four males and one female budgies?

[veimar]

Hi guys! Haven't been here forever! My birds are doing great - just didn't have much time.
Question!!! I have 3 male budgies among my other birds, and a friend of mine has someone who desperately needs to rehome two budgies, male and female, not a bonded pair. They are young, under a year. She wouldn't separate. I'm the only one she has right now who could possibly take them.
I would love to adopt them, but I'm fearing the situation with 4 male and one female. My birds are cage free during the day, so there shouldn't be a cage problem, but still... Would that be okay? I have two females of other species (lovebird and red rump parakeet) and never had any problems with that. One of my budgies mates with the lovebird, but the others don't really care. What do you think?
Thank you very much!!!

 

[SailBoat]

With four males and just one female, regardless of the species of that group (i,e, all DYH Amazons), it would be wise to keep the female in a separate room in her own cage.

 

[veimar]

That's not really possible I think. I have a bonded flock of 7 birds who are cage free most of the time, and have their own play area, basically half of our living room.. Our house is small, and if I let the female out she would go where the other birds are. And it would be cruel to keep her alone in a room behind a closed door (I would have to close the door in order to keep her out).

 

[reeb]

I have many budgies, and I at one point had 6 males and 2 females and they were absolutely fine. Actually, it was just the females who fought with each other occasionally (which is often to be expected of females), and there was very little aggression amongst the males. At one point I did have to rehome one male (prior to having my aviary) as he was being bullied by the rest of the flock, however he was the type of bird that provoked the others constantly. I think it is all dependent on personality.

I don't see an issue with housing them together, as long as the cage is large enough and you keep a careful eye on their behaviour. You could also separate them when they become hormonal if necessary. Just observe whether there is aggression or fighting, and act accordingly.

Good luck!

 

[veimar]

Thank you so much! At this point after seeing the picture I'm not sure anymore that the girl is actually a "girl". She is only about 3-4 mo old, and looks exactly same as my two brother boys when I got them. She is blue, and her cere is solid pink, no white around the nostrils. At least as much as the picture shows. Something still tells me that it's a girl, but I don't trust my guts that much.