Hi all has anyone heard anything lately on the recent rehoming lists? Applied back in July seems age ago and nothing yet fingers crossed we successful to be considered? Has anyone dine safe housing instead of rehoming? Cheers all Claire

I'm awaiting my home check for safe housing.

Hi, I think that there was a bit of a delay in dealing with aplications due to a system breakdown, but understand this is now fixed and the applications are being worked through. It is frustrating, I also have an application in for a bird which has been on the list snce June, and have to admit that because he is a smaller bird, thought my application may be dealt with quickly, and I would hear either way fairly quickly (I should say I only applied about three weks ago). But we must be patient and hope we are contacted soon. Thank you to all those dealing with this difficult (and I would imagine very time consuming) work.

Thanks Shell, its difficult to say 'when will I hear?' without sounding impatient, and as though you dont understand the reasons for the delay. I would say that probably 100% of those applying do understand, and as you say, will benefit from the right decisions being made. Thanks again to everyone.

Glad to read all this as I applied on 21 June and haven't heard a thing (but doubtless irritated everyone after 6 weeks by trying to find out if my application had actually been received and was being considered - having had a response within 3 weeks on the other two occasions I applied for a parrot in the past year). I did email Birdline to suggest that if the delays were much longer than usual, it might be kind to us nailbiters to post a message on the Re-Homing List page to explain this but so far that hasn't been taken up (except something appeared saying something about because birdline is manned by volunteers, it might take "a few days" !!!!) Anyway, I shall wait on in hope, cheered by the thought that I'm not the only one checking the answerphone messages keenly!

Some of our safehouse people are also in the same predicament as yourselves, but for the opposite reasons.
Unfortunately they are also waiting for their safehoused birds to find their forever homes, and therefore free up valuable spaces for incoming birds. BUT as our prime concern IS for the birds themselves, this cannot be rushed into.It would be likely to end up coming back in again because it had been placed in the wrong home.
Although things can go wrong and mistakes can be made, the rehoming team try their utmost to ensure this doesnt happen, by getting it right first time.
Im afraid we just ALL have to be patient.Hard as it is.