Newbie needing advice!

Tinahalls

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Hi everyone.
I am still in the researching stage, and would love any advice I can get!
I have grown up with birds all my life, and haven't had one for a while now, and cant resist any longer! I am a stay at home mum of 5, my husband works nights so we are both at home with our pre schooler everyday and night. I had always wanted a cockatoo, but after researching I found (correct me if i'm wrong) that they are VERY clingy to one particular person, and not so great with others, and are among one of the loudest and can screech for hours, and are also poor talkers. I know everything depends on how much effort you put into it, and every bird is different. So then I looked into amazons. Who I read, are still loud, but not as loud, and you can diret the screeching into singing, talking ect. Are obviously smaller, and are great talkers! But i'm stuck between yellow naped, blue fronted and yellow crown. Cooud anyone tell me the differences please, as in some places I have read that yellow naped are far better talkers, but then I spoke to a breeder who said that that is not the case. I have searched and searched, and cant seem to find any yellow naped breeders anywhere in the uk. I found one in the isle of wight, and one in Devon. And they are just too far to travel back with a baby bird I cant seem to find any really useful directory for england at all! which is now making me think I would have to go for a blue front as I have a number of breeders for those. But because of the talking ability i was more swayed to the yellow naped! Please help! :confused:
 

JerseyWendy

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Hi Tinahalls. :)

I have both a Yellow Naped & Double Yellow Headed Amazon, and BOTH are fantastic talkers. :D

Yellow Crowned and Blue Fronted can make equally great talkers, it ALWAYS depends on the individual bird. :)

Here is an example of my Hunter (YN Amazon) singing Jiggly Puff. She is 14, and talks, sings, and whistles. :)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LAvg_Xj_7I"]Hunter singing Jiggly Puff (plus then some) - YouTube[/ame]

My 1 year old DYH Amazon talks even more than her (and I never thought that would be possible).

Are you looking for a very young amazon, or would you consider a re-home as well?
 
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Tinahalls

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Thankyou for taking the time to reply. I am looking for a baby, the only reason being that having children at home I would never know the full background of a rehome. There are so many ads from people that have just gotten fed up with their bird that they are selling, and the ads say 'semi tame' ect ect, with a baby I know that I'm starting with a blank canvass. Unless of course it was a genuine reason and the bird was already very tame, then I would rehome. Also can you tell me difference (apart from visual) between yellow naped, yellow crowned, double yellow headed and blue fronted? its con confusing!
 
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Tinahalls

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By the way, Hunter is fantastic!! thats just what I want, whether its a yn, double headed, yellow crowned or blue fronted!
 

JerseyWendy

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IMO all 4 can make superb pets. :)

Amazons "can" be quite boisterous and even ornery. They all need plenty of stimulation such as toys, foraging opportunities, excercise (as they tend to like food just a wee bit too much ;) ), and daily interaction. The more you can interact and INCLUDE your Amazon in your activities, the better.

Male Amazons can become especially unpredictable during breeding season once they are sexually mature.

The "hot 3s" in the Amazon world who are most likely to become a bit (or lot) aggressive are the Yellow Napes, Double Yellow Heads, and Yellow Crowns. Now that doesn't mean a male Blue Front will be (much) easier to handle during breeding season. Some people suggest the "hot threes" consist of the Yellow Heads, Yellow Napes and Blue Fronts.

If this will be your first parrot, I would sincerely suggest you try and find a young parrot who just finished weaning (around 12-18 weeks old), and preferrably a female.

Have everyone in the household interact with her as much as possible, to hopefully prevent her from becoming a "one person bird".
 
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Tinahalls

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Thankyou everso much for your help! CAn you point me in the right direction on how to find a reputable breeder please?
 

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