Adding another birdie

Carl_Power

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Hey guys. I was wandering what things to expect when you add a second Parrot to the flock and your experiences from doing this. For example, did you become the 3rd wheel, did your first Parrot change, did you keep your bond or did all 3 of you bond to eachother, did they become really loud ect and any tips x

Another question i have is how to pick a new bird when you go to see some or what are the signs of being picked x
 
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Sunnyclover

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Sun Conure - Ollie- Hatched 08/18/16*

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Black Capped Conure -North- Hatched 10/10/18
I had many of the same questions a mear 6 months ago before I got Finley. I did not become the 3rd wheel and my birds are both bonded to me. I do and did keep them somewhat separated and it was a while before they got along to where I could trust them together if I didn't have full attention on them but we're there now. I was afraid they would bond to each other and they still could I suppose but probably not. Ollie my 1st bird hasn't changed at all, he is still a perfectionist and perfect and has still yet to bite me EVER! He always obeys and is smart and amazing. Our 2nd bird Finley is a sloppy, clumsy, and bitey doofus but he has an endearing quality to him that makes him very forgivable and likeable despite his other issues. He is the quintessential middle child, guess that means eventually I will have 3! Haha. Finley is louder than Ollie and at times they feed off eachothers noise but luckily neither of then scream for no reason. There is always a reason that I can identify so it's not bad at all. I do not regret getting a second bird but at times it is harder and I do feel like I ignore Ollie a bit because he is such an angel and Finn needs so much time but I hope he understands, he hasn't treated me differently so far so that is good. Another thing that is different is that we have more cages and more bird things in general now, our house looks like a bird sanctuary. And..there is more to clean up but it's not that bad because at least both my birds are potty trained so it's mostly just food crumbs and such I sweep up like 3 times a day. I Hope this helps! For more in detail you can follow our journey linked in my signature. (I know you have commented before).

Advise: Try to get 2 birds of the same sex so they are less likely to bond. Keep them apart especially in the beginning until you know the 2nd bird has bonded to you, a good way to tell this is that if he contact calls you when you leave the room and keeps calling you but doesn't contact call your other bird if he leaves the room as frantically as he calls you. That's how I knew that Fin has bonded to me, that and he will flop onto his back but only on my lap. Have patience! I had to learn that Finley is NOT Ollie and how I trained Ollie will not necessarily work on Finley. Don't get discouraged if your second bird bites more or isn't being trained as fast, each bird is an individual.
 
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Thanks for this, it does help and i do follow your thread and subscribed to your channel :) I know its more cleaning and work ect, all of that is no problem to me and Xander is so chill i could spend more time raising another bird but he will still get the same attention he gets now. His favourite thing is doing his own thing but with me in the room. He would be happy without any attention as long as im there. He is such easy work.

Honestly a new bird is more for him than me as excited as i am to get my new guy. I dont mind if they hit it off, infact that would be the best outcome and what i want but i kinda dont want to get shunned, i want to carry on training both daily and them to enjoy time with me and if that happens i dont even mind if they became cage mates ect down the line, id just get a huge cage. I want whats best for them but i need interaction with both daily and them to want that too x
 

Sunnyclover

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Sun Conure - Ollie- Hatched 08/18/16*

Nanday Conure -Finley- Hatched 10/07/17*

Turquoise Yellow Sided Green Cheek Conure -Paris- Hatched 03/03/18*

Black Capped Conure -North- Hatched 10/10/18
Glad I could help! Sounds like you won't loose the bond with either bird if you keep up training them both daily. I do recommend not introducing the 2nd bird right away though because you do want some kind of bond with the second bird so you are able to train him, hold him ect. Plus the 30 day quarantine period for disease control... unless the vet clears him sooner, that's what I did.
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