Kentuckienne
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Must-read for anyone considering having parrots
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Excellent article and it really does a good job of explaining what owning parrots is really like. I see so many people fall in love with the idea of owning a parrot, only to end up being overwhelmed with a screaming, neglected, neurotic bird. No wonder there are so many in rescues! Some people simply don't understand the gravity of the way they bond or don't want to deal with their hormones, thinking their bird has turned on them. No, it's just how they are and we must love them none the less. These guys are not really pets, but wild animals at heart. Great read.
clark_conure
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One thing the article doesn't mention, but should be noted, in a lot of the world parrots are literally seen as pests, and the locals try to kill them to protect their farms.
Not everyone has our overabundance of food. In north America it's ok to hunt crows with a license during the proper season, but by a lot of measures...a crow can be/is smarter than a parrot.
I don't know the answer, but birds need more protections worldwide. (Except for that bluejay out back that eats the food Clark the conure leaves out for the little chipmunks.)
Not everyone has our overabundance of food. In north America it's ok to hunt crows with a license during the proper season, but by a lot of measures...a crow can be/is smarter than a parrot.
I don't know the answer, but birds need more protections worldwide. (Except for that bluejay out back that eats the food Clark the conure leaves out for the little chipmunks.)
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Kentuckienne
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That darn blue jay!
The Foster Parrots organization mentioned in the article has a good website and a newsletter. Here’s a link to the July newsletter calling for cockatoo breeders to rise to the challenge of....cockatoos in cages.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5605d3b7e4b02efb2673025b/t/5970d654914e6bc3a745bf98/1500567134948/July2017NEEWS_8_Pages.pdf
The Foster Parrots organization mentioned in the article has a good website and a newsletter. Here’s a link to the July newsletter calling for cockatoo breeders to rise to the challenge of....cockatoos in cages.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5605d3b7e4b02efb2673025b/t/5970d654914e6bc3a745bf98/1500567134948/July2017NEEWS_8_Pages.pdf
Notdumasilook
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I saw the video some time ago and it hits a home run on the plight facing so many parrots. The last bird I actually bought was probably 30 years ago. After that I kept running across people "looking" for a home for a bird... usually "problem" birds. In about all cases the bird was not the problem. I sincerely wish folks would do more research before bringing a bird into their home. I wish I had done more myself. It didn't take long after bringing Cookie, my BFA home, that I realized he was much more than a "pet". Awesome article.... taken from a great video... and hope that any person wanting to add a feathered critter to there family will take the time and watch it... and make their first stop a rescue center.
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RIP Gandalf and Big Bird, you are missed.
Thanks so much for posting! Absolutely to the point, an easy read for those contemplating a companion bird!
LordTriggs
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yes definitely a good post. You do have to remember now matter how well they are with domestic life they are wild animals nowhere near being a true domestic animal like a dog. The level of commitment I would argue they need is more than a parent has to give to a child. Like Kiwibird posted the other day, get to age 30 with a human and they're on par with yourself, a 30 year old parrot though is still like a baby and demands all the same as when they were 5
Parrot gotta Parrot
Parrot gotta Parrot
bigfellasdad
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Reading that made me sad.... it brings home what our fid's must go through. no wonder they have attitude issues at time.
LordTriggs
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well just like us they have moods. I think back to my mid-teens and I can assure you even a parrot at the angriest of times was nowhere near as bad as me.
If a human can deal with other humans at their worst then a parrot SHOULD be child's play. It just takes the human to understand them and to offer patience, something which appears to be hard to come by nowadays
If a human can deal with other humans at their worst then a parrot SHOULD be child's play. It just takes the human to understand them and to offer patience, something which appears to be hard to come by nowadays
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