Advice wanted

[Kaz]

Hi, am new to the site today. My mum has an African Grey parrot who doesn't like females!! only likes to be handled by males.

I am looking to buy a parakeet that needs to be hand reared so I can get him/her used to be handled daily and teach it to talk.

I wondered what parakeet would be recommended and would be grateful for advice offered prior to going to buy one.

many thanks

Karen

 

[weco]

Hi Karen, welcome to the forums & there should be some budgie lovers pop-in around here to answer your question.....sorry, have never had any experience with budgies!

It is not uncommon for some companion birds to have a gender preference, but often a bird prefers the person who feeds it & gives it the most attention, but not always, as is proven by your mom's grey.....

 

[4dugnlee]

Hi and welcome. I used to own budgies/parakeets. I would recommend getting a male if you are looking at budgies/parakeets. You would have to have it dna tested to make sure you get a male though, as you can't tell the sex of a young one. The males will usually talk MUCH more than the females. There are other many other species of parakeets also, and others can add suggestions on that end.

 

[Kaz]

Hi all,

I would like to have in my home a parrot or parakeet that is friendly in order to be able to handle him/her, train to talk and that is comfortable playing with toys or just being on floor or on shoulder.

I have been looking at ring necked parakeet and wondered if this would be a good choice or whether anyone with more experience of parrots could recommend a particular breed. I do work in the day so will only have time in evenings and on weekends.

Any suggestions would be welcomed.

many thanks

Karen

 

[kq_fan]

I love the Monk Parakeet! They are great birds! Maybe one of them? They are good talkers and they are quite sweet! I always fall in love when I see one!

 

[Phlox]

A ringneck is probably a bit of a handful, so I'd probably 2nd the monk/quaker parakeet or maybe a conure of some type, like a green cheek...but I'm way biased towards them. Budgies are also great, but they are actually more difficult to get and keep tame in my experience.

 

[LeaKP]

Love the green cheeks if you are willing to take time every day to be with them. They love being part of a family.