| Jean,
You may find it a bit difficult at first since she is a handfed baby
and needs the attention she has grown accustomed to (with handfeeding
and handling). If you do get another bird it should quiet her down
considerably, but not for awhile. At first you will get both of them
chirping away (probably) but it should subside within a few months or
so. (I am basing this on my experience with my two sets of
cockatiels).
I started out with a female cockatiel (not handfed) as the lone bird.
She was noisy at times but not too bad. After about 5 months I got
her a mate (beautiful male). They (especially the male) were noisy
the first few months but gradually quieted down to marital bliss
and child rearing. Now they hardly make a peep. The Male sings
occasionally but not much else.
I kept 2 babies out of the only brood they ever hatched and reared
(the others they stopped laying on 2-3 days before hatching).
It turned out that the two babies were male and female. Since
they always had eachother it is hard to say. They are not very
noisy and the male wolf whistles (thanks to my husband and son
teaching him). The female hardly ever makes a sound. Both
pairs are very content and cute together and are not much noise.
You may hear other stories.
If you cannot spend ample time with your little friend, I do
suggest that you get a mate for her. They are so very loving
together.
Best of luck! Let us know what you decide on.
Regards,
Denise
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| Hello everyone,
Well, I took the plunge and got Rosie a friend. The breeder I had
been dealing with set aside two Pied cockatiels for me, one male and
one female.
We brought Rosie along with us and had the breeder take a look at
her. Well, as it turns out, our Rosie girl is really a Rosie (boy).
The breeder, Linda, could tell by the small yellow feathers growing on
his head and by the white barring (as opposed to spotting) on the
flight feathers. Hence, we took home the male pied to be Rosie's
buddy.
His name is Sunny, because he has a bright yellow head that looks a
little ball of sunshine. Sunny is only 5/6 weeks old and still needs
to be handfed. I'll tell you, this has been an experience for me so
far, but I'm enjoying it. He's such a good baby bird! He is learning
to get around the cage and perches and he loves to sit on our
shoulders. He's also a copy cat. Whatever Rosie does, he tries to
do. Hopefully he will learn to eat on his own more quickly with Rosie
to teach him.
The two seem to get along well although I can't say that they are
real friends as yet. I have seen Rosie preening Sunny so I guess that
means acceptance. They (especially Rosie) talk to each other quite a
bit. This is nice change from the loud screeching Rosie used to do.
All in all I'm happy with my decision and I think that both birds
will be very happy with us and with each other.
Jeanne, (Rosie and Sunny)
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