Hello from Chicago!

Hey All-

My name is David and I am a happy bird owner here in Chicago IL. I am 24 years old and my birds are super important to me.

They are in order of age:

Congo African Grey, Tiko: Tiko is a 4 year old CAG that used to work in kids shows. She was too finicky for the shows, so she sat in a cage for 4.5 years. I got her and she is my best bud. She is super cool. A little Finnicky but we've built a good bond.

Yellow Naped Amazon, Sweetpea: Sweetpea is my 5 year old Yellow Naped Amazon. Oh my god and she is every bit a baby. She is my most exceptional/only talker. I will have to post some videos of her cause she is a hoot! She is also a rescue, has been passed around to 7 homes to various reasons but she fits in well with me.

Normal Grey Cockatiel, Stanley: Stanley is my first bird I ever got and he is only 1 year old. He is actually a she but whatever. I got him from a breeder when Stan was just a little baby. Sweet little bird, a little moody, but they all are

Pied Cockatiel, Connor: Connor is my little...demon. He is 1 year old. I would rather have a bite from my Amazon on my face then a bite from him. He is a sweet little guy. He is also a horn dog and enjoys having relations with, well, all my tiles from time to time.

Normal White Face Cockatiel, Biride: I got Birdie 1 year ago and finished hand feeding her myself. Cute bird, very fun, very loud and just a joy.

Normal Cinnamon, Freddie: I got Freddie as a rescue. She was purchased from a pet store as a baby and sat in her cage laying eggs for 5 years. When I got her she was bone thin, not well cared for but she is the sweetest tiel I have.

Lutino Cockatiel, Daizie: Daisy is a 7 year old retired breeder. She is a little bit aggressive but she chills. Just giving her a good home. I could die in a fire and she wouldn't care.

Lutino Ringneck, Faith: Faith is from a breeder. Very Funny little bird


Thats the parrots! I look forward to being on the forums

Hi, David - welcome! I'm in Chicago too. I actually just met Zumaria (another member on here) and her super sweet African Grey, Jenga, this past Friday.

Welcome to the forum!!! They add up pretty fast huh once you start taking them in...lol

Howdy! I had a cockatiel named Freddy. He was a hoot. He always tried to feed me and brought me gifts of shredded paper, sunflower shells. He was a mumbler, though, and when ever he spoke, I said 'what?' real loud. So he eventually learned to say 'what' in a loud tone. So he'd mumble then say 'what?' then he'd mumble some more.

Hi David! As lauren stated, we both live in the city - we should all kick it sometime!