I think you are right about comparing to keeping a parrot. I had a yellow nape amazon parrot. You have to manage poop. Birds poop a lot. I had a neighbor who taught his parrot to say BOMBs AWAY every time he pooped. The bird ended up living on the porch. I would think you could get a large parrot perch with a tray attached to catch the poop. Had one for my parrot. I never thought of comparing it Luke this. Now, if I had a chicken that bonded closely with me, I'd let him be a house chicken.