How do you guys do it?

[gayla]

How do you guys who have large flocks, children & work manage to find the time to do everything? Pita is a full time job for me, I can barely find time for the fish....LOL (Of course I'm sure I make him a full time job, or should I say he makes me make him a full time job)

But seriously, thats alot of work, how do you manage?

:respect:

[Doyle'sMommy]

It is definitley a full time job. I don't get out much, lol. Seriously though I don't know- you just do it. I do constant laps around the living room spending time with everyone (even Danny who won't let me touch him, but he loves it when I talk to him). The thing that takes up so much time is the cleaning! I swear I constantly clean after the birds. When I come home every night I spend at least an hour cleaning cages, changing papers, and washing bowls. But I love em!

[Archive]

I don't know how people with many large birds do it either. My two small guys are a full time job and possibly adding the English budgie to the flock and making sure that everyone has enough quality time and enough time to keep everyone happy and healthy, is one of the things that is making me take this decision slowly and very seriously. And we are really putting our foot down that none other would come home if E. budgie comes home..

Luckily, the smaller the bird the smaller the mess :lol: When they are out I clean up after them as I go (or as THEY go lol). Cages haven't been a big deal, they get spot cleaned daily and cleaned very thoroughly once per week.

But having said all that, I also don't get out much - but honestly I'd rather stay home and play with the birds than go out and do other things :rolleyes:

[Archive]

I've always wondered this. I don't even have a job, although I am a full time college student. Giving Ollie the attention I feel she needs/deserves takes up so much time that there is no way I could ever have another bird right now.

I honestly don't see myself ever getting another parrot in the future either. I see myself having 2-3 human children, and because Ollie is like my daughter that makes 3-4 kids. That is plenty! Who knows what the future will bring, but my thoughts right now are that Ollie will be the only birdie in my life!

[Archive]

Dave and I do not plan on having human children - if we did I have no clue how we would manage everyone and still both work.

The good thing about multiple birds is that they can keep each other company while we're at work. Even not being caged together, I do believe that Jerry and Lulu benefit from seeing each other and talking to each other. Even though Lulu only wants a relationship with him from a distance, she hates being in a separate room from him. And this concept of having a buddy is one reason we're looking at the E. budgie - I think that Jerry's life while we're gone at work (and otherwise) can be more enriched.

[JP]

if I had four needy birds I don't think I could do it. Zoey is the only one the demands alone time, well Cricket does now too but that is time with Kelly as I want to make sure he bonds with her. But I play with him anyway!! hehe Sophie is quite independent and just wants to be around us and she is happy. But she gets alone too any way. I think what makes it kind of easy for me is the fact that I work where I live so I am in and out all day. If I am here more then 10 minutes I take time to cuddle/huggle them before I go back to work.

[Machelle]

its definitely difficult. My girls are 10 & 14 so I dont have to do as much for them as I did when they were younger. I help them with homework with a bird on me sometimes, I'll do housework with another bird on me. Raeka is the difficult one. The other birds are content with staying on their cages and playing by themselves if I'm not with them, but Raeka is a handful. More so than the others put together. I dont clean house like I should but I try to catch up with things on the weekends.

[Tiki]

I am keeping my feathered family (no unfeathered ones) all in the one bird room so this does mean I have to only get fids who will get along with each other. And I am restricted on size, they need to be of a similar size so no one can accidentally hurt another fid, so that means no Ekkies, Alexes, or anyone with a big beak. Even an accidental nip could kill a Tiel. My fids who want it do get individual time with me but most of the tiels prefer to be with each other.

[Abby]

I've got quite a large flock (about 20 something) but..only a few of them are pets. The rest are aviary birds. Dharma is my cuddlebum, but she's also happy to amuse herself, the lorikeets hang out with each other, and the quakers tend to play together or land on me and get in my face if they want something. I'm trying not to spend too much time with the quakes as it could lead to them being more agressive once they're old enough to start breeding. I will get this Ekkie but it means the only pets that will need my attention will be Dharma and the Ekkie. The others are quite happy playing together or hanging out as a flock.
Costs are just one of those things absorbed into the budget. My oldest son helps with the aviary birds and I've left him in charge of feeding while I'm away. Somehow you just do it.

[gayla]

I love Darhma......she looks like a snuggle bunny.

[Archive]

Its not easy for me! Today was the first day I have been out for more than 2 hours in 8 months!! We went out looking for a house with enough land to build an avairy for the birds. We were out 7 hours! We stopped for dinner which we RARELY do. I hated it, was worried about the birds, and complained the whole time. Buddy WONT POOP in his cage!! So all day I thought, "oh jeeez , Buddy probably has to take a wicked shit by now!!" My poor sweet boy!!

Anyway, my house is a mess. The dust is unbearable which is why we have to get them in a climate controlled room. I clean 4 cages everyday, and 3 big perches. Then theres the meals! Im not complaining...but its work. AT this point, Ill never go on vacation again. At least as long as Buddy wont go in his cage. I missed him all day anyway. But boy were they happy to see us when we walked in!!