So I am probably going to be moving for school. I'll be going from a huge network of friends and family to basically nothing so I'm looking at getting a pet bird for company. Probably a cockatiel.
I will probably be bouncing back home for every winter break and probably all summer so obviously this is an issue. I know birds can be crazy fragile, like, I heard that a stiff cold breeze can kill them so does anyone know how transportable birds are? Can I safely bring them on a plane?
Alternately, if i find a roommate who is crazy patient and doesn't mind caring for a bird for like, months on end, will that kind of periodic absence mess with a birds psychology and give it weird abandonment issues or something? I know they are very social.
Also, general bird advice would be good if you guys have any.
>birds on a plane
Christ and I thought 4 hours of a screaming kid was the worst that could happen.
Don't get a bird. They are too high maintenance for the kind of lifestyle you'll be having, not to mention being gone all day for class and they are very needy.
>>2329484
Get a turkey vulture. Best pet. True Patrician tier.
>>2329774
TV's are pretty great. This one was perched outside my house a few years ago. It looked like some giant Aztec thunder bird.