by Wolf » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:24 am
Well, personally, I like to have two birds of any species, usually a male and female. Everyone likes to have a viable companion, someone to talk with and share with and for me that includes all of my animals, I am not interested in breeding any of them. It can make it more difficult when it comes to training, but that is a small price to pay for them to be happier, I think. Will it affect your bond with your bird? In all likelihood, yes, to some degree it will, but it will not destroy the bond and since they will be a bit more independent of you, this could easily work to your benefit as well as theirs.
Should you decide to get a second bird you need to consider what you are wanting from both of them, you should also consider things such as the ages and sexes of the birds. I really think that you need to consider if you in fact want the second bird, as I am of the opinion that you should want the second bird as much for yourself as for your current bird, others may or may not agree with me on this. Age and sex are also both important factors to consider and for this reason, I suggest that you have your current bird DNA sexed. With most birds that you are thinking of housing in the same space it is usually better if they are of opposing sexes as they are less likely to fight with each other. Age is also important as you have an adult bird and it will not normally want much to do with a juvenile bird that is not its own offspring. They could just ignore each other but if they are in a cage together then the adult bird may hurt the younger bird and you would not want either of them to be injured. The age may not be so important as long as you don't plan on housing them together in the same cage at least until the younger bird attains adulthood in a couple of years. This could allow you time to train and bond with the new and younger bird first. But if you are thinking of a companion for your current bird in less time than this you would be better off in finding an adult of the opposite sex that chooses you, perhaps a good place to look is at an avian rescue. And don't forget that if you choose to get a new bird regardless of age or sex or even species that it must be quarantined for at least 30 days to protect them both from diseases.