Do you have one parrot, or more?

[Hotrod]

I have had my sun conure (Hotrod) for about two months, and not any time soon, but in the future I am considering getting another parrot. I am just wondering how many people have more than one parrot, verses only one.

I love parrots so much! I'm thinking about a yellow-sided green cheeked conure, a hahns macaw, a caique, possibly even a cockatoo (although I don't know if I want a bird THAT big. I just love their personalitites). I got Hotrod from a family who just didn't have the time to spend with him; they had him for most of the first year of his life before I got him. I am not sure if he has been around other parrots before, so I don't know how Hotrod would do with another bird. I would cage them seperately of course (at first anyway), and I am just wondering if you do have more than one bird, how does your conure get along with them? Do they get along better with birds more like their own kind, or not necesairly?
Thanks!

 

[riddick07]

So far my birds get along better with their own kind. My two green cheeks like each other and I just caged them together last week. My sun is rejected by my green cheeks and gets his butt kicked by them whenever he gets too close. My cockatiels all hang out together and while they don't seem to mind other birds tend to get beat up by the green cheeks. My sun isn't aggressive with others so far but he has bluffed a bit with some of the birds when he is sitting on me. So I wouldn't say conures can't get along with other birds that aren't of their own kind. On the other hand, my bare eyed cockatoo would most likely eat any other bird that tried to get close to him including my mothers bare eyed cockatoo.

 

[labell]

Mine are all eclectus but my boys get along better with each other than the girls, those hot tempered red heads you know!

 

[Kiwibird]

We have just one very special guy. We knew when we got him he was kind of a "lone wolf" among birds. He isn't aggressive towards other birds, he just doesn't care about them or want to interact. IF (big if) we ever adopted a second, it too would have to be a loner. It wouldn't be fair to bring a second bird home who got real excited to have a friend and wanted to be buddy-buddy with Kiwi and he just wasn't interested. A third bird is out of the question, period.

My parents aren't exactly young anymore, and when they become unable to care for them any longer, I will inherit their 3 parrots. Mind you, these are all 40+ year old birds now, but they're all quite healthy and I fully expect on having 3 additional parrots coming to live with us at some point in the next 10/15 years. These birds have all been together for 40 years and come as a "set" so I'm not concerned about Kiwi and his loner attitude with them because they all have each other. With just Kiwi, that will make 4 parrots at some point, and if we adopted another, 5 birds and even that may be too much for me to handle:30: Most likely, we will just stick with our 1. He's a good boy and we love him very much. If it aint broke, why fix it you know?

 

[thekarens]

I have two sennies and two linnies. The linnies love each other and are caged together. The sennies would prefer to eat each other.

 

[MonicaMc]

Two conures, four cockatiels and one bourke parakeet.

The cockatiels get along with each other - at least to the point of being able to share a cage.

The bourke is caged on her own (health reasons), but she'd really prefer to live with the cockatiels, even if she doesn't get along with them. (I think she's accepted them as her own flock)

The conures are caged separately as they don't get along with each other nor do they get along with any of the other birds.



Charlie used to be friends with a lilac crowned conure in his foster home and they were caged together. Before that, he was, as far as I know, a single bird for 11 years of his life.

Casey, my first tiel, did become buddies with my first conure, Noel. Although I never had any plans on it, the two did become cage buddies.

 

[KiwiPlusUs1025]

Thanks for the question! I was wondering the same thing. I have a YSGCC and would love to get another parrot in the future. However I'm scared that Kiwi will not like the idea of a brother or sister. Lol she is kinda of spoiled and LOVES attention.

 

[Hotrod]

Thanks for the question! I was wondering the same thing. I have a YSGCC and would love to get another parrot in the future. However I'm scared that Kiwi will not like the idea of a brother or sister. Lol she is kinda of spoiled and LOVES attention.

That is just how my Hotrod is! He especially loves attention from me. If I am ever talking to my fiance for extended periods of time, he starts screeching at me like "hey, don't forget to include me in this conversation!" Hehe.

 

[lquan]

One parrot, my Yellow Sided conure, is good enough for me and my family. I don't think we want a second one. Don't get the wrong idea. We love our Lily. She is a well behave and wonderful bird. We couldn't ask for a better conure. We are all crazy about her. It is just that I have way too many interests. I always spend time in the garage tinkering on something. Always have things to improve or fix around the house. Do my own repair on everything; including automobiles. Or building large scale model airplanes and spend a few hours on the weekends flying them (Lily comes with me too). Or photography and travelling for leisure and work. My job requires me to travel oversea 6 to 8 times per year for 2 to 3 weeks at a time. Travelling has always been my hobby that's why I love my job. Or bycling on Sunday. And helping my boys with their homeworks. Taking in any more pet wouldn't be fair for them.

Due to my flexible working hours, Lily gets to spend bonding time with me in the morning and evening; 5 to 6 hrs outside the cage with either me or my family. My wife doesn't have to work, so Lily gets to spend time with her all day. She is a velcro bird; very difficult for me and my hobbies. Everytime we travel by car, she is always with us. Or even fly accross the country with us. Lily is bonded to me. It is very heart breaking for my family to see her flying and calling for me all over the house before she goes to bed when I am working away home. She is very restless in her sleeping cage knowing I am not in the house at night. Birds don't recognize you when you appear on Skype!

Beside Liy, I have an outdoor 1500gal pond of kois that I have to maintain. I have the same 7 kois since 1997.

I never had cable TV before nor interest in getting cable in the future. I have plenty to keep me busy.

 

[Gizmomania]

We have 7 fids, but will be getting our eighth once he's weaned in about 9 weeks. He will be our last fid that will be added to our flock. Oh, our baby's a Jardines who will probably be named Bogart!

 

[Frumpydumple]

I have one bird currently (Green Cheek), but I am getting another bird soon (Ringneck).

I've been thinking about getting another Green Cheek sometime too.

I also live with 2 other birds, but they aren't mine.

 

[crimson]

In pets I have 6 cockatiels, 2 conures, and 4 lovebirds.
they all get along very well, I am truly blessed.
everybody is caged with their own species for safety reasons.

for 1/2 the day my cockatiels are out, then mid afternoon I put them away in their cage, and my conures & lovebirds have free flight for the rest of the day.

ohhhh, I forgot about Martini.....oh gosh!!...my new baby senegal, that makes 13 in total. Now Martini is under quarantine atm, but when it's lifted, I'll be putting her in with the other pet birds. she was raised with 4 sun conures so hopefully there won't be any issues....

 

[Pinkbirdy]

Ok lots of birds here The caiques like each other so do the Macaws,conures ,and Ekkies [and for some reason the white Toos and male Ekkies like each other . But really it depends on the bird . I would let them have their own cages and be near each other[and go from there]

 

[jenphilly]

there needs to be an option... not sure, lost count...

 

[MangieSun]

Technically we have four now but a fifth will be here tomorrow. My daughter takes care of a cockatiel and her little cage mate, a budgie. I personally have a bare eyed and a Sun. And my newest addition, CBC will come by plane tomorrow. The Sun and Too are out all day on their own stands. They like to show off for each other here and there but if the Sun got too close to the Too, it wouldn't be good. Every once an a while, when both are on me and the Too is preoccupied with a toy, my Sun will start preening him. I'm very hopeful the two conures will befriend each other though. We shall see.

 

[Peeko]

Just one. Peeko's determined to be an only child. The only birds he's shown friendly interest in were doves, never other parrots.

 

[happycat]

I've had Kirby for a year now, and after getting him a larger cage recently (actually, just yesterday!) I am also considering getting another soon. (at least a few months) I don't know what kind, and I don't even think I'll plan for it. If I find a bird small enough to fit in that cage that I fall in love with, I'll get it.

This is what I learned with getting parrots:don't get yourself set on a species. I was 100 percent certain I was getting a green cheek conure, and I studied them for almost a year...just to fall in love with a Kakariki and get him instead. Just play with a bunch of birds and see which one you can't bear not to get