our volunteers are working hard as volunteers to make this happen in a reasonable time frame.
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4.Location Requirement
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You must live within 150 miles of Lenexa, Kansas.
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No exceptions.
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5. Number of Birds in the Home
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No limit on how many birds you can own, but we reserve the right to decline if you have an excessive number or if your birds aren't receiving proper care.
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After adopting 2 medium or large birds from Beak n Wings, you must wait 6 months before applying for another bird
6. Meet the Bird
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You must visit the bird at least three times before adoption (except for small birds)
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Visits are scheduled by appointment
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If you are unsure which bird you want to adopt, you can visit several
7. Adoption Contract
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You must sign a legally binding contract stating you will:
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Keep the bird as a companion
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Not breed, sell, or give the bird away
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If you can no longer care for the bird, you must return it to us
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Failure to comply with the contract may result in legal action
8. Adoption Fees
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Fees vary by species and are typically 1/3-1/2 of what you’d pay at a breeder or pet store
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Fees are non-negotiable, non-refundable and must be paid at the time of adoption
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We accept cash, credit/debit cards, PayPal
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Adoptions do not include a cage, bring a travel cage when the time comes to take your bird home.
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We may send a small supply of the bird’s current diet
Foster a Feathered Friend
Help us grow our "Happy Tails" list
Become a Beak n Wings foster home!
Beak n Wings can always use good clean homes for foster care. We are happy to help train our new foster homes in parrot care if needed.
How to become a foster home:
1. Sign up to become a member (go to tab become a member)
2. Submit a foster application
3. Attend the Basic Bird Care Class or Advanced class
4. Have a home evaluation completed
5. Begin fostering after 90 days as a member (at times we place sooner due to the number of birds we have).
You can fill out the Adoption/Foster application online. Membership required to foster.
Here are our foster home rules:
- You must have been a BNW member for 90 days to foster.
- You must agree to bring the foster birds to our events at LEAST ONCE per month, this allows the public to see the birds, and increases the chances of adopting the bird to a good home. Therefore, you must live within reasonable driving distance. (Birds with certain behavioral problems are an exception).
*Please note, that our foster homes are not trial adopters.*
We expect our foster homes to work on the socialization of our birds and provide their daily care.
Our Rescue/Adoption staff assign birds to foster homes taking into account the personal preferences and experience of the foster home.
We do not accept requests to foster a particular bird.
-You must agree to follow-up visits on all birds you are fostering.
We must keep watch over all birds in the program.
Schedule visits
Most of our rescued parrots reside in foster homes, where they are treated as companions and rehabilitated when needed. We have discovered that this setting offers them the optimal environment for successful recovery. Since the majority of our birds live in private residences, they are available for visits by appointment only. A select few birds that are up for adoption remain at our facility and can be visited during regular business hours. Appointments to meet the birds are arranged at our location in Lenexa.
Bird Care 101 - In person
This class is held the second Sunday of each month at 2 pm at our facility. Occasionally, this schedule changes due to holidays, etc. so please check our Facebook page or events page to verify the date. The class is open to the public, it is not necessary to sign up in advance. You do not need to repeat the class if you have taken it previously.
Advanced Training Class:
In person only
This class is given as needed, and upon request. We will be offering it more often in the near future. This class is 2.5 hours long.