nancybird

Yay for Pearl! And Happy Birthday, right? I'm jealous! I think I have to wait 3 more years!

How old are all your kids, Methuselah? Mine are boys, ages 2 & 3. Both are pretty loud and active. Too young to have responsibility for a bird. I'd love to hear how your bird likes the 1 year old and any other young kids. Good luck!!

What does any one think about starting with a pair of hand-fed buggies for now?

Thanks for the link! I probably will get something soon. Before I fell in love with greys, I was considering a parrotlet or caique, but I should wait on them for the same reasons, right? I've read that Pionus make good family pets, so I am researching them now. I've heard they are sweet and quiet, but I know "it all depends on the individual bird". I do love the look of cocktails but they've always struck me as being dirty and boring. I know that is a grossly wrong generalization. That's terrible, sorry! The owner of the parrot store near me suggested a green cheek conure, but they never won me over. I bet anything I research will win me over. Not easy for the most indecisive person in the world!

Thanks for your replies every one. I have decided I do need to wait til my boys are more mature. I don't want my grey mimicking tantrums and whining and begging! But I'm still obsessed with greys and this forum! It's going to be hard to wait. I might have to get a canary in the meantime. I'll still be lurking... Might be an expert in theory not practice by the time I get a baby grey!

Hi! Has any one here gotten a baby bird while they had young children at home? How was it? Thanks, Nancy

OK, HI! Been reading as much as I can on here for a few days. CAGS are so captivating! I do have two little boys, ages 2 & 3. Any one think I may be biting off more than I can chew at this time? I know you don't know me, but you know what it's like to have a baby CAG and I don't, and some of you may know what it's like to have to have little boys. Also have 2 dogs. I've heard CAGs don't make great first birds, but I think if you love them and have patience, what's the difference? So on to my question... there's a bird shop 1 hour from me that gets babies at 3 weeks, keeps them in a nursery and hand feeds them, and I can go visit and bond with the baby. Honestly, I'd probably only get there once or twice a week. Then there's a breeder about 2 hours away, who doesn't let any one in their nursery. Then there's a bird shop ("farm") with a good reputation about 3 hours away, which has babies all the time, where I could go and let the baby "pick me". I like the idea of holding a little baby and watching it grow from 3 weeks, but I don't think I get a choice of birds. It's just "next on the list". I'll have probably a hundred more questions right off the bat, so nice to meet you all! Thanks, Nancy