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For all we say about the best way to choose and buy a bird, we know people who did the opposite and everything worked out fine. These exceptions usually take the form of “Yes, buts,” if you will, as in “Yes, but we didn’t do that, and our bird is great.” And it’s true, some folks have bought birds from less-than-ideal sources, or bought them too young, or bought birds other people couldn’t handle, and the situation worked.

For all those folks, we have a “Yes, but” of our own: “Yes, but you were lucky.” From a more critical point of view, what does a situation that “worked” look like? A bird who is not a problem for the family? How does that living situation look from the bird’s point of view? One key thing to keep in mind, given the sentient nature of these amazing animals, is that the relationship is not only about you and your perception of what works or doesn’t. It’s also about how well the relationship works for your avian buddy.

Everything you read in this chapter is about minimizing risk, avoiding the most common ways people end up with birds who break their hearts and their budgets, and preventing birds from suffering the consequences of being in the wrong place with the wrong company at the wrong time Don’t rely on luck: Approach bird buying sensibly and get the healthiest and best companion-quality bird you can. There’s plenty of time afterward for falling deeply and irretrievably in love.