JP> Messy and quite the handful. However, if you get a cage with an apron
 JP> on it and teach them to mind they are wonderful pets. They do tend to
 JP> destroy things just for the sport of it. :( Both are quite the escape
 JP> artists once they figured out the latches on the cages. Now we have
 JP> locks on all doors. We have had macaws for about three years now,
 JP> started out with a mean green wing (who is now in Florida as a stud)
 JP> and went on to a blue and gold (ding bat in nature), sulfer crested
 JP> cocatoo (too noisy) to a military (clean bird). The blue and gold and
 JP> military get along quite well though they spend most of the day
 JP> telling each other "whats up" and "shut up" 
Birds do not destroy things for the sport of it. When they are distructive
they are usually bored. If you were locked in your bathroom for years
you would probably get destructive also.
Do you get rid of your birds because they do not suite you?
Fran
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