Can medium sized and small parrots live with 10 hens outdoors in the same coop at night?

[BigBirdy]

Can two Timneh African greys, two red bellies, and one green cheek conure live with 10 hens in a big shed and a run? The run is netted and the shed has an automatic door that lets my hens in and out at sunrise and sunset. I'll keep the parrot's perches and food bowls high in the shed so they won't be in contact with the hens when they're eating. The hens have their food outside the shed, so they shouldn't be tempted to fight over food.

 

[BigBirdy]

Does anyone know if these birds will make a lot of noise together?

 

[FarmerGirl101]

I personally wouldn't recommend this as there is a chance that they may attack each other. I would keep them separately

 

[BigBirdy]

I personally wouldn't recommend this as there is a chance that they may attack each other. I would keep them separately

What if I'm going to hand feed the parrots from when they're babies and get them used to the chickens at a young age?

 

[getaclue]

Not a good idea at all. Even the different varieties of "parrots" should not really be housed together, let alone with chickens.

 

[BigBirdy]

Not a good idea at all. Even the different varieties of "parrots" should not really be housed together, let alone with chickens.

If the shed has lots of space and they get let out in the morning shouldn't it be ok? This youtuber lets her varying parrot species live in an outdoor aviary together.

 

[FarmerGirl101]

If the shed has lots of space and they get let out in the morning shouldn't it be ok? This youtuber lets her varying parrot species live in an outdoor aviary together.

See, parrots living together I think is fine but not chickens with parrots as they are not meant to be together

 

[BigBirdy]

See, parrots living together I think is fine but not chickens with parrots as they are not meant to be together

These users said it's ok.

My local grain store has several large parrots housed with their chickens. They all do great together and have been co-habitating for years!

You shouldn't have a problem as long as you practice biosecurity. Just make sure you wash all bowls with anti-bacterial soap, wash your hands after touching chickens or parrots, and quarantine any new birds, or birds that have been around other birds (At a show, for example). Plenty of people have chickens and parrots and I've never known any of them to have issues!

I have my birds in the same shed as my chickens and so far I haven't had any problems.

 

[getaclue]

Again, NO. Consider building an adequately protected Aviary, like in the video, for the hook bill birds, and a decent, protected coop for the chickens, and not overly close together.

 

[BigBirdy]

Again, NO. Consider building an adequately protected Aviary, like in the video, for the hook bill birds, and a decent, protected coop for the chickens, and not overly close together.

That will take too much of the yard space to make two seperate places for them. I'm still optimistic because of other's responses, but we'll see if they changed their minds.