aerial.2000 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Now that Kizzy is older and is doing so well, thinking of adding to the flock with this little guy, once he is weaned.Guess what he is! http:// NAKED?!?! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerial.2000 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 My 2 cents for what its worth is Marco takes up a HUGE portion of my day. From the moment I wake up, to the moment I come home from work to my weekends. I make her food for the week on the weekends, dish it up and freeze what I can. Hours and I mean hours of cage cleaning, sweeping, mopping and chipping poop off things. Toy making, wall scrubbing, pellet/seed/water filling, singing to, dancing for, head scratches, whistling and conversations ... 1 bird will do for me! She wears me out lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRSeedBurners Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 The yellow tail threw me. I couldn't find a bird with a yellow tail to make a guess. QB Conures definitely have a yellow tail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) The scary thing about creating a fid family is that we can't know in advance what's going too far or how things won't work. Everyone, fids included, is different. Most of us also change as parronts over time much like w/our children. I really believe if you get another bird, it should only be because you want them just as much as you wanted your grey. No bird deserves to be jailed in a cage w/food & water thrown in. They should have their own time & their own love. I originally started out w/smaller birds & worked my way up. For the most part, I found big birds & smaller birds don't often get along. It's likely their interaction will be antagonistic, for the most part. It doesn't mean it can't happen. It doesn't mean some combinations won't work out amazing relationships. It just means that the odds aren't really in favor of it. Which pretty much demands everyone has to have separate time, space, food, toys, ect. Speaking for myself, I think it's double the work, at least & a lot less reward all around. Although admittedly, he was not my first bird, my grey Phenix was my first parrot. He had some fairly big issues that took a lot of time. At one point, I would have told you that I would never, never get another big bird as long as he lived. Fortunately, I learned some things along the way. Getting my eclectus was one of the best things I've ever done for Phenix. They may seem like polar opposites. But Kura & Phenix are the embodiment of model training if ever there was one. Phenix has learned a mind boggling amount from Kura's sweet nature & sociability. Physically, they don't interact directly. They'll both sit together w/me. Otherwise, one might occasionally hang out near'ish the others cage which I took to mean they just hadn't bonded. Until Kura got sick. I was getting her out of the carrier after taking her to the vet. Phenix, I'd noticed, had been hanging on the front face of his cage from the second we'd walked in the door. As soon as I lifted Kura out where he could see her he said, "Kura!!! Are you OKAY?!?" True story. No embellishments. Birds are subtle. They don't have to love all over each other to benefit immensely from the companionship. If you are the type of flock that can happily integrate multiple species, then you could be a good fit for more than one type of parrot. Two birds are twice the expense when it comes to cages, vets & such. But bulk food prep, hand-me-downs & other things can help defray some of the other costs. I think overall, the pros & cons of having parrot "siblings" (vs finding a stable mate) can be comparable to children. Potentially very rewarding for the "right" type of family. Edited October 10, 2013 by birdhouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRSeedBurners Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Sometimes you get this...they spend most of their days right next to each other. Of course they both come out swinging for the fence when another of the birds gets near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik87 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I bought my second bird cuz I left home for work everyday feeling horrible.. BUT.. I honestly think he didnt mind being alone a work day.. It hought they would keep eachother entertained.. BUT when she "sings" very loudly, I can see he gets annoyed.. SOOO.. I have ended up with two greys, who both probably would choose to be the only bird:P But now I love em both.. and they seem OK with each other... (they have only known eachother for about 5 -6 weeks.. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfchck Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 All I can say is to read my thread in the macaw room. Macaws gone wild if you are thinking of multiple birds. This should change anyone's mind! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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