Martinantal
Hatching
- Sep 6, 2015
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Hi!
I'm Martin, I'm from Dorset, UK.
Little info: I'm a 28 year old illustrator, so I work from home.
When I'm looking for info about the birds I'd like to get soon I always end up in this site, I've learnt a lot from reading this forum already!
So, I will move to a new,cheaper city soon, and probably rent a flat- but without a garden.
I was reading about quails and other birds in the past 9-10 months. I'd like a pet bird. My first choice was a Japanese quail. Looks absolutely adorable. I could buy the equipment to hatch a few-(so they would get use to me and become tame) a breeder and a bigger rabbit cage. And I would let him-her free in the room. Button quails are smaller but not as tame.
But I was also thinking about canaries-Fife canaries because they look cute- singing is not that important for me really.
There are darker- brownish greyish types- which look like a wild bird. I really like that, after watching a few wild bird nest cams over the past few months I fell in love with these little wild birds.(watched a family of chickadees growing up- from hatching to fledging , after 3 weeks it was really sad to see them gone- (I see birds in a new light since then!))
I was also searching info about budgies- they are the most sociable , and intelligent from these birds, but I don't find them that cute somehow. And they live too long. I'd like to be responsible , and to be honest I'm not sure I'll be able to keep a bird for almost 20 years.(If I get a good 3d modeller job , or a good animation project, It's possible that I'll have to move again to another city- maybe to rent a small room in London)
And another bird...A silkie chicken. I heard about people who kept one or two indoors.
We had chickens years ago in my family home- never killed any of them for meat, most of them died at old age or the last one died from a fox attack at the age of 8-9(she saw the fox and the poor thing died from the shock). They where outdoor chickens of course but they followed us, we could call for them and they slept with the dog and the cats. So I know they can be very tame and surprisingly intelligent if they are loved!
So that's my dilemma. I'd like a pet bird, trying to be responsible- I spend most of my time at home, so I'll have time for them, but I don't own a house(well I own one but not in this country...)
I quail can be fairly tame, and only lives for 2-3 years so mabye that would be a good start?
Canaries are small but not really tame, and an indoor chicken would be too big for a first bird owner.
Any thoughts?
I'm Martin, I'm from Dorset, UK.
Little info: I'm a 28 year old illustrator, so I work from home.
When I'm looking for info about the birds I'd like to get soon I always end up in this site, I've learnt a lot from reading this forum already!
So, I will move to a new,cheaper city soon, and probably rent a flat- but without a garden.
I was reading about quails and other birds in the past 9-10 months. I'd like a pet bird. My first choice was a Japanese quail. Looks absolutely adorable. I could buy the equipment to hatch a few-(so they would get use to me and become tame) a breeder and a bigger rabbit cage. And I would let him-her free in the room. Button quails are smaller but not as tame.
But I was also thinking about canaries-Fife canaries because they look cute- singing is not that important for me really.
There are darker- brownish greyish types- which look like a wild bird. I really like that, after watching a few wild bird nest cams over the past few months I fell in love with these little wild birds.(watched a family of chickadees growing up- from hatching to fledging , after 3 weeks it was really sad to see them gone- (I see birds in a new light since then!))
I was also searching info about budgies- they are the most sociable , and intelligent from these birds, but I don't find them that cute somehow. And they live too long. I'd like to be responsible , and to be honest I'm not sure I'll be able to keep a bird for almost 20 years.(If I get a good 3d modeller job , or a good animation project, It's possible that I'll have to move again to another city- maybe to rent a small room in London)
And another bird...A silkie chicken. I heard about people who kept one or two indoors.
We had chickens years ago in my family home- never killed any of them for meat, most of them died at old age or the last one died from a fox attack at the age of 8-9(she saw the fox and the poor thing died from the shock). They where outdoor chickens of course but they followed us, we could call for them and they slept with the dog and the cats. So I know they can be very tame and surprisingly intelligent if they are loved!
So that's my dilemma. I'd like a pet bird, trying to be responsible- I spend most of my time at home, so I'll have time for them, but I don't own a house(well I own one but not in this country...)
I quail can be fairly tame, and only lives for 2-3 years so mabye that would be a good start?
Canaries are small but not really tame, and an indoor chicken would be too big for a first bird owner.
Any thoughts?
