Hi, I have nine budgies, one cockatiel, and one house finch in my current cage: http://i44.tinypic. com/1zn5pop.jpg http://i39.tinypic. com/27xnrrd.jpg (different birds, but same cage) and my dad is building a aviary for me! Its going to be like 4x bigger than the one I already have: http://i40.tinypic. com/f9hvs1.jpg I’m really excited, hes probably going to finish it next week. A few days before its done, I’m going to buy different sized branches, few food/water bowls, chew toys, and other treats for my babies. But I’m wondering if thats to much for them… overwhelming for them? So should I put them in the cage for a few hours and put them back in the one in my room? When could I leave them in for the whole day? Do I let them stay in at night in March were its not so cold in the night? Since its going to be big, do you think I could leave my African Grey Parrot in there with them? Hes a really nice bird: http://i40.tinypic. com/15rfo76.jpg
(Just to let you know, they get along pretty much, sometimes my budgies will woo to my finch o_O And the Cockatiel doesn’t bother or peck at my budgies or the finch.) http://i44.tinypic. com/2dca1kk.jpg http://i42.tinypic. com/xfunmg.jpg
(Please take the space out from the links, I don’t think yahoo lets me post links anymore =_=)
It’s never adviseable to leave a larger parrot in with small ones. The small ones will be the aggressors and the Grey will hurt or kill them defending himself.
October 22nd, 2009 at 2:41 am
You cant move them straight away. Before you move them for good just let them have a go in the aviary first. Depending on how they go, let them have a few more tries in the aviary before putting them in for good. You shouldn’t have any problems with them not getting along but if any bird acts violently and hurts another bird, put that bird by themselves for awhile and then try him back in. Don’t over stimulate them with toys, just give the same amount or a few more than usual. Hope this helps.
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October 22nd, 2009 at 3:28 am
Hi,
As for if you should bring them in or not all depends on the weather, because they are warm in the house you need to get them used to the cold of the outdoors. If like here in the uk its minus every night then don,t even think about moving them as they will freeze and it will probably kill them especially the finch. Wait until its above or around 0 degrees before releasing them. But no for the first week you will have to acclimatis them by putting them out during the day and bringing them in at night and then after that they can stay ourt all night.
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October 22nd, 2009 at 4:15 am
birds get very stressed very quickly you will have to do it very slowly if you can get the cage there in at the moment into the aviary that Your dad is doing for you that is great put them in the aviary for a week then after a week take them out all of them in to big aviary if you cant do this you will have to let them go in as soon as possible all of them together and see how they go hope this helps
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October 22nd, 2009 at 4:31 am
Keep them in the cages and put the cages in the aviary for an hour or so then bring them in. Next day put them in the cage in the aviary for two hours, then four the next day, then six the next day. This will acclimate them to the aviary and the temperature change. After six hours in their cage in the aviary you can release them from the cages with the food and toys and water that was in the cages. This will be familiar to them and less stressful. Then gradually add more food, toys and water dishes. Monitor their reactions to each other and confine trouble makers to their cage.
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October 22nd, 2009 at 4:46 am
It’s never adviseable to leave a larger parrot in with small ones. The small ones will be the aggressors and the Grey will hurt or kill them defending himself.
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http://www.anafricangrey.ca