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Re: advice on selecting new bird
Posted by michael on 8/09/07

On 7/19/07, Dave wrote:
> On 7/19/07, sheila ghattas wrote:
>> Hi, I currently have a conure, and am doing some research
>> as to getting an additional bird, have narrowed it down to
>> a timneh grey, bare eyed cockatoo, or amazon. I like a
>> clownish personality, would like a talker. and have
>> children (who are great with the conure, age 11 and 13)
>> any advice would be welcome, as all three seem like a good
>> fit.
>
> Forget the clownish personality. None that you name are
> clownish. There are more important things to look out for.
> A TAG is very bold and daring and many don't like
> children. Neither a TAG or a CAG are cuddly birds. It's
> basically a bird for an adult. Any parrot might get along
> with the conure or it might not. There's no way to tell.
> Most TOOs are extremely loud and irratic in their
> personality. Most are not good talkers. They're very clingy
> birds that that need out of the cage, on the playstand
> quality time. At times, they can be moody and nippy
> especially if they're ignored.
> A ZON is a decent bird, relatively quiet, friendly with
> most, can put up with kids. It's not clownish. It needs
> quality time out of the cage and exercise because they have
> a tendency to obesity which could possibly lead to liver
> ailments. Stay away from Double Yellow Headed and Green Wing
> Amazons. Both are aggressive. Yellow Nape or Yellow Crowned
> are good ZONs. Stay away from IRNs. Aggressive and sneaky.
> Zons can develop a decent vocabulary. Again, there's no
> guarantees concerning friendship with your other bird nor
> are there any guarantees about talking ability of any
> parrot. Actually, if a person puts to much emphysis on
> talking, there might be dissapointments down the road. In
> general, Rosellas and Jenday and Nanday conures have good
> friendly personalities and are somewhat clownish.
> It's not a good idea to choose a particular species based on
> what people's individual experiences are. All parrots are
> very individualistic. You might have 2 of the same species
> in front of you but each will have their own personality---
> Dave


hi!i would advise you to not get a grey or cockatoo or a
amozons if you have children that age because they tack to 1
person and bite everyone else i would advise you to get a
hans macaw they can talk but they will be easy to handle
better with the kids because greys will not let u play with
them or pet them but the hans macaws even let you turn them up
side down because i have one my self but go on to the enternet
and look up hans macaw and it might show you some images of
them bye!!!

Posts on this thread, including this one

• advice on selecting new bird, 7/19/07, by sheila ghattas.
• Re: advice on selecting new bird, 7/19/07, by Dave.
• Re: advice on selecting new bird, 7/19/07, by Sheila G.
• Re: advice on selecting new bird, 7/19/07, by Shiela g.
• Re: advice on selecting new bird, 7/20/07, by Dave.
• Re: advice on selecting new bird, 8/09/07, by michael.