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| AnotherBirdLover |
I know many of you have multiple companion birds, I would like to know
how you manage time sharing. I am thinking about devoting a wall in my
office to bird cages (two of them, 18x18x24) and putting down a plastic
matt, then adding a few wooden bird play areas that I've purchased.
I'm thinking of putting a bird stand down stairs (in the den where most
of the activity is), leaving the birds togeather up in my office (in
their own cages) during the day and after 5:00 (when I get home from
work), alternate days bringing one of them down stairs. To be fair, the
bird that gets to come down stairs for the evening would also have to
remain in his/her cage that evening, while the other bird would get
play time with me or my wife.
Both birds could have about an hour every evening outside their cage to
play on wooden play area in my office.
Does this sound like something that would work? What else/alternatives
do you guys recommend?
My next bird will probably be a Jenday conure or a Quaker, but I'm not
ruling out anything. My decision could be focused based on what type of
bird would work best with my Green Cheek. Currently we have two budgies
(caged togeather), and Kadin (baby Green Cheek). We have a cat (wifes
decision :( which is also driving me to want to move all the birds up
to my office (we can't give them any out of cage time now without
securing the cat).
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| Louis Boyd |
AnotherBirdLover wrote:
> I know many of you have multiple companion birds, I would like to know
> how you manage time sharing. I am thinking about devoting a wall in my
> office to bird cages (two of them, 18x18x24) and putting down a plastic
> matt, then adding a few wooden bird play areas that I've purchased.
>
> I'm thinking of putting a bird stand down stairs (in the den where most
> of the activity is), leaving the birds togeather up in my office (in
> their own cages) during the day and after 5:00 (when I get home from
> work), alternate days bringing one of them down stairs. To be fair, the
> bird that gets to come down stairs for the evening would also have to
> remain in his/her cage that evening, while the other bird would get
> play time with me or my wife.
>
> Both birds could have about an hour every evening outside their cage to
> play on wooden play area in my office.
>
> Does this sound like something that would work? What else/alternatives
> do you guys recommend?
>
> My next bird will probably be a Jenday conure or a Quaker, but I'm not
> ruling out anything. My decision could be focused based on what type of
> bird would work best with my Green Cheek. Currently we have two budgies
> (caged togeather), and Kadin (baby Green Cheek). We have a cat (wifes
> decision :( which is also driving me to want to move all the birds up
> to my office (we can't give them any out of cage time now without
> securing the cat).
>
Next bird! Don't you think you have enough!
My house has seven birds. (Wife's hobby but now she's incapacitated).
Were is up to me I'd have at most two and more likely zero birds. They
are not caged. No cats. Both my wife and I are home most of the time.
48 hours / 7 birds is a bit under 7 hours per bird per day per person.
That's not quite enough to keep them all happy. I share my bed with
two birds. Sleep time is quality time for birds. They want
companionship, a friend to be near and to give them a sense of security,
not someone to play chess with.
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| jmcquown |
Louis Boyd wrote:
> AnotherBirdLover wrote:
>> I know many of you have multiple companion birds, I would like to
>> know how you manage time sharing.all happy.
(snippage)
I
> share my bed with
> two birds.
You don't honestly SLEEP with birds in your bed, do you?! That's just nuts.
What happens if you roll over and crush one? Or one gets accidentally
smothered under your pillow?
Jill
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| Alex Clayton |
"AnotherBirdLover" <Jeremy.Deats@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1117466325.706243.258550@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I know many of you have multiple companion birds, I would like to know
> how you manage time sharing. I am thinking about devoting a wall in my
> office to bird cages (two of them, 18x18x24) and putting down a plastic
> matt, then adding a few wooden bird play areas that I've purchased.
>
> I'm thinking of putting a bird stand down stairs (in the den where most
> of the activity is), leaving the birds togeather up in my office (in
> their own cages) during the day and after 5:00 (when I get home from
> work), alternate days bringing one of them down stairs. To be fair, the
> bird that gets to come down stairs for the evening would also have to
> remain in his/her cage that evening, while the other bird would get
> play time with me or my wife.
>
> Both birds could have about an hour every evening outside their cage to
> play on wooden play area in my office.
>
> Does this sound like something that would work? What else/alternatives
> do you guys recommend?
>
> My next bird will probably be a Jenday conure or a Quaker, but I'm not
> ruling out anything. My decision could be focused based on what type of
> bird would work best with my Green Cheek. Currently we have two budgies
> (caged togeather), and Kadin (baby Green Cheek). We have a cat (wifes
> decision :( which is also driving me to want to move all the birds up
> to my office (we can't give them any out of cage time now without
> securing the cat).
>
I have 3 birds, only 2 of them want human interaction. It's like having
kids, only harder <G>. Some times different birds will learn to get along,
but it's not the norm. Our birds all will not tolerate each other even after
many years together. The BCC can fly, so he spends a lot of time with me. He
can hang on while I work or whatever around the house. The Macaw is clipped,
so he can go outside with me when it's nice. When wife and I are on the
couch we often have both birds with us, and the dog and the cat. As long as
the bird has lot's of room and things to keep them happy they don't need to
be on you all the time. They learn to interact from their stands or cages.
You can talk to them, as you walk by give them a scratch on the head, or a
treat, and such.
--
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
--Benjamin Franklin
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| Louis Boyd |
jmcquown wrote:
> Louis Boyd wrote:
>>I share my bed with two birds.
>
> You don't honestly SLEEP with birds in your bed, do you?! That's just nuts.
> What happens if you roll over and crush one? Or one gets accidentally
> smothered under your pillow?
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> Jill
Yes, I do. Keeping birds in one's home at all is nuts ;-)
My CAG sleeps on the foot of my bed on the footboard every night. My
blue crown conure frequently sleeps cuddled against the top of my head.
He's figured out that's a safe place where I can't roll on him. If I'm
restless he'll move to the headboard. My scarlet sometimes sleeps
perched right beside my head on the side of the bed. As she sleeps
sitting erect if I rolled it could push her onto the floor but that's
never happened.. The scarlet and the conure won't share the bed at the
same time. The scarlet also likes sleeping on perch next to the bed so
all three can be be near me at night. None of my other four birds make
good sleeping companions. (U2-doesn't like humans, 2 B&Gs-sleep with
each other, WFA-sleeps in the rafters, highest spot in the house)
My point was that sleeping near birds is quality companionship time.
Many flockmates (birds) whether bonded or not sleep in close proximity
to each other though usually not physically touching.
I used to have a pet peacock who slept on the foot of my bed on cold or
stormy nights. He grew to 7 feet beak to tail.
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