Never had a bird good idea for starter?

Question

I've never had a bird. I deffinently do not want a budgie or cockatail boooooorrrrriiinnggggg i have been looking at rice finches.

Answer 1

It depends on how you want to relate to a bird. If you want a bird that can come out of its cage and sit on your shoulder, Rice Finches are not the best choice. I would suggest one of the small conures, like a Green Cheek, or one of the Parrotlets. Both are smaller birds, but have great personalities. Inspite of their small size the Parrolets can learn to talk. There are several other small conures that are priced less than the large parrots, but are still great companions. Be aware, though, conures can call very loudly!

If you just want a bird to look at, or to hear sing, I would suggest a Canary as a good starter. They can have incredible song, if you get a male, are easy to care for and come in other colors besides Yellow. (My favorite is the blue, which is actually a soft blue gray) Good luck with whatever you choose!

Answer 2

The very fact that you said "I deffinently do not want a budgie or cockatail boooooorrrrriiinnggggg" kind of implys to me that you aren't mature enough to have a bird as a pet. They are a very demanding pet, more so then a cat or dog. They need a special diet, not just seed. Depending on what type of bird you get you will have to feed it a variety of fruits, vegetables and other foods everyday. It should make p about 50% of their diet.

Also, if you think budgies and cockateils are boring you have not done enough research. They are amazing, friendly, cute, funny, interesting birds. I'm not sure what you want out of a bird to make it not boring, but I'm pretty sure you wont find it in finches (not saying finches aren't amazing birds too, I love them and if i had enough room I'd have some!)

Birds are loud. Even finches! And there's not much you can do to make them be quiet. I like the sounds so it doesn't bother me, but some people hate it. Have you spent extended time around birds? Do you know if you will be able to stand the sound?

Birds need a very large cage. Most cages whcih are sold as finch cages are hardly big enough to be used as a transport cage, let alone one for them to live in. This is very true for finches as they are not birds which can come out of their cages much. You have to get them a large cage. But not tall. Long so they can fly from perch to perch. Better yet, have them in an aviary. Cages are expensive, will you have enough money to buy one of a proper size?

These are only a few of the concerns of bird owing. There are many, many more. Do a lot of research before you buy an bird! Go to good bird forums and look on the web. Read some books and make sure you know all there is to know. If you still wont birds and know you can take care of them properly, then go ahead! Birds make wonderful, rewarding and amazing pets! Good luck!

Answer 3

I had finches and I loved it. Finches wings are clipped but they can still fly. My husband built a bird cage which was about 2 or 3 stories for a bird. It had numerous perches, a cuddle bone, and little bird houses that you can find at the pet store for nesting and sleeping. He put in 2 large slits; one for the feeder and one for the water. Sometimes, we would put a couple of drops of bird vitamins when we refilled the water and you can find those vitamins in the pet store or in the pet care aisle at the grocery store.

It's fun when they reproduce but if you don't want any babies; get one or two of the same sex so there will be no loneliness.

Oh, yeah. If you do get one; get a little mirror to put in the cage and when the bird sees the reflection, that bird will think there is another bird.

Wish I could have some more but my hands are full taking care of my dog.

Answer 4

A canary is also a good starter bird. It is not a good idea to clip the wings of any softbill such as canary or finch because they can't climb the bars like hookbills.

I dont know too much about softbills because I enjoy the character of parrots even the little budgies can offer so much.

Answer 5

Before you get a bird, spend some time in the bird section of a pet store. Make sure that you can stay in this section and listen to the squawks and cheeps for an extended period of time. Birds are awesome and I love them, but only if they're outside. My mom had a pet bird when I lived with her, and I wanted to murder it because it was so loud and obnoxious (it was an umbrella cockatoo). A friend of mine has two birds also (smaller ones), and they are very loud and annoying. Just be sure that you have the patience to have a pet bird before you go out and buy one. Just a word of caution....

Answer 6

a nice starter bird for any age is either 1 parakeet or 2 finches, (male/female).

Answer 7

Parakeets, or finches are a great beginners bird, but finches do tend to take each others feathers off until they are bald.

Answer 8

parakeets are great starters. they are pretty resilient and fairly inexpensive. plus you can train them to say a few words. i had one as a kid that the guy at the pet store said would live 6 mos to a year and I wound up with him for 5 years. I still think he would have lived longer than that but my mom moved his cage by the door and I think he caught pneumonia.
Good luck!!

Answer 9

A little parakeet would be perfect then.