Cockatoo Sweetness

[monipinkrose]

Hi! I have a very sweet and quiet 1 year old african grey and I was thinking about getting a rose breasted cockatoo. I'm not sure yet. I was wondering if anyone knew any other kind of cockatoos that are sweet and quiet and are compatible with my african grey. Any advice is welcomed!

 

[EdiferiousRex]

Cockatoos are not considered "quiet", that being said my lesser sulpher is silent 90% of the day. Most vocalizations she does are whispers, but if the dogs bark, or she's just "in a mood" she can scream quite loud. I reccommend meeting some birds in shelters/rescues and finding one that likes you and is, as an individual, fairly quiet.

 

[Spiritbird]

A sweet quiet grey would be most disturbed by a too!

 

[MikeyTN]

Like it was mentioned already, Cockatoos are not quiet birds! My Lesser Sulpher Crested is also quiet 90% of the day. For such a pretty bird, their scream is very ugly!!!

 

[Lilly Pie]

My Lilly pie (U2) is quiet most of the time, but she hates to be left alone....she also became furious, (very noisy is what I really mean) when I had to bring an eclectus in the house for a couple of hours before my friend picked him up. I would love to have another bird, but why try to fix something thats not broken? My home is very balanced right now with the pets we currently have and I have seen some tempting ads for birds around here, but, thank you, but no thank you.

If I were you, I would try to see if a friend has a bird or someone would maybe let you try it out and see how your grey reacts to another bird. There is no species of parrot that is compatible with another, it all depends on each individual bird. My Lilly lived with a double yellow head amazon (even in the same cage) for years before I got her, but she hated while that eclectus was in our home.
good luck.

 

[HRH Di]

We fostered a U2 for a couple of months and as said above, he was quiet most of the time, but when he got worked up, I think he could be heard in the next state. He also hated my little Grey. We couldn't let them out at the same time because 800 gr Popcorn would try to attack 400 gr Ruby.

Cockatoos are wonderful birds for the right homes and people, unfortunately, that wasn't us.

Our red-front macaw is very rambunctous but not loud and she and our Grey are like sisters and get a long really well. So, dissimilar personalities can co-exist well but noisiness can be another matter.

 

[Mare Miller]

I have an umbrella cockatoo that was given to me. He is not "quiet" by any means, but we love him none the less. He came from a home with an African Grey friend, they got along wonderfully.

 

[Mare Miller]

I feel the need to add...since we've had this bird, (over 2yrs. now), we've let him free flight on our property, daily. If they know you, love you, they will come home. I would never own another bird that I had to keep in a cage, such a sad life.

 

[MikeyTN]

Free flight is wonderful! But if your in the area where predatory birds are around, your taking a huge risk. As I have heard horrible stories about people's Cockatoo gets snatched away by a eagle or hawk that's lurking around from their own back yard. Not saying free flight isn't wonderful! But there's always predators lurking in my area and I live in the city. Even when I lived out in the country side, there was a pair of bald eagles lurking in my backyard.

 

[AndrewH]

I would advise against a cockatoo, in general. But especially if one of your concerns is volume.