Hello everyone!
I'm looking for some expert thoughts/opinions regarding my Quaker Parrot, JJ and my Budgies Fay and Cooper. JJ just joined us about six months ago as an emergency foster turned permanent resident. The scenario is this: Both birds are in the same room; I have a family member who is allergic to birds so all birds stay in the bird room but still get plenty of interaction with people. The budgies are free to fly all day; I only lock them in their cage at night. JJ's cage is only open when I'm home (a good part of every day) although I'm not actually in the room all the time. The budgie cage is on a table against one wall, JJ's double cage is on the top bunk of a bunk bed. This has worked out great as JJ cannot fly and the budgies have never really been interested in the top bunk. In this way, JJ has the whole top bunk with outside perches and a play area, and the budgies have the rest of the room. However, recently I have found my female budgie, Fay, who is a Bold Adventurer, perched on or near JJ's cage. On his outside rope perch, his natural branch play perch, on the top of his open cage door. Each time, JJ seems aware of her being there and completely unconcerned, but I can't help but be concerned! JJ will be aggressive with people other than me getting too close to/messing with his cage and I wonder if Fay could do something to trigger him to lash out at her. Fay has been around other birds her whole life and I hope would be able to read body language and fly out of there and JJ can't fly. But I don't know if he could be quick enough to bite her. There is zero aggression right now, not even any actual interaction, but the size difference is so significant. Has anyone else had budgies and bigger birds in the same room? Is this dangerous? Or am I worrying over nothing? Any thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated!
I'm looking for some expert thoughts/opinions regarding my Quaker Parrot, JJ and my Budgies Fay and Cooper. JJ just joined us about six months ago as an emergency foster turned permanent resident. The scenario is this: Both birds are in the same room; I have a family member who is allergic to birds so all birds stay in the bird room but still get plenty of interaction with people. The budgies are free to fly all day; I only lock them in their cage at night. JJ's cage is only open when I'm home (a good part of every day) although I'm not actually in the room all the time. The budgie cage is on a table against one wall, JJ's double cage is on the top bunk of a bunk bed. This has worked out great as JJ cannot fly and the budgies have never really been interested in the top bunk. In this way, JJ has the whole top bunk with outside perches and a play area, and the budgies have the rest of the room. However, recently I have found my female budgie, Fay, who is a Bold Adventurer, perched on or near JJ's cage. On his outside rope perch, his natural branch play perch, on the top of his open cage door. Each time, JJ seems aware of her being there and completely unconcerned, but I can't help but be concerned! JJ will be aggressive with people other than me getting too close to/messing with his cage and I wonder if Fay could do something to trigger him to lash out at her. Fay has been around other birds her whole life and I hope would be able to read body language and fly out of there and JJ can't fly. But I don't know if he could be quick enough to bite her. There is zero aggression right now, not even any actual interaction, but the size difference is so significant. Has anyone else had budgies and bigger birds in the same room? Is this dangerous? Or am I worrying over nothing? Any thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated!
