Comments on: Mixed Up http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/2009/05/mixed-up/ Examining, Surviving and Loving life with Parrots Fri, 11 May 2012 13:57:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Mary http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/2009/05/mixed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Mary Wed, 20 May 2009 19:03:33 +0000 http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/?p=541#comment-362 If I had to do it all over again, I think we'd stick with greys. Or maybe macaws. But not a mixed flock. In any case, in our house, even with same-species parrots, there is no physical interaction between any of them. We are very protective of and don't take chances with our budgie since she is so much smaller, but the rest are about the same size and thankfully respect each others' body language! If I had to do it all over again, I think we’d stick with greys. Or maybe macaws. But not a mixed flock. In any case, in our house, even with same-species parrots, there is no physical interaction between any of them. We are very protective of and don’t take chances with our budgie since she is so much smaller, but the rest are about the same size and thankfully respect each others’ body language!

]]> By: jojo http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/2009/05/mixed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-341 jojo Tue, 12 May 2009 04:22:14 +0000 http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/?p=541#comment-341 With my two (BG macaw/af.grey).... with time comes respect between the two. In the beginning cages were set on different sides of the room. 4 years later they are on the same wall. My african grey won't hesitate to waddle down get back up on the Macaw's cage and eat his food. and my mac puts up with it. On the other hand if my mac gets on the greys cage? i see fluffed feathers and agitation from the grey. They both do that depending on their moods. but i can safely say my grey is the alpha in this house. And my mac is the more tolerant of the two. But they do play off each other now, they are siblings. I wouldn't say pals. but they live happily together, chat together. Squawk together. I even see my macaw trying to talk lately. which is new. I have since put my cockatiel (flew in last year) in another room. He doesn't find either of the two bigger ones funny or interesting. he would rather be alone. Both the larger ones seemed to just ignore him. i guess she needs more time... I have to respect that. With my two (BG macaw/af.grey)…. with time comes respect between the two. In the beginning cages were set on different sides of the room. 4 years later they are on the same wall.

My african grey won’t hesitate to waddle down get back up on the Macaw’s cage and eat his food. and my mac puts up with it. On the other hand if my mac gets on the greys cage? i see fluffed feathers and agitation from the grey.

They both do that depending on their moods. but i can safely say my grey is the alpha in this house. And my mac is the more tolerant of the two.

But they do play off each other now, they are siblings. I wouldn’t say pals. but they live happily together, chat together. Squawk together. I even see my macaw trying to talk lately. which is new.

I have since put my cockatiel (flew in last year) in another room. He doesn’t find either of the two bigger ones funny or interesting. he would rather be alone. Both the larger ones seemed to just ignore him. i guess she needs more time… I have to respect that.

]]> By: Karla Reynolds http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/2009/05/mixed-up/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Karla Reynolds Fri, 08 May 2009 01:10:24 +0000 http://heckledbyparrots.com/blog/?p=541#comment-334 Thanks for posting about mixed flocks. I actually was the one who asked the question earlier. I have a Senegal, Quaker, English Budgie, Indian Ringneck and a Blue Headed Pionus. You are right about not forcing them...the Ringneck does not like to interact with the others at all and the Budgie only likes the Pionus. He constantly preens her. The real pals are the Pionus and the Quaker though. They always manage to get to one another's play tops and share food and hang out. The Pionus will put her head down and approach the Quaker so he can scratch her neck. The Senegal is fairly new, he is just getting used to having a play top. But he seems to like being around the others and is very curious about them. I know I will need to watch them all very carefully. Any more advice from anyone here would be appreciated. Thanks again, Rebecca. Thanks for posting about mixed flocks. I actually was the one who asked the question earlier. I have a Senegal, Quaker, English Budgie, Indian Ringneck and a Blue Headed Pionus. You are right about not forcing them…the Ringneck does not like to interact with the others at all and the Budgie only likes the Pionus. He constantly preens her. The real pals are the Pionus and the Quaker though. They always manage to get to one another’s play tops and share food and hang out. The Pionus will put her head down and approach the Quaker so he can scratch her neck. The Senegal is fairly new, he is just getting used to having a play top. But he seems to like being around the others and is very curious about them. I know I will need to watch them all very carefully. Any more advice from anyone here would be appreciated. Thanks again, Rebecca.

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