[Dayswalters]

Bird stores that specifically sell only birds and bird supplies are usually pretty good places to go. And yes, my birds all loved to get showers. In summer I Would also mist them with water and they loved that as well. I'm also not against appropriate sized bird cages but I do feel that they need time out of the cage to socialize and stretch out. People that have problem birds often state that the bird is not allowed out of the cage, they have few if any toys and no variety in food choices. Since they are very intelligent, they get bored, scream and sometimes self-multilate, which is so sad to see. They also learn to bite in these types of situations as well. So many birds were given to me with these problems that took months to correct if they could be corrected at all.

One of my most difficult birds to rehomed was a yellow head Amazon that had been kept in a cage in a woman's bedroom when she was married. When she got divorced, she kept the bird but when she got a new boyfriend, he could not overlook the fact that the bird recalled everything about the woman's sex life with her ex husband. Anytime the boyfriend got close to the woman, the bird would start retelling lovemaking scenes with full sound effects...lol. I could not keep this bird long since my children were small. I had to find another foster that was able to work with the behavior.