My wife and I had decided to get a parrot and were scouting around for potential birds we like. We had initially considered adopting a parrot, but the agency had a very lengthy pre-process before we could even visit the location! Regardless we made our way doing to NJ from NYC and Bird House was one of the 3 places in the area we selected to visit.
The store is impressive, clean and orderly, with a slightly small selection of birds in store compared to other bird-only stores. However they are willing to procure a certain bird that you are interested in. My wife and I weren't fixed on any breed but rather were looking to learn about the birds and see if we could find one we felt attached to. While I understand that in such stores the attendants maybe not know every bird individually we were looking for some help in selecting a breed, however the person who dealt with us wasn't very helpful in the matter and was unable to guide us through choosing a bird. It felt like we just had to select from a list. It would have helped if we were provided information about different personalities of birds, their habits and so forth, since we were looking for one to keep in our apartment.
In the end I suppose it really depends on what you are going for and while we found the store to be well stocked and their eagerness to source a breed out for you impressive, we looked elsewhere towards stores that helped us narrow down our search based on our lifestyle and interests.
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My wife and I had decided to get a parrot and were scouting around for potential birds we like. We had initially considered adopting a parrot, but the agency had a very lengthy pre-process before we could even visit the location! Regardless we made our way doing to NJ from NYC and Bird House was one of the 3 places in the area we selected to visit. The store is impressive, clean and orderly, with a slightly small selection of birds in store compared to other bird-only stores. However they are willing to procure a certain bird that you are interested in. My wife and I weren't fixed on any breed but rather were looking to learn about the birds and see if we could find one we felt attached to. While I understand that in such stores the attendants maybe not know every bird individually we were looking for some help in selecting a breed, however the person who dealt with us wasn't very helpful in the matter and was unable to guide us through choosing a bird. It felt like we just had to select from a list. It would have helped if we were provided information about different personalities of birds, their habits and so forth, since we were looking for one to keep in our apartment. In the end I suppose it really depends on what you are going for and while we found the store to be well stocked and their eagerness to source a breed out for you impressive, we looked elsewhere towards stores that helped us narrow down our search based on our lifestyle and interests.