What kind of bird should I get?

I like Senegal parrots and cockatiels. However, all breeds have advantages and drawbacks. There are a large number of books available you can read, and you should find a local store that handles only birds and visit them to get first hand information.

Three years old is too young to handle a bird. Small birds are very delicate and will try to bite if handled improperly, but usually their beaks are too small to do any damage. Larger birds are less delicate, but they can inflict a serious bite. People with a lot of experence with birds and children can mix the two, but if you've never had a bird, I would wait until your child is older.

As for other animals, it depends. If you raise a kitten and a baby bird together, they may learn to coexist peacefully. However, a cat's instinct is to hunt, stalk and kill birds. This is also true for some breeds of dog. If you are an expert animal trainer, you may be able to train a bird and cat to work together.

You should only buy hand reared baby birds (but old enough to be on their own of course.) Birds need socilization to become and remain tame. A wild bird, or one that was abused or neglected and has become distrustful, will probably never be tamed.

Cockatiels are very good starter birds. They are friendly and are not often agressive. Even if they do bite, they can't do any real harm. However, they tend to be noisy in the early morning and late afternoon, when the sun rises and sets. This is the time a bird in the wild would call out to its flock mates to let them know where he was. Most birds will exhibit this behaviour. By noisy, I mean this: have a small child stand in a corner and shout at the top of her lungs in a very piercing voice: "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.........!!!" Repeat for 45 minutes every morning and every evening. That's how I describe my cockatiel's noise level every day. Conures and cockatoos are much, much louder. If you live in an apartment, or have close neighbors, they will hear your bird very clearly.

Senegal parrots tend to be much quieter; however, they tend to be single person birds, meaning they bond to one person in the family, and may not let anyone else handle them. They can inflict a nasty bite. They also have a tendancy to become territorial about their cage.

All birds have similar behavors, it's just a matter of degree. Cockatiels are not particularly territorial, but that doesn't mean a particular one won't be. Sengals a much quieter than cockatiels, but I had one that was extremely noisy.

Birds also don't do well if left alone a lot. They are highly intelligent creatures and need a lot of stimulation and companionship. If left alone, birds can become agressive and bite. African greys are commonly considered the most intelligent of all birds, and they need to most mental stimulation.

Conures and cockatoos are generally considered to be the noisiest birds. Cockatoos can become quite agressive about demanding attention, and the more you give them, the more they want. Spoiled cockatoos are probably the loudest birds there are.

I don't know your child or what other pets you have, but I would recommend to most people with young children that they wait to get a bird until the child is older and can understand the responsibilities of owning and being around birds.

My Answerr is dull: The sparrows. All the sparrows. I like them b/c they're the one chook--rather then the bottom-feeding junco--so that they can come to the feeder while I placed it virtually the residence window. They don't seem to be as afraid as the opposite, extra clourful birds. I feed the wild birds best within the wintertime. I reside in a rural field & have learned that purchasing feed within the different seasons is only a waste of $$ because the birds have such a lot meals in other places that they would possibly not consume from the feeder, & the meals is going unhealthy & I become having to feed the chook seed to the chickens--layer mash is plenty much less luxurious than the chook seed.

My Answerr is boring: The sparrows. All of the sparrows. I admire them b/c they're the only bird--rather than the bottom-feeding junco--to be able to come to the feeder once I put it close to the apartment window. They don't seem to be as afraid as the other, more clourful birds. I feed the wild birds best in the wintertime. I reside in a rural discipline & have discovered that paying for feed within the different seasons is just a waste of $$ as the birds have so much food somewhere else that they is not going to consume from the feeder, & the food goes bad & I grow to be having to feed the fowl seed to the chickens--layer mash is a lot much less luxurious than the bird seed.

Birds are all right. However, they are noisy and messy and smelly. Even if you clean the cage every day-you can definitely tell when you have a bird in the house. My mom has cockatoos and they don't shut up but they are very friendly.

if you want a beginner bird i think a cockatiel wud be great. But also its not as tropical as saw an african grey. So I think an african grey would be a pretty good choice too. But they can get pretty pricey.

Hmm sound like an african grey, cockatoo or conure would be great for you.

cockatiels are easy to train, and usually are well behaved and will sit on your shoulder if you get them young and handle them often.

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