I would also highly recommend checking out birdtricks. They are professional parrot trainers and have very helpful content on their channel. I use their videos all the time and got my parrot breakfast recipe (which I also highly recommend) from their online store...
If this discussion on wing-clipping is to be continued, perhaps it should be moved to it's own thread. @KikiDeAnime has already made it clear that she does not want to clip her parrot's wings, I don't think it is worth discussing further on this thread :)
The problem I've found with wing clipping is, you are preventing an animal from doing what they are designed to do. Birds are mean't to fly. They need that exercise they get from flying, how do they exercise when clipped? Also, many parrots are clipped as babies. They miss the opportunity to...
I completely agree on the clipping thing. I keep all my parrots flighted and would never clip a flying animal. I just wanted to know the situation better.
I don't know exactly how you'd go about introducing the two, I can try and find someone here on BYC who has parrots and cats and see if they...
Just wondering, have you at all considered an outdoor aviary? I keep my parrots outside in large-ish aviaries. It means they can exercise and self-entertain even when I'm not around them.
Does your cat need constant attention or is she happy to self-entertain? Because the parrot will need a lot of attention, especially if it lives in a cage on it's own.
Avoid having the cat and the bird in the same room. Some people may let their bird around their cat, but I wouldn't do it. What type of bird are you planning on getting? Has your cat been around birds before?
I don't have a cat, but I can't imagine having one with all my birds. Even if the...