We've had bout' everything else...

[sophia]

Since we've had dogs and cats... and other assorted non-herps... thought I'd post a pic of our bird! Any other bird owners out there?

This is Francine our Double Yellow Headed Amazon...

Jon:D

[Katt]

Yup! I got birds, we've had tons, right now we have an albino budgie, a grey female cockatiel, a white face lutino(albino) cockatiel, a white and blue budgie, and two ringneck doves. We've had finches, canaries and other dove types.

[beth wallbank]

we have a crazy quaker parakeet.....his name is Spankie.....
In all honesty, his name should rightfully be SATAN....hes got an attitude from he!!
I hope these turn out.....
Beth

[sophia]

Beth,

ROFL!

Worst escape artist in the bird world! I do love those lil buggers...

Cutie!

Tay

[SilverTongue]

Cute birds but you can keep any kind that can mimic thanks

[reverendsterlin]

I like to look at birds but too much noise involved with owning one, maybe one in a cage in the middle of the snake room might be interesting lol

[sophia]

Rev,

Yep they ARE noisy... but she's a love. Made a good dog trainer as well... we had a hybrid wolf when we lived in MI that made the mistake of sniffing a bit too much near her cage... being that she has 800 pounds per square inch in that beak... it got the attention of the wolf's nose quickly... {G}

She's also a good burglar alarm... {G} We're teaching her now to scream SNAKE SNAKE SNAKE!!!...

Jon

[lance]

its a beutie

[wonder_chunky]

i've always wanted a bird like that.....how much do they cost..maybe not that exact kind but birds like that??

thanks,

[sophia]

The range really depends, but for your more northern climes I'm going to say over a thousand. Around here we get them anywhere from 600.00 up and other parrots of her size can be purchased starting at around 350.00, if you were here, I have all ideas I could do better on the prices, but I'm going to say for Canada, prices will probably start at least at the 1000.00 mark.

And thanks all for the compliments and comments, I love my lady Francine to death, she's like my kid rather than my bird!!!

Tay

[BIG SCOTT]

I have a friend who taught his bird to cuss. It's really funny.

[AstroZombie]

I have a Meyers parrot:D
They are a small african parrot, a cousin to Senegals. They are relatively quiet compared to most parrots and are really good at playing by themeselves with their toys when mom (me) is not around.He also can talk talk up a storm and sing along to music. My Diablo is a sweety one minute, then Satan the next, but thats why I adore him:cool:
In Canada most parrots/parakeets start at $800 (retail, breeders are a bit cheaper).
My "feathered kid" cost me a grand including taxes, but I consider it nothing when I think how long I will have this charming little ****head as a part of my dysfunctional family:p

Jenn :skull:

[sophia]

Jenn,
I remember those little guys, they are so cute and so smart! I know what you mean about the personality though and I'd have to agree that to me, that's what makes them! I wouldn't have it any other way. The only thing with Francine is that she hates childen, she was abused by a doctor's children and now she doesn't care how sweet or gentle the child is, she smells children and like the witch in Hansel and Gretel, she means to eat them she does!!! (G)

And yes, she'll out live me, she's 9 now and it's not unheard of for the amazons to live to 80 or 90 years of age, so I'll have to will her to my daughter! I don't think I would take any amount of money for her though, she's family, calling us by name, dropping a peanut or a bone and exclaimning, "Oh Sh**!" calling me A**hole and then calling me pretty girl etc... I don't know what we'd do if she wasn't hear, we'd probably be completely lost without her.

Tay

[jason h]

i had a crow but he died last week we think of west nile but they wouldnt do the test for me to know for sure,i also have to peachface love birds:(

[Linds]

So sorry to hear about your loss Jason :(

[Katt]

SPANKIE! I don't understand why you keep that bird around Beth, he is Satan!

[Melly18]

lol those birds are adorable! I went to this place called Wild And Wacky Pets and they had this bird...i can't remember what kind, but it was so adorable it would say it's name and start dancing arround to get attention lol

[sophia]

Dancing, was it white and large? Usually the cockatoos will dance and bob and talk to get attention.

Tay

[KRYSTA]

i have 6 zebra finches...we used to have 12 but some died and we sold the others.......they aren't noisy...they just sing but they never screech (THANK GOD!!) lol

[Melly18]

yeah it was a cockatoo! :)

[sophia]

They are such cool birds, I miss breeding them, but I'm allergic to the talc that their feathers produce. The dander unlike other parrots is literally talc like it's so fine and it gave me a condition quite like brown lung, so I had to sell my entire breeder stock off. 31 cockatiels and 5 cockatoos. It was heart breaking because I was so attached to some of them, especially my Moluccan Cockatoo 'Peaches', she was one of my offspring and she was a salmon/peach colored beauty.

Tay