I don't have any bird experience, other than my Cockatiels, whom I adore, so I can't give you any comparisons. I do know that the bigger they are, the more they eat, the harder they bite and the more attention they demand. I would LOVE to have a big bird, but I don't think I could do it justice from a time standpoint.

We have cats, dogs and birds under one roof, but the birds are isolated away from all of them for safety reasons.