He looks older than a year , but doesn't matter really, because most don't live past mid 20s. If they have the DNA certificate it should have the age they " told" them when tested . Bands will sometimes have the year hatched on them.
@April I'm the worst enabler!!! And totally love quakers , I want them all!!!
@orphansparrow I take anything told by rehomers with a grain of salt, I'm happy to get all the info they will share , especially about favorite foods, routines, likes and dislikes.
700. Is s little high even with cage unless a really nice cage, I'd offer 500- 600, but it's also fair enough, as pet stores over a 1000 for green here, close to 2,000 - to even 3,000 for blue , used cages I can get for 100-200. New cages are expensive unless good shopping.
Ok , most quakers, ( not all) are given up because of their tendency to vocalize and or scream a lot . But so do most you get from a breeder and start fresh too. They like to make noise , as a communal species that evolved to live in large rowdy flocks .
Mine are always making some little noises that are easy and pleasent enough chatter , they purr when happy , make blurbs, brrr and such noises . Or they are doing some loud screeching screaming... especially hormonal season. Especially if stuck in cage and you are home , and they are bored . I took in screaming birds on purpose lol, so while I got that under control, they learned from first and second, and the second Phoebe would really like to still be a happy screaming birdie ... they are not so loud neighbors will complain if you live in a house, but they are loud enough to drown out tv and phone conversation, if/when yours is being loud.
Nearly all are cafe protective as adults.
Good stuff, highly social, pretty tolerant of any other species with good introduction and time no rushing. Really only birds that have lived alone a long time and forgot how to be a bird have a harder time. Penny has been alone for near 20 years, other birds freaked her out at first she was fearful tho not aggressive. But of course they can be like any bird, but it's not their baseline go to as a species generalization.
Your GCC is likely to be the aggressor. Mine is. But if provoked enough, they are stronger and bigger and can do damage. But my money is on the gcc, most quakers just don't have the attitude to fight. They enjoy a squabble or little bullying more for the fun of a reaction. And they will try to bully you to, to see what they can get away with. But more of siblings on a long car trip, poke, poke , or college kid pranks. Mine are very beak communication, grab, bonk , push , scrape, pick , preen , but oh so careful to never cross the line once they learned beak pressure limits ...but man they know how to get as close as possible! Totally will tear me apart if I put hand in cage tho!
They are smart, they like to be active, most will learn a few words. Mine are not big talkers tho, just a few words. Most will not do well caged a majority of the time. They are too highly social, active and smart for that. Which because of their size and how they look doesn't get respected. My GCCs all did/do much better with a working person. But
@Parutti is a working mom, so she should weigh in!
As allo preener highly complex social bird, most do enjoy cuddle hanging out and scritch once you have their trust. In fact mine really need it .
If I have music playing (Cotton's preference!), he's quieter but will sing random cockatiel whistle songs.
