This is sort of long but I'll try and condense it.

Back in January I got a pair of budgies that had been raised by an animal hoarder. I was told she had 30 or 40 birds. After having the birds for a couple of weeks I realized they missed being in a flock. Someone offered me an another pair of budgies, which I took. All 4 birds were happy, chirping away, eating, drinking, flying around. Until the male from the second pair decided he was in love with the female from the first pair. So suddenly I had one very bonded pair and 2 jilted birds. The males still get along fine, but the females HATE each other. They screech at each other from their cages, and I can no longer let them out of their cages in the same room or they'll tear each other up. So I need to find a solution to make them happy. Here's the options I have:

 

1-Rehome one of the pairs, and hope the jilted birds will bond when their previous mates are out of sight. I just don't have room in my house to keep them in separate rooms.

 

2-Someone offered to take the un-mated male to live with their 2 females. I don't think he cares who he's with, but he's likes a lot of company. That would leave 1 female alone, should I try and get her another mate?

 

3-Some other solution I haven't thought of?

 

Thanks in advance, I'm willing to try anything. I just hate seeing the birds stressed out. It's like an avian soap opera.

Could they take turns being out of the cage?

Could they take turns being out of the cage?

Only if they're in separate rooms. The females will fight through the cage bars. And the one unmated female gets frantic when she's locked in her cage.

If she gets frantic you have to watch that she is not jumping back and forth on a sandy perch. Once Noah did this when separated from Allie. I didn't think it was dangerous at first till his feet were bloody. I actually sanded down a purple perch that had too much sand on it before I used it again anywhere else.

 

I am not sure what the breeders think about this. I hope you get a better response soon.

My hens all get bloodied toes- its from fighting for the male! I change them around and isolate them in different couples and cages

 

Best might be to put 2 jilted ones in a cage, and let them be in a seperate room, they will get used to each other and settle down,, might not mate but will settle. My tulip Lutino was sooooh against Pixieblue,she only fancied PoffPoff my show budgie but he was already bonded to Lilly my Albino so i forced her in a cage with Pixieblue and within a few days they settled down. They took a year to mate but gave me the most gorgeous lemons, white% lemon faces, one lemon with brown splash and a tiny tiny budgie \i call Peabut! and Peanut is my baby now and i put him alone to train him.He already does twirls for me and he is only 3 moths old! So hang in there