{"id":143912,"date":"2024-04-16T15:20:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T20:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windycityparrot.com\/?p=143912"},"modified":"2024-04-16T15:20:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T20:20:25","slug":"whats-the-best-pet-bird-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/?p=143912","title":{"rendered":"What’s the Best Pet Bird for Me?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Based on the information from the sources provided, the best pet bird for you depends on various factors such as your living environment, time commitment, and personal preferences. Here are some recommendations based on different criteria:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Full transparency, <\/span><\/p>\n

With AI being all rage I asked chatGPT this question.<\/span><\/p>\n

It demonstrates one of the many downsides to AI.<\/span><\/p>\n

AI is fed info into a database, this is called training.<\/span><\/p>\n

How do you know if something is AI or not?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ask it (AI) for an opinion – it has none, only data.<\/span><\/p>\n

So AI can only regurgitate what it’s learned from “the web.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Ironically, we have nothing but human-generated opinions but not necessarily useful information.<\/span><\/p>\n

From AI: **For Beginners and Low Maintenance:** <\/span><\/p>\n

Parakeets (Budgerigar) are intelligent, cute, and generally enjoy interacting with their owners. <\/span><\/p>\n

They are small, low-maintenance, and can be trained to do tricks like talking<\/span><\/p>\n

Firstly we have 6 budgies that have required everything from $100 worth of stainless steel chicken wire to keep them from chewing through the interior screens of the awning windows to as much invested in “plexi panels”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Their aviary sits in front of a bookcase.<\/span><\/p>\n

It didn’t take long once we moved the aviary in front of the bookcase for everything in the bookcase to get covered in dust by the tiny (duster) birds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Several Plexiglas panels tacked to the front of the bookcase and solved that issue.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Those chores were not “simple maintenance.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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I emphasize stainless steel as galvanized is made with zinc which is poisonous to birds<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of an aviary full of birds with budgies in particular you need to decide upfront if you’ll want a lone “pet” budgie or a flock of budgies because it’s hard to have both.<\/span><\/p>\n

All pet birds require food, water, cleanup, and vacuuming regardless of their size.<\/span><\/p>\n

A budgie’s bite is no less painful than that of a larger bird.<\/span><\/p>\n

An obvious benefit of having a single budgie is having a smaller bird cage.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

**For Affectionate Companionship:** <\/span><\/p>\n

“Cockatiels are known for being affectionate and great companions ~ sometimes”.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Popcorn our albino cockatiel of many years (now deceased) would follow me around the apartment always perching a few feet away.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once stationary she would find a way to get scritches.<\/span><\/p>\n

Barney, our rescue grey cockatiel allows ME to pet his neck for short periods, but not Catherine.<\/span><\/p>\n