Fickle
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Ok I sure hope folks aren’t tired of my questions yet lol. Because there is more than a bit of overthinking going on in my head about our upcoming visit to choose one or two baby cockatiels from a clutch of 4. I am just trying to figure out all potential possibilities. So that if there is a problem down the road nobody will say I didn’t research or “well if you’ld asked I could have told you not to do THAT”. We originally were going to get one cockatiel plus a budgie that it’s been raised with the whole time, breeder says they can stay in same cage but I’m more inclined not to do so to be safe. So we’re still definitely getting that budgie in any case whether we get one or two cockatiels. But still, there will be plenty of routine out of cage playtimes together most days.
My concerns are abundant of course ….. will that be enough companionship of other birds in same room but separate cages, with routine out of cage playtime daily, music on etc. , but acknowledging I am human and there could be days I can only have them out of cage minimally or maybe not all such as if I am sick. So right now we are considering two cockatiels as explained in my lengthy post last night. Because deep down I feel that is probably best for the birds. But I’m not sure …. so I’m asking.
But when it comes to hormones, what scenario is more likely to affect or make a male more hormonal and/or aggressive during hormone times; is it being alone and being frustrated at having no mate to fill that need and potentially turning to his human over-dependently, and getting my rejected which could cause hormonal aggression? Or is it having a hen partner and getting overly hormonal and overly protective of HIS girl his property and being aggressive with humans to buzz off??
I am an over thinker and I absolutely know and understand that. I’m just trying to do the very best I can to provide the best possible life for one ( or two?) cockatiels but also the best fit for us as a whole. So if there is any personal experience anecdotes or data to say whether it’s a single male versus a paired up male , as to which is more or less likely to get hormone aggressive, I’d dearly love to hear about it. I really value all input to help me make the best decision. I’d hate to have a male go crazy aggressive with me (I’ve read the stories in bird forums) to a point I’d potentially feel the need to ask the breeder to take it back. Sigh. Which I know he would do, but I don’t want to have to face such a decision. Sigh.
Cute pic of one of the potential babies we might choose.
My concerns are abundant of course ….. will that be enough companionship of other birds in same room but separate cages, with routine out of cage playtime daily, music on etc. , but acknowledging I am human and there could be days I can only have them out of cage minimally or maybe not all such as if I am sick. So right now we are considering two cockatiels as explained in my lengthy post last night. Because deep down I feel that is probably best for the birds. But I’m not sure …. so I’m asking.
But when it comes to hormones, what scenario is more likely to affect or make a male more hormonal and/or aggressive during hormone times; is it being alone and being frustrated at having no mate to fill that need and potentially turning to his human over-dependently, and getting my rejected which could cause hormonal aggression? Or is it having a hen partner and getting overly hormonal and overly protective of HIS girl his property and being aggressive with humans to buzz off??
I am an over thinker and I absolutely know and understand that. I’m just trying to do the very best I can to provide the best possible life for one ( or two?) cockatiels but also the best fit for us as a whole. So if there is any personal experience anecdotes or data to say whether it’s a single male versus a paired up male , as to which is more or less likely to get hormone aggressive, I’d dearly love to hear about it. I really value all input to help me make the best decision. I’d hate to have a male go crazy aggressive with me (I’ve read the stories in bird forums) to a point I’d potentially feel the need to ask the breeder to take it back. Sigh. Which I know he would do, but I don’t want to have to face such a decision. Sigh.
Cute pic of one of the potential babies we might choose.