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So as most of you may know, I recently had a tragedy in my flock. I lost 3 birds and am left with 3. 2 have paired off, but I am left with my lone bully. I have a double flight cage and currently have it split so that my pair is on one side and the bully on the other.

My question is this: Should I bother with getting a cage mate for my bully? Should I get a female? I'm not ready to build up my flock again, but I feel bad that my bully is all alone. Plus, when he was in with 6 birds he plucked EVERYONE, so I'd rather keep my pairs separated. My only concern with getting a female is that I would have a male pair right next to them and I'm concerned they would start fighting...

Any input would be great!!

jebediah

That's a tough one......
If he's a habitual plucker, then he will probably continue with plucking whomever you put in there with him, male or female.

Is he alright next door to the other two boys? I mean do they share a cage/flight wall, so that he can still interact with them, see them, hear them, feel like he's a part of the community?

If he's troublesome, then It just might have to stay like this for the foreseeable future.

They share a wall so that they can talk/see each other through the bars. Maybe I can get him a stuffed friend or something.