Hi all, I was wondering if you guys have more then one bird, and if so do they get along? I have a tiel Simba that I would like to get along with Nala, but I don't think that it will work out since Simba is older and a little nippy. I was wondering if you have birds that don't get along how long do you leave one out at a time before the other goes out? Heres a pic of my tiel

Hi there this is Carol and I have an amazon parrot named Tequila and have 3 quakers our beloved Kiwi suddenly passed on 6/20/08 don't know why she wasn't sick or anything like that I tell my other 2 quakers Quakey who's 2 years and Tiki who's 1 1/2 years that he went to heaven to be with their grandma (my Mom in heaven) she wanted to have a quakerparrot. and we just got a new bouncing baby girl quaker we named Shamrock at 4 1/2 months old and what a sweet heart the 3 of them all are and they all get along except at times Quakey gets a bit jealious but we manage I'm working with Quakey to over come that and she's getting better day by day and little Shamrock now likes to play a bit with Tiki they're like kids (they're Feathered Kids) they act the same way at times but it's so cute I just LOVE my 3 little wonders as I call'em they have their momonts and all but they are they greatest to have around, my 3 are My Life, My World and My Everything here everyday, I could never-ever be without them they are my little bundles of joy here in life everyday they do each have their own cages to as well well hope to hear from you my 3 are out of their cages all the time and they sit with me and watch T.V. and all every night these little quakers are the greatest I'll tell you simply the greatest quakers are like potato chips where you can't seem to have just one if you know what I mean it's cute I think though

I actually introduced my quaker to my 12month old cockatiel and got HELL!! infact my cockatiel was soooo unhappy he moved to my sisters.he just couldnt accept another bird in his home and is quite happy at my sisters! maybe its because it wasnt another cockatiel i dont know! i think it was hormonal as hes trying to breed with his mirror image!! so my sister is also considering a new cockatiel for company!!
I today got a blue quaker 3 weeks younger than my green (green (oatis) is 11weeks and blue (skye) is coming up 7 weeks!)
Oatis decided to try and attack skye earlier in the day getting himself quite a lot of timeout for biting (or trying to) and is now a little better! a lot less aggressive and hopefully accepting this new bird!
I think it all depends on the bird! we took ours to the bedroom after the "trying to attack" incident and let them run about on the bed with us lying there supervising and it really helped with it being neutral! obviously they will need supervising for a looooong time but i think you would be fine with another one as long as same breed and caged seperatly! you never know your little fella might actually like having a birdie friend! let us know what you decide

As you are getting your Q.P as a baby its more likely they will get along but always tend to your Tiel (Simba) first get Simba out first say goodmorning first give him any treat first , this will cause less jelousy and make it more likely the birds will accept each other , there is a pecking order in any flock and your first bird will see himself as top bird and you should always treat him that way ...Quakers are more likely to be the aggresser but as I said getting a baby will work in your favour my two boys get on splendidly Sunny was 3 years old when we got out Q.P Buddy ..Best of Luck and Simmba looks like a sweet little guy...

My QP Simon tries to be friendly with my tiel Peanut but she won't have any part of it.. So.. although their cages sit side by side and are open pretty much all day they have very little interaction... Ruby my female Eclectus pretty much ignores the smaller Fids except when she goes to visit Simon's cage. He always throws a fit until we get her off or out of his cage. There has never been any aggression between them but we keep a very close eye on them when Ruby is out. Now on the other hand Sam, my male Eclectus, hates Simon and would undoubtedly kill him given the chance. He has also shown a bit of aggression towards Peanut so if Sam is in the bird room he's locked in his cage. He does spend alot of time on the big tree-perch out in the great room though so it's not like he's always locked up. I've attached a pic of Peanut..
Steve

I have 7 birds. The only birds that are allowed to be together are my budgies. Everyone else even my two quakers have their own cages and their own mommy time and their own out time. No torn off toes or faces here. lol

I have 3 birds none are co caged. I hope to pair my parrotlets someday. Each birds get seperate out of cage time and attention. My QP is skittish, my blue p'let is a baby and not hand tamed yet but my green p'let is fearless. He is an amazon trapped in a small body. He by far is the King of this castle. The dogs kneel in his wake.

An update on my quakers! Oatis today decided that skye is now his best friend and has done nothing but purr and preen him!they are at present both in oatis' cage which was their decision playing with all the toys! (oatis has never shown interest in his many toys but is now some kind of acrobat and really happy)getting another bird has been a complete success for me i hope it is for you too!

Here are my love bunnies...



Blue is hiding at the bottom of the picture.

I wouldn't put too many high hopes on the tiel and Quaker getting along. As a general rule, Quakers and Cockatiels don't do well together simply because Cockatiels are usually more docile then Quakers. While they may get along in the beginning, because the Quaker is young, as s/he grows up, things could change. If you do give them play time together, make sure it is always supervised, and never cage them together, even if they get along outside of the cage.

Good luck

Because of the huge size difference between the birds in my house, the QP is NEVER out at the same time as the macaws.Dodger seem to be able to fly no matter how severe his wing clip is, most times its just a short distance but i fear that being far enough to be a big bird snack.Although I do not think Sebastion would be aggressive with Dodger but that "Hi how ya doing" nip would nip Dodger in half
Sometimes the playstands are in different rooms and they are out together but thats the only time.
Dodger gets out when I first get home.He gets a bit of playtime (30 min or so) gets a snack and goes back while the big guys hang out with me in the kitchen while I make dinner for the family (and of course they taste most of my ingredients lol) After a few hours the little guy comes out and they go back.
The "what ifs" scare me when having all out at the same time..it only takes once............

I HAVE YET TO SEE IF ALL MY BIRDS GET ALONG.I GUESS YOU COULD SAY I'M A LITTLE CHICKEN ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.OUT OF MY 3 TIELS,THE 2 MALES GET ALONG(STORM-DALLAS),GUSSIEGIRL(FEMALE,HAHA)IS FINE WITH DALLAS BUT STORM WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DSO WITH HER.SAM(RINGNECK)DOESN'T COME OUT OF HIS CAGE. TOBY COMES OUT EVERYDAY AFTER WORK.
TO NALABABY,YOUR SIMBA LOOKS LIKE MY STORM,SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL. IT IS HARD TO FIND ANOTHER ONE THAT IS THAT COLOR.
BEAUTIFUL

I have 7 Cockatiels that were all caged in pairs or alone up until about 2 months ago when I bought them an indoor aviary. They're now all together. I don't let any of my other birds out when they're out, I couldn't trust any but my Nanday. My Sun Conures (male and a female) come out as a pair but never anyone else at the same time. My female Sun, Cleo is extremely jealous of any other bird except her mate.

The Nanday Conure gets along with anyone and everyone. My little Cinnamon Green Cheek routinely jumps on the Nanday's back, as well as my dogs' and is too crazy for the other birds.

All in all, I always made sure to keep any new birds in a separate cage usually in the same room for a week at the very least before allowing them out together or trying to cage them together. Babies were the only exception, they always were allowed around anyone. My male Sun Conure routinely tries to feed any baby, even the Green Cheek, and I've never had any incidents but I'm always supervising. I stopped letting the Green Cheek out with the Suns because he is a handful to watch! He NEVER sits still and will even start flying around the room and back to your hand every minute or two.

I have Sprite a Quaker and Caesar, an African Grey. Their cages are in the same room, but they are not allowed out at the same time. When my Grey is out in the bird room, my Quaker has to be put in my bedroom because Caesar will climb up Sprite's cage and they do not get along. Their wings are clipped, but I'm still not willing to risk it. They get their own individual out of cage and Mom time.