Hello! I have a U2 girl that is the sweetest, most cuddly, friendly and gentle bird ever I've been thinking about getting her some companion so she isn't alone and lonely when I'm at work.
Male U2 is out of competition because of their agression towards females. A lot of parronts suggested a male ekkie as they tend to be very easy going and good with other species. Since my Lucy is a very small U2, there wouldn't be even much size difference to worry about.
Right now my friend has a chick, currently almost a month old (so there's still some time to think and make a decision) up for future adoption. His father is extremely sweet and has history of adopting and feeding a lot of fostered chicks of different species. The chick is being raised with both humans and a big mixed species flock, so he's going to be well accustomed with a lot of parrots including toos.
What is your experience with keeping male ekkies with different species?
And second question - I have a double cage that can be split in half with a divider grill, 2x2x1m. Do you think they could share the cage, with or without the divider?
Male U2 is out of competition because of their agression towards females. A lot of parronts suggested a male ekkie as they tend to be very easy going and good with other species. Since my Lucy is a very small U2, there wouldn't be even much size difference to worry about.
Right now my friend has a chick, currently almost a month old (so there's still some time to think and make a decision) up for future adoption. His father is extremely sweet and has history of adopting and feeding a lot of fostered chicks of different species. The chick is being raised with both humans and a big mixed species flock, so he's going to be well accustomed with a lot of parrots including toos.
What is your experience with keeping male ekkies with different species?
And second question - I have a double cage that can be split in half with a divider grill, 2x2x1m. Do you think they could share the cage, with or without the divider?