do you leave your birds during the day?

[dan4]

I leave my IRN during the day, 5 days a week. He doesnt seem overly bothered by this so far, he does pace sometimes when I'm there but I feel this is more to get out the cage for some training etc

I'll be leaving the new cockatoo as well however they will be in a room together, I've bought a small radio to leave on during the day. I'm hoping they will keep eachother occupied with the music, toys and chatting. What does anyone else do?

[pennyandrocky]

no I don't leave them. I left once to visit my mom thinking mya would be ok since my boyfriend, her favorite person, had the day off from work. she screamed for 3 days. now if I leave for more than an hour I take her with me.

[JaydeParrot]

no I don't leave them. I left once to visit my mom thinking mya would be ok since my boyfriend, her favorite person, had the day off from work. she screamed for 3 days. now if I leave for more than an hour I take her with me.

Is it possible to take a parrot to work with you or is this america?

[Pajarita]

My birds are alone for hours during the day but there's a number of them together (and I always try to have two of each species) and they are not caged so they interact with each other all the time.

[pennyandrocky]

some friends of mine are lucky enough to be able to take their birds to work. i'm a stay at home mom who does childcare for extra income for the family. my son's father works and makes enough for me to do this. but if I go visit friends or family she comes too.

[terri]

Hi ,I work 8-3 [I have 3 Toos] .I get up and make sure they have some time out before I leave. I think whats important .Is to try right off ,get your out of cage time established [and be consistent].Two of mine were rehomes with problems. For some reason they were very insecure .Until they were consistently taken out. Do something realistic you can keep up with. BTW [I bet both birds will enjoy each others company] The radios a good idea

[cml]

Yes, they are alone for 5 hours a day on weekdays.

Thats why we have two, they keep each other company !

Also:

I've bought a small radio to leave on during the day. I'm hoping they will keep eachother occupied with the music, toys and chatting. What does anyone else do?

This is a great thing, I got a radio as well - set to start and turn off during the day with a timer. This allows them to have the entertainment, but also a couple of hours of quiet.

[Pajarita]

Yes, they need quiet at noon for their rest period so timers are a great idea.

[Eric&Rebecca]

I do leave mine, but that's we got two. Usually my partner is home but he's working in a separate part of the house so its almost like he's not there. They have a large cage but are still out well over 4 hours per day.

[EleriDragonfly]

My budgies are left alone for 10 hours a day, 4 days a week. Of course they don't care as they have each other. But even when I had just Wheatley he didn't care, he prefers other birds to me. He tolerates me xD But I would always leave the radio on for him and he was fine.