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Birds getting along

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Question
i bought 2/parkeets at one time
they get along okay..not tamed or wings clipped
recently i purchased another one...i really love looking at them, very funny,  but are they going to get along with each other
i hear a lot of squaking nipping at each other
but the first two did this before i got the last one.

Answer
Hello rita,

Having them get along depends on there sexes. Male pairs or trios get along better then several hens, a male and two hens should never be housed together the hens can and tend to fight to the death over the male, two males and a hen may be ok but the other male may get pushed around by the hens partner. Parrkeets squak alot, chirp/tweet and preen each other, possibly they are just setting stright whos boss around the coop lol. If they arte really getting into it and ofen seperate them right away,