mydaddysjag
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I'm looking into the responsibilities of bird ownership to see if its something that would be right for us sometime in the future. We recently moved to an apartment, and we do have one dog (a Boston Terrier). We are also allowed to have birds, or fish. I do know about keeping fish, I left my aquariums for my parents when I moved. My parents really enjoy watching the fish, my mom was actually more into the fish than I am. (My mom used to keep several large aquariums of Cichlids, but the maintenance got to be too much for her after a car accident left her with a bad back injury.) My tanks are just a 10 gallon we use to raise fry, and a 29 gallon tank. I clean them weekly for her, but left them there for her. I could get fish, but I think we want something a little more.... well communicative? Now, I haven't had birds since I was a kid, and when I did it was parakeets and finches, so I am really out of the loop on anything bird related.
I am 21, my husband is 22, and we are expecting a baby in june. I would love a bird that has the possibility of one day talking, Im not really into the cockateils though. I know its terrible that I would consider one breed over the other because of looks, but Im just not that into them. I would like a bird thats not a notorious screamer, and one that likes to interact with humans. Maybe a "silly" attitude. I would prefer not a huge bird. I would never let my child unsupervised with any animal, but I do worry about a large parrots ability to seriously injure my child by biting.
I came across peach face love birds, and thought they were pretty, but im not able to find a lot of information on them. What is their temperament, their adult size, cage requirements, diet, etc.
Also, does anyone have any recommendations, from bird breeds to websites to read up on.
I am 21, my husband is 22, and we are expecting a baby in june. I would love a bird that has the possibility of one day talking, Im not really into the cockateils though. I know its terrible that I would consider one breed over the other because of looks, but Im just not that into them. I would like a bird thats not a notorious screamer, and one that likes to interact with humans. Maybe a "silly" attitude. I would prefer not a huge bird. I would never let my child unsupervised with any animal, but I do worry about a large parrots ability to seriously injure my child by biting.
I came across peach face love birds, and thought they were pretty, but im not able to find a lot of information on them. What is their temperament, their adult size, cage requirements, diet, etc.
Also, does anyone have any recommendations, from bird breeds to websites to read up on.