This is killing me.

[darkling]

Andrea's PDF is REALLY cool. I love the layout and the graphics and the articles and pretty much the whole thing. Yeah.

Nothing against "pirate parrots" ... I'll just admire them from far. Yar.

 

[Sabbath]

She did an amazing job on it and it is very useful for new and old bird owners alike! My suggestion if you do look at a Conure is either a GCC, Black Cap, or Sun conure(my biased side speaks on the Sun Conure)

 

[darkling]

I wish one of you lived close enough for me to visit and meet your conures.

 

[Sabbath]

Most pet stores hold conures if I remember right(at least the ones near me)

Why not call around and see what your options are? Maybe you could talk to a breeder about visiting a few times a week.

 

[BanalityBob]

Another bird to look into (and this is total bias speaking) are Quakers. I didn't like the look of most of the Quakers I met before Penelope, and did not think I'd really like them. Then I met Penelope, and decided I was wrong. She almost totally bonded to me in three months (mind you, she was a previously neglected and abused rescue bird), and loves cuddles and neck scritches and kisses.

Now, she's not sweet and loving and puppy like (as most conures tend to be); rather, she is bossy, sassy, imperious, and demanding, but that can be equally adorable, especially when she gets into her (frequent) "pet me, peon" moods where I get yelled and nipped at if I'm not petting and cuddling her. She doesn't beg for attention--she demands it, a trait I've found common in the few Quakers I've met. On top of this, if I'm busy, at work, or just crashed out watching a movie, she is completely content and capable of entertaining herself (the several hundred dollars in toys definitely helps on that front), but is fine when play time is interrupted if I want birdie snuggles.

The downside is that she is a tad nippy and quite cage aggressive, both of which people say Quakers tend to be, but I'm not sure how much is bad behavior from previous abuse/neglect and how much is natural. Still, her beak only can break skin if she gets you not paying attention and is really, really mad. Most of the time, it's just a light nip to tell you no.

I'd also check into Pionus. They seem to be very low key birds that one day (when I don't work and can spend all day playing with birdies) I want to own. Same with birds like Senegals and Meyers.

 

[Rio Mom]

I think you would love a GCC!

 

[merlinsmom13]

Nothing against "pirate parrots" ... I'll just admire them from far. Yar.[/QUOTE]

You may have a point, my husband says thats why so many pirates have eye patches. lol

 

[darkling]

Okay, okay you guys have convinced me.

I am seriously considering either a conure or a lorikeet. They're both about the same size, not too big, not too small. Both are playful and have big personalities packed into wee little bodies.

Having had a lory in the past, I am leaning more towards another of those. I found a breeder last night and we've exchanged a couple emails. She wants $800 for her lories. I paid $450 for my lory 7 years ago. Have prices really gone up that much?

I'm avoiding the pet stores because I don't want to fall in love with a pet store bird. Or feel sorry for a pet store bird. And take one home. I really want one that's been hand raised and handled gently for its whole life. I want a pet, this time. Not a rehab case. I know that sounds awful but maybe when I'm more experienced I can help birds in need.

 

[Abzeez]

Having had a lory in the past, I am leaning more towards another of those. I found a breeder last night and we've exchanged a couple emails. She wants $800 for her lories. I paid $450 for my lory 7 years ago. Have prices really gone up that much?

What happened to the lory you had? I think price depends on breeders. I got my grey for $900, had to drive a bit further, but thats OK. There was another breeder a bit closer selling them for $1200.

 

[darkling]

She was given to me as a Christmas gift by a guy I was dating and when we broke up, he kept her out of spite. His name was on all the documentation and vet bills for the birds so I had no claim to ownership. He's the same guy that kept the blue and gold that was so in love with me as well.

So I guess I didn't really anything for her but her price was $450.

 

[Abzeez]

Well he doesn't sound nice.

 

[mtdoramike]

It never is!

 

[andrea.faerie]

Thanks for the comments haha way to boost my graphics ego LOL

ANYWAYS! My conure (we're thinking Lucy is going to be her name) was 250 and her cage was 100 so I paid 350. I also get free wing clippings and nail trimming for life so it took a while to find a place, but I couldn't be happier. Generally what I've seen with conures is the bolder the colors the bigger the price, Green Cheeks/Black Cap/ Maroon Bellies are 250, Pineapple, yellow-sided, and suns are 350. But that's just in my area I'll also be posting more pics later of my Conure and some of the other birdies that are at my local pet store
and yes, Sabbath is right, feel free to email me or PM me ANYTIME. If I don't know the answer, i'll find someone who does

 

[Rio Mom]

When I bought Rio he was 175 from a breeder. The same breeder has normal green cheeks babies now that will be 155 when weaned. She doesn't breed lories, so I don't know what the prices usually are for those.

 

[darkling]

I'm reading about conures now.

Color isn't really that important to me. Temperament matters a lot though.

 

[Sabbath]

My breeder sun conure was about 175 unweaned, they go for about 250 here weaned.

 

[andrea.faerie]

Green Cheeks are the most calm and quiet from what i've read and seen. All the birds at Pet Paradise talk constantly and chirp and sqwak and all that jazz but the green cheeks are so quiet The make noise occasionally but ours hasn't

 

[darkling]

Okay so, I like vocal birds. That's one reason I wanted another chattering lory. They live up to their name! Constant chatter. Shelby could say a few words but mostly she mimicked sounds like the telephone, the microwave beep, sneezes and hiccups and things like that.

I also loved her playful personality. She saw EVERYTHING as a potential toy. She loved to lay on her back and play with things or hang upside down from your fingers. I took her with me everywhere. She'd either sit on my shoulder and play with my hair or cuddle down into the hood on my hoodie and ride around in there.

The downside with her was the liquid poo, of course. Cleaning her cage was a huge task. Sometimes it would need to be cleaned twice a day even. If that liquid poo solidified on anything, it was like concrete. That would be one major upside to a conure vs a lory.