Hello all
As some of you know, I recently purchased a lovely female cockatiel. I was hoping for a male but obviously didn't know how to sex them while I was there in the store lol. She's a beautiful cinnamon split to pied. Not tame but I'm slowly working on it. She still hisses when I get close to the cage to feed or water her.
Previously I had seen an ad on Facebook for a blue Quaker. I looked, but there were a number of comments on him already (everyone wanted him for Christmas) so I just assumed he'd sell quickly and there were too many people in line. So I forgot about it and went on about my business. Yesterday I came across the ad again. He was still available! No one had the Christmas money available to purchase him even though he was reasonably priced. I had to ask about him; he's just beautiful.
Come to find out, this lady breeds blues, pallid blues, and greens! She also breeds Cockatiels. And is within reasonable driving distance. I now have the option to do a partial trade with my Cockatiel for the Quaker!
What would you do? I had originally wanted another Quaker but they aren't as widely available here as Cockatiels are and I couldn't find many. The ones I did find were snatched up before I had a chance at them since they were from private individuals rather than a breeder.
The blue Quaker is 2 years old, surgically sexed male, and does talk. And evidently cage aggressive because she has to use a towel to get him to step up so she can get him out of his cage. She says he will come out if you leave the door open but it takes a while. He's not a screamer or a plucker.
If I trade for the blue, will him and Piper eventually bond to each other and want nothing to do with me? Can two birds be pair bonded and still be friendly with their owner? I love Piper just how she is and I don't want to mess it up. If I got the blue, I'd more than likely keep them separated for fear they would pair bond and ruin my bond with them.
What do you all think? I don't know much about multiple bird households. Would having two Quakers be different than if I kept the Cockatiel and thus had one Quaker and one Tiel? Obviously if I wound up with both Quakers and they were opposite sexes then there's more to worry about. I don't want any babies. But I'm fairly certain Piper is a male even though I still call her "she".
Please advise
As some of you know, I recently purchased a lovely female cockatiel. I was hoping for a male but obviously didn't know how to sex them while I was there in the store lol. She's a beautiful cinnamon split to pied. Not tame but I'm slowly working on it. She still hisses when I get close to the cage to feed or water her.
Previously I had seen an ad on Facebook for a blue Quaker. I looked, but there were a number of comments on him already (everyone wanted him for Christmas) so I just assumed he'd sell quickly and there were too many people in line. So I forgot about it and went on about my business. Yesterday I came across the ad again. He was still available! No one had the Christmas money available to purchase him even though he was reasonably priced. I had to ask about him; he's just beautiful.
Come to find out, this lady breeds blues, pallid blues, and greens! She also breeds Cockatiels. And is within reasonable driving distance. I now have the option to do a partial trade with my Cockatiel for the Quaker!
What would you do? I had originally wanted another Quaker but they aren't as widely available here as Cockatiels are and I couldn't find many. The ones I did find were snatched up before I had a chance at them since they were from private individuals rather than a breeder.
The blue Quaker is 2 years old, surgically sexed male, and does talk. And evidently cage aggressive because she has to use a towel to get him to step up so she can get him out of his cage. She says he will come out if you leave the door open but it takes a while. He's not a screamer or a plucker.
If I trade for the blue, will him and Piper eventually bond to each other and want nothing to do with me? Can two birds be pair bonded and still be friendly with their owner? I love Piper just how she is and I don't want to mess it up. If I got the blue, I'd more than likely keep them separated for fear they would pair bond and ruin my bond with them.
What do you all think? I don't know much about multiple bird households. Would having two Quakers be different than if I kept the Cockatiel and thus had one Quaker and one Tiel? Obviously if I wound up with both Quakers and they were opposite sexes then there's more to worry about. I don't want any babies. But I'm fairly certain Piper is a male even though I still call her "she".
Please advise
