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Hello all! I'm struggling to know whether I am able to keep an INR (Mr Wong) I adopted from my tai chi teacher. I was told that Mr Wong is "totally tame", "loved being with people" and "could go outside on your shoulder without flying away" all of which are absolutely not true. His wings are...

Hi everyone, I hope you are doing well. I’m coming here pretty much as a last resort. I bought a new Indian Ringneck parakeet around May time of this year and it was just born 6 months prior to that, so a baby. And I have had a really hard time to tame him. At the start we kept him in his cage...

Hello! I am a new member here who is currently seriously considering the keeping of an avian. I am a 16 year old military child who is about to move to Corpus Christ, Texas. The avians I am considering are: a gcc, 'tiel, handraised breeder budgie, grey parrot, or some sort of macaw, preferably...

Hi everyone! I've been wanting to get a parrot for a while now, preferably something larger, like a macaw or cockatoo. I've been around all kinds of exotic animals my whole life so I'm pretty experienced with them, and I do have my own house so noise isn't really a problem. I have the time and...

I've just joined this community. Mostly because I need some guidance. Almost a month ago, I adopted a congo grey from an older lady. I've done plenty of research when it comes to how to care for a grey. However, my knowledge runs short when it comes to behavior. I know there's a general behavior...

Hey guys so, i am a completely newbie to birds. The only time i have held a parrot is at the local pet shop i held an African Grey. Im in love with greys, especially Congo's but i am not sure my criteria works. BTW! No finches or canary suggestions please, i generally prefer parrots. Here is my...

Hello, I am very heavily considering getting a parrot, and am pretty dead set on getting a Grey. I don't know much about these birds outside of what I have read over the past few months. So I have a few questions I hope you all can help me out with. -Differences between Congo and Timneh...

Hello to everyone! So i need to let everyone know straight off that I dont actually own a Parrot as yet. (sorry) I am really hoping to own one at some point in the future however once my wife and I get our own place. Which may be a way off ... Boo. But i thought i could set myself up on here...

Hi, So I'm hopefully going to be a newbie bird owner in January (apart from owning untamed budgies when I as younger). I'm looking into different species and keep coming back to Conures. I would be moving away next year to live in London and study for 3 years so would love my bird to accompany...

Hi, I have no experience about parrots, except for a Eastern Rosella that was gave to me some times ago. I thought I could tame her, but I've been told Rosellas are not quite mild birds, so I'm going to let her move freely in an aviary. Anyway, this experience triggered my interest for parrots...

Hello, I have recently adopted my first ever birds! One is a quaker parrot, and the other a green-cheek conure. A friend of mine simply had too many pets including cats, a ferret, a scarlet macaw, a cockatoo, an amazon parrot, and these guys all living in his bedroom. Undoubtedly some were...