I have a small issue. I have Harley who is 9 years old is not a good flyer and his cage mate Lemon who is 7 years old and blind in one (if not both) eyes. I have set them up in my spare HQ flight cage but I have found that they do alot of crash landing and if they are perched on onside and have to cage walk to the other to get to their food then they seem really tired and are breathing heavey. I have even taken to moving Lemon near her feed dish each day to make sure she has found it and there is little to no flight room in the cage as they can't or don't seem inclined to fly.

 

Also I have been offered two King Parrots who are use to living inside and I was looking for another cage for them but then got thinking maybe I should downgrade Harley and Lemons size of cage? Do you think it would be better for them to be in a smaller cage? I know we always say the bigger the better but I think in their advanced years maybe being in a smaller environment would help them. Neither of them are fat, if anything they are both a bit underweight from where I would like them to be. Both have been ill recently and have come through like champs but I don't want them to push themselves. Also I hated watching last night when Harley attempted to fly from one side of the cage to the other, missed the perch he was aiming for and crashed into the grill on the bottom of the cage and that had to of hurt. so I added extra perches and now he can step his way across the cage.

 

So any ideas for thoughts would be good.

In this situation, I'd go agaist everything we recommend here... smaller cage and perches running along cage to they can scoot from one side to the other.

I agree; small cages and lots of perches!

Thanks guys, now to hunt for a smaller cage that still gives their own space.

I found this one

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BIRD-CAGE-WITH-STAN...%3A1%7C294%3A50

 

ebay item number 110394131961 in case link does not work.

 

it's strange looking at cages and going, nope to big, nope to big

 

I also found this one for my kings

 

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Double-Cage-with-ce...%3A2%7C294%3A50

 

ebay item number 220423220297 but I will have to wait to get that one!

A breeder size cage should be fine for them considering their disabilities.

*hits head against wall* I have four of them sitting in my garage not being used, and another at a friends which has a stand and everything, sometime I really am not thinking.