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Meyers. Male vs female temperament?

Ashnic

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Hi there, pretty set on a Meyers. I've done a stack of research!
Have you noticed much difference in male/female behaviour?
A preference between the two?
I've always gone for males with tiels, budgies, and lorikeets. Thoughts?
 

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I am also curious, so just getting in touch with this post. Hopefully a Meyer's owner can share some of their experiences with us. :)
 

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I can only share my experience with one Meyer’s — a female I adopted several years ago when she was 17.

I don’t know how typical this behavior is, I have no idea how much of it is gender-based vs personal quirks, and I have no clue how much of it was influenced by her life before me, which I knew very little about.

She was:

-Hated all other birds.
-Loved to sit on my shoulder.
-Liked to cuddle under my chin.
-Liked affection and to be scratched and kissed on her head.
-Not aggressive with other people but didn’t seek out others for affection.
-Would willingly walk onto or fly to some friends, especially other men like me.
-Liked me the most but was not possessive of me when it came to other humans.
-However, she was possessive of me when I adopted a second parrot (a CAG).
-LOVED to fly and was very agile.
-Had some mood swings but nothing terrible.
-Fairly “quiet” by parrot standards.
-Overall, a very lovely bird.

Good luck!
 

Ashnic

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I can only share my experience with one Meyer’s — a female I adopted several years ago when she was 17.

I don’t know how typical this behavior is, I have no idea how much of it is gender-based vs personal quirks, and I have no clue how much of it was influenced by her life before me, which I knew very little about.

She was:

-Hated all other birds.
-Loved to sit on my shoulder.
-Liked to cuddle under my chin.
-Liked affection and to be scratched and kissed on her head.
-Not aggressive with other people but didn’t seek out others for affection.
-Would willingly walk onto or fly to some friends, especially other men like me.
-Liked me the most but was not possessive of me when it came to other humans.
-However, she was possessive of me when I adopted a second parrot (a CAG).
-LOVED to fly and was very agile.
-Had some mood swings but nothing terrible.
-Fairly “quiet” by parrot standards.
-Overall, a very lovely bird.

Good luck!
Thank you, that's great feedback. She sounds like a lovely Birdy.
Seems like females might be more common. Haven't run into anyone with boys yet.
Love the pics. The box one :xflove::xflove:
 

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I have two males.
I would say in terms of temperament, it may vary bird by bird, and how they are raised.

Both my males are very different. I got both through a rescue. The older one has had a really rough past, prior to joining our family. As a result, he does not like women, but is a total ham with any men. He and I, over the 10+ years he's been here, have gotten to be on better terms (he does not try to attack me nearly as much) but he is definitively more my spouse's bird.

The younger one bounced around a little at a young age. I got him before his second hatchday and he was a bit skittish, but mostly due to having had little interactions for the previous few months. After some time here, he did start getting more social and he's a great bird. Loves attention, is good with some of my birds (not with the other Meyer's though).
 

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@Shade How do your Meyers react to other birds when they don't want attention?

When my parrotlets are a bit bonkers my Plumhead will open his beak at them and sometimes walks toward them, but he is very chill. He doesn't chase them or pursue them. He mostly just says, "hey guys leave me alone." Then he goes back to his business. So they tend to all get a long fairly well in the common play place. They even forage on the floor together. Always supervised of course.

Just daydreaming. Meyer Parrots are so cute and I wonder how they could fit into my routine.
 

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Petey, the eldest Meyer's, does not do well with others. He's fine if they give him his space, but will lash out if they get too close.
Zuri, the youngest, gets along nicely with my Senegal. They preen each other. If one of them does not want to give/receive attention from the other, they'll be mostly vocal and gives us a chance to separate them if needed.
 
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