SJ> Hi I want to know where i can buy a parrot for the least money
  SJ> possible.  Does any one know a place that i can get one at?
  
You can get the best VALUE in a parrot by purchasing it directly from a 
breeder.  The Sunday paper in a lot of areas includes ads from bird breeders 
in the classified section.
A young, weaned, hand-fed baby bird purchased from a breeder is a wonderful 
pet.  Hand-fed birds do not need to be tamed.  They already regard humans as 
sources of food and comfort.  
There is some problem with people posing as breeders and offering smuggled 
baby birds for sale.  You do not want a smuggled bird.  It is illegal and 
might be carrying a disease.  Refuse to buy any young parrot that does not 
have a solid, closed band on one leg.  These bands can be put on the parrots 
only when they are a few days old, and are ALMOST a guarantee that the bird 
was hatched in captivity.  You may also want to quiz the breeder about where 
they get their breeding stock, who their vet is, what tests they run on new 
birds, and how long they quarantine new birds before putting them in with the 
rest of their breeding stock.
You will also see adult birds for sale in the classifieds, some at very cheap 
prices.  However, as many others here will attest to, a free or almost free 
bird is rarely so.  Many of these birds are ill and need extensive, expensive 
veterinary care to recover.  Also, sometimes people want to get rid of their 
birds fast and cheap because the birds have very bad habits.  The bird may be 
a problem biter, may hate people, or may otherwise not be a very good 
companion.
I've bought birds that weren't hand-fed babies.  The first time I bought a 
hand-fed, domestic bred baby parrot, the difference was so drastic I swore I 
would never buy anything else.  
--- MacWoof 1.5.3
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