New to the board and seeking help

[marie83]

Your asking questions and we are answering them. We are just trying to get you to look at the bigger picture. In your first or second post you stated that you wanted a bird to love you, to have a high chance of talking and a low risk of biting, those were not the exact words (I'm not trawling through looking for a quote) but we are trying to point out that a parrot may not be a right species for you as it may be the exact opposite of the critera you want.

You have been given suggestions like cockatiels and have been given advice. I just feel now that you are not open to it because it is not what you want to hear. We are not saying never get a senegal, we are saying right now may not be the right time as you seem to be focusing on your own wants and needs rather than your potential next pet.

[pennyandrocky]

your right it is good people come to research and i've only told 2 people not to get a bird 1wanted a talking bird that would sit still on a perch all day,and the other wanted a pretty colored talking bird so that his 4 year old daughter would have somthing pretty to look at.but i do tell anyone that talking is never guarenteed no matter what kind of bird you choose so if that is a dealbreaker don't bother.while i don't always agree with what micheal says or how he says it he does have alot of knowledge about parrots.my first bird was an who never said a word so i am a little sensitive to the talking question my cousin used to try to tease him with food trying to get him to talk and i would take the food from her and tell her if he never talks that's fine with me.when i would take him out in public people would ask what does he say and when i told them he didn't say anything he was rejected by them.not that i wouldn't have liked him to talk i just accepted him for what he was to me he was so much more than that.

[Nir]

Your asking questions and we are answering them. We are just trying to get you to look at the bigger picture. In your first or second post you stated that you wanted a bird to love you, to have a high chance of talking and a low risk of biting, those were not the exact words (I'm not trawling through looking for a quote) but we are trying to point out that a parrot may not be a right species for you as it may be the exact opposite of the critera you want.

You have been given suggestions like cockatiels and have been given advice. I just feel now that you are not open to it because it is not what you want to hear. We are not saying never get a senegal, we are saying right now may not be the right time as you seem to be focusing on your own wants and needs rather than your potential next pet.

some people have been great. others just tell me that i shouldnt do it and doesnt bother answering my questions and thats where my problem comes. i just cant stand ignorance. I very well understand that many people are horrible and abandon their pets. I am not one of them and never will be.

[Nir]

your right it is good people come to research and i've only told 2 people not to get a bird 1wanted a talking bird that would sit still on a perch all day,and the other wanted a pretty colored talking bird so that his 4 year old daughter would have somthing pretty to look at.but i do tell anyone that talking is never guarenteed no matter what kind of bird you choose so if that is a dealbreaker don't bother.while i don't always agree with what micheal says or how he says it he does have alot of knowledge about parrots.my first bird was an who never said a word so i am a little sensitive to the talking question my cousin used to try to tease him with food trying to get him to talk and i would take the food from her and tell her if he never talks that's fine with me.when i would take him out in public people would ask what does he say and when i told them he didn't say anything he was rejected by them.not that i wouldn't have liked him to talk i just accepted him for what he was to me he was so much more than that.

thanks for the reply.

see this is perfectly fine. You would like him to talk. NO one would hate if their bird said their name. However your bird didnt and so what if it didnt? You still love your bird and thats whats important. I am perfectly fine if my bird doesnt talk.

[cmaygar]

Please don't get discouraged from some of the posts. You are doing the right thing by trying to find out as much as you can about different species of parrots to help you make the right choice. The bottom line is that all birds are very different. Birds of the same species are different. Birds that came from the same clutch are different. Certain birds exhibit fairly consistent traits (i.e. male amazons almost always go through a difficult to handle hormonal phase when they reach sexual maturity; green cheeked conures are friendly little birds that tend to go through a "nippy phase"; many cockatoos are very "clingy" birds that need more one-on-one attention that many humans can give them in normal living situations; sun conures generally are very loud screamers that are difficult to live with because of the noise levels that they produce; Congo African Greys may be neurotic geniuses that may experience feather plucking issues; senegals tend to be very aggressive and dominant; caiques are happy little acrobats that may prefer the company of another caique much more than being a single bird; indian ringnecks aren't generally fond of much handling, etc.) Within each of these generalizations, a number of owners will indicate that their birds don't exhibit those traits. However, many of the generalizations can give you a good indication of what the bird may tend to do as it matures.

All parrots are a bit of a challenge to deal with. All parrots can and most probably will bite for a variety of reasons, but most folks that are interested in owning a parrot know that (or should know that) before they bring one home. If you are willing to provide the bird that you select with the proper attention, housing needs, training, continued socialization and dedicated commitment then you have a great opportunity to have a very interesting life with your bird. I personally think that the best thing about owning parrots is that they are fascinating to interact with and live with. They are not couch potatoes like a dog or cat tends to be, but with a lot of time invested on your part, they make great companions.

Best of luck to you.