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Hi everyone (sorry for the book),
My partner and I have been looking into getting a parrot for ages, have been doing plenty of reading and have been to meet a few different birds, but we still can't decide what to get as everything we see, we fall in love with!!!
Jaymes main objective is something that will talk back to him so originally was looking at a Congo or Timneh (not daft enough to jump straight in with a Eclectus or Macaw!), while my bigest concern was something pretty! We have been and looked at a couple of Greys and Senegals as well as a few other birds and have come to the conclusion that the middle ground for us would be a Caique, Conure or Pionus (although I would also love a Hahns or Quaker). We have ruled out the smaller noisier birds like parrotlets, lovebirds etc
We live in a huge flat above a closed shop so although we haven't got a garden to build an aviary, we do have large enough rooms for a reasonable amount of flight time, and our only neighbour is my sister who lives in the flat above, so noise level isn't a major concern but does need to be considered in case we move in the next few years.
We will both be out during the day (another factor against getting a grey), so it will be on its own for 8 hours unless we get a pair, but we are both at home all weekend and are more than willing to spend all evening on 'playtime'. I tend to spend most of my time 'singing' to my boyfriend and although he is very much not a fan, I think our birdie will love it! :blush:
We have booked 2 weeks holiday in October and are now thinking that instead of going away we will use this time to bring our baby home and get him settled in, so we have plenty of time to prepare and get the cage etc sorted for his arrival. We just have to decide what to get...
We saw a lovely pair of Green cheeks for sale in a petshop relatively near us that were awesome, although I would prefer to go to a breeder than a pet shop. I haven't seen a Caique in the flesh, but have read such good things about them that we are definately considering one, and the same goes for a Pionus. Realistically I have ruled out the Quaker and Hahns because we are not around enough and it would be unfair on either bird.
Also in the petshop that had the Green Cheeks (now sold) there is a Galah that is extremely friendly because it had a liver problem needing treatment and is therefore used to lots of handling and human interection. I had originally ruled these birds out but this one is soooo friendly that it made me reconsider! :flrt:
Arghh! Everything that we, see we want!!! Obviously we want to do the best by whichever bird we get so it has to be the one that is best suited to what life we can give it, and there is no point in us getting something that will be unhappy.
Help and advice please?
Bryony
My partner and I have been looking into getting a parrot for ages, have been doing plenty of reading and have been to meet a few different birds, but we still can't decide what to get as everything we see, we fall in love with!!!
Jaymes main objective is something that will talk back to him so originally was looking at a Congo or Timneh (not daft enough to jump straight in with a Eclectus or Macaw!), while my bigest concern was something pretty! We have been and looked at a couple of Greys and Senegals as well as a few other birds and have come to the conclusion that the middle ground for us would be a Caique, Conure or Pionus (although I would also love a Hahns or Quaker). We have ruled out the smaller noisier birds like parrotlets, lovebirds etc
We live in a huge flat above a closed shop so although we haven't got a garden to build an aviary, we do have large enough rooms for a reasonable amount of flight time, and our only neighbour is my sister who lives in the flat above, so noise level isn't a major concern but does need to be considered in case we move in the next few years.
We will both be out during the day (another factor against getting a grey), so it will be on its own for 8 hours unless we get a pair, but we are both at home all weekend and are more than willing to spend all evening on 'playtime'. I tend to spend most of my time 'singing' to my boyfriend and although he is very much not a fan, I think our birdie will love it! :blush:
We have booked 2 weeks holiday in October and are now thinking that instead of going away we will use this time to bring our baby home and get him settled in, so we have plenty of time to prepare and get the cage etc sorted for his arrival. We just have to decide what to get...
We saw a lovely pair of Green cheeks for sale in a petshop relatively near us that were awesome, although I would prefer to go to a breeder than a pet shop. I haven't seen a Caique in the flesh, but have read such good things about them that we are definately considering one, and the same goes for a Pionus. Realistically I have ruled out the Quaker and Hahns because we are not around enough and it would be unfair on either bird.
Also in the petshop that had the Green Cheeks (now sold) there is a Galah that is extremely friendly because it had a liver problem needing treatment and is therefore used to lots of handling and human interection. I had originally ruled these birds out but this one is soooo friendly that it made me reconsider! :flrt:
Arghh! Everything that we, see we want!!! Obviously we want to do the best by whichever bird we get so it has to be the one that is best suited to what life we can give it, and there is no point in us getting something that will be unhappy.
Help and advice please?
Bryony
inky looks lovely!!! The more we look at Conures the more we like about them, but we still haven't met any in the flesh :sad: I love the fact that they seem so playful -I really want such an interective bird that will entertain as well as be a part of the family!
