Hi All

I know nothing about birds, and never had a bird as a pet before. My dad wants a talking Parrot lol, and i have seen and know there are parrots that talks, like the African Grey, and stuff. anyone has some experience with talking birds?

where can i buy them? and is it easy to find those birds.

thanks all for reading a random thread.

 

i hate parrots.. my brother's lady has one and that thing i swear is waiting for an opportunity to strike.

 

^yeah really they live as long as humans, it becomes the step-grandmother that nobody wants to let stay overnight.

i know you are looking at at least a $grand$

my friend had an African Grey. It was sick, mimic different family members voices as if it were an 8 bit recording lol

 

anyone know where do they have some for sale? i try to look online but cant really find any. or is there any bird forums?

they didnt have pet section on craigslist im surprised.

 

Don't buy one from a pet store (Petsmart, Petco, etc.) They are the equivalent to puppy mills and the birds usually have some sort of disease. Petco recently had this problem. As far as finding a reputable breeder, pick up a bird magazine. In the back there are classifieds and websites that can help you narrow your search.

 

Try the San Jose Mercury, there's usually a ton there from good breeders.

 

You need to find yourself a good bird smuggler.

 

hehe, so he wants to become a pirate?

 

http://www.greyexpectations.net/about.html

I got mine from this breeder. African Grey needs a lot of attention. Think carefully before you buy them. This breeder will help you to choose parrot. send her an email

 

birds are definitely something you have to know you definitely not. If your thought process is "oh that'd be a cool pet to have." move on. Birds live a long time, are annoying, smell, can be mean. It isn't uncommon for birds to latch on to one person and be very territorial and mean to other people.

That being said. NEVER get any kind of real pet from a pet store. Deal with reputable breeders. These are breeders that know what they are doing and are not your typical backyard breeders.

 

lol he wants a big dog, but my mom dont let a big dog running around the house. so he wants a bird.


my dad used to have some birds, not parrots though. so he should knows how to take care of the bird.

 

thats kind of a tip off NOT to get one unless everyone is 100% on board

sadly, I've seen a lot of people with dogs, but that doesn't mean that they know how to properly take care of them. Any kind of animal is a very large undertaking

 

hehe, I pet sit a bird every so often, ****en thing wakes me up at 7:00AM and won't leave me alone till I've chilled with it and whistled to it for about 20 minutes...

 

conures are pretty cool and can speak a few words if trained

 

OHHHHHHHH...

that usage of the word bird.

cause the english slang bird is meant a woman...