That is sort of what I have been thinking. We opened his cage door while the other birds were still in their cages, to see if he would come out. He came to the edge of the door and looked around, but wouldn't come out. We will probably continue with this, initially. I think that your suggestion...
We inherited a green-cheeked conure (after my mother-in-law's passing). She had the bird for 20 years. It is in the room with my daughter's fantail pigeon and budgie. (Each bird has an individual cage - the pigeon and conure have large flight cages)
The pigeon and budgie hang out together in the...
:D too funny! I'm in Texas, too, but I can't help but feel :( during the entirety of July and August. -been here all my life, but still detest the summer time. Now, I must say the winters are pretty good around here.