I am pro-parakeet, and I don't care who knows it

[shenmue]

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[In_The_Wind]

1. I am pro-featherhead.

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[truegrit44]

14. Love your birdie!!!

I had a B&G for 17 years, loved him and still miss him but boy are they a pain in the ass! I still own some clothes, blankets and furniture that he left his mark on.
Also, had lots of parakeets, smaller parrots and cockatiels

[cwydro]

2. My grandmother had them.

She was English, so we called them budgies.

I have ducks, chickens, geese, and a rooster. I do love my feathered friends.

[LiberalElite]

3. I have cats myself but recommend this book:

"Enslaved by Ducks" by Bob Tarte. As I recall it's about a guy who isn't an animal lover by any means but, he marries a woman who is and the book is about their lives in the Midwest with various species of rescued birds. I highly recommend it. Very interesting (for someone who knew nothing about birds) and touching.

[In_The_Wind]

4. I highly recommend The Parrot Who Owns Me.

Seventeen years ago, when she adopted a neglected, orphaned thirty-year-old parrot named Tiko, the internationally renowned ornithologist Joanna Burger entered one of the most complex relationship of her life.

[LiberalElite]

5. I'll look it up! Thanks!

[In_The_Wind]

6. I laughed and I cried.

[shenmue]

10. Cool! Going on my list.

Did you read the book about Alex, the parrot who knew thousands of words? It's really good.

[hibbing]

16. Second the recommendation

I read that book and it really stuck with me. The effort the woman took to get the bird comfortable with her was amazing. I have always wanted to get a bird, but I have yet to. Sound like an awful lot of work.


Peace

[Fairgo]

7. Had cockatiels years back

Wonderful birds. Sulfur crested cockatoos hang around my garden. Magpies peck at the window for treats. Ravens talk to me on the way to work.

[marzipanni]

13. I worked for a few chiropractors in the '80's

One patient brought her sulfur crested cockatoo on her shoulder. She let him perch on the little sink in the corner and I asked if he'd like some slices of orange I had brought, which he nibbled on while she relaxed with moist heat packs on her back, and had her treatment.
She told me she had smuggled him from Australia as a baby bird, and that sometimes he squawked so raucously he had to cool down in a dark closet.

I love this video of a Cockatoo from 7+ years ago-

[UTUSN]

8. Bwah-HAH, for best thread title!1 n/t

[Fla Dem]

9. Loved parakeets. Always had one when we were growing up. Tweety Bird!!!!! nt

[Enthusiast]

11. I'm with you, shenmue. I love the little birdies.

[shenmue]

12. Thank uuu

Birdees are cute!!

[Skittles]

15. you want I should kick your pro-parakeet ass, shenmue?

LEMME AT YOU!!!

[shenmue]

17. Okay

Sure.

[magical thyme]

18. I love budgies...I miss my kiwi and mango

they are wonderful birdies.

[raccoon]

19. I had them in the '70s. They are a lot more company than one would think. nt

[mucifer]

20. I'm a hospice nurse. I go to several homes a day

Makes me so sad to see one bird in a small cage. What the hell did that bird do to deserve that?

I have to quickly redirect my brain and shut that out.

[sarge43]

21. Well, do you know if those birds have free time - let out of the cage?

House birds, especially keets, can find any number of ways to get into trouble, even get themselves killed. They're fearless and curious. So if their person isn't around to keep an eye on them, best to keep them safe in their cage.

Even when you watch them, they can do the damnedest things. One of mine decided to dive bomb my bowl of chicken stew. Had I not been there, the little freak would have drowned.

[Xyzse]

22. Me too!

The bird I keep mentioning that I miss was a parakeet that had free reign to go anywhere he wanted in the house.

I miss that little thing badly.

[Dont call me Shirley]

23. Parakeets are the coolest

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