hi,
I've been looking around at different birds, spending as much time with them at stores locally and decided, correctly, I hope, that a pionus is the bird for me. I spent quite a bit of time with a Blue Headed. She was great but when I returned to buy her, she had already been sold.
The bird would be in a cage a few feet from my desk, where I work at home for most hours of the day. I'm looking for a bird that would enjoy handling but also can amuse herself independently and one that isn't too loud.
Anyway, I just spoke to a woman who breeds pionuses. she was very nice and said she had just gotten back a five-year old WC. The woman who had her was sick and couldn't work with her anymore. The breeder says she can be a bit feisty in part because no one has worked with her for a while and needs handling. She does eat out of their hands. She says that the bird will get loud briefly a couple of times a week, mostly in reaction to other birds.
I'm curious how this sounds to the folks here. I like working with birds, so a bird that needs to be retrained doesn't scare me. At five, can she become a loving pet? The breeder has blue heads sitting on eggs. Would I be better off waiting for a baby BH? Are their personalities superior, if all things were equal? Any real differences in personality between males and females, male BH and female WC?
Sorry for all the questions but I'd love to hear any suggestions or thoughts, good or bad, about this WC.
thanks for any info,
jeff
I've been looking around at different birds, spending as much time with them at stores locally and decided, correctly, I hope, that a pionus is the bird for me. I spent quite a bit of time with a Blue Headed. She was great but when I returned to buy her, she had already been sold.
The bird would be in a cage a few feet from my desk, where I work at home for most hours of the day. I'm looking for a bird that would enjoy handling but also can amuse herself independently and one that isn't too loud.
Anyway, I just spoke to a woman who breeds pionuses. she was very nice and said she had just gotten back a five-year old WC. The woman who had her was sick and couldn't work with her anymore. The breeder says she can be a bit feisty in part because no one has worked with her for a while and needs handling. She does eat out of their hands. She says that the bird will get loud briefly a couple of times a week, mostly in reaction to other birds.
I'm curious how this sounds to the folks here. I like working with birds, so a bird that needs to be retrained doesn't scare me. At five, can she become a loving pet? The breeder has blue heads sitting on eggs. Would I be better off waiting for a baby BH? Are their personalities superior, if all things were equal? Any real differences in personality between males and females, male BH and female WC?
Sorry for all the questions but I'd love to hear any suggestions or thoughts, good or bad, about this WC.
thanks for any info,
jeff