Galah's and LSC2 as companions

I might be getting one or the other sometime soon, I know the important things like, pellets and seeds as a staple, human grade fruit and veg baring avocado and raw onions as food, cage should be at least 2X the wing span, they also need 4+ hrs a day to be happy, but there is no what I consider more important info! like what to do as soon as you get home, how to choose your too, hand or parent raised, basic cockatoo training and I need help, I'm doing an internship at a pet shop that has parrots but mostly smaller ones, budgies, teils, grass parakeets, superb parakeets and finches but after reading mytoos I still think I could do it, I half convinced my mum to get me one, unluckily for me her aunt got a pair of hand raised parrots (knowing no one on her side has a clue about animal care) they ended up getting screamers and they made lots of mess as well as night frights, I know galahs in terms of parrot noise level are not the loudest or so I read but I need confirmation on this as I can't handle really loud things, I got an amazon sized cage reserved, not sure if it's big enough, I can fit an amazon, an african grey, a few teils, several parakeets and a large conure(individually of coarse) I'm also gonna get some perches like calcium ones, branch like ones ect and foraging toys, am I going in the right direction so far, do you think I'm on track so far? I apologise if sound if this is hard to understand, I'm not the best writer or typer

Get a hand raised bird!

Galahs seem to have the reputation as the easiest cockatoo to care for, although easy compared to other cockatoos doesn't mean that they're an easy choice as a first bird. They're capable of loud screeches but most seem to reserve their full on scream for the occasional blowing off of steam rather than every few minutes, and their general noise level seems pretty quiet compared to their immediate relatives.

I have a macaw sized cage for Alice, and she loves roaming around it so I wouldn't want her in anything smaller. Galahs are quite falcon like in build: they look small when perching but the wingspan and tail length is large in relation to their body size. So 2x the wingspan is a big cage! They benefit from lots of toys, and love to forage.

I've only met a couple of LSC2s, and they seemed like very sweet birds - but I've never lived with one. I've heard more stories of screaming and behavioral issues with LSCs than I have with galahs, which given the relative popularity of galahs suggests they need to be approached with a little more caution.

So what should I do when he/she first arrives, touch training right away,leave her for a day or 2 or jump right in and cuddle, I've been waiting to get a bird for the past 7 years, it won't be easy, but in can't let 7years of begging and waiting go to waste,done years worth of research on them but there is a shortage of training info, like harness training, socialising, densitizing, important left out things, I'm leaning towards galah, but if I get a parrot, no way will it be staying at home all day, I will be taking it everywhere possible, parks, restaurants, relative houses, friends houses ect

You'll need to play a lot of it by ear. If the bird want to cuddle on the first day, that's fantastic, but you'll have to let the bird set the pace. My galah is a rehome so not exactly what to expect from a baby, but it was a week or so before she was confident being on my arm or shoulder, and a few more before she was happy being petted or wanting cuddles. Now she's the classic cockatoo love sponge, adores every bit of attention she can get. Training, well, it's still a work in progress!

As far as noise- it will vary depending on the individual personality, but galahs tend to be more "quiet"....chili overall is pretty quiet, but she has her moments of loudness for a few minutes here and there, she also jabbers, makes noises, and practices talking if she thinks she's alone.

An amazon cage will do fine, just make sure the bar spacing isn't farther than 1 inch. Perches should be at least 1.5 inches in diameter.

You'll need lots of chewing and foraging toys- chili LOVES to shred things, so unwaxed paper cups, paper plates, phone books, are AWESOME toys. Galahs love to do things on the ground, chili especially lol

Whether you get a hand raised baby or a rehome, you'll have to follow the bird's lead... If it's acting scared, then it may need time by itself to adjust. Chili was shipped to us, so when we got home we set the crate on the floor and I sat in front of it, opened the door, and out she came! She was sooo happy to be out of the carrier, she climbed on top of my head and started to preen herself...and then my hair. Lol she had a flawless transition into our home....but not all birds will have the same reaction to a new environment, new people, and new everything. It's best to give the bird a few days after coming home to adjust. Hold off on serious training until you know you're bird is ready. Unless you need to use training methods in order to handle the bird.

Galahs love to cuddle, but they also have an independent streak- so making sure you give your bird plenty of opportunities and toys to self-entertain. Chili spends most of the day entertaining herself, but then she needs cuddles in the morning and evenings.