I have 6 parakeets and love them dearly. Yes they are noisy but it comes with the territory. I have them trained to sit in my shoulder,sit in my fingers,they love grooming my hair even though it’s short lol. I wouldn’t give these guys up for anything. Yes they are messy but it’s no different than cleaning up after your kids lol. I leave their cage door open 24-7 so they can fly around and get their exercise. I don’t believe in caging them up constantly. They’ll even exit their cage and fly right to my shoulder. Love them to death.I was deployed to Afghanistan twice and have PTSD and these guys for me make a huge positive impact for my mental well-being.