Birds as pets...
Our experience
We have found most handraised birds make excellent pets providing their owner is prepared to spend quality time with their pet. Some breeds however do require more work than others.
King Parrots
We have found King Parrots to make excellent pets. They are not considered great talkers however we had one of our handraised females starting to talk quite well at around six months of age.
Crimson Wing Parrots
With a similar nature to the King Parrot the Crimson Wing also make excellent pets. We believe they do however require a little more work than the King to ensure they remain friendly. They are not considered great talkers and at this time we have no feedback as to either way.
Superb Parrots
Unfortunately at this stage we have no real information on the suitability of Superb parrots as pets.
Regent Parrots
Our own pet Regent, 'Sid' has been with us since the 2008 breeding season. He came to us with one lame foot and so lives inside as a family pet. He has a friendly personality, will come (most times) when called and has a reasonable vocabulary of words. We have found the Regents to be excellent talkers with two other babies quickly picking up Sid's vocabulary as well as numerous other words and phrases including being able to call the dog!
Indian Ringnecks
We have found the Indian Ringneck to make quite good pets providing the owner is prepared to spend a reasonable amount of time with them. They can become nippy if left alone for too long but will often tame back down if sufficient time is spent with them. We have found them to be reasonalbe talkers with birds as young as 6 months old starting to pick up words and phrases. Our own blue male who spent all his time in an outside aviary picked up numerous words and phrases.
Mallee Ringnecks
Unfortunately at this stage we have no real information on the suitability of Superb parrots as pets.