by Kathleen » Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:27 am
If you want it as a pet, I absolutely doubt it. A hand raised bird from a breeder would be hand feeding, weaning it onto a wholesome and varied diet, conditioning it to humans, socializing it, and more. If you get a wild caught adult bird, it will have already been conditioned to being with a flock of birds, and it will have learned everything its own bird parents taught to it, which most likely doesn't include that humans are nice and not dangerous. It will most likely always fall back on what its parents taught it, and even if you work with it for years and years, it may never bond with you (it probably won't because it will want to find a mate like its parents because birds imprint sexually on their parents).
I highly, highly suggest to you to contact a breeder or a store that sells birds if you want a bird. Don't catch a wild bird because it won't be an enjoyable pet.