Good question Emily.
I have done my "duty" with Cleo. I am enjoying it, to an extent. She's very sweet and I"ve come to love her cantankerous ways. I like a lil feist in a gurl. haha.
I am really stricken with the Caique, the white bellied. I don't know if they are all as friendly as the hand-tamed one we saw at Petsmart. But, I find myself wanting to go back a lot to see him and play with him. He eagerly hops on a finger thru the bars or sometimes we talk them into getting him out for us. He flips upside down, plays, has NEVER screamed. Seems like he really wants to be with you and entertain. He's small. I would love to have a Macaw, but they with the tailfeathers are large birds. I do like em tho.
But, I can't pay $1,100.00 for him, despite all that AND my kids whines for him. I dropped it all on the new camper.
It depends. With birds, once people know you "do" birds, I have had several offers to take birds in. A lady wanted to give me a scarlet macaw last month, but she warned me that the bird is "not nice". K, nevermind, I'm still getting Cleo in line. One "not nice" bird in a house at a time is sufficient. The bird was cared for physically, just it's owner died and the owner's mother had it to take care of and it wasn't getting attention like it used to.
Good question tho!
Mark