by Wolf » Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:23 am
First question is how long have you had each one of these birds? There is a significant difference in the ages of these two birds which is going to work against you if not right now in just a few months as the Jenday will go through puberty and become an adult before the quaker. Adult birds do not generally have much to do with baby or juvenile birds.
While it is possible to get them to get along well enough to be out of their cages at the same time, the differences in these two species lifestyles is great enough that I would not count on any more than that in their relationship to each other.
Introductions of one parrot with another is a time consuming process and needs to be done slowly. They can not just be put together the way that dogs and cats often are. I begin introductions after quarantine is over ( about 30 days), by placing their cages near each other so that they can see and talk to each other. I do not start by letting them out at the same time, I let them out one at a time and observe their behaviors. During this initial period I do not allow either bird to land on the other birds cage so as to keep them from biting the others toes off. Parrots are territorial and protective of their cages. Usually after a week or two of this I will begin to let them out at the same time, if they are both fully flighted. This requires close supervision to prevent them from attacking each other, sometimes this requires two people to keep them apart enough so that they do not fight. Until I am sure that I can keep them from fighting I do not place them closer than one foot to each other and make certain that when they do get close to each other that I am right there within easy reach of both of them.
There is no guarantee that any bird will accept any other bird into its flock, or that they will ever get along. This is true even if you have two birds of the same species and opposite genders.