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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2013 17:11:35 GMT
I have someone who wants to get rid of their cockatiel. (I hate that term, sounds like an old car) Could I keep 3 in one aviary or will there be trouble?
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2013 21:52:26 GMT
A bit more about this bird. He's (they think)about 10 years old and spent all his life in a small cage alone, with hardly any interaction or any food other than seed. He has had no supplements so is probably in a sorry state.
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Post by Hezz on May 24, 2013 0:53:10 GMT
I know nothing about cockatiels, Starlingqueen, but surely the poor bird would be better off getting a chance with your other two (quarantine first, of course) than heavens knows where it may end up. Even if it doesn't work out with your two, at least you can try to rehome it possibly into an aviary, if it isn't tamed/trained at all. Then you can suss out a new, suitable home for the poor thing if things don't work with your other two.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 9:47:49 GMT
I know nothing about cockatiels, Starlingqueen, but surely the poor bird would be better off getting a chance with your other two (quarantine first, of course) than heavens knows where it may end up. Even if it doesn't work out with your two, at least you can try to rehome it possibly into an aviary, if it isn't tamed/trained at all. Then you can suss out a new, suitable home for the poor thing if things don't work with your other two. That's what I was thinking Hezz. I just have to get it here. The person who owns it lives 40 miles away and I don't drive, I can't get my husband to collect it as I don't tell my husband about new arrivals any more, there's no point in stressing him out, until the animal arrives.  My daughter is the one with the contact to the person so she is going to see if she can arrange a hand over somewhere. The man with the bird said he doesn't like it and has been trying to get rid of it for years. He didn't even know what it was and we're still not sure what sex it is. To his credit he did say that he wanted it to have a better home than it has now even though he "hates the thing" |
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Post by lousette on May 24, 2013 11:17:10 GMT
I agree, anything is better than living in a home where it is not wanted. It just saddens me to hear things like this.  |
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Post by stace on May 24, 2013 12:01:27 GMT
Poor thing. So many captive birds with rotten awful lives. |
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Post by mizloco on May 24, 2013 15:25:52 GMT
What a complete git  why do people have animals if they can't look after them or love them. Hope you find a way to get the bird. |
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Post by nat on May 24, 2013 15:38:01 GMT
Oh goodness I do hope you can find a way to get this poor bird. |
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Post by nat on May 24, 2013 15:40:26 GMT
What a complete git why do people have animals if they can't look after them or love them. Hope you find a way to get the bird. Oops Nina, I was just texting you and forgot I'd not sent my post, sent it, then realised I said nearly the same thing lol |
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Post by mizloco on May 24, 2013 15:49:31 GMT
Great minds think alike  |
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Post by Hezz on May 25, 2013 1:02:28 GMT
Good luck with all this SQ. Sounds like he will be happy to see the back of it, poor bird.
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Post by Learner on May 26, 2013 0:33:25 GMT
In my experience (from very long ago) budgies and cockatiels behave in very much the same way - apart from bigger nips!! They are pretty friendly towards each other but... an outsider may find it difficult to be accepted very readily. Also a bird not used to company of its own kind may also find it a bit of a culture shock!! If the cockatiel has been caged for years it is very unlikely that it will be able to cope straight away in an aviary unless it has had plenty of opportunity to fly outside its cage... and this sounds doubtful. Setting up a cage where the birds can se each other and, later, actually say hello through the cage bars may be the way to get the used to each other. Either way it'd be great to think that this poor unwanted bird had a decent chance of spending time with others of its own kind. Here's wishing you loads of luck with the rehoming. |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2013 0:49:25 GMT
I am working on getting hold of this bird. Apparently he had a friend who died, not sure how long ago though. I would be keeping him in quarantine at first then I would put his cage near my aviary before letting him inside. My current pair are not bonded, in as much as they don't spend all the time together and often bicker, having swipes at each other.
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Post by ponky42 on Jun 9, 2013 1:03:57 GMT
I think you're on the right track, Starlingqueen. Who knows what introducing the third bird might do for the relationship between your current pair.
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My daughter is the one with the contact to the person so she is going to see if she can arrange a hand over somewhere. The man with the bird said he doesn't like it and has been trying to get rid of it for years. He didn't even know what it was and we're still not sure what sex it is. To his credit he did say that he wanted it to have a better home than it has now even though he "hates the thing"
why do people have animals if they can't look after them or love them. Hope you find a way to get the bird. 
