I can't believe it

[SumitaSinh]

I have been told that amazons are quite possessive about their human, they do not usually tolerate smaller birds. But Inca always tries to befriend the budgies (though the budgie boys do not bother about him and start toe patrolling the moment Inca lands on their cage).
Inca is showing similar tendency to Rio... He flock calls for him.... He flies to Rio's cage. Naturally they have different outing time, but Inca becomes very excited to see Rio on my hand.
Today evening, we were sitting at living room. Inca was outside. He flew to Rio's cage top. After some time suddenly Inca started feeding Rio!! We were amazed, it was so unexpected and it was so very cute, probably the cutest thing Inca has ever done!
@Fuzzy , @Greylady1966 , you also have mixed flock with Amazon. Please tell me is it normal thing for a zon. @Fuzzy , I know your Ollie (RIP) was a friend of Kobe. Have you seen such behavior?

 

[Pixiebeak]

awww
My quakers and gcc feed the budgies...sometimes I wonder if they think they are chick's

 

[Fuzzy]

That’s so cute! Ollie (Orange wing) adored Kobe (Pionus) as you know. They used to preen each other a lot. Ollie was also fascinated by my Mum’s budgie (he used to like sitting on top of the budgie’s cage) and he was the only one I trusted to be kind and gentle when “playing” with the blind Chico. It probably depends on the individual bird. Although JoeJoe (another Orange wing) is gentle to humans, he’s not so gentle with the other birds. I would consider letting them out together. Kobe is much faster than the Amazons at taking off and flying, so I’m not worried about having them all out together despite size difference.

 

[Xoetix]

Oh my gosh! How absolutely adorable!

 

[Mockinbirdiva]

While it may seem cute I personally wouldn’t allow it. There are strange pairings with birds of different species and sizes. But…. Inca can EAsily remove Rio’s beak.

 

[Greylady1966]

Billy loves Howard, he sings to him, talks to him and is always checking to see where he's at when Howard is in another room. Koko loves Billy and will try her hardest to climb up his house to see him. I've held Koko by Billy's house when he's in it and I haven't seen any anger in either one of them but I'm not comfortable letting them out together. Koko lived with a cockatoo before us, so she might be used to having a parrot up close. Than there's Howard who doesn't think he's a parrot. Howard will turn around so he doesn't have to look at them.

 

[fashionfobie]

I would be very careful with them interacting through a cage. Toes are exposed and can get seriously harmed. Outside of the cage in a large flight birds have much more control over how they interact and can fly away. I have known of a moustache parrot who lost his leg to the knee from a cage interaction gone wrong.

My parrotlets (parrotlet to parrotlet) have also seriously nipped each other via the cage. When they free flight my parrotlets may squabble but it is never as bad as cage interactions.

 

[SumitaSinh]

Yes, I am also very careful about the interaction... I won't allow outside interaction, ever. But whenever Inca is outside he'll go to Rio definitely. So i just keep a close watch all-time.

 

[SumitaSinh]

I would be very careful with them interacting through a cage. Toes are exposed and can get seriously harmed. Outside of the cage in a large flight birds have much more control over how they interact and can fly away. I have known of a moustache parrot who lost his leg to the knee from a cage interaction gone wrong.

My parrotlets (parrotlet to parrotlet) have also seriously nipped each other via the cage. When they free flight my parrotlets may squabble but it is never as bad as cage interactions.

So, would you suggest some outside interaction also? Rio is much faster than Inca.

 

[fashionfobie]

So, would you suggest some outside interaction also? Rio is much faster than Inca.

I wouldn't say I suggest it. You must be responsible to gauge the situation and know your birds.

I am of the opinion that mutual interaction is only safe in a large free flight setting for species of such a size difference. However there is also risk of serious injury because of beak size variation. So you must make that choice on your own.

 

[SumitaSinh]

I wouldn't say I suggest it. You must be responsible to gauge the situation and know your birds.

I am of the opinion that mutual interaction is only safe in a large free flight setting for species of such a size difference. However there is also risk of serious injury because of beak size variation. So you must make that choice on your own.

I understand. Thank you

 

[SumitaSinh]

Than there's Howard who doesn't think he's a parrot. Howard will turn around so he doesn't have to look at them.

This one just cracks me up... Poor Billie.

 

[Clueless]

I love Howard......