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What’s the best type of bird for a home cage pet?

Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:06 pm
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:06 pm
Novice bird owners for this discussion.
Posted by HillabeeBaw
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Cockatiel
Posted by Bobby OG Johnson
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Buzzard
Posted by 0x15E
Outer Space
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Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:07 pm to
Bald Eagle
Posted by Tigerpride18
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Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:08 pm to
Parakeets are cool
Posted by wfallstiger
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Partial to vultures
Posted by canyon
MM23
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Any raptor pretty much
Posted by mattz1122
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Ostrich
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
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Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:10 pm to
Small - sun conure or quaker parrot. The quakers are extremely smart for their size.
Medium - mitred conure
Large - Sulphur crested cockatoo

All three of those are intelligent, social, and trainable. All just depends on your budget and desired size. I've had all three.
This post was edited on 11/9/23 at 8:13 pm
Posted by Usual Suspect
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Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:11 pm to
Cassowary

Posted by Spankum
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Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:11 pm to
I like canaries….they are small so they don’t make much mess and they also have a pleasant song.


Parakeets and cockatiels have a lot more personality, though.
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:12 pm to
Life expectancy of these birds?
Posted by Usual Suspect
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quote:

Life expectancy of these birds?

3.5 years
This post was edited on 11/9/23 at 8:14 pm
Posted by Cuz413
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Cockatoos seem cool AF for a pet



This post was edited on 11/9/23 at 8:15 pm
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
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Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:13 pm to
Jenday conure
Posted by NoSaint
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I’ve seen lots of pigeons that need a home
Posted by Twincam
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Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
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A long fricking time for all of them. Decades for the cockatoo.

If I could pick just one it would probably be the quaker. Just so smart and killer personality. Small bird maintenence compared to the cockatoo. Cockatoos are extremely fun too though
Posted by Auburn1968
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Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:16 pm to
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Parakeets are cool


Male parakeets are very friendly and don't live forever.
Posted by Auburn1968
NYC
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Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:20 pm to
When my son was about 9, we got him an African Grey parrot. Very smart birds with extensive vocabularies. My son is now pushing 40 and that bird is still young.
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