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There is definatly a process if you want things to go smoothly! If you just
add another bird into a cage that your 2 females have been living in for a long
time there will almost for sure be fighting, since your 2 girls see this cage as
their territory already. Whatever sex you decide to get for your new birds,
unless you are going to get a new cage you need to make all the birds to feel
they are on equal ground. The easiest way to do this is to re position
everything in the cage( move perches, toys, food and water dishes etc so that
the cage is completly different than before) and if possible move the cage to a
different spot in your home for a week or 2 or until they are used to eachother.
I know this sounds kind of silly but I have never had a bad introduction of a
new birds doing this, and have seen other people not do this with terrible
results. The 2 birds you have now will have no reason to be defensive of a cage
they arent used to and wont feel the new birds are intruders, so everyone can
get to know eachother peacefully with little or no problems
I myself would strongly recomend getting 2 more females over 2 males unless you want 3
male/female pairs in your cage. For my birds when I have tried 2 pairs in one
cage was almost always a constant fighting match of who was the domanant pair,
since they are more likely going to want to breed and there is only one other
pair to fight with(especialy with the females) This doesnt seem to happen with 3
pairs since they arent one on one against the other pair but theres more variety
in the competition. I have had 4 or more females together though with no
problems though I would add atleast 2 not just one though as mentioned before so
a new bird wont be out numbered by 2 previously bonded birds. This is just how
its been in my experience though of course! I hope everything works out for you
if you do decide to add to your flock.
add another bird into a cage that your 2 females have been living in for a long
time there will almost for sure be fighting, since your 2 girls see this cage as
their territory already. Whatever sex you decide to get for your new birds,
unless you are going to get a new cage you need to make all the birds to feel
they are on equal ground. The easiest way to do this is to re position
everything in the cage( move perches, toys, food and water dishes etc so that
the cage is completly different than before) and if possible move the cage to a
different spot in your home for a week or 2 or until they are used to eachother.
I know this sounds kind of silly but I have never had a bad introduction of a
new birds doing this, and have seen other people not do this with terrible
results. The 2 birds you have now will have no reason to be defensive of a cage
they arent used to and wont feel the new birds are intruders, so everyone can
get to know eachother peacefully with little or no problems
I myself would strongly recomend getting 2 more females over 2 males unless you want 3
male/female pairs in your cage. For my birds when I have tried 2 pairs in one
cage was almost always a constant fighting match of who was the domanant pair,
since they are more likely going to want to breed and there is only one other
pair to fight with(especialy with the females) This doesnt seem to happen with 3
pairs since they arent one on one against the other pair but theres more variety
in the competition. I have had 4 or more females together though with no
problems though I would add atleast 2 not just one though as mentioned before so
a new bird wont be out numbered by 2 previously bonded birds. This is just how
its been in my experience though of course! I hope everything works out for you
if you do decide to add to your flock.
