Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo View Post
I think parrots are crazy expensive, in the thousands.

It would be more fun to babysit someone else's and spend an evening or two educating it in some of the more colourful words of the English Language
Yes, and they require almost as much attention as an infant child. They get depressed to the point of near suicide. They'll pluck out their own feathers, stop eating, etc.

A VERY high maintenance bird....