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Post by Pammy on Feb 24, 2014 22:09:39 GMT
No, it's not a good idea to mix bird species in a confined area, even in a big aviary. Mixing even cockatiels and budgies is controversial and while some of our members have done so with success, including myself, others are pretty firmly against the practice. Going beyond cockatiels and budgies together is just asking for trouble.
I do have my concerns about you and your mom stocking this wonderful, big aviary when it's only going to house the birds for two or three months of the year. What will you do with all those birds the other 9 or 10 months of the year? You won't want to stuff them into temporary quarters that are too small when in reality that will be their home most of the time.
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Feb 24, 2014 22:13:53 GMT
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Post by fayth on Feb 24, 2014 22:13:53 GMT
So we are only going to add 2 more budgies and 1-2 cockatiel we are going to add another one of our giant cages so that they have a wonderful place to live
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Post by dianapalmer on Feb 24, 2014 22:48:27 GMT
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Post by rdkntriker on Feb 24, 2014 22:55:49 GMT
When you bring the birds indoors where will you keep them, living room, dining room etc
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Feb 24, 2014 22:56:07 GMT
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Post by fayth on Feb 24, 2014 22:56:07 GMT
Of course pictured will come soon!! And thanks for the info!
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Feb 24, 2014 22:57:09 GMT
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Post by fayth on Feb 24, 2014 22:57:09 GMT
And I would keep them in my room where kiwi and Tweety are kept now! It had enough room and it's the quietest place in the house
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Feb 24, 2014 23:04:10 GMT
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Post by fayth on Feb 24, 2014 23:04:10 GMT
The budgie article says that it is ok to mix finches with budgies and cockatiels! I think if we ended up getting finches to put in our aviary we wouldn't get cockatiels! I think it would be great fun to raise/breed finches! It says it's ok to house them together as long as they have lots of space! And are fed their diet
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Post by rdkntriker on Feb 24, 2014 23:11:34 GMT
LOL you went from getting a hand feed budgie to getting an aviary for more wild birds. I remember you saying money was tight and that would not be a good time to have an aviary. Well that is my opinion. Also you may run into zoning issues if your living in a city. Best look at all angles and costs before jumping.
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Feb 24, 2014 23:20:04 GMT
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Post by fayth on Feb 24, 2014 23:20:04 GMT
Money isn't tight anymore we paid off boos vet and we are in a great place for money now! I'm really excited for this instead of another dog we decided to add birds to our aviary. As for the hand fed budgie we can still hand feed a baby
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Post by dianapalmer on Feb 25, 2014 1:20:34 GMT
Actually, I did not read the article to indicate budgies and cockatiels can be housed with finches.
The paragraph says:
"Finches may be housed with canaries provided that the temperament and body size of the finches and canaries are as similar as possible, and that the requirements of both species (dietary, housing, etc.) are being met. As always, separate the birds if they refuse to coexist peacefully. Never mix finches with hooked-bills (parrots)"
Both cockatiels and budgies are hooked-bills; they are types of parrots.
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Feb 25, 2014 1:31:43 GMT
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Post by fayth on Feb 25, 2014 1:31:43 GMT
I read the budgie one! It says it would be ok
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