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Re: What parrots should I get?
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 18:41
by TomDeGraaff
thehammer wrote:If you read what I said, the following are the parameters:
Under $500 pr, quiet and colourful. Not on advanced licence in VIC. Not on my exclusion list on the first page…
Add to that: reasonably easy to obtain in VIC as I don’t want to freight. Can mix with others or by themselves as a breeding pair as I can set them up either way, prefer seed eaters.
Sorry, didn't see the price bit amonst all the one-liners.
I'm due fora new pair of spec's soon anyway
I reckon westerns could work but they would eat your plants (do you have planted aviaries?) and they would need a bit of room depending on what you wanted to mix them with.
Maybe they have been mentioned. Sorry if they have
Tom
Re: What parrots should I get?
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 19:04
by tarred and feathered
Kakarikis are fun. Superbs are also a neat medium-sized parrot.
Re: What parrots should I get?
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 19:34
by thehammer
Uraeginthus wrote:thehammer wrote:If you read what I said, the following are the parameters:
Under $500 pr, quiet and colourful. Not on advanced licence in VIC. Not on my exclusion list on the first page…
Add to that: reasonably easy to obtain in VIC as I don’t want to freight. Can mix with others or by themselves as a breeding pair as I can set them up either way, prefer seed eaters.
Sorry, didn't see the price bit amonst all the one-liners.
I'm due fora new pair of spec's soon anyway
I reckon westerns could work but they would eat your plants (do you have planted aviaries?) and they would need a bit of room depending on what you wanted to mix them with.
Maybe they have been mentioned. Sorry if they have
Tom
I might go for Western Rosella's
tarred and feathered wrote:Kakarikis are fun. Superbs are also a neat medium-sized parrot.
Kept Kakariki’s not interested in getting them again
Re: What parrots should I get?
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 20:11
by elferoz777
I have seen some nice blue westerns.
they are a smaller Rosella and quite nice in the normal form.
Looks like we have a winner!
I am glad you posted this as I was close to doing the same...though I have no where near as many exclusions as you had.
Re: What parrots should I get?
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 20:15
by thehammer
elferoz777 wrote:I have seen some nice blue westerns.
they are a smaller Rosella and quite nice in the normal form.
Looks like we have a winner!
I am glad you posted this as I was close to doing the same...though I have no where near as many exclusions as you had.
What are blue westerns worth?
Re: What parrots should I get?
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 20:46
by elferoz777
Dont quote me but I was offered to buy a pair at young for $200 - $300 but at the time I wasnt interested.
Cant recall if they were normal or mutation but I did note the smaller size compared to easterns.
Not many are breeding/keeping them and they seem to tick all your other boxes
Re: What parrots should I get?
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 21:10
by thehammer
Saw a split blue Western on pet link for $400. I just contacted a guy about a pair of normal Westerns and he said I could have a young unrelated pair for $120.
Re: What parrots should I get?
Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 21:20
by Craig52
thehammer wrote:Saw a split blue Western on pet link for $400. I just contacted a guy about a pair of normal Westerns and he said I could have a young unrelated pair for $120.
That's a good price,i have keep them and are no where as aggressive as other rosella's and imo the red backed variety is a nicer of the two. Craig
Re: What parrots should I get?
Posted: 12 Mar 2014, 11:59
by firetail555
A mate bred 9 red capped parrots from 2 pair this year in melbourne. $250 per unrelated pair
Re: What parrots should I get?
Posted: 12 Mar 2014, 16:49
by Craig52
firetail555 wrote:A mate bred 9 red capped parrots from 2 pair this year in melbourne. $250 per unrelated pair
That's good breeding but red capped parrots can be one of the most aggressive parrots around. Craig