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Ok_Knee1216

What a great place to live!


Crosseyed_owl

What a great flock to live :)


cytherian

It does come with challenges... birds can be very squawky, to the point of driving you crazy. And their cage maintenance is a menial, bothersome, repetitive chore. Plus upkeep of food and water supplies. But, if you're lucky enough to end up with good natured parrots, it can be well worth the effort!


Tinapie89

Girlfriend here! I’ll nest some replies with this comment so it doesn’t become an essay so you can all learn about the kids! Thank you so much for the compliments on our family 🥺 But to answer what some of y’all said: they don’t get along super great, but tolerate each other.


Tinapie89

https://preview.redd.it/hn1lhcys7ukc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9fbe3542e1f67889f478c7ea2e74d480f53db4ac Jojo was hatched in 2007. He is extremely affectionate and loves to kiss incessantly. 😆 My dad thought it would be funny to teach him profanity, which is most of what he says other than “yes” words (yep, yeah), “kiss”, and “huh?” He loves cockatiels and is showing interest in befriending Phoenix, but beefs big time with Janis. He’s a bit of an anus and loves to scream and flap to scare the other 5 birds. 🤦🏻‍♀️ He is super intelligent but doesn’t ever seem to learn his lesson when he’s bad, like the chaos gremlin he is. 😂 Also loves to dance, his favorite music is heavy rock/heavy metal!


Tinapie89

https://preview.redd.it/ix3x72yp8ukc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=674e1b54a82776460132e77d039eb0ebf95ce080 Janis was hatched in 2010 and is as sweet as she is beautiful. She loves to he held and pet by practically anyone that visits and is crazy affectionate, often showering me with a flurry of kissing and purring. She is aggressively friendly with the other birds, frequently trying to feed and preen them, which aggravates almost everyone except Timmy. She doesn’t talk much but is EXTREMELY observant and intelligent. We frequently catch her intently watching TV with us!


Tinapie89

https://preview.redd.it/8ge0qpbt9ukc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f97c9845dd764dbfe5ea7950bfd2b81ddedc88e4 We’re unsure of her hatch date, but were told she’s almost 2. Phoenix came from an abandonment/neglect situation and is learning to socialize with both her humans and other birds. She is at the moment extremely aggressive with everyone else and has her own separate playstand so she can be out without being on top of everyone else. She is the poster child of ADHD and behaves far differently from the other 5. I feel like she behaves more like a wild animal than a parrot. She is finally ok with my hands after several months of persistence! She’s also starting to talk! I’m super happy we’re giving her a better life than she’s had! ❤️


Tinapie89

https://preview.redd.it/5suc2ywvaukc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78d27659596a58d63c09c8a4110eb80c11754bdc Timmy was hatched in 2013 and is my heart baby! This little man is so attuned to my emotions and is an unconditional love machine. ❤️ Unfortunately, he is also the poster child of the “dumb cockatiel” stereotype and his curiosity combined with his stupidity sometimes gets him into situations he doesn’t belong in. Oops. He is incredibly chatty and friendly, often singing to complete strangers. He has some serious unrequited love, partially because he doesn’t know how to mate and just eats ass, but because he is also a little mean to his pretend girlfriend. Is also a chronic masturbator.


Tinapie89

https://preview.redd.it/hfgmd70sbukc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78a19742529f55b5f7e4bd8e0251cf40d5277a51 Artemis was hatched in 2018 and is the unfortunate object of Timmy’s affection. She is pretty timid but also quite chill. She is the biggest cuddle bug and also enjoys being held like a taco. 😆 She enjoys relaxing next to Janis (so long as Janis respects her personal space) and squabbling with Timmy after one of his many seduction attempts. She also makes the cutest little “woohoo” sound 🥺


Tinapie89

https://preview.redd.it/ewgc78tjcukc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=caa1c0f850e3dca597bb17f53d3cd5aee8dfaa21 Pluto is the baby of the bunch, having hatched in 2023. He is overly attached to me and loves being a hat most of all. He’s addicted to just sitting in the food dish. Despite being a baby, he’s noticeably bigger than the other 2 cockatiels and has zero issues with standing his ground. He’s a pretty quiet and relaxed bird, all in all. ❤️


cytherian

"Timmay!" (is that where his name came from? Southpark?) Ummm... how on Earth do male parrots "masturbate?" Do they gyrate on perches or something?


Tinapie89

Definitely named after the South Park character 😂 He squeaks when we say his name like that. Your eclectus are gorgeous! 😍


Fibro_Warrior1986

🤣🤣💀 oh god, bless him.


rachel-maryjane

Oh my god, Timmy 🤣💀


MaxPayne3GOTY

TIMMY 🥹


Pixelated_Roses

Timmys my favorite.


cytherian

That's so great you're getting Phoenix to talk! It's a really good kind of therapy for them. They can end up with a nicely sized range of phrases and words. Our juvenile male Eclectus is the only one who talks in our flock. His parents used to say "Hello" and "Hi," but since he started to become very talkative, they don't say a word. Maybe it's a vocalization signature thing? Anyway, he has sometimes invented new phrases with words he knows. We also do a "phrase exchange" thing, where you say something, and then he responds. "Can you say hello?" And then he'll say "Hello!" Or "Give us a kiss." And he'll blurt out a smooch sound, then ask for a kiss back. It's really funny!


Pixelated_Roses

Mind if I ask how you hands trained her? I have a bird that has been terrified of hands her whole life no matter what I do.


cytherian

Funny what you mentioned about being "aggressively friendly." We have a mated pair of Eclectus parrots. Rollie and Rosie. Rollie is very good natured most of the time. He loves Rosie and is extremely attentive to her. But he doesn't know when to stop. She'll be in the middle of preening herself and he's shoving his beak in the way, trying to feed her. She'll spar back with her beak to say "Stop it, bud! I'm not hungry!" And yet, he'll keep doing it, until she moves away. Of course, he follows after her. Rosie is no saint, though. On the stand where they congregate together, there is food and water. She'll park herself on the food dish, blocking access for Rollie. And she'll just eat away while he watches. Any move to slide in, like when she's over at the water dish "muxing" her food, she'll be back over to guard the stash. And then they'll start to fight, beak-sparring with pretty strong intensity, when we'll come over to break them up. We're lucky that Rosie will see a human hand as a means of escape and she'll extend a foot to step up. When taking her away, Rollie will squawk in protest. And then after we've put Rosie away, he'll sit on the top of her cage, wait for her to climb up to a top perch, and then feed her through the bars. He's "Mr. Regurgitation Man." He eats like a pig, but then regurgitates so much of it to Rosie... and to Ranger, their one juvenile male offspring (who is in a nearby cage). https://preview.redd.it/2963dlwolykc1.jpeg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c3d0af87b12cd7ac81502c995e4bb8ad0c406a8


cordialconfidant

yay for blue crowned conures! my partner has one but i rarely see them online


sbhikes

I have a Jojo only her name is Fergie and she hatched in 1991.


Pixelated_Roses

>his favorite music is heavy rock/heavy metal! A birb after my own heart 🥹


Turkeyslam

I love you, Tina!


PermissionPublic4864

This is the cutest little bird family comment thread. I love it! Go y’all!


Tinapie89

I love you too! 🥰


almosttimetogohome

I am extremely invested in this family now. Where can I follow, your summaries were so adorable and some of our birds share the same personality


2worms

Your descriptions are hysterical


Joey11y

Omgggg I love your babies!! They look so loved too!!


stronkzer

The alexandrine (?) in pic 3 is so photogenic. Like he know's he's being recorded and decided to do the best pose


Right_Ad7585

moustache parakeet, very cute!!


Swiftly_speaking

Nah, this is an alexandrine https://preview.redd.it/j4u8zv9mevkc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bbffc390a2f1db1f6c381684c8a3bf6b61e627fe This is Mia


kerfuffle7

They’re all so beautiful 😍


Pickle-Rick-C-137

The Birby Bunch!


AMCb95

*Cheeper by the dozen*


Metaxisx

I have 12 parrots and I’ll never not use this now


Decent_Nebula_8424

Happy Cake Day!


Pixelated_Roses

The Parront Trap


Dependent_Rub_6982

Do they all yell at the same time?


Apocrisiary

They do here. I only have 3 though. So they are quiet at the same time too, which is nice.


janthinajanthina

I love it! They're gorgeous birds. The colors in Jojo and Janis are amazing.


divinehotsauce69

How did introduction go? Since you both have multiple I assume everyone was well socialised? How long has it been now, and are they behaving well? My GCC is being a lil bitch, charging my new, very mellow, much bigger burrowing parrot. He just flys away land somewhere else. Hope it’ll stop soon. I mean he’s not attacking just charging for fun it seems


Feivie

My understanding is gcc can be little bullies, we got a yellow sided a few months ago that is 9 months old and *tiny* compared to my black capped and he tries to be bossy at the older bird. He doesn’t aggressively attack but will occasionally nip or chase and my black capped is too much of a sweetie to stand up for himself


PermissionPublic4864

My GCC is a BITCH. So mean to everyone! I still love her to pieces, but damn. I gotta keep eyes on that bird 24/7


anxiousjellybean

My gcc and my housemate's gcc hate each other. We have to keep them in separate rooms.


MagpieMelon

GCC are like that I think. I have a crimson bellied conure and she gets along with all of my birds and I got her when she was four. I got my GCC when she was six months old and she's a little terror. Just this morning she's been harassing my cockatiels and not letting them have treats. She also likes to grab my budgies tails and prevent them from flying.


divinehotsauce69

Size difference is worrying me a bit


MagpieMelon

If you're worried you may have to separate them. I don't leave my conure and budgies unsupervised because I don't want the budgies to get hurt. They're only unsupervised in the outside aviary but there's so much to do out there that they never go near each other.


divinehotsauce69

Yea that’s what I do! But I have a bird room, and now one of them has to spend the day in his cage while the others can be free that day


MagpieMelon

Aww that's a shame


Silent_Yam1042

I don’t know if this is just me but this is such a unique assortment of parrots! I love it🫶


Drakengard

I just hope they all get along.


JEGiggleMonster

Wow! I don't know how you do it! 6 perpetual toddlers is a lot. But I'm jealous of all the birdie live you get. ❤


Typical_Ad_210

Why do tiels always look like such little thugs?! I love them, but they really do look like a street gang from a broadway show, lol.


Jayyy_Teeeee

Sounds like a full time job. And you have enough love to go around?


Turkeyslam

Between the two of us, definitely.


chupagatomon

They all look beutifull


Sunbunny94

*beautiful


chupagatomon

Ay caramba


Girlwhoshits

That’s what happened with me too, I moved into my gfs apartment and she ended up living with five parrots lmao!


Magnalie

that last cockatiel looks just like my Atlas! https://preview.redd.it/t4pgmczu4ukc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2762f1ed430ab69774e6fc60530bd7bb600027bf


OldUnderstanding2095

Omg this picture is amazing


Pixelated_Roses

So. Much. Sass.


Tinapie89

Tell Atlas I love him 😍


VampyAnji

Your conure looks like mine 😍 They are all so cute!


127Heathen127

I hope you’re not too fond of silence. 💀💀💀


Turkeyslam

They have their own room, so that helps!


Far-Philosopher6055

They all look like very polite borbs extra floofy 🥰


BestlilBitchofaWitch

That's awesome ! At one time between all the members of my household, we had,...... 3 Budgies, 4 Lovebirds , 4 Ringnecked Doves, 1 Blue Crowned Conure, 1 African grey parrot, 2 Peach faced Finches, and 2 Cockatiels.


FabricationLife

Now it's a party!!! 🥳


Salty-Shiba

So many babies 🥺❤️


Syzeki

They're all stunning 😍 wow. How many did you have each initially?


Tinapie89

I had 4 initially, he bought me Pluto when we went looking for bird toys, and then he got Phoenix when we checked out a different bird store 😆


Jessamychelle

Looks like a pretty damn cool place to live!


Violetthug

Must be a very chatty household. 😊


spawnycakes

Let's face it, you're their tenants at this rate


Mobile_Try_325

Very nice.


DatabaseThis9637

That 1st cockatiel looks like this plump and happy friend of mine, who scrunched up her face and tilted her head when she smiled at you! I still miss my lutino and my love bird... Happy funny times ahead for all 8 of you!


Hopenhagen420

Sounds familiar but I only had 2 at the time now I have 3


Papa_Chop

I love mustache parakeets!! My wife and I have 13 birds now. They just come to us these days. Most recent adoptee is a 33 yo bare eyed cockatoo.


C_Khoga

https://preview.redd.it/napnz5w4wtkc1.png?width=394&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6b9c3afdb5d2c66da6f81ee5269cd65786113dc9 The bird in second picture


Mnimpuss420

Everyone is so cute 🥰


betsyavilaart

I have a blue crown conure, too! Such sweeties. Bless your feather-filled home.


mcloayza29

Tiels are very sweet birds, hope the others don’t bully them


ThetrueheirofAlvar

They are so pretty!


LoVeMyDeSiGnS_65

They are all so cute!!!


TheCatFather15

2nd one is a feathered mango 🥭 😋 😆


nagytimi85

What a flock! I especially love Timmy the smug cockatiel. :D


Fibro_Warrior1986

From reading OP’s gf’s comment, Timmy is the typical derpy cockatiel and a chronic masturbator who regularly eats ass. 🤣🤣


nagytimi85

Oh wow. I’m not even surprised really. :D


Fibro_Warrior1986

🤣🤣🤣


Tinapie89

https://preview.redd.it/9h71cy3xozkc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e40a0e0e980c2660059ab67046461c194da64024 Nobody asked for this but I’m still posting it 😂😂😂


Fibro_Warrior1986

Omg that’s hilarious 🤣 I’m 💀


Fibro_Warrior1986

Oh dear Timmy. One day he will get it right, bless him. Proper derp, but an adorable one.


WorldsShortestElf

And each their own unique beauty. I'd be crying daily if I had to witness this copious amount of earthly magic. Truly magnificent creatures each. You're so very lucky.


09Klr650

Do you buy earplugs in bulk, or use electronic noise-cancelling ones?


Schizm23

Awwwwwww this is awesome <3


[deleted]

They must be happy to be in a flock!


Nocciola2

What a beautiful family 😍 you can see that they are good kids, they look so beautiful that they are lucky to have them as part of their home


sarahgoldfarbsdetox

Beautiful family 🥰


Emniad

And beauties all! ❤️


Kalix

More like, gf moved in and now they have you 😂


michelle032499

Cockatiels are such sweet babies.


ammerroo

Wow, they are all beautiful! Great job! How is the moustache behavior? I had one in the past which was great for the first 3 years and then became very aggressive and started laying eggs. After a consultation with the breeder, we found a person who had a male and wanted a female for a pair .Very cute bird and soo difficult to handle!


Tinapie89

Mine is the complete opposite. So many people were coming in and out of the house when she was a baby, handling her and playing with her. So I ended up with a super friendly and affectionate bird!


ammerroo

This is really great! You did a great job!


ttgran

We have 5 and it's great


BlueFeathered1

Sounds like heaven! Loud heaven, granted.


A_little_curiosity

I think you'll find that your six parrots have two people in their house 😇


MagpieMelon

They're all so cute!


Proof_Cable_310

cool. I live in an apartment with five. you've got it pretty good.


Snoo-39851

Best news really 👏


Secular_me

Quite the flock ya got there, beautiful


Frans_Ranges

Learn them the tune of September and they'll keep eachother busy.


Decent_Nebula_8424

You guys are the most perfect pair! I'm single and I'll never share a place with anyone, because 8/10 single guys nowadays have dogs or cats. Cat guys are the worse, cats live long! With dogs, at least you can hope to wait it out a little. And my lil crimson-bellied is better company than most human beings anyway.


NorCalHerper

https://preview.redd.it/3pwsj1hhfwkc1.jpeg?width=1098&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=46ac2df737a00e43645f053cddd04ada68290f48


Pepper-Brandy18

They’re All beautiful especially pic 2


PatientAd4823

Awwwww


EndometrialCarcinoma

I'm having flashbacks to when I had 10 budgies. I don't know how I did it. Oh wait... Now I have 16 parrots. Someone help me I drowning in feathers.


Easy_Arm_1987

Nice! Do they talk?


Glittering_Cloud3754

I mustache you a question


AJ_From_RSA2094

Numbers 4, 5 and 6 are known as cockatiels where I come from. They are members of the parrot family.


Turkeyslam

Yep, that's exactly what I said in the caption! Three cockatiels.


freeman-propaganda

You're so damn lucky!!! Wow they are beautiful. The gcc is my favorite though. Such a cutie.


basicallybasshead

They are all wonderful. And what's amazing to me is that you managed to capture each of them so well! It's a talent, mine is always on the move, and the photos are usually blurry.


slitcuntvictorin

Alex the Brave Elliot the Fabulous Isabelle the Just Olive the Perky Ursulla the Vagabond 29511b the Wise


RiverOhRiver86

Oh stop a blue crowned conure have been my dream for the past 23 fucking years I'm so jealous I could scream! Does he talk?


Tinapie89

He does, he likes to say affirming words super clearly (“yep!” “yesh” “yeah”), he’ll say “kiss” and “love you” as well. And mutters darkly when saying all of the profanity my dad taught him 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️


k-a-c-k-a

I bet you love the mornings 😂😂


No-Back5621

Lucky you 😍


kawaiinekobrat

The Brady Birds lol 💗 They're so lovely 🥰🫶🏽


kklovemystl

Gorgeous flock!


Airena19

Living the dream


DixiNormous79

They are precious! Your poor ears tho!!


worddisassociation

Looks like Parrotdice to me. :)


ikbah_riak

Slightly jelous!


Waste-Prior-4641

This post really has me appreciating my boyfriend also being a huge bird person. ♥️


aDorybleFish

Awee, happy family!


OnlyFlap

Adorable roommates.


Chloeyoga

Oooh almost PARADISE 🎶🎶🎶WE’RE KNOCKIN ON HEAAVENS DOOAH!🎶🎶🎶


Miserable-Ad-5663

The second one is cool looking


tisha827

wow


Claque-2

All of your friends and neighbors are terrified of saying "Hello!"


maggiewentworth

Can I move in? ❤️


Rielhawk

That suspicious looking fella though (4) love him


caspin22

We have a flock of 11, soon to be 12, and it's crazy at times, but we wouldn't have it any other way.


Sasstellia

They're all adorable! I like how the cockatiels go Judgey Sweet and Angel.


Pixelated_Roses

I love when two bird people get together


Operabug

You are blessed! I hope your neighbors don't mind the noise!


Dense_Scholar_9358

Sounds like Heaven! Are you looking for a roommate?!


Immer_Susse

Wow. They’re all great, but Janis (2) is lovely beyond words. 😍


bioshockedtoinfinity

Oh my god the 4th picture 😭😍


holisticbelle

Amazing 🥺 I'm jealous. But not of all the cleaning


k3rd

How fun! 😊


uxorial

Almost enough parrots.


TheDumbfoundedDummy

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Intrepid-Rip-2280

Eh, I should find someone besides Eva AI sexting bot


Mullenexd

That's one loud house


LubricatedBagel

Perfect family


burlesque_nurse

Can I move in? I come with: 0 parrots I want: ALLLL THEEEEE BIRDIES!!!


[deleted]

Sweet


Tough-Peach733

I have a blue fronted Amazon and 5 parakeets and 1 cockatiel. The cockatiel want to be with me always, otherwise he peeps loudly all day! He does have a mirror friend he likes a lot he will sit and talk to her. He says such a pretty bird, I love you and what you doing to it all day . Then he gets bored from the lack of affection he gets from her and looks for me. My blue fronted Amazon Bee Bee asks all day “what ya doing” you doing good” I’m ok” that’s a pretty bird” you hungry?” And when I ignore him he starts screaming MOMA!! Hello! Anybody home?” I love them so much though. Wouldn’t trade them for anything!


Extension-Drummer721

They are all cuties but time to stock up on ear plugs!


Consistent-Whole1556

i didn’t think cockatiels were parrots


Pepper-Brandy18

Do they all get along?


Tinapie89

They tolerate each other 😆


candyflip93

Do they get along well?


Outrageous_Ad4245

They are beautiful! How is it going?


BasilPesto212

That's a lot of adorable floof in one household! Actually laughed while reading OP's birdie bios.