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| Topic Started: Jan 16 2012, 12:49 PM (208 Views) | |
| Kathryn | Jan 16 2012, 12:49 PM Post #1 |
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Hello, I am Kathy and have just registered. I have two dogs and a parrotlet called Bud. Looking for another parrotlet to keep him company Shall enjoy looking through all the posts nod2 |
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| bakewell | Jan 16 2012, 02:35 PM Post #2 |
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Awww you have a speccie!!!! Bud is a fab name, do you want a bud for buddy for breeding? or just company :) Cant wait for piccies :D A big welcome to you and Bud :) |
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| Jan | Jan 16 2012, 06:58 PM Post #3 |
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BIG WELCOME Enjoy the forum... Ask any question you may have.. we will try to help you. |
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| Kathryn | Jan 16 2012, 08:00 PM Post #4 |
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Hi, Thank you for the kind welcome. I would like another bird as a companion for Bud but think they would probably need to be in separate cages. He is quite happy as he is, which does make me a little unsure, it would be great if he could enjoy the company of another bird, I would hope that if I introduced a bird slowly to him he may eventually be ok to socialise on mutual ground. He is very tame but does have a feisty side to him. He is actually a spectacled x celestial, so wouldn't want to breed him. I will try and sort a photo of him. :) |
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| bakewell | Jan 16 2012, 09:58 PM Post #5 |
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Aww such a shame the someone bred a spec with a celest... Irrisponsible :( But good on you for not continuing to spoil our small society of parrotlets as it is 0163951 Seperate cages are a great idea! as some wont get along great! I love the parrotlets feisy little characters!!! |
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| Kathryn | Jan 17 2012, 11:36 AM Post #6 |
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I am afraid I have to confess to the one being irresponsible on this occasion. :( :( I didn't expect to succeed especially as it was in an ordinary bird cage in my dining room. I had two birds; a male spectacled and a female blue celestial. Both were quite tame and I gradually put them together. I had tried breeding parrotlets a few years before and had no success but I decided to try a next box in their cage as they seemed quite happy together. All went very well and the hen had 3 eggs, though only one seemed fertile and only one hatched. Initially they were doing a grand job, but a couple of weeks in I am not quite sure what went wrong. They kept having spats of fighting. I wasn't sure if it was because he was not feeding her properly. Or if she stopped trusting him with the chick. It was getting too risky to leave them together so I took him out. I monitored for a few days to see if she could manage on her own but I was too worried the chick would die. I felt terrible about taking the chick away but she didn't seem bothered. His legs were splayed as I think with only one chick she was laying too flat on him. I researched on the internet and found an article on chickens with splayed legs and over a few weeks managed to get his legs back in place and him able to stand without the splints. I must have got him before his bones had set. I struggled a bit to start with but taking info from books and internet managed to hand feed him and luckily he ended up a healthy bird. I set up a small plastic aquarium in my kitchen, with heating underneath, and got all the equipment to feed him. I had to get a temperature probe as he was so fussy to the temperature. He looks more like a spectacled but with faint blue eye markings like a celestial. My photos are on my old laptop which is not working too well. I will try and post a photo of him. We almost called him Casper as he hatched Halloween 2009! But Casper never took on and eventually 'Bud' stuck. I doubt I will breed birds again, certainly not in the near future but if I did I would do it with a proper set up and correctly chosen birds. Not a good idea in your dining room!! :rolleyes: But then I reckon my heart took over my head! I think it's less stressful to let someone else breed them and have the pleasure of owning them! |
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| Jan | Jan 17 2012, 11:55 AM Post #7 |
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Im so glad you ended up with a healthy bird... I bought 2 parrotlets for company for each other... All went well till, one had an accident... the other couldnt be trusted with the injured one, so I ended up with 2 cages.. Id say if your bird is happy... and you are with him..lavish all your time and luv on him... One loving bird is better than 2 very fiesty ones! I know I have them!! Just enjoy Bud. |
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| Kathryn | Jan 17 2012, 12:40 PM Post #8 |
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That is my dilemma. He is a happy bird but sometimes I think it would be so nice for him if he had another to chat to. Sometimes when he is chattering on I think maybe he is talking to the birds outside. I would love that he have a companion. I wouldnt mind two cages but would hope they would be able to get on outside of their cages - in neutral territory! At the moment Bud's cage is open most of the time we are in and we shut it when we go to bed. He pretty much sticks to his cage, just comes out on top for treats and sometimes flies through to see us in the evening as his cage is in the dining room. But after half an hour he goes back to his cage. I work from home in the mornings and he has a very small cage in my office which he sits on top while I am working. I thought I could get maybe a bird playground if I had two and they would both play on it. Bud doesn't seem to do a lot and I felt another bird would stimulate him BUT ... the dilemma is that it might upset him and he wouldn't get out of it what I am hoping! I don't know if it's the luck of which bird you add to the mix or if it is just to do with the existing bird. Some people seem to have two who get on in harmony but there seems many where they dont. Do your birds get on out of the cage? K x |
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| Jan | Jan 17 2012, 05:53 PM Post #9 |
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My 2 girls get on sort of..but I have to be very careful as the fit one tries on times to swing the injured one by the leg! My boy will play with one of the girls... I think you have made your mind up!! About another bird! Go with what feels right for you. I dont have the cage door open all day... only in the evening. |
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| Kathryn | Jan 17 2012, 07:46 PM Post #10 |
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No...... I haven't made my mind up. I like the thought of the possible positives but I appreciate what you have said and it may not be the best idea. I would like another bird but will give it some more thought. Meanwhile, am enjoying reading the various topics on here. K |
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| scooby | Jan 18 2012, 09:46 AM Post #11 |
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Some of mine do and some don't some cannot stand each other if squeak and scooby got together there would be more than feathers flying , i find it the girls that don't get along at all |
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| bakewell | Jan 19 2012, 12:32 PM Post #12 |
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Having two birds is like taking a gamble I guess. In same cage may never happen, but occasionally it can. I breed parrotlets and ive had a lot of uncompatable birds. I see it like us, sometimes we have to be in a small space with people we dont always get on 100% with, and with Parrotlets they let us know their emotions and feelings. If you were to get another Parrotlet and ended up housing in seperate cages they may get on outside their own cages... but then again they may not. It is a gamble if you have the time to have a routine for both birds then do it. I have a 'tame' Lorikeet called Gordon ( there is always the option of a smaller parrot but these birds are soooo demanding!!!) and he's become aggressive towards me and the hubby ( he gets hormonal! he does this occasionally and will chill out soon) but I only let him out now once my baby is in bed because I wouldnt want him to attack him. So he comes out a few hours then. and pancake (my tame spectacled) his cage is open most the day. Id love to see how these would get along outside their cages, but its a huge risk as gordon is alot bigger. I think Gordon loves Pancake (both males id like to add :S ) he sits by him on his branches that stick out his cage and displays to him. |
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| Kathryn | Jan 19 2012, 01:36 PM Post #13 |
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Didn't see this post til after had replied to the other! :) It's all a bit more like nature if you see birds interacting which is probably why we all wish that to happen. Our life is quite busy and it works very well Bud being able to come out as he pleases. He does stay more in his cage than anywhere as he is in love with his swing and the bells underneath it!! But he has treats on the top which he comes out for a nibble and then climbs back in. He sits with me for a short while in the evening and has a fuss but then wants to get back to his swing. He is particularly nice now he is coming to end of his moult. I suppose it's his swing which makes me think he would get something out of having a companion, but his swing doesn't answer back!! If we had two feuding birds all this peace would be shattered!! Other problem is if we go away he comes with us in a small cage. I don't think my hubby would tolerate both dogs and two cages!!! BUT .......then again ............. giggle |
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| LauraR | Jan 20 2012, 12:19 AM Post #14 |
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If you had one budgie I would say definitely get a friend for him, but like everyone has said, Parrotlets are another story. My husband and I have a male and female Celestial sort-of bonded pair, that we have never bred. They occasionally have squabbles and have to be separated. The last few days they started fighting again, after months of peaceful coexistence. I found them fighting pretty bad this morning and had to take the female away to another cage, she really wanted to fly after the male and fight! It was crazy. These two have been together for almost 5 years and this still happens and it can be unpredictable. Now they will definitely be in separate cages. Have you thought of a different type of bird, maybe a Lovebird? I often see photos of parrotlets on a playstand with other types of parrots, but I don't have any experience with this myself. :) |
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| Kathryn | Jan 20 2012, 07:39 PM Post #15 |
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I have thought of other birds. A budgie or lineolated parakeet but felt these may be too timid and get bossed by a parrotlet. I heard of a parrotlet being great pals with a quaker parrot. I hadnt considered a lovebird. I don't know very much about those. So many articles say not to mix parrotlets with other birds. I am very torn at the moment. I read one article and feel I would be mad to get another but then next day read a really positive one making me think different. What you say makes me think though as I have heard that before where they get on great and then all goes pear shaped :) |
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