Viraba
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Post by Viraba on Nov 18, 2004 14:45:29 GMT 10
Hi Folks,
Does anybody on the forum keep King Parrots ? I'm wanting some information of noise factor, avairy sizes etc and what I might expect to pay for an avairy breeding pair ?
Also whether they are succesfully handraised. Can any body help ?
Cheers
Viraba
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Post by kim1 on Nov 18, 2004 16:06:13 GMT 10
Hi I've looked into king parrots quite a bit lately, and they make excellent handraised pets or so I've been told, also a mate has one and it is very affectionate, I have been told that they can be a bit noisy which is why I chose not to get a pair, but my mates bird seems to be fairly quiet.
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Smiley
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Post by Smiley on Nov 18, 2004 20:28:11 GMT 10
King parrots are great birds..I have hand rasied a lot of these guys..
They dont make any noise at all..great talkers...and babys would be around $80 each..Thats here in QLD...Very sweet birds they are....
Natalie
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Post by AussieBirds on Nov 19, 2004 8:05:17 GMT 10
I know of a lady in the Newcastle area and she had a wonderfull King Parrot calle JJ, unfortunatly it passed away just recently from heavy metal poisening and complications, he was the most wonderful bird you could ever want. Personally I love them and if i had the room I would most definatly have a pair, one of the best Aussie Parrots. I know of one breeder that was having trouble getting them to breed he finally overcame the problem by using a plastic garbage bin ( not a wheely bin) and cutting an entrance hole in the top of the bin, they do like a deep breeding place with a high entrance.
John
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amae
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Post by amae on Aug 10, 2006 20:51:33 GMT 10
:)I also am in need of info re diet, breeding boxes etc for King Parrots.
Can they be taught to take pellets, soft food etc.? I have only found one article on Breeding/Housing KPs. Any suggestions welcome,
Tah,
Allen
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Post by silvercloud on Aug 11, 2006 11:18:23 GMT 10
All parrots, with persistenc, will take fruit and vegies. They would need plenty of these plus a good quality seed mix. I can't say about pellets as I don't like to use them and won't feed them to my birds. Try finding a deep log for them to nest in. I can't help you more than that as I've never kept them, just looked into getting some when I have more room.
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Post by phobia on Aug 29, 2006 4:47:25 GMT 10
King parrots are pretty quiet, You do need a licence to keep them though. I know of a fare few breeders and I'm not 100% sure but a guy I know might have a pair or two that he's willing to sell. I'll ring him on Wednesday if you'd like me to? You can email me if you want... this_is.a.fake_adress@hotmail.com It's real, The the address isn't spelt right lol.
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