ShreddedOakAviary
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- Jul 13, 2011
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- Parrots
- M2's, U2's, G2's, RB2's, VOS, RLA's, BFA's, DYHA's, Dusky Pionus, Blue and Green Quakers, Meyers Parrots, VOS, GW Macaw's, Harlequin Macaws, Tiels, YNA, TAG's, CAG's, Blue Crown Conures, Red sided Ecl
I can't stand hybrid parrots. Macaws and Cockatoos bug me most... now I am facing a situation that has me reconsidering the topic slightly. I have a male Dusky Pionus that was given to me by a lady who couldn't tame him. I have kept him as a pet while I have searched and searched for a mate. If he sees any other bird he starts throwing up and going through his little mating ritual. I have been looking for a mate for him for over 3 years (black palms and hyacinths are much easier to find than a dusky Pionus). A while back I was given a white cap female. However upon looking at her I realized she is a hybrid (white cap crossed with a Maximilian. So here I sit with 2 Pionus of opposite sexes who feed eachother and try to mate everyday at playtime. I lock them in separate cages, but the female has started chewing her feathers and neither of them eats right when they are caged separately. The hen has lost quite a bit of weight because she only eats when they are out together. So my question is what would you do? I have a hybrid hen who unless I get over a my irritation fir hybrids she can never have a mate, and a Dusky who is so desperate he use to try and mount my baby amazons I was feeding. They want to be together, but I don't want to be condemned to "aviculture hell" for allowing them ti be together. I have kept them in separate rooms and the female stopped eating... before you give advice on how to calm them down please understand that these are not my first parrots and I breed parrots for a living and rescue others as a passion. Thanks.