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Post by vankarhi on Feb 7, 2008 17:54:13 GMT 10
I have told the breeder I will take the male they have. They have sent a couple of pics of him and he looks nice ...... just the pics are a bit dark.......but he does look nice. I will probably drive up to Mackay in a couple of weekends for the day to pick him up. He is coming from Cannonvale. So looks like both my girls have "foreign" husbands.  Just couldn't find a local male for them. |
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Post by zooyouthben on Feb 7, 2008 18:18:46 GMT 10
 Buying spree or what! now al you need is a pair of Curlew for the bottom of each avairy!
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Post by vankarhi on Feb 7, 2008 20:04:30 GMT 10
hmmmmmm dont curlew's lay their eggs (oh hang on I think that is cuckoo's lol). I wouldn't mind some quails .......... not sure how Skye would like them in her part of the aviary though.
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Post by megzly on Feb 7, 2008 20:26:25 GMT 10
Bad woman!!!! soon you will have no money left.hehe owel at least shrekie will be happy:) you will be overun by birds soon i can tell!. are you going to breed and hand raise alex's and eclectus's???
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Post by vankarhi on Feb 7, 2008 20:35:46 GMT 10
I might try to handraise a couple ....... but would like to see them raise some on their own too.
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Post by Jane on Feb 7, 2008 20:50:18 GMT 10
Yipee for Shrekie, at least she won't be jealous of Skye getting some lovin' now  So how old is Mr Shrekie? and has he bred before? |
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Post by silvercloud on Feb 7, 2008 22:41:09 GMT 10
Shrekie's got a boyfriend ;D fantastic news Tracey. ;D
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Post by vankarhi on Feb 8, 2008 15:55:57 GMT 10
Shrekies "boyfriend to be" is about 4 years old. He comes from a breeder who is into the colour mutations (in otherwords crossed with IRN's) and he has had babies apparently ....... the lady has an accent, but I think she used him to get some splits out of. So my understanding is he must have gone over a coloured hen (who probably is not quite back to purebred) so they can get the alex back more and then I guess they keep those babies or some of those babies depending on sex etc and don't need the male I am buying.
I have seen pics of him and sent the best one on to Pauline for her expert opinion (I hope I did anyway ;D )
So he is not a split to my knowledge and he doesn't look a split and has had babies and they got what they wanted out of him. ;D
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Post by Karen on Feb 10, 2008 13:59:48 GMT 10
Look forward to a happy Shrekie!  |
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Post by vankarhi on Feb 10, 2008 15:23:25 GMT 10
I am a bit worried she is too bonded to humans.......but hopefully when breeding season happens .......... the hormones will kick in and nature takes its course ;D
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Post by silvercloud on Feb 10, 2008 17:22:47 GMT 10
I'm sure she'll be fine, especially when she sets her peepers on such a handsome boy as he will be ;D
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Post by vankarhi on Feb 10, 2008 17:27:06 GMT 10
;D ;D
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Post by kimfurdel on Feb 10, 2008 18:27:35 GMT 10
What's happened to Takoda - isn't he your boy Alex?
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Post by vankarhi on Feb 10, 2008 20:54:11 GMT 10
Yes he is my baby ;D I never bought him to breed with. I never bought Skye to breed with either but she has become a normal hormonal and aggressive at times female ekkie, so I got her a mate. Shrekie I originally bought for my eldest son as a house warming present because he thought he wanted one. But 18 months later I got her back and thought well one day I will get her a mate too, but it has taken a long time to get an aviary built.....it is built now and the girls are in it and just waiting for their boys.
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Post by Karen on Feb 10, 2008 21:35:56 GMT 10
My Boris is very much bonded to humans but not 30 seconds after I put her with a male (she was very much in season) she hunkered down and lifted her tail to him . . . she has now had 3 clutches and is currently on the verandah coming in for a flight time still as crazy and tame as ever (if a bit bitier now).
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Post by silverfox on Feb 11, 2008 12:47:46 GMT 10
Congratulations Tracey and Shrekie |
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Post by kimfurdel on Feb 12, 2008 20:01:40 GMT 10
That's pretty exciting. Hope your girls are loving their new home. Bet you can't wait to get your new boy!  |
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Post by vankarhi on Feb 12, 2008 20:24:25 GMT 10
yeah I am a bit excited......he will be an aviary bird though not a pet.
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Post by Karen on Feb 12, 2008 21:00:00 GMT 10
There is a fellow near where I live has some very large and mature Alex's he's selling. They were very good looking birds. |
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Post by vankarhi on Feb 12, 2008 21:13:08 GMT 10
I am sure Shrekie will be like that..... ;D but Takoda at this stage is not for breeding. |
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Just couldn't find a local male for them.
So how old is Mr Shrekie? and has he bred before? 
