![]() I have never done a full redecorate of any space. If you ever do consider a bird, think about a rescue or rehome! They seem happy and I am so glad I found them. Both of these birds just light up my day. He was severely malnourished and was missing most of his feathers (they have mostly grown back). My little green cheek came to me in a cage the size of a shoebox. She will snuggle up next to me, laying her side, sucking on her foot. I was told that the nanday is mean, but even with the broken wing she came with, she is not. ![]() As a side note, my two rescues are extremely sweet and mindful. These animals are so smart, so affectionate, and so long lived that I owe them the best life that I can. I have paid an architect to design a separate bird room for them, air conditioned, heated, and shaded, but with walls of glass. Their cages are in a bird room for now, but it is too small for all four to get a view out the window. I am renovating a midcentury modern home and I am doing it with the parrots in mind. I feel like we are living in the dark ages of animal welfare in the US. In some countries, the minimum cage size for a parakeet is 2.5 feet wide. If I was wealthy I would work to get a bill passed to limit breeding and to set minimum cage limits. They can be very affectionate and all of my birds crave being touched. ![]() These animals are highly intelligent and need variation in their lives from the monotony of the cage. ![]() They have cages in the dining/great room for eating on also. I feel so guilty for keeping them as pets (although they would die if let free), that I bought large custom stainless steel cages - 4 fix 2.5 ft. I try to vary my birds' life as much as I can. I dont think most humans can give them what they need - the constant social interaction of a flock or mate provides. They should be in the wild, flying with their mates, dealing with the challenges and mental stimulation of navigating the wild and predators.not locked in a cage, left alone for hours or days on end. I do not believe parrots should be kept as pets. I have four small parrots - two I bought as weaned babies 14 and 15 yrs ago (maroon belly conure, caique) and two I 'rescued' from craigslist (nanday and green cheek conures). ![]()
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