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Post by urgeoverkill on Jan 26, 2011 10:39:44 GMT 10
Hi again
Just wondering if anyone could tell me if golden shoudlered and red rump parrots would be ok with king parrots, princess parrots and neophemas?
I know red rumps and golden shoulders are of the same family
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Post by avinet on Jan 26, 2011 18:33:58 GMT 10
Hi again Just wondering if anyone could tell me if golden shoudlered and red rump parrots would be ok with king parrots, princess parrots and neophemas? I know red rumps and golden shoulders are of the same family Red-rumps and Golden-shoulders are potentially aggressive species when breeding, capable of killing larger birds. As a general principle most species can be kept together as long as there is no intention of breeding - as soon as a nest box is introduced then territorial aggression becomes a big problem. It is possible to get away with it - there is always the exception to the rule - but the chances are high you wont. Bird such as Princesses, Regents, Superbs, Neophemas, Kings and Crimson-wings are generally good. Rosellas, Australian Ringnecks, the Red-rump group are bad. Many exotics can be a problem - quite variable though even within a species. If your aim is to have a nice display aviary without breeding, then you can mix many species OK - if you want to breed then dividing your aviary into separate flights - say 3m x 1.2m - will allow you to keep a range of breeding species. cheers, Mike |
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Post by flossy on Jan 26, 2011 19:22:00 GMT 10
So Mike, when you say a display aviary and mixed species are ok, does that mean, single birds of that species. I know that seems like a stupid question, but I wanted to check. It's always been my dream to have a nice display aviary, without the breeding woes etc.
I have an empty aviary - it's about 8ft square and 6ft high. And I would love to make it a display aviary as I said.....do you recommend anything in particular? I would appreciate anyones input.
I know this is similar to a lot of threads....so sorry for doubling up!
But thanks!
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Post by avinet on Jan 27, 2011 12:00:31 GMT 10
So Mike, when you say a display aviary and mixed species are ok, does that mean, single birds of that species. I know that seems like a stupid question, but I wanted to check. It's always been my dream to have a nice display aviary, without the breeding woes etc. I have an empty aviary - it's about 8ft square and 6ft high. And I would love to make it a display aviary as I said.....do you recommend anything in particular? I would appreciate anyones input. I know this is similar to a lot of threads....so sorry for doubling up! But thanks! It doesn't have to be single birds, but it helps. Some of the best and most successful I've seen had only males in them - once you introduce a female or two then the male hormones take over, even though it might be a different species. That applies to a parrot display aviary but if we talk about a habitat aviary then the most successful habitat type aviaries are not parrot aviaries. A habitata aviary implies living plants and shrubs and as we all know parrots love to chew and can rapidly strip bare any living plants. The most successful habitat aviaries are usually finch aviaries, which are non-destructive of living plants and in fact do best in such an aviary because of the live insects that are encouraged to visit and live in the aviary. Small doves and quail can also be added, and the smaller lorikeets such a Little, Purple-crown and Varied are also non- destructive and love any flowering nector bearing shrubs. You may also get away with Neophemas but some of those will certainly quietly nibble away at living plants. In the space you have you are really looking at Neophemas, and if you eliminate any females, maybe conures (we had no problems with Green-cheeks in our mixed shop aviaries) and even Quakers. Princesses of course, and even Red-rumps and Mulgas don't seem to have any problems as long as the breeding urge isn't there. The problem is of course that most birds are happiest if they have a mate - and many won't socialize with other species, and so are pretty depressed if they are mate-less. A bit of an ethical problem there  cheers, Mike |
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Post by flossy on Jan 27, 2011 14:38:37 GMT 10
Thanks Mike....I really appreciate all that info. Mmm....I really don't know what to do. I am in two minds, at present we have 6 suspendeds in there that we used for our Conures etc, but since having sold them all - due to financial issues - it's looking very sad. I would like to remove the suspendeds and just have a nice peaceful aviary. If that means having a few pairs, then perhaps that's what I shall do. I guess a pair of princesses, a pair of red rumps and a pair of scarlets...do you think that would be ok? Or could I have another pair or two? I don't want it overcrowded of course....could I put some finches in there? or are they hard to look after. I know NOTHING about them, so that was just a brain fart moment...lol. The aviary has a concrete floor, but I have no prbs putting some puts in there with grasses etc...in fact, I wanted to do that anyway.... Hmmm....I can picture what I want.....but not sure for the sake of the birds, if it's the way to go. Thanks again for all your help  |
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Post by flossy on Jan 27, 2011 14:39:55 GMT 10
and that was POTS not puts! lol....  |
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