Thinking of getting a new bird

[bananaz65]

Im huge on birds i love them all and in a year or two im allowed to get opne. First i wanted to know if anyone owned a African gray parrot because thats the one im intrested in. I would like to know how it is to take care fo one . Yes i have read much about them and made sure i understand how to take care fo a parrot. I would just like to get some input from someone who owns one. Plz and thank you

[Meghanxx4]

i dont own a african grey parrot but i know there alot of work and you have deciate alot of time to them, just like any other parrot...im sure someone would about them.. just a wait while for replies... srry im not much help.

[bananaz65]

thankx yes i understand there is a lot fo work involved and im prepared to put that in thats why im researching and talking about it now so i know what im doing when i get one.

[Meghanxx4]

i think my_budgie_billy might be getting one.. you could ask her...she might know a bit more.

[Bea]

I know that the larger parrots have more difficult nutritional requirements to meet. They need more pellets and they need cooked foods daily - so that would take up loads of time.

[Meghanxx4]

and they demand more attention... im gunna get one when i retire lol in like 50 years im not even dun highschool... but ya cuz when you retire you have like tuns of time on your hand so ya.

[bananaz65]

ya i have a lot fo time on my hands and i have four other people in my family always holding my birds so ya if i got a parrot i know i would be good for time and stuff and cooking is fun :P

[Bea]

Another thing to consider is their lifespan - if you get one it could well out live you so you need to know there'll be someone who can take it if you can no longer care for him or something like that.

[bananaz65]

Ya probley my kids or too a good zoo but im 15 i have a very lon time till that happens

[my budgie billy]

bananaz,
i am sooooo glad you are gettin a parrot!!i am not sure what parrot im gettin yet so i cannot research anything.i am tryin to choose between an african grey and a blue gold macaw and some others.but good look to you and i am sorry i canot help you.

[softie]

I've always wanted a hyacinth macaw hehe...

until I found out they were the largest, noisiest and most demanding macaw out there.

:eek:

but I still love looking at them, I think they're absolutely amazing :)

And my dad has always wanted a cockatoo.

[Meghanxx4]

Ya parrots live a VERY long time. There was guy out near wher i live and he had an aviary of assorted parrots and he was kinda older... and he died of likea stroke or something and his family took forever finding home for the birds because they were to busy to look after like 10 parrots. i think they donated some to the zoo though.except... likea year later the avian flu broke out.. and had to kill most of the birds at the zoo....and at farms and stuff...

ive always wanted a sun conure and/or a scarlet macaw. I was determined to get one after pongo died.. until i foun out how exspenisve and demandning they are lol... so i i decied im gunna hol doff on the parrots till i retire.