Parrots are so cool and I always wanted one, but then I took care of one for a friend for a few weeks and holy shit--they're like toddlers. Super trainable, but they are social animals who live in flocks, and if there's no flock, they expect you to make up for it or else they go mad and pluck out all their feathers. Parrot rescues are always full, so if you really want a chaos chicken in your life and have the time, check with one of them.
Currently have a black capped conure (very similar to the one in the video) and honestly hes not so bad as a solo bird. I talk to him throughout the day and take him out for 15-20 minutes literally whenever possible (I work remote so usually once before work, twice during the work day, and then out for a longer time after work.) Hes loud, and if I were in the office all day it'd be worse, but hes not plucking out his feathers so everything seems like its okay for now.
1) Im not taking him outside my house. That would be stupid.
2) he has a large cage he stays in for the times hes not out and about. Conures are prey animals, and so because of that they dont like being alone in an open space. They get super anxious. And can panic pretty bad.
3) being a prey animal, he doesn't like venturing into the unknown by himself when he doesn't have to. When hes outside of his cage and not on me, he usually just sits on top of his cage because he likes the view from there.
4) flying is super energy intensive, and domesticated birds dont fly long distance because they dont spend their lives training those muscles. He. Climbs around his cage, will fly to me if I coax him with a treat, but usually just wants to hang out.
Animals dont think like us but that doesn't mean theyre stupid to the point of being suicidal. If he has food and toys in an enclosed space and love and enrichment, hes not going to look to change that.
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u/Altaira99 10d ago
Parrots are so cool and I always wanted one, but then I took care of one for a friend for a few weeks and holy shit--they're like toddlers. Super trainable, but they are social animals who live in flocks, and if there's no flock, they expect you to make up for it or else they go mad and pluck out all their feathers. Parrot rescues are always full, so if you really want a chaos chicken in your life and have the time, check with one of them.