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From: ron@hpfcso.HP.COM (Ron Miller)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Re: INDOOR: Parrots, Which ones?
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Date: 3 Oct 90 14:23:31 GMT
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Re: New (pet) bird


If you plan to go back to work later, I think a cockatoo is not a good
choice. Cockatoos want LOTS of attention and generally don't accomodate
themselves to being alone for most of the day.

Amazons, while being generally less cuddlable, don't feather pick or
get excessively neurotic if the humans aren't instantly available 
all day long. 

We have a hand fed yellow nape who we bottle-fed 4 times a day for
4 months. She's a good pet who can handle being alone some of the time.
For an amazon, she's pretty nice and can be scratched quite often. (That's
cuddly for an amazon)

I don't know about African types.


Just some opinions,

Ron