What to buy

[Haskins104]

Hello everyone I’m new to the forum and wanting to get much help as possible, I don’t actually have any birds as of yet which I’m hoping to get help on what sort of bird is going to best suit me and my family.
so my back ground is I moved to Queensland from the UK 9 months ago and in the uk ive bred barn owls and hand reared (imprinted) the young also had many Harris hawks, Gos hawks, buzzards and falcons from peregrine falcons to hybrids like pere/saker’s all birds were flown for hunting everything forms rabbits to crows etc, the only parrots or parrot ive owned was a unwanted African grey.
so my house is an active one with having 2 kids (boys) 4 and 8 years old and me and my wife so the tv is on a lot plenty of noise going on.
so my question is really is there any type of parrots or lorikeets to stay away from? We are looking for a bird that become party of are family and loves plenty of attention?
i understand that birds from the same breed can have very different personalities but and help would be very appreciated, also is there certain places to buy from and places to stay away from like pet stores? I live in Robina on the Gold Coast

 

[LordTriggs]

try rescuing instead of buying a bird from a store. Some pet stores are good but all in all they're not too interested in the bird's happiness.

Either go rescue or direct from a reputable breeder.

I would say either a Green Cheek Conure, a Cockatiel or possibly something a tiny bit bigger like a Pionus or a larger conure. The big thing that comes to mind would be the children. I'm sure you've done a little research but parrots are extremely different to any other pet really. For one thing the children would have to learn to respect the bird's boundaries, read the body language and learn that they will get bitten and it will be their fault.

The best bet would be to look into rescues and breeders and go see as many different birds as you can. Once you find one that seems to like you go home, research the species to the point where your eyes bleed! Then evaluate if that bird is right for you. you need to be prepared to drop everything to get to an avian vet with them for example and of course you need to be able to afford their expensive bills