Hi I am Hayley

[Hayleyloz]

Hi I am Hayley I have a little male african timneh grey, and I have a little female I have just bought,

 

He is 15 and she is 8, they have never been with other parrots before, any ideas how to introduce them as safe as possible?

 

Thanks

[she]

Hi and welcome Hayley. Introducing two greys will take a lot of time and carefull observation. They will probabley never share a cage and will always need their own space. It is wise to quarantein any new bird and have a vet check.They then can be placed in the same room away from each other and allowed to gradually get to know one another. It takes time and patiance. You will be able to judge the reaction they have and act on it. As both are older birds this will not be easy.<br><br>Post edited by: she, at: 2009/01/07 19:40

[judygram]

Hello Hayley and welcome to the family, so glad you could join us and we look forward to hearing more about you and your two greys.

 

What are your grey's names?

 

I would house them in their own separate cages and let them get used to each other and being in the same room, they may or may not want to have anything to do with each other. Greys are flock animals but they usually like their own space and their cage is their sanctuary and they may guard it diligently.

 

Since the male grey was the first one in your household I would always do things for him first so he knows his place. Some will take the addition of another bird better if they know they come first but they may never get along no matter what you do.

 

You will find lots of useful information in our many threads and do not hesitate to ask any and all questions you may have and we will help you in any way we can.

 

If you have some pictures of these two greys you would like to share with us we would love to see them.

[Luvparrots]

Hi Hayley, welcome to the family. What are the names of your greys and how long have you had your male grey? If you have any pictures, we would love to see them.<br><br>Post edited by: luvparrots, at: 2009/01/07 22:55

[Hayleyloz]

Well here is the short story, for the long story check out the peppy the parrot page at www.petswithhart.com I own a pet shop on the Isle of Wight UK, Peppy the male parrot came to me from an old guy who had to keep leaving him to go into hospital, Peppy got so stressed out he plucked all his feathers out, check the website for a pic. I have had him about 6 months now, and he is the sweetest parrot ever, he doesn't like other birds near his cage, although he is allowed out of the cage all day at the shop.

 

Coco is my new baby, I got her 2 days ago, from a family that has had her only 4 years out of 8, she is also very sweet, although the family felt they had to rehome her as she was going for their 18month old baby. I hope one day to build an aviary type enclosure so that they can reside together happily ever after, time will tell.

 

I love these birds to death, they are so sweet and at the same time have huge amount of attitude, I am kinda new to this, I have had lots of experience with budgies, cockatiels etc, but not parrots, so your expert opinions would be gratefully received.#

 

Thanks guys.

[Hayleyloz]

Never take life seriously, nobody gets out alive anyway.....

 

I love this saying lol