Hello! I am new here at AA. And I am really looking forward to making friends and learning about birbs and how to care for them.
I recently got bit by the bird bug and since then I have been doing a lot of research! But mostly it seems like I'm going in circles... Everytime I find a species I am interested in someone tells me how horrible they are.
I have never owned a bird before, aside from a few family parakeets when I was very young, my grandma's aviary of wild cockatiels and my uncle's Quaker parrot, who is...not friendly. Unless you're my uncle.
I don't care so much about size. Cost is something of a factor but only in the sense that it will take me longer to raise a larger sum of money. I have a very large cage already lined up. All I need to do is pick a species.
I need a bird that will get along with everybody. I have a lot of children in my family. I also have dogs. I also need a quieter bird. I don't mean completely mute. I don't mind a parrot who makes some noise. I am mostly worried about screaming. I don't really know how 'cuddly' I would want a bird to be. I would like a bird that will hang by me or sit on my shoulder while I draw or watch tv. Occasional head scratches would be cool.
I don't want a cockatiel or budgie. I don't have anything against them I am just looking for something else.
If anybody has any ideas or advice it's much appreciated.
I recently got bit by the bird bug and since then I have been doing a lot of research! But mostly it seems like I'm going in circles... Everytime I find a species I am interested in someone tells me how horrible they are.
I have never owned a bird before, aside from a few family parakeets when I was very young, my grandma's aviary of wild cockatiels and my uncle's Quaker parrot, who is...not friendly. Unless you're my uncle.
I don't care so much about size. Cost is something of a factor but only in the sense that it will take me longer to raise a larger sum of money. I have a very large cage already lined up. All I need to do is pick a species.
I need a bird that will get along with everybody. I have a lot of children in my family. I also have dogs. I also need a quieter bird. I don't mean completely mute. I don't mind a parrot who makes some noise. I am mostly worried about screaming. I don't really know how 'cuddly' I would want a bird to be. I would like a bird that will hang by me or sit on my shoulder while I draw or watch tv. Occasional head scratches would be cool.
I don't want a cockatiel or budgie. I don't have anything against them I am just looking for something else.
If anybody has any ideas or advice it's much appreciated.