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Post by kjjl on Aug 15, 2005 22:12:37 GMT 10
I'm looking at getting 2 handreared rainbow lories.. i know a bit about them, but not as much as i know about tiels and budgies.. so can you please give me some pros and cons about the breed  e.g do they talk well? i know their poo is awful... umm any way to tell sex so i can get one of each? thanks in advance..tell me what you know |
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Post by Viraba on Aug 15, 2005 23:11:11 GMT 10
These guys are the clowns of the bird world..........lovely birds if you can put up with the 'mess'. Can be noisy in small areas and often attract their wild cousins in for a chat so that adds to the noise ? The only way to be sure if you have a pair without seeing them actually raise young is to have them sexed either surgically or with DNA. You can get some really attentive pairs and you think you've got mum & dad for sure but that often isn't correct  If yo get more then 2 (maybe 3) eggs in the next box then you've probably got 2 females ..............no eggs 2 males of course !! Have fun Viraba |
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Post by pollyparrot on Aug 16, 2005 6:03:25 GMT 10
hi my opinion on lorries is mixed while i completely adore them for their funny natures and entertainment value there are a few things i am not a fan of either (although i wouldn't part with my four for the world:))
the poo really gets annoying its so hard to stop them squirting everywhere and its all the time not now and then the other thing i find as hand reared pets there seems to be a time limit the are the best most loving pet one min then once puberty hits they can change just like that and turn into biting nasty little critters i also find that because mine are hand reared but in an aviary as they have no fear of humans i have a hard time going in the aviary's as they bite me iam sure they are all not like this but thats what i have found
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Post by kjjl on Aug 16, 2005 11:32:02 GMT 10
some interesting points...anything else to add?
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Post by macawvic on Aug 16, 2005 14:18:17 GMT 10
Just very quickly, my two cents. PROS:Colourful Entertaining Intelligent Interactive Fearless Sociable Cuddly Hardy Produce Excellent Fertiliser CONS:None that I can think of.  Rgds Tim PS: I am biased as I have loris and lorikeets. |
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Post by kjjl on Aug 16, 2005 16:36:07 GMT 10
is poop an issue for you Tim?? sounds great to me all those pros!! got any handreared babies hey?
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Post by macawvic on Aug 16, 2005 16:44:24 GMT 10
No, their waste isn't an issue for me as all their suspended aviaries are over river pebbles and easily washed down every couple of days.
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Post by kjjl on Aug 16, 2005 16:47:22 GMT 10
do you think it would be an issue for me in the house??
babies???
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Post by AussieBirds on Aug 16, 2005 19:44:34 GMT 10
Jo I have a Rainbow Lorikeet that lives in my kitchen, she can be noisy at times but as far as her poop is concerned it isn't a problem.
John
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Post by macawvic on Aug 17, 2005 7:36:05 GMT 10
do you think it would be an issue for me in the house?? babies??? I am afraid that the onces which are being handraised have all been sold. Had I known that you were after some I'd definitely have offered them to you first. Are you after a lori or a lorikeet? What's the time frame for getting your birds? Are you wanting to breed them? |
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Post by kjjl on Aug 17, 2005 8:55:17 GMT 10
sorry i didn't realise there were 2 different things.. i want loriKEETS lolummm time frame....a couple of weeks..hopefully sooner rather than later..now hubby has shocked me last night and says he is thinking of a Quaker....so we're going around the shops on the weekend to see what we definately want.. it's a shame you've sold all your babies, i much prefer to get them off breeders than in a shop |
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Post by kjjl on Aug 17, 2005 10:45:38 GMT 10
well i did want a quaker originally....but i want a blue one and they are soo expensive..and then i wanted the rainbows..and now i'm just totally confused on what to get...i think i would probably like a quaker even more than the rainbows..but arrggghhh...
u got any baby quakers happening soon?lol
from a very confused Jo
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Post by macawvic on Aug 17, 2005 10:54:56 GMT 10
soon?lol from a very confused Jo Well, I don't know what you class as soon. I do have pairs on eggs at the moment. Start of breeding season and all. However, they definitely won't be ready in a couple of week. Best thing is to wait and just weight up the pros and cons of the two species. Like most things, time cures all ills. Rgds Tim |
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Post by kjjl on Aug 17, 2005 11:02:49 GMT 10
what is the best age to get lorikeets and quakers?? the lorikeets we met were 5 weeks old and flat babies and i thought thehy would be way too young for me... we are definately doing all the research we can to see what is best for us... and i don't mean soon as in tomorrow...i would wait for the right time, how much are your blue quakers? if u don't mind me asking.. or if you have msn mine is kjjl_@hotmail.com ... thanks so much for all your help, i would be even more lost without it lol
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Post by kjjl on Aug 17, 2005 11:05:26 GMT 10
oh and do quakers get along well with tiels? do lorikeets get along as well? obviously there would be supervision at play times and different cages for them all but i don't want fights or big mexican standoffs lol
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Post by Laraine on Aug 17, 2005 15:15:11 GMT 10
I've got 3 Rainbow Lorikeets in my aviary. Where as I can't tell the difference in the sexes, I'm assuming I have one pair. Apart from giving the 2 placid Ringnecks I have in the same aviary a hard time, I haven't had any trouble with them. They mostly hang around the back of the aviary and won't let the Ringnecks near. I just hose out the aviary regularly to get rid of their messy poos. They have never shown any aggression towards me when I go into the aviary.
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Post by kjjl on Aug 17, 2005 16:13:43 GMT 10
thanks for that info, these will be pets not aviary birds though
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Post by stillsqwarkin on Aug 17, 2005 19:59:16 GMT 10
if you are thinking rainbows also consider musks they are lovely little birds and will whistle wolf and tallk a bit and are very playfull
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Post by ollie on Aug 17, 2005 20:23:45 GMT 10
I think they are all a little bit touchy when they reach maturity if they are hand raised. I have a pet rainbow who was hand raised and I have had him since he was 7 weeks. Now at 3 years old he can be a bit moody and wants to bite, but a firm No! usually stops him. I also have a hand raised musk which is in an aviary with a mate but still trys to get at me every time I feed it. He has not lost the human contact thing although he cuddles up all the time to his mate when I'm not around.
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Post by kjjl on Aug 17, 2005 20:29:42 GMT 10
cool..thanks for the advice... we're leaning towards quaker now...macawvic i told hubby you had some eggs..would they be ready in about 8-9 weeks? he was happy with that time frame...of course i want sooner..but hey lol..... how much would they be?
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