GCC and Jenday

GCC and Jenday together (the only birds in the house). what do you think? Yay or nay?
Magda

It's always a risk, I am going to be introducing a new Conure to our home in about two months.

The risk is:

1. They don't get along and now your stuck with two birds that each need their own
cage. You should be ready for this anyway.
2. They do get along and you loss your pet. They want to spend more time with
themselves and they hardly want anytime with you.
3. Breeding. Not a real risk, but if you don't have your bird sexed and you happen to
end up with a male and female and nature takes it's course, can you and are you
ready for that responsibility? Can you give up the babies to new responsible
homes?

From my experience, I have seen birds get along almost instantly and housed in the same cage. This however is in a pet shop environment, so I can not speak for territory disputes. Your first bird might not be so willing to let someone else into his cage that he has had all to himself for a while.

As for yay or nay, it's up too you! Can you take on the responsibility of two birds? If they don't end up liking one another are you ready for the potential problems? Even birds that like each other one day might hate one another the next, but for some reason don't want to be apart, but need to be (This leads to screaming). It's a whole mixed bag of things that could happen.

To me the benefits of two birds outweighs the downside. It beneficial to their health, birds are after all social animals! Out in the wild they have hundreds of their friends to talk to and play with. While in the home caged environment we limit them to themselves when we are at work or away from home. How fair is that to the bird?

Sure they might not want you to handle them as much, but as long as you keep up the handling process they will remain your friend, but be warned that it can become a big issue. Remember, them bounding is a good thing for them, and they might get protective of one another, but its not going to totally break your friendship as long as you work with them. There is always that potential that it can totally break your friendship, but from what I have seen and heard its really rare!


Don't think this will solve any behavior issues (Screaming, Feather Plucking, and so on) because it could double the issue with the one bird teaching the other one their habitats.

So yes it's a risk with many pro's and con's. But for me the pro's outweigh the negatives. We are going to be getting our feathered friend a play mate by the end of November. Even if they don't get along they will still be able to talk to one another in different cages. So it's still a better situation than just leaving our bird to a solitary life. Sure your it's flock, but just like humans you like to do things with your own kind!

Here is another thread on the topic. From a different website.

http://forums.avianavenue.com/bird-...ons-having-multiple-parrots-same-species.html

I have a GCC and a Sun and they despise each other. Is a Jenday about the same size as a Sun? My Sunny's beak could easily tear off a foot or injure Trixie's beak, although it is the GCC that starts the fights. I have them in separate cages.

It depends on the individual birds. I once had a Jenday, Kakariki, 4 Budgies, 1 Indian ringneck, and 1 Green Cheek all sharing the same room, and supervised they would share the same cage. The kakariki and ringneck competed for the Jendays affection so I had to split them up in the end. But it depends entirely on the particular bird itself.

faery, yes Jendays are generally the same size as Suns. You can get the odd large or small one here and there though.

Thank you for your answers.

Our situations is as follows: we have 3 months old Jenday (hand-fed, very firendly, raised with other species) which we bought 3 weeks ago.

Now we have a chance to buy a second bird (this one: http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/2262/d0s6.jpg, isn't it adorable?) also hand-fed; now 2 months old.

But, from what I've read, Jednays and Sundays are a bit more active/territorial/cheeky, and GCC are calmer and more gentle. So my concern is: will one of the birds bully the other?

Magda

I believe it would be more likely for a Jenday and Sunday (or Sun) to bully each other, than a Jenday and a GCC. Then again Jendays and Sundays can breed so if you have a male and female they could become mates, but then you could have the issues that come with overprotective mates. So complicated! Lol Also, there is a slight chance your Jenday could breed with the GCC.

I've found, with my birds, the Jendays got along quite well with the GCCs, as my Jendays were placid, and my GCC was a nutter, so they sort equalled out and got along. If this makes sense.

My Jenday was actually extremely calm, gentle, not territorial, and treated all other birds like they were her own chicks.. even the Indian ringeck who was nearly double her size. She was a very neutral Jenday and git along with ANY other bird...She was a unique Jenday I think. Though the male I used to own was very very affectionate. He git along with all my other birds besides the Kakatiki and ringneck.. but my kakariki was just a meant bum sometimes ^^

Anywho! Back to you.. Personaly I'd feel more comfortable going with your Jenday and one of those GCCs. I always ask about the bird-parents personalities, as it may affect the babies personality traits too. And yes, they are GORGEOUS! .

Sorry for my rambling.. :S

Magda, those GCC's are beautiful!

Jendays can breed with green cheek conures, too.....


Although I haven't seen that specific hybrid, hybrids between the pyrrhuras and large conures due tend to have a lot of potential health issues...



All in all though, it's up to you! Make sure you have separate cages for them and have the time to interact with both! And if you aren't prepared to handle hybridization, make sure the birds are the same sex! That way, even if they do mate, they can't reproduce!