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What better place to ask, I ask? Bunch of Parrotheads, bound to be a wealth of parrot knowledge floating around here.

So, I'm looking for a small parrot (10"- 12") that's easily tamed and likes people. Someone suggested hand-raised Green-Cheek Conures or Ring-Neck Parakeets. Any first hand experiences with these or similar birds would be muchly appreciated!

I used to own a Quaker. I also had a Lilac Crowned Amazon but they are too big for your size criteria. When you purchase your bird be as wary as you would buying a puppy. There are a lot of non reputable breeders out there. I know this from first hand experience with my Quaker - it had a lot of issues because of the environment it was raised it. A close friend of mine had 2. They were great birds and easily trained. Be aware you are making what could be a lifetime commitment. Parrots live 20-30 years and longer. Here's some info on Quakers http://www.quakerparrots.com/index.htm

I've got a slender-billed conure. He can be noisy at times, but he's a cool bird.

Thanks for the responses! Doing a lot of research on the net, since as mentioned, this will hopefully be a long-term deal.

Conures are looking real good at this point. The greencheek are supposed to be a little less noisy, and should be resonably priced. Going to be checking out some birds later today and tomorrow.........

Hi! I can only post from my experience. I recently (July) got a Green Cheek Conure. She was 4 mounths old when I got her & we love her!
BTW, her name is Delaney
They are not the best talkers, they "soft talk"?? Ours is still quite young & still dosen't talk much, but GCC's are very cuddley birds. She likes to cuddle into my neck when she's tired or has been out for awhile.
They can be 'bitey' but it is usually just a phase they grow through, from what I've read. The only time ours is noisey is when she's excited to see us, morning, home from work, yada yada.
She is a lot of fun & is usually on my shoulder for 1-2 hours at night while I'm online inbed. Birds need social time or they get lonely & get mean or go crazy (I know the feeling )

HTH

I was going to say a conure "might just fit your bill" so to speak. LOL . others beat me to it. I don't have one,know several people that did and thye loved them. I do have a cockatiel. He was a freebie.

One most important thing is to get one that was hand fed. They are generally much friendlier to humans and handling.

I fully recomment the African Wingnecked... I have a beautiful little lady.. she purrs when you pet her and wolf whistles, etc. She is my beautiful little girl.....

She also makes "kisses" and she never squacks.... She's the only kind of Parrot that I would have and I have had several others... she is sweet and a very loving bird!!! Mid size...

If you would like a pix of her I will private mess you....

ciao for now

BTW , has anyone ever seen the movie "Pauley". about the little parrot? has been along time since I saw it...it is a cute movie where the parrot tells the story of his life. A janitor at a university somewhere, finds him and it goes from there.

Myers Parrot are very friendly, easily hand trained, learn to speak (potential for large vocabulary) A bit rare and hard to find, but the best bird I have ever owned.


Just remember, there is a huge responsibility when taking on the responsibility of a parrot. These birds are not domesticated by nature, and require more time out of the cage than in it. They require as much attention as a newborn baby for the rest of their 60 years of life. A week away from home, left without the attention they are use to, can undo years and years of training. Leave the parrots in the wild where they belong.