by Pajarita » Mon May 01, 2017 10:52 am
Brandon is correct. It has nothing to do with individual birds or even our opinions. I think the problem is that you are confusing a type of enclosure with a classification that fits a species social characteristics. There are 'companion' parrots and there are 'aviary' parrots and it has nothing to do with where they are kept, it has to do with what they prefer once they are adults (they are all the same when babies). A handfed companion parrot would NEVER do well living in an aviary. You can put him there for flying and he will gladly bask in the sun and take a number of laps back and forth and maybe even forage or chew a branch for a bit but, sooner rather than later, he will want to be with his human UNLESS it has mate-bonded with another bird and its mate is right there with it (and it's not easy getting a handfed companion parrot to mate-bond with another one although some species -like amazons, for example- are easier than others). An aviary parrot, even a handfed one, will always prefer being in an aviary (or large flight cage or cage-free in a birdroom) with others of its own species once it reaches the age of sexual activity (it doesn't happen before that). The handfed ones will always love you and will always like to spend time with you but they also will always want to go back to living a bird's life instead of being a human pet. And the parent-raised will learn to trust, like and even love you but they will still like to be with their flock much more than anything else.
It has nothing to do with their individual personality, whether they were born in the wild or in captivity, if they were hand-fed or parent-raised, if they are loved and treated right or not, it has to do with the way nature made them. It's evolution and genetic make-up that determines this (nature and not nurture) and not us, humans, as owners or care-givers.