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From: shelley@milton.u.washington.edu (Shelley Vogel)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: INDOOR : So how well do parakeets and cockatiels mix?
Message-ID: <5310@milton.u.washington.edu>
Date: 20 Jul 90 15:30:36 GMT
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In article <10521@lindy.Stanford.EDU> AS.RLS@forsythe.stanford.edu (Rosemary Switzer) writes:
>
>  I'm begging some information from all you folks who have
>more than one species of birds as pets. 

I too have parakeets and cockatiels.  In my experience, my parakeets
intimidate the dickens out of the cockatiels!  Even though I got the
cocktiel first, when I introduced the parakeets to the house (all the
birds get free out-of-the-cage time), the parakeets would, after
first getting used to the other birds, chase them all over!  If the
cocktiels would perch on the curtain rod, up would go the parakeet,
and edge along until the cocktiels would be forced to flee!  Rather
comic to watch, but not very much fun for the larger birds.


>I've placed his cage 1 foot
>away from Rikki and Ariel's, and he has forsaken his mirror
>for them (good sign?).  Rikki and Ariel, who are out a lot,
>haven't paid him a bit of attention.

If your cocktiels aren't backing away from the parakeet, it
may be, since they are older and  the parakeet is rather on
new ground, that he won't bother them.  But I'll bet once
he gets acclimated to his new surroundings, he'll get more
curious about the cocktiels, and invade their territory.
This could, of course, make them very unhappy!

I'd just open the cages and watch them closely to make sure the
little guy doesn't chase the cocktiels!

Good luck.

>Rosemary Switzer

Shelley