Pookamama
New member
OK, so I am trying to make a list of possible kid-friendly fids. There's a bird rescue local to me so I'm open-minded to adopting eventually. I will know when the time is right, but I'd like to know about birds in the meantime. I know a lot depends on the bird and hopefully we'd do a 'trial period' before making a permanent decision.
Oh, and they must tend to get along with other birds as well. I know this is a given but I thought I read somewhere quakers have a tendency to not get along with other bird species, but I haven't found it anywhere since!
Prefer smaller than Timneh, but would go up to Timneh size!
Prefer to avoid tendency to bond strongly to one person
Be able to handle a noisy busy house!
smart enough to clicker train
Here's what I have so far:
Cockatiels
Green-cheek conures (although it seems a lot of people have nippy problems...how bad is it? Is it just a stage?)
budgies
quakers possibly?
OK, so this is the maybe list, not sure on these ones with the above tendencies so asking here:
senegals
meyers
jardines
other conures?
lovebirds
I'm certain I am missing some. So fill me in!
Oh, and they must tend to get along with other birds as well. I know this is a given but I thought I read somewhere quakers have a tendency to not get along with other bird species, but I haven't found it anywhere since!
Prefer smaller than Timneh, but would go up to Timneh size!
Prefer to avoid tendency to bond strongly to one person
Be able to handle a noisy busy house!
smart enough to clicker train
Here's what I have so far:
Cockatiels
Green-cheek conures (although it seems a lot of people have nippy problems...how bad is it? Is it just a stage?)
budgies
quakers possibly?
OK, so this is the maybe list, not sure on these ones with the above tendencies so asking here:
senegals
meyers
jardines
other conures?
lovebirds
I'm certain I am missing some. So fill me in!