PH> Actually, I'm leaning towards buying a juvenile or young adult bird.
 PH> Not that I have anything against babies, but I think it would be
 PH> easier to tell a bird's disposition, as you say. I really don't want
 PH> too young a bird, as I suspect they need more care than a juvenile or
 PH> young adult needs. I'll even consider a "used-problem-parrot" if I
 PH> think the problem is something I can modify. I'll just have to play it
 PH> by ear...
           The cockatiel i had before this Grey was a baby when i
       got her. I actually enjoyed feeding her by hand (she was down
       to one feeding/day when i got her.) Except for that annoying
       screeching when she would see something that reminded her of
       the feeding pipette (like a pen, cigarette, pencil, etc.). :>
       Almost bought an Amazon before my current guy: a neighbor was
       selling him. The only problem i could see with him was that
       his beak was messed up and he had to be taken to a vet every
       few months for trimming. But then another neighbor told me
       that he screamed so incessantly that the owner kept him in the
       garage! No thanks! (Now i wonder if he screamed because he was
       in the garage away from the family, or just liked to scream.)
                Sue
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