Species you likely won't have in your home?

No cockatoos due to dust and crazy loud screams

No greys due to dust.... which is very sad as I do really like greys

No cockatiels due to dust

LOL! Can you tell I'm an allergy prone person?

No macaws due to noise and big birds are more expensive in terms of supplies and everything.... I like that I can spend lots on my little guys and get lots of stuff.... whereas with the big guys you spend the same amount and barely get anything for them lol!

Lories have nasty poo and i refuse to clean up after them.... and since i am the primary pet caregiver, nope no lories lol!

No java finches because I got bitten by a nasty bugger at work.... ya who know finch bites hurt? I've been prejudice against them ever since lol!

No suns, jendays or nandays due to loud screaming.... they sure are vocal!

Likely we won't have lovebirds either, as I dislike their aggressiveness and territorial behaviour. But, that said, parrotlets have the same bad rap and we will always have at least one parrotlet in our house..... we both LOVE them!

I'm definitely a greencheek conure, parrotlet and poi species kind of girl. I could see a caique once we had kids and felt we had the time for the crazy hyperness of one.....

I dream of an amazon, but their crazy hormonal streaks make me wary....

No big birds for me

I love to look at the larger parrots - macaws, amazons, greys, cockatoos, etc but I can't see me getting one. I don't know if I could be home enough for one of them or provide enough stimulation / interaction to keep one happy. Also I am no keen on being bitten or dealing with an unhappy bird. Lastly, I like my birds to fly and the larger parrots would be challenging to keep fully flighted.

Right now, my only parrots are my Bourke and Scarlet-Chested Parakeets. Both are extremely gentle and have never bitten me. They have quiet personalities that you have to be patient for. And lastly, I like that they can fly around. My 18 X 20 foot sunroom is like a jungle to them. I also like my doves because they are also gentle, friendly, and can be left to fly around on their own in my sunroom. My doves and parakeets all know how to fly back to their own cages, which is nice. I do have finches too.

One medium-sized parrot I've always liked is the Hawk-Headed. I don't know if I'll ever get one but I interacted with one at a hotel in Hawaii. He loved to have his head scratched and was gentle. I also think about getting a Senegal or Grey some day... but I am hesitant because they can bite hard and I don't like having to wing-clip - and I'm not sure how easy it is to manage a Grey, Senegal, or Hawk-Headed that is fully flighted. I also love interacting with a friendly cockatoo - that likes to be scratched etc - but I don't know if I could provide enough attention for one. Maybe I should offer to babysit some larger birds sometimes? Then I could have a larger parrot for a week or something?

Oh yeah, they can bite, and bite hard... I've been bitten multiple times, mostly by scarlets, and it does hurt. However, if you're responsible and know what you're doing, they are so rewarding, and the chances of getting a bite are very slim. Even when they do bite, even when they're angry or in fear of their lives (I used to groom... they always thought they were gonna die it was so horrible! lol) it's very rarely a full bite.

They're not for everyone, by any stretch. Most people who buy big macaws can't handle them when they go through their teenage phase. And I can completely understand being afraid of the beak - it took me a year to be really comfortable working with them. Now, I'll pick up any macaw, and if I get bit then, eh... it happens lol. I've rehabilitated a few big macaws at the pet shops and won over their trust. In my experience, you just have to be 100% comfortable with them to avoid a bite, as ironic as it seems. If you're afraid and hesitate, they'll pick up on it instantly and bite to make you go away. If you're not afraid when they lunge at you, and still push to get them to step up, they're more likely to just try and get away than bite you. A bite only comes when you push them to their limit, and they have no means of escape

Good Grief! :lol: We have two large macaws, a Green wing and a Military. Neither of which is loud and neither of which bites. The military can be "nippy" once in a while when he is playing but a gentle "stop that" normally quells the impulse. The Greenwing does not scream at all. She is a wonderful talker and talks very clearly. She also rings her bell instead of screaming in the mornings. The Military does squawk when he is playing but again is not a screamer. We also have a Hahn's and he is not noisy either. And we have a large cockatoo. Now she does get wound up and can let loose with some loud piercing squawks but she also is a great talker and knows that she gets no attention with screaming, she only gets attention when she speaks. Our Amazon never has screamed. He is the best talker of the group and knows every birds name.

We live in a housing development and often times have board meetings at our home. We are both on the HOA. Our neighbors are shocked that we have birds let alone big birds, that is how quiet it is. It's all in the training. And, snuggling with a macaw that wraps it's wings around you while cooing softly to you makes my day for sure.