Which bird is top choice (Quakers)?

Question

I know it depends on their personality's.. Which bird breed would you recommend? I am considering on getting a Blue Quaker but am wondering if that is the best choice. Also, do Quaker's have powerful jaws...? Thanks!

Answer 1

i suggest you get a cocktail. they are friendly, and playful. they will not beg for attenion but they will play with you at any time. they're very smart bird and they know when you are upset. they'll be there to comfort you and they make great pets.

Answer 2

Birds make good pets for people who want low maintenance pets, unless you get the wrong breed. Some pet birds don’t mind loosing out on social interaction with their people, but there are some breeds that are loud, attention demanding creatures that can’t be forgotten even when you are busy. Most kinds of birds sold as pets are popular because of their intelligence and sociability; these traits are the very reason they make great pets. They are also the reasons why they can’t be shoved into a cage and ignored. Ignoring a pet bird who needs social interaction can actually cause the bird to harm itself by plucking out all its feathers. Even if he doesn’t harm himself, he might start to irritate you with loud chirping that sounds like screaming. Find out about a bird’s social needs from its seller.

Aside from choosing a bird based on its social needs, consider its full-grown size, expense, and life span.

Breeds:

Canaries: The minimum life span of a canary is approximately eight years, but they can live to be twenty years or older. They are relatively cheap to purchase; a canary should cost less than $50, unless it is a rare breed of canary. They stay relatively small and so don’t need huge cages.

Cockatiels: These birds are extremely popular as pets because of their social nature. They love to give and receive affection. They cost over $50 but should not exceed a price of around $200. The investment is worth the money because most cockatiels have a life span of over 10 years. Cockatiels are a medium sized house bird so they need a medium sized cage.

Finches: Finches are another popular house bird because they are cheap and easy to take care of. A finch is not likely to need social interaction with its owner. Most finches do not live longer than about six years, although some do exceed that age substantially. Finches are not large birds.

Lovebirds: Lovebirds are not expensive pets, they can cost under $50 and will never cost more than $100. A common misconception concerning lovebirds is that they need a mate. This is not true; lovebirds can live happily by themselves. They live to be around 15 years old.

Parakeets: Parakeets are beautiful birds that attract people because of their bright colors. They live an extremely long life span but can be acquired for around $20. Not all parakeets are that inexpensive; some can cost over $100.

Parrots: Parrots are the kind of bird that most children want to own because they can “talk.” While not all parrots do learn to talk, many of them can learn frequently repeated words. But children can suffer a huge let-down if their pet parrot is slow to mimic speech, or if he never learns at all. Parrots can be huge birds that need huge cages, but not all parrots are giants. In fact, parrots cover quite a range of sizes. They also cover quite a range of prices, most parrots are not cheap. In addition, parrots are one of those attention-demanding birds that want socialization.

As for the Blue Quaker,  Blue Quakers are becoming fairly established in aviculture, but still fetch a premium price over the Green. This mutation first occurred in Belgium in the 1950's, although it is unknown if the Blue Quakers in Australia are descended from this initial mutation or from a mutation that occurred independently here. Blue Quakers have a powdery soft blue colour in place of the green with the top of the head an almost turquoise blue. The cheeks, throat and breast are a light silvery grey compared to the light dusky grey of the green Quakers.

Whilst genetically speaking, there really should be no difference in personality or talking ability between the Blue and Green birds, there are some (unsubstantiated) reports that Blue birds tend to be slightly smaller. If there is indeed any truth in these anecdotal reports, I would place these occurrences as being due to the genetic traits for weight gain being closely located to the gene controlling yellow pigmentation and hence the association of larger birds being green and smaller birds being blue, rather than the any colour gene being responsible for size differences. So Quakers have reasonable powerful jaws.

Answer 3

I have 2 Quakers and a little bunch of other birds.  The Quakers are feisty, they're very docile if I just grip them and pick them up, but try to take a chunk out of me at times.  I really love all my birds/pets equally and hate to choose a fave, but if I did, it'd have to be Petey, my Meyer's Parrot.  He's not a talker, but you can do anything with him...lays on your hand, always wants to be with you, makes funny little noises, gives kisses.  He was always my mom's favorite.....

They're related to Senegal Parrots, which my boyfriend used to have.  They are slightly larger, but can be moody (took a chunk out of my boyfriends nose, and took a "trip" across the room!),  The Meyers are very cute and docile, more even tempered.  I know Blue Quaker's aren't cheap at all, so maybe you can afford a Meyer's....highly recommended!!!

Answer 4

There's no difference between blue quakers or green or any other color mutation in Quakers besides the actual color. They're all the same species, just different color mutations....

They all have their own personalities, regardless of color.

If it's going to be a first bird however, I would recommend something else. A handfed Lovebird or cockatiel. Once you get to birds like Quakers, it's a ton of work to keep one happy, tame and friendly. Most first time bird owners can feel overwhelmed when they realize the bird is training them....

Quakers can hurt like heck if they bite. They're not going to be as bad as a Macaw, but it's going to be worse than a tiel or parakeet....

Answer 5

I would only get a quaker if you are going to be home most of the time, socializing with it a lot, have the finances to buy a lot of toys, and are in an environment that will be okay for a very loud, hyper bird.  They need lots of love, lots of attention, lots of handling and a lot of things to keep them occupied, but they are such amazing animals if they get what they need!

If you cannot do this, I would suggest getting two smaller birds, such as finches, budgies, etc.   Conures are fantastic pets that really bond with you also, but they are known to make a lot of noise.

thought i'd also mention (from the first comment) quakers are parrots... parrots are characterized by a hooked beak that feet that have 2 digits going forwards and 2 digits going backwards, so your comment did not make much sense.  If you were reffering to larger parrots such as Macaws, I would not suggest that as they require a LOT of cage space, a lot of toys, much more attention and a handler that is experienced with birds.

Answer 6

I think starting out with a quaker or a conure is a good choice.

Answer 7

You could get a parrot, they can get really tame. But if your thinking small then i sedgiestt canneries. hope this helped ;)