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[Yondo]

I have been thinking a lot on this recently.
But, before I start writing, I just want to say that I don't write this to be malicious or something, it's just of curiosity.

Those of you who have several birds of different species, how do you have time for them? If one parrot requires several hours of one-on-one time with their human, how is that possible when you for example have five or more birds of different species?

Like I said, I am just curious. =) I plan on maybe getting a BP2 or a Greenwing macaw later in life (when I have a house... and I'm only 15, so it will be a while before I have anything else than Saga, Yondo and then later a roommate for Saga )

[Baby5566]

You just spend as much time with them as you can. For example, I'm a bird trainer. So I have Macaw's, Conures, Cockatoo's etc around my house all the time, plus I have my own birds, 2 tiels and 5 keets. The owners of the birds I train PAY for their time with me. I also have a son who is 13 months old who needs his time with me.

I just carry my birds around, whenever I have to do something, the birds come with me. If I leave the house, one or 2 of the birds come with me. After 8pm, my son goes to bed and I have until 11pm *their bedtime* to spend time with all of my birds, we get them ALL out and play with them and love them. That's the only way, you just have to FIND time even when there isnt any.

[Yondo]

Thank you for your reply. =)

No one else?

[Baby5566]

Hey, now I have 2 Tiels, 15 Keets *7 will be sold*, 1 parrotlet coming home in a week and 1 orange wing amazon coming home in a few weeks. lol just an update.

[Abby]

It may look as though I have heaps of birds but the reality is only 3 of them are true pets and one of those is now my eldest sons bird. Most of my guys are aviary flock birds, or pairs who enjoy each others company. My sun spends time around the house with me inside, when I'm outside I spend time talking with my 'too and giving her kisses and head rubs. I just incorporate the birds into what I'm doing. My boys also love the birds so they talk to them and scratch their heads.

[mizbirdy]

Well, we have 4 birds, a blue crowned conure, a CAG & 2 cockatiels. The conure is mine, he has bonded to me so when I get home from work, I get him out of his cage & he's with me until we have supper, then he's with me until he goes to bed. The CAG is Randy's, she's bonded to him so she spends her time with him when he gets home from work. The tiels aren't hand tame yet, so we just let them be their own birds; we talk to them & all that but they aren't interested too much in us yet....

[Monica]

1 Cherry headed conure
1 mitred conure
6 cockatiels
3 budgies
2 bourkes

Cherry head is mainly hands of, but I still handle her for at least a few minutes out of each day.

Only one tiel is tame, and she mainly demands scritches and enjoys sitting on shoulder or exploring

Three tiels are semi tame, however being that two live with their parents still, they don't really get handled often, since it's a hassle to get them out of the cage, but once away they are fine... the other one is currently living alone, and enjoying it! She likes to come out of her cage and just 'hang out', not too much hands on, but she does enjoy the company.

Budgies aren't tame, bourkes, well only one is tame but she doesn't get handled much.

Then there's Charlie the mitred.... he'd love to be attached to me at all times if I allowed him! He tends to get the most attention, especially since he is a larger bird, and I can bring him out around the house without having to worry too much about the cats. I have no worry about leaving him in a room alone (if he's out) as he'll just fly to me! I wouldn't trust the cats around the other birds if they were out...

[The Outlaw]

I set a timer and change partners throughout the day when the timer rings. Its worked very well for many years.

Some days I have to do things differently. Occasionally, one bird will require more time or less time to interact. I have 9 larger parrots, mostly macaws and 4 of them are BGs. They play together all day long as if in a flock. Consequently, I really only have to entertain the other 5 intensely.

[peeker]

I have six birds, but only two bird types! Two of the Pionus are breeders and enjoy each others company. My BHP comes out on a shoulder and then later the Ekkies can be out together. Or.........my favorite way is to have Jax out in the morning while my husband and I have coffee...Tina (very well perch trained) and Ozzy in the afternoon and Ruby out late in the evening when her mind is more on quiet time and less on searching out good nesting spots lol!
Sometimes I choose someone to buddy up with when I go in to town as well!

[The Outlaw]

Christy:

Nice to see you posting again.