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Separate but equal is inherently unequal, or so says the US SCOTUS.

I currently have the birds in the following living situation: The cockatoos have a dedicated bird room. They have a cage, but the door is always open. They have 3 bird stands and free to move around as they choose. I wheel one of their stands out into the living area and bring them out during the day or until they get cranky and need solitude.

Boozie, the Mealy, has a cage in the main living space. In the morning, I open his (he turned out to be male) cage, and he comes out and goes to his playtop. I carry him around and try to keep him busy all day, all the while trying to engage the U2s. At night, I put him in his cage and he climbs to the top perch and goes right to sleep. I cover his cage, and uncover him in the morning.

Of course, if I interact with the U2s, Boozie erupts in jealous squawking, and if I interact with Boozie the U2s can be jealous as well. But they have each other, so they are less needy.

Boozie seems to desperately want to interact with the U2s. He tries to fly to them, but his feathers are not grown in yet, so he can't. He erupts in jealousy when they fly around the house. Though fully feathered, they are not very good flyers yet. But they try.

The question is, should I move Boozie into the bird room? I am a little concerned about them tolerating Boozie's curiosity since they could take him apart easily. Being a Mealy, he is almost as big and certainly as heavy as the alleged male, but the female is significantly larger. Boozie has never bitten me with any real bad intentions, but the female U2 did when I held her feet when she was trying to fly, and that was no fun. Do you folks think it would be a good idea to disrupt status quo?
 

Kiwibird

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Is there a neutral room or area not claimed by either side:rolleyes: you could maybe wheel the play stands into or something and see how they interact under close supervision? The reason I suggest a neutral area first is if jealousy issues are already present, territorial issues may also erupt if you just move Boozie into their room or them into his area.

I would see how it goes but also be prepared amazons and cockatoos are very different parrots personality wise and in general. Theres as much a chance they never get along as that they become good friends. My dad's goffin cockatoo and my moms amazons have never gotten along, ever. The female amazon and the cockatoo are each missing a toe tip, compliments of the other. When he was alive, the cockatoo loved nothing more than harassing the rather gentle/passive natured male amazon, though he never bit or injured him.
 

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Also consider the fine white powder all cockatoos give off, its irritating to the respiratory tract. I would think you'd need a pretty good air filter in the bird room.
 

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