Paco is 21 he is my second rescue. I would envy people here with their stories of a baby bird. I have documented our trials, set backs and triumphs here and I wouldn't trade it for the world. I had a wild caught White Front Amazon, she was given to me as a friend. She was neglected and terrified of everything. I was busy with life raising my daughter and worked with her when I could. She never let me touch her but we had our own language, she loved to fly and she would fly to my shoulder for a peanut. I accepted her limitations, I didn't expect more and we were buddies for 25 years.
Now Paco is a whole new ball game, his intelligence freaks me out sometimes. We have a great bond and I am looking forward to a long life together.
As for schedules he seems to adapt pretty well, a little plucking we have going on right now but I think he will get over that. I keep the same routine, morning and even if the time is off. He didn't like the strawberry I offered him and he bit me. I think it was an accident. We have only been together a little more then a year and a half, so I'm pleased how far we have come.
A baby vs a rescue is a personal choice. Paco came into my life 2 weeks after I lost Bugsy my Amazon. He was neglected and I was heart broken, we needed each other and the timing was perfect.