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Don’t bargain-hunt when it comes to birds. Raising healthy birds to be good pets is expensive, time-consuming work. If you find a “bargain,” stop and ask yourself what corners may have been cut in the nurturing process. The bird may come from a mass-production facility that made little or no socialization effort or may be ill or in unknown health. In either case, the bird’s potential for becoming a good pet is greatly reduced. He’s no bargain, at any price!

If a bird’s cost exceeds your budget, you’re better off choosing a less expensive species than trying to get a “bargain” on a more expensive bird. You can purchase some of the smaller parrots, for example, for a fraction of the price of their larger cousins. Better to spend $100 on a healthy, well-socialized cockatiel than $100 on a sick Amazon with behavior problems — even if the Amazon’s price is touted as the “sale of the century.” A sick or unmanageable bird is no bargain. Price is one factor to consider, but it’s not the primary one.