We have a re-homed king parrot, and it's very hard to decide what's best for her long-term welfare. Getting a second bird to give her proper companionship seems

We have a re-homed king parrot, and it's very hard to decide what's best for her long-term welfare. Getting a second bird to give her proper companionship seems like the best option but then you have to decide whether to make it the same breed (temperament/compatibility match but would become very insular and likely outright hostile to us as keepers), opposite sex (then you end up with a breeding pair which has it's own problems but does make them happiest if they successfully bond... big if and risky). I'm already planning a gigantic indoor aviary build to give her more freedom during the day when we're both working, but companionship is it's own huge problem for such intelligent (and more importantly I think, emotional) creatures. If only we could converse with them.