Sick budgie Mariah

[bug_n_flock]

I don't give those people the time of day. The very reason budgies and cockatiels make such good starter birds is because they are very near to "perfect".

Or maybe I'm just biased

 

[kme3388]

Are the short lifespans due to inbreeding? My conure has some odd coloration. That was one of the reasons given to me as a reason. The vet mentioned parrot inbreeding causes medical issues.

I don’t blame someone for not wanting to adopt out a parrot who has hollow bones, and is very fragile to children. I do my best to not judge a situation but I haven’t found young kids that my parrots like. I don’t have anything against children I just think there are better “starter” animals. Like a pet rock

 

[kme3388]

The huge difference between smaller parrots & larger is that beak. The larger parrot beaks can be dangerous, and inflict a lot of harm. My sun conure actually bites me more often than my larger parrots combined. He is also a bowl flipper, and can be quite challenging. He’s a lot of personality packed into a little body. He’s a snippy little boy. He is also very trainable like the big parrots. Training wasn’t really a thing when I had my budgie. The internet wasn’t really a thing either. So I can’t comment on how they differ from larger parrots. My conures I can though.