Flighted Birds in Home Office

 
Hey Mitch - really enjoying the conversation on LinkedIn -

You said you wanted to talk me out of the bird I was considering - so here it goes --

a little history first -

had a parakeet growing up - had a cockatiel about 13 years ago (flew out the door)
babysat a canary once - LOVED it - sang a lot

so - now I have this really really big Great room - and I live in Iowa - wished I lived in Florida and all I can think about is having birds flying around the room - I work at home and my office is in the great room

I have room to build an aviary - lots of sun - plenty of space - beams across the room - 20+ ceiling height

ok - so I'm thinking small birds - canaries - ??

any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

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First here's a recent small blog post about canaries

Before a species specific conversation you need to consider implications of free flight birds in your home office.

  • What measures will you take to prevent flight into walls and glass windows & doors?
  • Do you have a tall enough ladder to clean your ceiling beams and are the beams washable?
  • How will you get the bird(s) to return to their cages?
  • Many species of birds are noisy solo or in a flock. How with this affect business calls.
  • If you you should consider a higher functioning bird - Conure to Cockatoo, they'll want to play with your toys. Computer keyboards, cell phones, business documents (great shredding toys) and expensive furniture.

Your interests might best be served with a walk in indoor aviary.

Posted by WindyCityParrot.com at Monday, January 11, 2010 12:04 PM
Categories: Flighted Birds

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  • Tuesday, January 04, 2011 1:34 PM barb wrote:
    i have had the pleasure of living with the most beautiful canary for the last 7 years. he sings beautifully. when i took in a sparrow 5 yrs. ago, they seemed to enjoy each others company so much when they were out of their cages. so i let them stay out 24/7. they had a large cage with food, water, toys, etc. to use as home base. i have a bedroom with just ring neck doves in it. the canary and the sparrow would retreat into that room to stay out of trouble with my bigger birds,incl. a blue and gold macaw, 2 cockatoos, and other smaller birds. they did very well. after 5 years, the sparrow developed tumors and died. the canary had learned to make sparrow sounds and even to this day i hear him "talk" sparrow quite a bit. the canary is still out all the time and seems healthy and happy.
    however i think this is the exception to the rule that a small bird like a canary can sometimes panic and fly into things when out of its cage. so i am privileged to have such a unique bird. generally, unless you get a laid back canary like mine, canaries are best kept in cages most of the time. that's just my experience.
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