first time owner

Hello Parrot Forums! My girlfriend and I are first time bird owners who have recently adopted a little blue parakeet, Selene, who needed a permanent home. Unfortunately, she has had a bit of a difficult life before coming to live with us-- she was dumped by her first owner when they moved and...

Hello, I have never owned a parrot before but would absolutely love to have one. I am doing some research before I get one though. One of my biggest concerns is that my work schedule will conflict too much and I won’t be able to give the bird a happy life. I work 10 hours a day Monday through...

Hey guys, so I kinda had an older blue and gold fall in to my lap, an older family members has had this bird for about 10 years (5th owner) he’s getting pretty old and wanted to find a better home for his bird, A, cause he isn’t able to provide as well as he should, and B, he wants to take care...

Hello everyone! My name is Jamie, and I have a three year old quaker parrot named Gary. I got him when he was just a baby, so we've bonded really well together. He has been having some issues that I've been trying to solve that have been going since last summer. I'm a college student and Gary...

:rainbow1:I got a one year and four months old GCC yesterday, from a friend who is moving and can no longer keep him. I have been doing a little research on them for a while now, but it's not like actually owning one. He(Simone) stayed in his cage all day yesterday, to get him to calm down and...