reddfoxx79
New member
- Mar 4, 2021
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- Parrots
- Fennel, Solomon Eclectus female (12/25/20)..... Lulu, Solomon Eclectus female (10/1/20)..... Vegas, Harlequin macaw (2/2/21)
Hi. I'm new here. My daughter has an apartment attached to our house. She's getting an ekkie in a couple weeks, who is a 12-week-old female, almost weaned. The ekkie screams and acts a little bratty, she's super cute, and I attribute her orneriness to her just being a baby bird. At the store, she shares an aviary wall with a 20-week-old female ekkie, and they play through the glass and look for each other throughout the day. The older ekkie had a brother with her until a couple weeks ago, and the people who raised her said she's definitely acting more subdued since he left. While the younger one plays a lot in her cage, the older one just sits. I held her today for the first time, and after a few minutes, she started playing, tried to vocalize, and perched on my shoulder with one foot up. It seems to me that she needs a home, and people, and attention.
The older ekkie is sweet, doesn't scream, likes to be out and about, and isn't a huge fan of petting (which I read on here is okay). She's the kind of bird (they said) who wants to be around you without being in your face all the time. I think it would be a good idea to get both females.
The younger one would live in my daughter's apartment and the older one would live in my home office. We would like to take them to the outside aviary periodically in the yard for sunshine and playtime together. Now, we are new bird owners as far as these parrots go. I've had finches (I have two now), parakeets, canaries, and cockatiels. I know this is a whole different ballgame.
The people at the store who hand raised both birds said they would love if the ekkies could go to the same house, and it would be good for both of them in regards to their socialization and overall development. Is this true? What do you bird experts think? Thanks so much!
The older ekkie is sweet, doesn't scream, likes to be out and about, and isn't a huge fan of petting (which I read on here is okay). She's the kind of bird (they said) who wants to be around you without being in your face all the time. I think it would be a good idea to get both females.
The younger one would live in my daughter's apartment and the older one would live in my home office. We would like to take them to the outside aviary periodically in the yard for sunshine and playtime together. Now, we are new bird owners as far as these parrots go. I've had finches (I have two now), parakeets, canaries, and cockatiels. I know this is a whole different ballgame.
The people at the store who hand raised both birds said they would love if the ekkies could go to the same house, and it would be good for both of them in regards to their socialization and overall development. Is this true? What do you bird experts think? Thanks so much!