Hi Guys. Today I brought home a Rose Breasted Cockatoo (Galah) which was in the petshop for quite a while now. She is a hand reared 1 year old with a whole lot of personality. I took to this bird when I first saw her but could not resist her today.
My quandry is that we already have an African Grey (Congo). At the beginning he was quite a challenge as he was in a bad way having been badly handled by previous owners.He's about 3 years old as far as I can make out. However Gizmo is well settled down but is definately a one-man bird. Lately he has allowed my wife to handle him albeit in a limited manner. But it's a step forward.
So far he does not seem too fussed and is not really aggressive towards the Galah. Apart from the normal Grey posture of "come here so I can bite you head down neck fluffed type of thing" He has the run of the house and no cage but a three tiered arrangement of perches, toys, feeders etc that takes up one corner of the lounge. I put the Galah,my Daughter named her pinkie, on the bottom tier. In order to not interfere with his sense of dominance over his area. Do any of you guys see any problems with this arrangement? I do not want to cause any setbacks to the large improvements in Gizmo's behavior and wellbeing in general. But I also wanted to introduce a parrot that was more gentle and approachable to the rest of the family. My thinking might also be erroneous but I thought that she (the Galah) might teach Gizzie that it's OK to let others than I be trusted. Your views greatly appreciated.
Also wishing a great new year to all you guys.
William
My quandry is that we already have an African Grey (Congo). At the beginning he was quite a challenge as he was in a bad way having been badly handled by previous owners.He's about 3 years old as far as I can make out. However Gizmo is well settled down but is definately a one-man bird. Lately he has allowed my wife to handle him albeit in a limited manner. But it's a step forward.
So far he does not seem too fussed and is not really aggressive towards the Galah. Apart from the normal Grey posture of "come here so I can bite you head down neck fluffed type of thing" He has the run of the house and no cage but a three tiered arrangement of perches, toys, feeders etc that takes up one corner of the lounge. I put the Galah,my Daughter named her pinkie, on the bottom tier. In order to not interfere with his sense of dominance over his area. Do any of you guys see any problems with this arrangement? I do not want to cause any setbacks to the large improvements in Gizmo's behavior and wellbeing in general. But I also wanted to introduce a parrot that was more gentle and approachable to the rest of the family. My thinking might also be erroneous but I thought that she (the Galah) might teach Gizzie that it's OK to let others than I be trusted. Your views greatly appreciated.
Also wishing a great new year to all you guys.
William