Jardine Parrots Options

[collies r best]

After wanting a parrot for years yesterday i got offered a jardine parrot. Tyson is 12 yrs old and is settling in well and was whistling screeching etc within minutes He dislikes males only like woman. Can anyone give me general advice on care etc or point me in the direction of a good site. I've never had a parrot before and always wanted an african grey but could never afford one so i know a fair bit about them as in knowledge not practical care but not much about jardines. I've read that they need 2-4 hrs daily of uv light ,as far as i know hes never had this so i'll sort something out but is there a special parrot one or not.

[Heather and Benjy]

Congratulations on Tyson's arrival!

One of the best books ever (imo) about keeping parrots is 'Your Outta Control Bird' by Nikki Moustaki. Ignore the crappy title, Nikki Moustaki is one of the leading experts in parrot care in the world. The book has been invaluable to me.

There are some great online groups too. Birdline UK has a very active forum with some very experienced members. I think the web address is www.birdline.co.uk

Hope this helps, and don't forget the pictures please!

[collies r best]

thanks very much. Will get my daughter to hopefully put pics up later on.