BruceTheQuail
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- Jun 12, 2016
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Hi. We have an eckie hen ("Bird"). She is about 3, we have had her for a year. She is very healthy, and for the most part is nice though she will bite (has done ever since we have had her) and is quite bossy. Essentially in temperament she is like a clucky lovebird hen, and we have had a lot of experience with them (at the cost of maybe a litre of blood).
We have a young **** eclectus, Parker. He is a lovely, gentle boy about a year old. Her is just sarting to talk well and plays a lot. We had bought the hen essentially to keep Parker company (we got her while we were waiting for him to be weaned). But ultimately she is a bit of a bully to him, if they are out at the same time she will go to his cage and nip his feet.
We are thinking of something else as company for Parker. There is usually someone around the house, and he is next to Bird, but it would be nice if he had a male playmate. I was thinking of a blue fronted amazon but my reservation is that they live a lot longer than the eclectus and there might be a trauma when one outlived the other for a long time. Another option is another male eckie, or maybe a caique. Or maybe do nothing.
Has anyone any thoughts about that?
We have a young **** eclectus, Parker. He is a lovely, gentle boy about a year old. Her is just sarting to talk well and plays a lot. We had bought the hen essentially to keep Parker company (we got her while we were waiting for him to be weaned). But ultimately she is a bit of a bully to him, if they are out at the same time she will go to his cage and nip his feet.
We are thinking of something else as company for Parker. There is usually someone around the house, and he is next to Bird, but it would be nice if he had a male playmate. I was thinking of a blue fronted amazon but my reservation is that they live a lot longer than the eclectus and there might be a trauma when one outlived the other for a long time. Another option is another male eckie, or maybe a caique. Or maybe do nothing.
Has anyone any thoughts about that?