Hi everyone.
I have a 2 year old QP and a 1 year old Grey. Sometimes the quaker will sit on top of the Grey's cage and eat...
Once he ran down the side of the cage and it looked like they were going to fight but I pulled the quaker away.. Question!
Can these to breeds get along? I just would hate to see the quakers beek get torn off or something like that.
Any advise from people with experience? Or do I worry too much?

I would not let them get together at all.Too much size difference. I wouldnt let the qp get on the greys cage at all..He may just lose or severely damage some part of the qps body. Not worth the risk.

I wouldn't chance it.

No question. there is about 0 percent of a quaker getting along with a grey. way too much size difference. my quaker barely gets along with my cockatiel. a grey could kill a quaker in 1 second. dont ever let an animal on your quakers cage when he is in nor out. he will bite at the toes if he is in. Your best bet would be to get another same sex quaker if you want a companion. I wouldnt let my quaker within 2 feet of that grey or any big animal.

I'm going to agree on everyone on this one. I would not allow birds of different sizes to interact w/o supervision. Sometimes under supervision a bird gets hurt or worse, killed (Learned that one the hard way). I strongly advise not letting your QP to be on your grey's cage. The QP is invading the grey's house...and they generally do not want green roomies.

Thanks for the info.... I saw a picture of a greay and QP on perch and found it odd myself. So I felt the need to ask everyone here. What gets me is the attitude of the quaker.. it is like he wants to chase and fight the grey!!
He thinks he is bigger than everone else! That must get them in to trouble in the wild!

I know just what you mean with the big attitude . milo gets the same way with nibbles. i keep them apart. even though nibbles seems to do any thing to get away from milo. if he thinks hes going to get close. i dont know what id do if either of them got hurt, and thay are both so darn quick.

heres another question can a gray (6 mons) and a four year old amozon get along? i've been meaning to ask. i have a gray that comes almost every week end now. (in the summer anyway)

OMG - Please don't make the same mistake my pop and I did years ago! We had a Grey and a cockateil...the teil got on the grey's cage and lost 3 toes...a couple years later, the grey got into the teil's cage (they were both out at the same time, we were outside)and killed him. It was HORRIBLE and heart-breaking. BE CAREFULL! please!

A grey and an amazon, i mean i guess they could but wh do you want them too? There both very strong birds and they coul still kill another. See like a quaker and a cockatiel i couldnt see one killing the other cause there the same strength you coul say gray and an amaon are but one bite of an amazon could kill a greyand one of a quaker couldnt kill a cockatiel.

They aren't the same strength though. Quakers are much tougher birds than tiels are. While the birds themselves are approximately the same size, a Quaker is much heavier (stocky) and their beak is more than twice the size of a Cockatiel's. It is very possible for a Quaker to kill a tiel. And it has happened before.

Greys and Amazons can get along, but it really depends on the birds themselves. Some birds can be very aggressive towards another, no matter what size they are and no matter what size the bird is. You kinda have to try it out. If you do, make sure you are right there and watch *very* carefully for body language that suggests aggressive.

Something else to think about with having another bird in your house that doesn't live there full-time, is that you are opening your existing bird up to disease. While the Grey may appear healthy, that doesn't mean he/she isn't a carrier for something else. So use caution with that.

Thanks for the advice. I see so many pictures of birds playing together that i though it might make them happy to have a friend. with the gray being so young maybe it was a good time for them to get to know each other. these are my first birds. so i'm still learning. thank goodness i have you guys to help me.

Some people think if they wont play together im not getting another one. They will still entertain each other with noises, and just the presence of another bird.

I will play devils advocate here. My TAG Cloud and my quaker Goblin do get on rather well. Goblin wants to preen him, and he wants her to. I make a point to have all interaction supervised, and I know that accidents could happen. I have left them both out in the same room, and I came back in a while later, and Cloud was on Goblins playtop with her, just hanging out. They were not playing, biting or fighting. Just sitting there. I also know there is a large size difference between a CAG and a TAG. Congos are half again as big as a Timneh. When it comes right down to it, my quaker bosses my TAG around.

I would never take the chance. I know someone who had her grey and quaker together from the time they were babies and the grey seriously injured the quaker .. she was standing right there and was fast enough to save his life but his beak was broken.

A Quaker and a Grey getting along are definitly the exception, and not the rule. I count myself very lucky that mine get along together.

It may not be safe but i think it is VERY cool to see them playing like that. It is funny how quakers are so bossy.

I dont think its safe eather its a big size difference and saftey comes first with parrots

I have a grey an amazon and a two quakers. They are never alowed to interact outside of their cages. Oh and I have a pair of budgies. My qrey sits and stares at them a lot and any day I bet she makes budgie sounds. lol But I still well not allow them to interact outside the cage.
It only takes a split second for something to go wrong.
So I would have to say no.
However when my baby gets all well and learns step up very well. I may let my quakers met but well just have to wait and see.