I just bought my first Quaker about 2 months ago, and she's now 5 months old. This was my first bird. The lady at the pet store had told us that most Quakers are family birds, instead of just one person birds, and that they can be a bit cage aggressive. Well, with this being my first bird, I was a little worried about the cage aggressiveness, as I'm not too fond of being bitten by a big mean bird. BUT... I got her home and she immediately took to me. She doesn't care for anyone else in the family, and will only let me touch her. She absolutely refuses to have anything to do with my wife, and will not even take treats from her. She's also not cage aggressive at all to me. In fact, she hates her cage and would rather be with me 24/7. In only 2 months I've gotten to know her personality inside and out, and she's quite the loving companion.
My wife was quite disappointed that the Quaker took only to me, so we bought a Sun Conure for her the 3 or 4 days ago. He's 11 months old and was owned by a small family. They were unaware that the Sun Conure could talk, and had him on a diet of mostly sun flower seeds. Well we've gotten him home and he's taken to me as well. He too won't let anyone else touch him. He also says "step up" when he wants to get on my shoulder. Now the hard thing is to try to transition him to Roudybush pellets. I have some of the California Blend coming in the mail tomorrow to help with the transition. Other than that he's also the perfect bird, although I'm still trying to get to know his personality.
My wife was quite disappointed that the Quaker took only to me, so we bought a Sun Conure for her the 3 or 4 days ago. He's 11 months old and was owned by a small family. They were unaware that the Sun Conure could talk, and had him on a diet of mostly sun flower seeds. Well we've gotten him home and he's taken to me as well. He too won't let anyone else touch him. He also says "step up" when he wants to get on my shoulder. Now the hard thing is to try to transition him to Roudybush pellets. I have some of the California Blend coming in the mail tomorrow to help with the transition. Other than that he's also the perfect bird, although I'm still trying to get to know his personality.