I have a yorkie and I am worried about getting a small bird and how she mught kill or injure it. So I want a larger parrot but I dont want one large enough to kill a cat or small dog (yorkie)... SO what would be the right parrot? I want one that does not get "used to" 1 person like the Indian Ringneck does. I want a good talker too.. And one that is not pricey. Thank You
The right parrot for me?
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What exactly is in your price range?
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Those seem a little small... There tail feathers make up for most of their length something around 500 grams? A little bigger? My yorkie has once got into the chicken coop and killed a couple chickens.. Even though they cant fly if my parrot gets caught somehow unexpectedly by my yorkie I would like it to at least have a chance to live.. She is a vicious little dog.. always catching squirrels...
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I don't think you're going to find a larger parrot that cheap. If you look them up the larger ones are $600-$1500. Parrots are fragile anyway if you have a vicious dog any sized bird is going to get hurt.
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Hello, and welcome to the Forum. While I, and most on this site for that matter, understand well the desire to have a parrot, I think you are looking at this the wrong way. It really isn't about getting a bird that's big enough to fend off your yorkie but not so large as to possibly kill her. (You wouldn't find anything for 300 of that size outside of an uncommonly low-priced rescue or a very generous uncle, btw.)
Fact is, if you can't safeguard against the possibility of such a confrontation, and your dog really is that vicious and dangerous to birds the size of chickens, then you probably should not get a parrot in the first place.
It's good that you're doing the research beforehand, rather than finding out the hard way, but that is the honest truth.
Fact is, if you can't safeguard against the possibility of such a confrontation, and your dog really is that vicious and dangerous to birds the size of chickens, then you probably should not get a parrot in the first place.
It's good that you're doing the research beforehand, rather than finding out the hard way, but that is the honest truth.
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Beautifully said, Stephen (Anansi)!
I'd like to add that the $300 you would have at your disposal for a parrot could possibly be put to good use by having your dog trained.
I'd like to add that the $300 you would have at your disposal for a parrot could possibly be put to good use by having your dog trained.
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Beautifully said, Stephen (Anansi)!
I'd like to add that the $300 you would have at your disposal for a parrot could possibly be put to good use by having your dog trained.
NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT $300 WON'T EVEN GET YOU A DECENT CAGE THESE DAYS... if you can't afford to, then don't.
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Now that's funny! So after the scarlet EATS the dog... no more problems, eh?! Is that the thought process here?
Ummm... NOT the right choice here.
Pardon??!? If you have a dog that kills chickens and tries to catch squirrels, it's not a matter if something happens, it's when. Please get your dog's behavior issues sorted out before getting a parrot...and don't ever put the two in a position to where something could happen.
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Well, that's not true - I bought all my cages for well under $100 used on CL. And they are good cages.
Quite frankly I wouldn't recommend you getting a parrot now because you never know what kind of relationship there will be. The dog could bark at the parrot excessively and make it traumatized by that, jump at the cage or chase him around. It's easier to get a puppy when you already have a parrot, and then train it to behave correctly. A new parrot, small or big, needs a quiet friendly environment to settle in, and you might not be able to provide that.
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Much though it must seem as though everyone is piling on here, I'm afraid it's with good reason: if you know that your dog views birds and other small animals as entertainment and it has a track record of breaking into chicken coops and causing fatalities, there's just no way you can bring a bird of any type into that household unless you could absolutely guarantee the two could be kept in sperate rooms and never able to mix.
Size isn't really an issue: I mean, sure, a budgie can't really make any sort of a dent in a yorkie and a bald eagle would have it for breakfast, but thinking that it will be ok if they can trade blows and maybe not kill each other isn't entirely fair on either pet. As others have said, even the presence of a predatory animal is enough to have a major effect on the bird's state of mind, let along the likelihood of a fatal outcome of an actual attack.
The question of mixing birds with dogs or cats comes up fairly regularly here, and some of us do successfully juggle the two - but if you already know your dog delights in chasing and maiming smaller creatures then it really would be irresponsible to bring such an animal into close proximity with a parrot.
Size isn't really an issue: I mean, sure, a budgie can't really make any sort of a dent in a yorkie and a bald eagle would have it for breakfast, but thinking that it will be ok if they can trade blows and maybe not kill each other isn't entirely fair on either pet. As others have said, even the presence of a predatory animal is enough to have a major effect on the bird's state of mind, let along the likelihood of a fatal outcome of an actual attack.
The question of mixing birds with dogs or cats comes up fairly regularly here, and some of us do successfully juggle the two - but if you already know your dog delights in chasing and maiming smaller creatures then it really would be irresponsible to bring such an animal into close proximity with a parrot.
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Hahahaha! Good one! I almost choked laughing!
That raptor is ALMOST as big as JerseyWendy's macaws!
Almost.
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He's pretty! Eagles are magnificent...
Yeah, that would pretty much take care of your aggressive little dog problem!
Yeah, that would pretty much take care of your aggressive little dog problem!
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Well, that's not true - I bought all my cages for well under $100 used on CL. And they are good cages.
Quite frankly I wouldn't recommend you getting a parrot now because you never know what kind of relationship there will be. The dog could bark at the parrot excessively and make it traumatized by that, jump at the cage or chase him around. It's easier to get a puppy when you already have a parrot, and then train it to behave correctly. A new parrot, small or big, needs a quiet friendly environment to settle in, and you might not be able to provide that.
You have little birds. She's talking about a bird that would probably require a macaw sized cage.
I would imagine the yorkie would just be a starter... and the guy in the background should be worrying about what the main course is likely to be!
Also, for some reason I can't help thinking that eagle looks like David Bowie, which makes it all the more unsettling...
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Hahaha! This just keeps getting funnier! David Bowie! I love it!
I would imagine the yorkie would just be a starter... and the guy in the background should be worrying about what the main course is likely to be!
Also, for some reason I can't help thinking that eagle looks like David Bowie, which makes it all the more unsettling...
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Funny... I was thinking Ringo Starr.
He's not skinny enough to be Bowie. The hair's all wrong.
He's not skinny enough to be Bowie. The hair's all wrong.
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