Single aggressive hen - should I get another for company?

[Eliot!]

I've had her for 5 years. I found her abandoned in a local park (in a Tupperware container with a little food. Whoever had abandoned her included two lovebirds, but the guy who found the container had opened it and one escaped. She has a splay leg, which she uses pretty well! She lays eggs twice a year. I let her sit on them for a month and then remove them. I feed her calcium with every meal. ) Problem: She's alone much of the day. She's very cage aggressive and will often come over to bite me when she's out. Should I get another lovebird to keep her company? I am just not sure if that's a good idea. Any thoughts and advice welcomed!

 

[April]

Let me tag some folks who can help. @Zara @Emma&pico @TikiMyn

 

[TikiMyn]

There is never any guarantee 2 birds will get along, @Zara can attest to that. But if you are willing to care for 2, even if they can't share a cage, I think adding a male would be an enrichment to her life.
They may even get along, but that is up to them and can't be influenced by us.
Cage aggressiveness isn't a great issue, if she isn't possesive of stuff outside her cage I don't think it will cause much trouble. You can put a clear sheet of plexiglass on top of the cage to avoid toe nips, and keep cages closed when they are out so they can't go into each other's cages.

 

[Emma&pico]

I can only go off my experience with lovebirds

pico was amazing pretty sure he was male
I thought it would be lovely for him to have a friend so I got indie
Indie was never super friendly to me she tolerated me
Pico wasn’t bothered by her she tired her hardest to be his friend but he was more bothered about me hubby bought me mango (not sure sex) mango and indie were more friends but not bonded
I got apple pie from my local pet shop not sure sex Apple pie and mango bonded straight away but would let indie be part of their flock pico on other hand Apple pie and mango pick on a lot to point he started plucking so I had to rehome appple pie and mango
Indie and pico seemed to get a lot closer and pico kept indie slightly sane once pico died indie was nuts would just fly to me to attack

So it look me 4 lovebirds to find a bonded pair which weren’t with my first two pico who I first wanted a friend for ended up suffering worse by my choices which I still struggle to forgive myself for

All that being said indie was better with other lovebirds than being on her own

it’s such a hard decision to make because you don’t know how either bird will react to other and only until you do it will you know

I agree with @TikiMyn you have to get another for you if you can do two separate times out of cage etc if worse cases the hate each other
I still think they befit from having there own kind even if it’s just to talk to each other

 

[Zara]

@Zara can attest to that

I sure can

So it look me 4 lovebirds to find a bonded pair

I set out looking for a friend for my first bird, ended up with 6 birds before a bond happened for him. He did do ok with the first bird I brought home, also male, but they never bonded.
I do think his life was enriched by the birds around him, even the ones who weren't his bonded mate.

I currently have a single hen, quite standoffish, her mate died and I have no plans on trying to find a partner for her. She has the other birds for company but I can't commit to search for another bird to bond with her (which she may not even want at this point) so it means that is the end of the road.
I will say that like my hen, you also do not know the exact age of your bird, so you may set out on a long quest to find a mate and but there's a chance she's an older bird..

So to echo everyone else.... To get another bird, you really must do it for you. If you don't want to, or can't, then that's ok, you can still enrich her life by being there and offering foraging and plenty of flight time.