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smokeys_mom New Member  Posts: 3 |
posted 12-03-2003 09:14 AM
 
I had 3 birds already, my grandfather has gotten sick and to tired to take care of his so he gave me his one i have had his in its cage for a about a week now next to mine so she don't feel lonely or upset that she isnt with my grandfather anymore and she seems happy eating,drinking chatting. Is there anyway i can put her in the cage with my other three? The cage is really big, i am sure one more will fit. i just am afraid they will fight and this bird has been with other birds before just the others have died. i have budgies and this "new" one is a parakeet! Thank you IP: Logged |
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NiCo_14 Member  Posts: 11 |
posted 12-03-2003 09:57 AM
You should try placing the parakeet's cage next to your birds' cage and let them interact and introduce themselves. Watch them closly and observe how they react. If they seem hostile this process may take a longer time. Just put the cages next to each other and back away. Don't interfere. It's normal for them to squawk at the sight of a potential intruder so don't let this upset you. Eventually, they will calm down and after a couple of days if they've grown used to each other you can try slowly introducing the parakeet to the new cage. Find something to hold your birds (don't use the parakeet's cage. You want to keep that next to your birds' cage. Never move it.)and take your birds into another room. Let the parakeet sit on your hand and put your hand into the new cage. Speak softly to the parakeet so it feels secure. Remember to move slowly and don't make any sudden moves. Once inside the cage, let it get comfortable and then see if it will stand on a perch inside the cage. If it does, still keep your hand in the cage so it feels safe. Let it sit there for a few minutes. Then let it climb back onto your hand and put it back into it's own cage. Then bring your birds back and put them into their cage. Keep the two cages side by side at all times. Practice this once a day for a week. After a week try slowly taking your hand out. Practice that for a few days until the bird is comfortable with your hand being outside of the cage. After it's comfortable try shutting the cage door. If the bird gets scared don't insist, open the cage door. Eventually it should let you shut the cage. When it feels comfortable with sleeping in it's new cage with the door shut you're ready to begin introducing the parakeet to it's new friends. This is where the process gets fun. Make sure that you do this one by one. Don't put all your birds in the cage with the parakeet at once b/c they might gang up on him. Pick one of your birds that seems most calm and docile and hold him on your hand. Slowly reach your hand inside of the cage and let the birds interact with each other. Only keep them together for a few minutes a day for 2-4 days or until they seem comfortable. When they seem comfortable you can let your bird stay in the cage with the parakeet and introduce another bird to the parakeet. Do the same thing with all the birds until they are all in the cage and happy. It's best for this process to take 1-2 weeks in order for your bird not to feel overwhelmed. You don't want to force the birds on each other. The whole point is to do this slowly in order to make the parakeet not feel rushed. This may seem like it takes a long time but it needs to be this may in order to have a happy bird. Make sure you keep an eye on them until you are sure that they are all happy. This worked for my birds. Good Luck!!! IP: Logged |
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smokeys_mom New Member Posts: 3 |
posted 12-03-2003 04:58 PM
Thank you for your reply, i will have to try that. IP: Logged |
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charmedagain Member Posts: 790 |
posted 12-03-2003 06:44 PM
Hi, Never introduce new birds even if they are in a seperate cage until about 1week after you get the new bird, the new bird should be placed in a room away from your old birds just to keep an eye on it to make sure it has no illnesses. Once you are sure its healthy place the cages side by side for about 1week once your sure they will be ok put your new birds in another cage and introduce your old birds to it never put them in the new birds cage or vice versa or you will have problems with fighting due to protecting there territory.. if placing them all in a differnt cage is not possible let them all out of the cages in a safe room and let them fly around together. Birds are social creatures unless they are breeding, when keeping birds in the same cage you should make sure there is more females than males. i have 10 budgies and 4 cockatiels and i am currently awaiting the arrival of 8 baby budgies which shud hatch in the next 9 days.. I was lucky when i got my cockatiels and introduced them to the budgies there was no fighting they are all kept out in an heated avairy in my yard... But please do not introduce them until your are really sure your new bird is healthy otherwise you will have a few sick birds.. If youw would like more help or advice please feel free to email me and i will be pleased to help. boro_lad1976@hotmail.com mike. IP: Logged |
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