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Birdie Friend For My Quaker
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Posted 21 July 2009 - 04:29 PM
You know they're individuals and there isn't any guarantee they'll get along with anybody. I have two Quakers and though Jade wants to be friends, Clyde doesn't, and they have a sort of armed truce. They do enjoy talking to each other (or maybe it's a competition to see who knows the most words and sounds 
) but they don't play together. Last night, for example, Jade flew over to Clyde's cage and sat on his open front door and he came out and hissed at her and she hissed back, and I had to go intervene. I don't think they would have actually fought, but better safe than sorry. Clyde is King and that's that, and he doesn't want to share attention, time, or anything else.
The usual advice is don't get another bird unless YOU want one and never get a bird for your bird, and it's good advice. They might like each other, they might not, and even if they do, you'd still want to have separate cages so they don't decide to form a little birdy cult and exclude you altogether. Now, you can generally put two budgies together and after a little shuffling to determine who's boss, they'll get along fine. My two certainly do. You can often put two dogs together and they'll eventually be friends. My two dogs are practically Siamese twins. But that just doesn't hold true for Quakers.
) but they don't play together. Last night, for example, Jade flew over to Clyde's cage and sat on his open front door and he came out and hissed at her and she hissed back, and I had to go intervene. I don't think they would have actually fought, but better safe than sorry. Clyde is King and that's that, and he doesn't want to share attention, time, or anything else. The usual advice is don't get another bird unless YOU want one and never get a bird for your bird, and it's good advice. They might like each other, they might not, and even if they do, you'd still want to have separate cages so they don't decide to form a little birdy cult and exclude you altogether. Now, you can generally put two budgies together and after a little shuffling to determine who's boss, they'll get along fine. My two certainly do. You can often put two dogs together and they'll eventually be friends. My two dogs are practically Siamese twins. But that just doesn't hold true for Quakers.
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Posted 21 July 2009 - 05:31 PM
I second what Siobhan said. I have two quakers, and they don't get along either (same situation, one wants to be friends and the other doesn't at all!). So I would agree not to get another bird unless you want one - because it's double the time, work, costs and noise 
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Posted 21 July 2009 - 06:59 PM
QUOTE (Glowbird @ Jul 21 2009, 06:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My quaker loves my blue crown conure.
That's interesting to hear about the Blue Crown, because that is one of the birds I was considering. I had a Jardine and they did not like each other and maybe this Quaker is not going to like any other bird like the others have said. So I guess I should focus on what bird I want and not worry about what the Quaker might like. the other birds that are up for consideration is a Hahns Macaw, or Caique.
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