How to introduce two birds?

[Mia]

I have a green cheek conure, and my sister wants an english budgie and I want another GCC. I was thinking of bringing my bird to the pet store and letting them sit on a play stand together and if they're aggressive and don't calm down, I'll try a different one.
None will be in the same cage, but I want them to be nice so they can all be out together and play on their gym.

 

[Alyssa]

For about a week or two put their cages directly next to eachother and then eventually take both of the birds OUT OF THEIR CAGES and in a different area or on a play gym and observe carefully their behavior. DO NOT INTRODUCE them in ones cage they can be cage agressive

 

[Owlwoman]

The pet store may not allow an outside bird in the store. If they do allow it, it is such an artificial situation for your bird that the response may be skewed.

I suggest buying the bird (GCC), and letting the birds call to each other from different rooms for a few days, then be in the same room but not next to each other for a few more days, then put the cages nearby.

Your idea of them interacting on a playstand is great - IF your bird is willing to share his play area. Same species are likely to be happy with each other. If sister gets a budgie it cannot be with the GCCs. They will kill the budgie. Good luck to all of you.

 

[Nerry, Duckie, Ris]

Just put them near each other while in their cages, they need about a week to get used to each other