Quakers?

[ShelbyLRay]

What are your views on Quakers? They look very sweet and seem like they have a ton if attitude, which is what I like in any animal. I'm thinking about adopting one, and he's only a year old. Would it be a good thing to do? I've never adopted an animal before

[Wolf]

You are right in your assessment of their personality, but you live in Kentucky where it is illeagal to own or sell Quaker Parrots and the state makes no exceptions. This means simply that if they catch you with one that the very least that they will do is to take your Quaker away and kill it.

[ShelbyLRay]

You are right in your assessment of their personality, but you live in Kentucky where it is illeagal to own or sell Quaker Parrots and the state makes no exceptions. This means simply that if they catch you with one that the very least that they will do is to take your Quaker away and kill it.

Oh gosh thank you for that! The person who's trying to sell is in Indiana, so maybe that's why. I've had MULTIPLE exotic animals that are illegal in other states (ex. Hedgehogs that I breed) and I've never heard of any animals being illegal in Kentucky. I've heard Quakers are sometimes illegal because of their uncanny ability to survive in the wild if they were somehow to get out of the house. So thank you so much! Do you have any insight on Amazons? I like their larger but not too large size, and the one I looked at can talk pretty well already. He's a real cutie too. I would research all this stuff but I'm busy this week with school shopping and preparing. But once it starts I have nothing to do but look for my bird.

[Wolf]

I have a Yellow Naped Amazon female who is just learning to whistle, she is about 15 years of age and psychotic ( loony as a crazy bird ), but talks and talks and talks. She used to scream constantly when she first came here and after 6 month is down to short 5 minute episodes of screaming instead of all day like at first.
You have to be careful of male Amazons though as they can get very aggressive, definitely not for the inexperienced.

[ShelbyLRay]

I have a Yellow Naped Amazon female who is just learning to whistle, she is about 15 years of age and psychotic ( loony as a crazy bird ), but talks and talks and talks. She used to scream constantly when she first came here and after 6 month is down to short 5 minute episodes of screaming instead of all day like at first.
You have to be careful of male Amazons though as they can get very aggressive, definitely not for the inexperienced.

Thanks. I found a person trying to adopt their amazon out, and they're very nice people and in the pictures you can tell the bird is nice. They're expecting a baby and need to get rid of him, and he talks and they say he needs some tlc as he's a rescue. They got him 8 years ago so he's calmed down some. I have experience with bird keeping, my friend actually has a CAG and when I go there he prefers me over my friend I've birdsat him one time for that reason and I loved having a large bird in the house.

[Wolf]

I like my CAG and I also like my Amazon ,but there is no way to tell the personality of the bird from a picture or if the bird will accept you or not. Also if they got the bird 8 years ago, whatever the bird went through before being with them makes absolutely no difference as to the way the bird is now.
I am not saying that they are not nice people, nor am I saying that the Amazon is not a nice bird, so please don't take it that way. Please take the time to go and visit the bird up close and personal and you will be in a much better position to decide for yourself if this bird is going to be right for you.
I never recommend any species of parrot to any person, ever. I truly believe that if you go and visit the parrot for yourself that the bird will tell you if it wants you or not, and after that it is your turn to either accept the bird or not. And that is all that I am suggesting now.
Regardless of whether you accept this bird or another one, if you need assistance, I will do my best to help.

[Pajarita]

I don't mean to be a party pooper but with school and a normal social and family life, will you have enough hours in the day (and we are talking about a minimum of 6 hours!) to spend with two birds that cannot be out together at the same time? Because an amazon can kill a GCC that gets in its face very easily and GCCs have no fear or regard for their small size and will take on anything and anybody they consider competition for their human's affection (they are jealous little things). I had to rehome the GCCs I took in as rescues (after they were rehabilitated and switched to a good diet and light schedule) precisely because of this problem which you cannot train out of them.

[ShelbyLRay]

I don't mean to be a party pooper but with school and a normal social and family life, will you have enough hours in the day (and we are talking about a minimum of 6 hours!) to spend with two birds that cannot be out together at the same time? Because an amazon can kill a GCC that gets in its face very easily and GCCs have no fear or regard for their small size and will take on anything and anybody they consider competition for their human's affection (they are jealous little things). I had to rehome the GCCs I took in as rescues (after they were rehabilitated and switched to a good diet and light schedule) precisely because of this problem which you cannot train out of them.

I actually don't have my gcc,i was supposed to get one but it didn't work out, which is why i was looking for another bird. I took all the advice that everyone gave and decided to stick with a handfed gcc, and I'm actually picking one up this saturday! the breeder is reserving 3 and letting me take a visit to let me choose which one i would rather have. He has a very good rep from the people around because they all know him, and he mostly just focuses on green cheeks. he does have some english budgies, but he only has 2 breeding pairs. I'm very excited to get my new bird, and since they're all babies, hopefully one will take a liking to me so i can take him/her home so i can have a new best friend thank you all for your help and advice!