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Re: can i????
Posted by brenda on 4/10/10

On 4/10/10, GreenLady wrote:
> On 4/10/10, brenda wrote:
>> i have a pair of silver bills in a very large cage. i see
>> one egg in their nest..
>> i bought 2 male red cheek cordon bleu males the other day.
>> i wanted to put them all in the same cage together but now
>> i'm afraid the silverbills will attack the cordons the
>> silverbills have been in their cage for 2 years by
>> themselves.. also... are 2 male redcheek cordon blues ok
>> together or will they fight?? please help!!
>
>
> Brenda,
> Mixing just two pairs of birds, especially when one is
> already nesting is a recipe for disaster. If your birds
were
> in a large/aviary/flight with other birds already, it would
> be much easier to introduce the new Cordons.
> Personally, I wouldn't do it as it will create tension and
> completion between the pairs, and the Cordon pair is two
> males.
>
> And yes, male Cordons do get along together if there isn't a
> female to distract one of them or cause sexual tension.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• can i????, 4/10/10, by brenda.
• Re: can i????, 4/10/10, by GreenLady.
• Re: can i????, 4/10/10, by brenda.