Do you let your birds out of their cage?

My sister-in-laws mother has several birds in you her house. I have been over to her house and must admit the birds can be quite noisy! Sometimes, she lets them out of their cage, while I am over.

This kind of gives me a fright! It reminds me of when I was young and had a pet parakeet. When I would let her out of the cage, she would dart toward the windows. I was always afraid, was going to hurt herself!

If you have a bird, or know a friend that has one for a pet, do you or your friend let them fly loose?

I do.

Studies show birds can live a lot longer and healthier if you let them get some "workout" every day. The same goes for almost all pets species.

I let me budgies out of their cage almost every day for an hour or two, but it is usually limited to a single room. Keep in mind that there can be a lot of hazards for the pet birds even inside a common house or an apartment.
A few examples:
The toilet, the electric outlet and wires, common household chemicals including soap, shampoo, and cleaning products, etc.

Aside potential hazards for your precious pet birds, they can also cause a lot of trouble by pooping everywhere or chew through things you might not want an extra hole on them.