In need of some suggestions for my bird room

JoeJoe

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Apr 18, 2014
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Charlotte, NC
Parrots
1x - Green Alexandrine - 1x Green Quaker - 3x Lovebirds - 2x Cockatiels - 2x Zebra Finches
Attached is a image. That is my room, and the cages are holding my birds.

Extra Large Cage (Brown) = 2 Cockatiels
Large Cage (Black) = 1 Quaker
Medium Cage (Blue) = 1 Rosy Lovebird
Small Cage (Purple) = 2 Zebra Finches

Every single day, these birds get fresh water dishes & fresh food. The ones that I take out of the cage are the single birds, the quaker + lovebird. I do not take them out at the same time though :confused::p. They eat Zupreem Pellets (except for the finches) as well as some Kaytee Forti Seed Mixture. Some times I will feed them various fruits when I can handle preparing everything for them and putting it in their cages. Oh, and some nutri-berries too. My Quaker loves eating those. He is the most tame of the bunch considering he lets me hold him when out of cage.

What I wanted to ask for is just some basic suggestions for an owner feeling out of touch with his birds. To explain, I feel like they aren't as active/happy/chirpy as they should be. Therefor, this causes stress on me because I always feel like I'm not doing my job despite the fact I feed them every day.

Could it be that my birds are still very young and just not being as social for this reason? I don't understand why you get the sense that birds in some pet shops are much more active/happy?

Also, how could I get my Lovebird to sit with me on my bed and not fly from me? His wings have been clipped, once, but I don't believe I would do this again.

suggestions would be great
 

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Lovebird

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Jan 4, 2014
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Peach Faced Lovebirds- Maxwell and Claire
Dream Bird: U2
I think that you should get bigger cages for all your birds. Are they tamed? The quaker is really in need of the larger cage, I recommend one of those with a play top! And for the lovie it takes practice and time. I'm working on it too with my lovies. o_O
 

RavensGryf

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Jan 19, 2014
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College Station, Texas
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Red Bellied Parrot /
Ruppell's Parrot /
Bronze Winged Pionus /
English Budgie
Right now it looks like half bird room and half bedroom or spare bedroom mixed together.

Hard to say without seeing the rest of the room and how much space there is, but I would organize all the bird cages and bird stuff in one area, and the "other" furniture and stuff in the other half of the room. So, two separate 'rooms' in one room. This is what I plan to do when I move. Hang some stuff (swings, boings, climbing nets, etc) from the ceiling over or by the cages, get a floor playstand if you don't have one... It'll look real nice, and the birds will probably like it too!
 

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