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Post by macawvic on Dec 23, 2004 6:46:18 GMT 10
Gday all,
It's nice to meet you all and my commend the adminstrator of this site for creating a comfortable, friendly and non-confrontational forum. A few of the other sites have always had nasty elements to them and, as a result, have kept away from posting. I feel differently about this site.
A little about myself. I have been breeding parrots in one form or another for more years than I'm willing to admit. My current collection is small but it's quality not quantity - budgies, cockatiels, red rumps, masked lovebirds, conures (sun, green cheeks), quakers, eclectus, macaws (B&G - just had my first hatchling!!), mollocan cockies (another couple of hatchlings!!).
Hope to speak with you all and share our experiences.
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Post by AussieBirds on Dec 23, 2004 8:13:27 GMT 10
A big AussieBirds welcome to you macawVic we pride our selves on having a lot of fun here mixed with a lot of serious information. You sure have a great group of birds there, Wow how exciting would it be to have actually bred B&G Macaws congratulations.
Once again welcome to AssieBirds, glad you found us.
John
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Post by macawvic on Dec 23, 2004 9:48:04 GMT 10
Gday John,
Believe it or not, but B&G macaws are dead easy to breed. People who say otherwise have not properly provided for their stock. A little TLC and any bird will do right by you. What people are unaware of is that B&G macaws are sexually and, depending on individual bird, are psychologically capable of breeding at a mere 3 years of age...not the 7 - 10 yrs many people like to believe.
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Post by chickabee on Dec 24, 2004 8:47:47 GMT 10
Hi Macaw
Welcome to the AussieBirds forum. We all love it here and hope you will to,
looking foward to having lot of chats,
and do tell us more about your birds, especially the macaws you lucky person ;D 
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Post by macawvic on Dec 24, 2004 9:06:55 GMT 10
There's not much to tell really. I am a conservatively boring person. Spend most of my time at home and looking after the birds. Hardly have time to socialise anymore. As most of you are in the same boat, your social life tends to suffer somewhat when all you're doing is looking after your stock.
Like most people, I started out with the humble budgerigar. I can still remember the very first pair I ever purchased. An english grey hen paired with a blue cock. When they bred more young, I was able to acquire more pairs. From there I piggybacked onto grass parrots and neophemas, then cockatiels - lorikeets - lovebirds - conures - quakers - eckies...and here I am today with my collection of relatively uncommon exotics. Please feel free to contact me should anyone have any questions or queries...always happy to help out.
Well, a little about myself. I am one of the principal owners of a software development house and computer equipment sales business. I am actually currently working out special prices and discounts for computers specifically for aviculturists/bird keepers.
We are also currently in the process of developing a fully integrated end-to-end aviary management solution. It'll be available in two versions; Standard and Enterprise. The standard edition will be used primarily for the smaller breeder (less than 500 birds) and the enterprise edition will be more suitable for larger commercial breeders and facilities. It'll have everything from stock management, breeding maintenance, quarantine management, etc. We will also have several exportable version available in International English, German and French by the end of 2005/06.
I hope that I have bored everyone to death with my selfless plug. :-)
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Post by AussieBirds on Dec 24, 2004 9:14:33 GMT 10
Dont know about anyone else but I'm not in the least bit bored and you sound like a very interesting person, you will fit in perfectly here at AussieBirds. As Deb said we are looking forward to having some interesting chats to you.
John
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Post by macawvic on Dec 24, 2004 9:21:12 GMT 10
Hi John,
Well, thanks a million. Like I've told all my mates, you can't get better people than bird-people. We can all look rough as guts, but when you scratch the surface, we're all a great bunch of people. The best! Glad to meet you all.
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Post by hillcresttiels on Dec 24, 2004 10:56:02 GMT 10
Hi Macaw My name is Frank i am also from Melbourne (tullamarine) I,m into breeding Tiels and also am friends with Kim and Steve two of the nicest people i've met and along with some great characters here we are looking forward to watching Macca (thats his new adopted name on this site if you don't mind) grow up and updated photos as its not everyday we get to see B&G Macaws growing cheers Frank |
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Post by jeremy on Dec 24, 2004 16:46:46 GMT 10
welcome to this site macawVIC. What size cage did you breed your Blue and Gold Macaws in?
I breed lovebirds, masked lovebirds, conures (green cheek and sun) ringnecks and red collared lorikeets.
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Post by macawvic on Dec 24, 2004 17:41:28 GMT 10
I absolutely agree with you. Kim and Steve are two of the nicest people. Very selfless to organise all the social get togethers.
I will definitely be continually posting photos of the B&G as s/he grows. I originally though cockatiel chicks were ugly, but the macaw chick definitely takes the cake!!
The macaws are housed in suspended aviaries, 5ft wide, 6ft high and 9ft long. Some have faired better than others in these enclosures but have had little or no success with pairs raised in conventionals. I will post some photos of the cages once I've edited them. All my photos have been taken with a Canon 300D so are relatively large.
You have some very fine species in your collection. Irrespective of the extent of my collection, I will always have room for our local natives and the smaller aratingas and pyrrhuras.
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Post by Smiley on Dec 25, 2004 20:12:47 GMT 10
Hey Macaw,
Sounds like you have some great friends there..I have had in the pass a grey and a scarlet macaw..But i dont have them anymore...that a is a story that I will not go into...I love little macca...and will enjoy seeing him/her growing up...I have had the joy of breeding the macaws and the blk cockatoos encluding the palms...I also had the of going to singapore zoo as well..That realy is birds heaven..Most of the parrots are fee there...and the mallocan's are so beauiful..
Natalie
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Post by fischer on Dec 26, 2004 5:05:50 GMT 10
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Post by macawvic on Dec 26, 2004 7:25:52 GMT 10
I have yet to visit Singapore Zoo but have been to Jurong Bird Park. Possibly the world's best bird park. It's like mecca for bird lovers. The second I walked in the entrace, I was met but at least 2 dozen macaws of all types just roaming around. The hyacinths were simply amazing.
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Post by Smiley on Dec 26, 2004 16:24:28 GMT 10
I havent been to Jurong Bird Park..One day I hope...I better not give you my link to see all the photos of singapore zoo then..I think I would just spoil the surpise for you..lol....I went to Roma zoo as well....I had to leave there....I was like this  ...I should have brought a gun not a camera..I did not think they still kept animals like they did a centry ago.. Natalie |
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Post by SunConure on Dec 26, 2004 16:24:29 GMT 10
hi my name is tara i'm new here too. I will be getting a sun conure next year in june. Then will be getting a blue ringneck once i have gotten used to the sun conure and have gotten all the accessories for the blue ringneck. I was told that you need a licence to keep the macaws and eclectus in victoria is this true just wandering. anyway welcome macawVic
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Post by macawvic on Dec 27, 2004 7:37:57 GMT 10
haha, I guess I now have another excuse to visit Singapore. Good thing is that I'm heading there in early 2005 for a little business (hopefully selling my software to Jurong Bird Park) so will definitely visit Singapore Zoo. Also wanted to do the night safari, sounds very itneresting.
You know what, we should organise a huge Aussie Birds Friendly Forum Singapore tour!! :-)
I am not famialir with Roma Zoo. I take it is in Italy?
Congratulations on your impending purchases. Sun conures and IRNs make superb companions. If not a little on the noisy side (sun).
Once upon a time, you have to have an exotic license (NERBS) to own many of the imported parrots. Since the abolition of NERBS, there is now no requirements for Victorians to have a license. This rule varies regionally.
Don't get me going on the "license" debate about the eclectus. * sigh * Yes, in Victoria you do need a license to own an eclectus. EVEN THOUGH the majority of eckies on the pet market ARE solomon island hybrids and NOT of the Australian subspecies. There, said my piece. :-)
If you're looking for an eclectus, send me a private message and we can talk about it further.
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