We currently own a small and sweet parakeet (budgie) named Skeeter - he's not a great flier but he gets around and we let him fly the house frequently and have "play stations" for him in my children's rooms. He has a room of his own off the kitchen with a large cage and unless we are actively playing with him, he stays in his closed cage, he likes it and feels safe there. Most of the time, we keep him in his cage but he can see us and talk to us when we are in the kitchen. It's a nice sunny room with lots of windows and he can see and hear lots of activity in the house and the kids playing outside. Great room for birds.
My sister has asked us to take a 12 year old Blue Fronted Amazon Parrot that was given to her a few years ago. She installed a gas fireplace and had to move him to an area of their home where he can't see people -- and he is very unhappy. I don't know anything about these birds.
We have a very lively home with lots of children and pets (snake, bird, dogs, cat) so we are happy to take him. Bucky (parrot) is a little moody but that might be because he's lonely. Bucky does not fly at all. We want to move Bucky into the same room with our parakeet but in his own cage. Can we do that? Will they be upset if they can see each other but not get to each other? I read that they can't be alone together because Bucky might hurt the budgie. Bucky is used to being able to go in and out of his cage with doors open. Will that be ok if the parakeet stays in a closed cage and they are in the same room? Or should they go in totally separate rooms? Thanks for any advice. We hope for a peaceful and happy transition!