As I am sure most of you can agree with - Parrots get into a spot in your heart xox
For me, my parrots give me such pleasure and companionship I think it is almost unmatched by any other - apart from maybe my partner lol
As such I have always been the kind of person who will think long, hard and plan before bringing home a new member of the flock. I want to ensure I have everything they need!

Currently I have my Rainbow Lori & 2 Cockatiels but I am getting another babie Lorikeet making the total to 4 - all hand reared, friendly and out of the cage birds.
I would like a pair of Sun Conures and possibly Alexandrines.
My partner & I also want Blue & Gold Macaws & Red Sided Eclectus, I am also very fond of Cockatoos...

While we would never take on any other birds without being fully prepared I do not want to take in a bird only to have to give it away in a few years time...
I think as much as I would love a huge family of Fids I need to think of the welfare of the birds first.

I would really love to hear from anyone who has a lot of birds or has had too many before or anyone who has an opinion...

I agree. I got a lil flaq for wishing I had 4 birds to play with all day. Ideally I'd love a pair of eclectus and a pair of sunnys and I'd be set for life. Maybe a Hahns. But during my life time that's all the birds I'd ever want to support or be responsible for. But it all comes with the time we are at in our life. You're an older adult than I am (Guessing 30's) so you have time for four birdies. As you go through life stages you'll end up getting more as your freetime increases so you'll have all your birdies someday it's all a matter of waiting until the perfect time. That's how I think you judge how many is too many, by how far along into your life you are where you can preplan everything out without having to worry about the welfare of the fiddy-kins.

I am done at 4. They fill up my time and I wouldn't want to take time away from them by adding a new member to the flock. Also because my husband and I are younger and working on adding a child of our own to our family we just won't have the time or space for any more. I really think I am set for life with my guys now. I just want to focus on keeping everyone happy and healthy so they can live a lifetime with us. I agree with Tinna that it really depends on the person and where they are in their life as far as time goes.

I really like this word!

I think it's very common that people get "one too many" then they all suffer. Like an exhibit of some type but then the birds start acting their normal selves and chaos ensues and nobody gets enrichment or attention they all need. An exception might be a rescue where they are all coexisting well as a flock but that's hard to orchestrate.

Especially in "one's". Example, Multiple macaws, yes, but one macaw, one too, one ekkie, one Grey, one sun etc......this is a disaster waiting to happen IMO. Because they all want a companion or mate and spend forever having to adjust their biological urges to whatever the human gives them. So it's tough on everyone.

I always believe in pairs male and female for every type of bird. And never three. Always even numbers.

Thank you for thinking of the birds welfare first. It's really our welfare, too so we arent driven nuts!

I forgot to say one powder bird can be too many for a macaw especially a B^G. And even a human...like me...I cant take the powder.

We are finished at three small ones and our decision is based on this:

1) Our current stage of life - we're both young, not quite 30 yet. We both work full time. Although we don't want human kids, we know that we still have many years ahead of us and we can't determine where life will take us (for example, God forbid, one of us dying unexpectedly). We both agree that neither of us could handle anything more single-handedly.

2) Time - Since we both work full time, and we have a LONG ways until retirement, those work hours are a huge chunk of time out of the day. We're filled to our time limit, which is enough time to spend quality time with all animals, exercise all animals, feed everyone well, and get everyone (including us) in bed at a decent hour.

3) Money - we're still young in our careers and are by no means wealthy. As it is with our 3 vet bills are not cheap, and food and toys/toy part are not cheap. More fids means more of everything and right now we can afford to give them the best foods and toys - too many is when they would get less than the best.

We have two cockatiels now. I have had many more earlier in my life. IF we eventually have the room to do what we would like and build an attached aviary to the living area of our home, we have plans for an eight to ten bird mixed Australian flock. BUT all the birds will be the same basic size and I know better than to include rosellas in that flock. I love rosellas but I have seen male crimson rosellas literally tear another bird limb from limb because the bird wandered into "their" territory by mistake. I don't think the sex of the birds necessarily matters. I have seen more harm done in same species situations where the competition between males for the favors of the females has led to bloodletting. In a non-breeding situation where babies are not desirable, same sex groupings will work. Birds are extremely flexible in their sexuality and two birds of the same sex can often build long and lasting relationships, with or without sexual gratification.

You're taking a very wise approach here and doing the right thing by planning your flock. Of course, a rescue bird or other needed adoption could change your plans somewhat. But leave that for another day.

You should see the look my grandparents give me when I call Jean my Fiddy-kin. They think I'm insane.

EDIT: And they are correct, I'm certified insane and have a boarderline personality disorder which they think will lead to skitzofrenia. I highly doubt it however. I've never felt the impulse to switch between behaviors and assume different identities. I wonder if parronts have ever gotten skitzofrentic birds diagnoised and how that would effect having more birds in the household?