I take issue with any animal that has to be kept outside. I'm WEIRD that way in the sense where it makes me feel secure to have all the animals in the house, I would feel really weird sleeping with a rabbit outside in a hutch or chickens or anything for instance.
and my rational side is like "well they have enclosures, they are animals and can deal with the elements.."
but then I'm like I WONT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THEM AND WHAT IF IT RAINS AND WHAT IF THEY GET SCARED!
....so yea.
no outdoor animals lol
I'm the same way, so all my outdoor animals had to have *houses*. Not just a little hutch or something. But a little house, with windows and a lock, plus it had to be painted cute and I was super OCD about cleaning them every day because poop in a little house for chickens is gross. Plus their outdoor area was completely roofed, because hawks and rain.
It made me feel really good when it was storming and windy outside, and I knew my birds were all cozy and safe from predators and weather inside their own little house.
My aunt just brought all her chickens into the dining room to sleep every night. :rofl1: And she's super fussy with a really fancy house. Those were the most loved chickens ever.
I love birds, like finches and smaller parrots and budgies. But I can't handle keeping them in cages. When we had doves they enjoyed flying around the house so much, and it was heartbreaking to have to cram them into a little cage. I will never ever have birds that can't be allowed to go out and do bird stuff. I'll probably get more chickens, and maybe some free ranging pigeons. The only way I'd get any finches or a canary would be if I built a large aviary for them.