J Leonard wrote:
> For instance, do they have their own room or do they share a room with
> you?
In my case my seven parrots (1 scarlet, 2 B&Gs, 1 U2, 1 CAG, 1 Conure
1 Amazon) have the run of the house. None are clipped and are free to
fly if they wish.
> Is noise a problem? If so, how do you deal with it?
After 20 years I hardly notice the birds unless I'm trying to talk on
the phone. Then the person on the other end may have trouble hearing
me. No, I'm not deaf. My wife's talking and television shows are
much more annoying than the birds squawking.
> Overall, what is your birds living arrangement and why did you choose
> it?
My wife chose to have birds in our house. I can't stand to see them
caged and not able to fly. The result is a compromise. The CAG sleeps
on the footboard of my bed. The Amazon on a perch next to my bed, and
the Conure sleeps on my pillow cuddled against my head. The larger
birds sleep in the living room with my invalid wife. '
I've just built a new house I'm about to move into. 12600 cubic feet
of it (a little over half the living space, is a single "bird room"
which will also serve as our living room. It's all steel and glass
construction. There's no wood (except for several large manzanita
perches, no plastic, and no Sheetrock for the birds to chew on. It can
be pressure washed and the floors are epoxy finished concrete with
drains. I expect it to work out well. It's on a 5800 ft mountain in
southern Arizona with lots of sun****ne.
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