I'm currently wanting to add a third to the flock. July will be one year that I've been into birds. I also have two dogs.
Things that are stopping me:
1. I suspect we will start a family in the next couple of years. Although green cheeks aren't loud, they do require time and attention!
2. When we rescued Sam it caused a lot of stress for my first bird, which in turn caused a lot of stress for me! I don't want my current flock to have to go through that again.
3. My current two do not get along, but each has a person. Sam is my husband's & Gilly is mine. In a perfect world Gilly would enjoy a second greenie, but so far we are 0/1 for bird friends and that would mean the new bird would not have a person to hang out with.
4. There's so many birds I want, I realistically CAN'T have them all, especially longer lived species, so thinking about my lifespan really puts things into perspective.
In our current house, 2 is probably our max. Three if children weren't a future possibility. Now, when we go to build a house with my very own bird room...all bets are off!
Things that are stopping me:
1. I suspect we will start a family in the next couple of years. Although green cheeks aren't loud, they do require time and attention!
2. When we rescued Sam it caused a lot of stress for my first bird, which in turn caused a lot of stress for me! I don't want my current flock to have to go through that again.
3. My current two do not get along, but each has a person. Sam is my husband's & Gilly is mine. In a perfect world Gilly would enjoy a second greenie, but so far we are 0/1 for bird friends and that would mean the new bird would not have a person to hang out with.
4. There's so many birds I want, I realistically CAN'T have them all, especially longer lived species, so thinking about my lifespan really puts things into perspective.
In our current house, 2 is probably our max. Three if children weren't a future possibility. Now, when we go to build a house with my very own bird room...all bets are off!