Bare Eyed Cockatoo Owners COME HERE!

[garenburkus]

I have been looking into all types of cockatoos, sulphur crested, galah, goffins etc etc. We have a umbrella right now shes about 4 months. Shes a little cuddle bug and is so goofy, for now at least. But we have always planned on getting 2 birds and I new I always wanted a umbrella and that was going to be one. Now we are looking for fid number two. Now we want a soical bird, noise is no factor as long as its not as bad as our umbrella. Space is no issue but cage recomdeations would be nice.

Basically how is a bare eyed? Are they social like a umbrella who loves our family vs a grey who loves just me? We want anoterh family pet. Also how do they get along with otehr birds, mainly umbrellas if theres any expirance on here lol I know they can talk good, and all that. Mainly how do they get along with other birds and are they family or 1 person birds most likely? I know everybird can be eitehr a family bird or a one person but whats the norm with a cockatoo.

[Muchi]

Think of a slightly louder galah. Long-billed corellas are the best talkers of any Australian bird I've seen, and they are incredibly intelligent (and therefore cheeky) birds. I've also met some very sweet and cuddly bare-eyed cockatoos/corellas. The ones I've met were NOT one-person birds, but seemed to like, or at least were curious about everyone. Oh, and they all seem to love whole peanuts - offering one seems to be a great way to become fast-friends :}
They seem to get along great with galahs, over here flocks of galahs/RB2s and corellas/BE2s often eat together. I don't know how they'd go with a umbrella though, sorry. And no, I don't own a corella. I had a friend who did, I've seen a fair few at BirdWorld (local bird place) and I've seen them in the wild, and that's what this reply is based upon.

[Courtzrocks]

In australia the main reason these birds are given to rescues are for loudness and agression BUT the agression is usually from wrong handling. Galah's are also given for noise and agression however i dont find galah's all that noisy and the agression I have seen is not that bad. All the corella's (long billed and little) have been very interested in everyone and havent been protective. The long billed corella's are alot friendlier and I havent seen agression in these birds but have seem some agression in the little corella's. and NO they arent as noisy as a umbrella too lol. This is just my experience with these birds but I think they are underrated as people consider them "ugly" however once you have met one of these birds your mind is almost instantly changed, they LOVE scritches too.