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[jajeanpierre]

I'm very hesitant to adopt a parrot, even before having read this. Mom was the one who really wanted one, but I knew that I'd end up caring for it (kinda like I ended caring for the dogs, the cats, the chickens, the doves, the other animals that have made their way into our home...).

If we do get one in the future, I really want to build an enclosure for them outdoors. We have a garden area that will be utilized next year that is 30'x50'. We want to enclose it to protect it from birds, but would something like that work for a parrot? Or perhaps building a cage around an oak tree? I don't know, I'm still working out the kinks for future reference.

What would be the appropriate pricing for an adult parrot? Around here, I'd probably have to pay around $500 minimum for a bird and the hoops I'm have to jump through to get it would be completely unnecessary. I'd probably have to drive about 10 hours just to pick him/her up!

Well, you would have to know what kind of a parrot you would want. They are very different.

Almost all are incredibly loud. So, noise is the first deal breaker with many species. My Scarlet macaw can rattle windows--I mean ear-shattering loud--but she doesn't usually make a lot of noise unless she is screaming about a hawk or is calling her buddy. A Sun Conure (quite a small parrot a bit bigger than a cockatiel) makes a LOT of noise, loud and constant. I would go insane with most conures. Any parrot will vocalize if they are unhappy.

They can be quite destructive. Your cage has to be strong enough to withstand them. The bigger the bird, the more expensive the cage because it has to be stronger.

 

[RachaelS]

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LOL, kind of like the people that build a coop for 3 hens and now have 300, yep you know who you are

Keeping it chicken related, since i know it is not the same at all. Except in one respect, when reading about Cockatoos it talked about the males bonding with the female human in the house and would get frustrated with others in the house and/or the female love interest and could become pretty mean. I think that happens with a lot of roosters also, both can be pretty dang dangerous when frustrated or confused with their place.

 

[TammyTX]

I posted this on some thread years ago...no chickens...just me, pickled in NYC.

 

[TherryChicken]

Well I'll show the odd me...

Since people are posting pictures of themselves..

 

[TammyTX]

Great photo!!

 

[tesaba]

A broom handle would be okay for younger birds but it may be too slick.  A wider roost, like the 2x2, will allow them to rest their breast on the board at night and help keep their feet warm in the winter.  If you plan on eating your birds, a wider roost can also produce "blisters" or rough places on the skin.

I think that the roof height will depend on your breeds.  I have about a 2 foot space between roost/roof for my large fowl breeds and areas in between the boards under the roof eaves that are open to allow for circulation.

Just make sure that there is plenty of circulation space around the birds in the HOT summer months.

Thank you so much for your advice and info!!! It's like I'm "nesting" before having my kids . Worry about everything!!!!

 

[TherryChicken]

Great photo!!

Thanks! how did you do yours?

 

[TexasLisa]

Thank you so much for your advice and info!!! It's like I'm "nesting" before having my kids

. Worry about everything!!!!

We had 7 younguns that were starting to roost. We had a broom handle and it was slick. My DH (the engineer) put a pool noodle over the handle. They loved t!

Lisa

 

[hungnguyen]

Thanks! how did you do yours?

Well, she cut her head, put it in a vinegar jar. Then some relatives shot the pix, and used her Texas account to post here.

 

[RachaelS]

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You know--this doesn't belong on here. PM me if you want more information.

Why not?

This is a "Texas" thread, not a "Texas Chicken" thread. I have been confused by people who only want to talk chicken here...it confuses me because I look at the photos I have posted over the last 4+ years that I have been on BYC and I have quilts and soap from the Hobby board, food from the Recipe board and a handful of other photos that are NOT chicken related and that was A-OK.

Why is it the "Texas" board is only to be about chickens?

Because we don't want the powers that may be (or others on this thread) to get us banned because we don't agree with everything they say. A lot of people can't just get over, that others with their own eduction and thoughts (God forbid), can disagree with them. It does not make either a "bad" person, just means, guess what, wait for it.............
















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