Opinions Wanted Please

[courtzrocks]

You could get away with aussie birds easily as they would blend in with the wild birds. The exotics tend to have a more harsh sound, not as easy on the ears as most natives (excluding the cockatoo family). My bourkes and rosellas you wouldnt know exist. My rosellas also attract the wild rosellas and king parrots down to our yard, and a guy a few streets away have kings that I wouldnt have known were there. Or you could have a few Princess parrots, you can get them in a few different colours.

Otherwise if you wanted to go a little different but still be safe with natives you could try chase up regents or superbs or crimson wings maybe? Decent size to those birds similar to king parrot size.

[bebs]

hi my name is marian my son had gone to markets today and bought a rainbow lorakeete they said it was 12 to 15 weeks old. how do u know if it is a baby. Can i get some tips on how to tame the bird. yhanx marian

[oikim]

hey, im new and i've got no idea what im doing haha so im just gunna write it here! im getting my first parrot next week, an alexandrine! he'll be 6 weeks old and im hand rearing him but yesterday i went into the pet shop to get some baby formula for parrots, she kept asking me all these questions and abusing me saying that i cant hand rear a alexandrine at that age :/ is this true?? but the breeder im getting him off has been doing it for years and my dad use to breed and hand rear eclectuses and he use to take them from the box when they were fully feathered. she told me he will be wild and i wont be able to handle him :/

[raven]

I'd ask the councel..don't do anything till you get their view...or it could be expensive.

[sabriel]

That's strange that the council said no to your birds, not like they really check anyway! What about rosellas? Pretty to look at and reasonably good breeders....

[passengerpigeon]

i agree with legend, i have kept most of the species mensioned in this thread or worked with them at the birdshop, suns are defiantly the noisiest of all the ones mensioned, and ringnecks arent far behind them, alexs can also be noisy and ekkies when they want to be, my ekkies replaced all there screaming with talking as someone mensioned already i think, and only let off the occasional shreek but with ekkies ive found, its really temperemental to the bird. Galahs you can get away with and i never found greencheeks or quakers to be AS noisy, king parrots, as said again by Legend are easy to sex, inexpensive and really colourful and even though you may need a permit they are generally easy to manage and breed if your setup is right...She is also right about the handraising, my handraised king cost me $350 which is probably equivalent to too two pairs of adults for whatever reason.
if your jumping up straight from lovebirds there are a lot of really attractive unnoisy australian parrots, why not try regents?

[mulin1201]

hey everyone! just say hello

[hungergames]

Well i would say go for Indian ringneck i have tow of them they are lovely. I spend my leisure times with them they keep me company when I have nothing to do.

[owszat]

Many councils in Queensland have bylaws about keeping aviary birds, as well as chooks. For instance in the three council areas that combined to form the Sunshine Coast Council the following applies:

Caloundra area

Up to 20 poultry or birds can be kept on a property if they are adequately enclosed to prevent escape and the enclosure is not within:

* 2 metres of a side or rear boundary
* 10 metres of a residence or an adjoining premises
* 10 metres of a road.

The enclosure must have a minimum floor area of one square metre per bird and be constructed so it can be hygienically cleaned.

Maroochy

If you are keeping or breeding aviary birds, the aviary, cage or enclosure must be no less than:

* 10 metres from any residential premises on adjacent land
* one metre from any boundary of the land.

(no maximum number stated)

Noosa

Up to 20 aviary birds or pigeons may be kept on a property in the Noosa area.

And apart from these restrictions there are the usual noise restrictions and aviary owners are at the mercy of their neighbours. We had one customer whose neighbour complained about the noise his canaries were making in a garden aviary!!

cheers,
Mike

Thanks for this info Mike, it is good to know considering a move to the Sunshine Coast...

[avinet]

Those regulations for the Sunshine Coast were the ones inherited from the old councils. The amalgamated Sunshine Coast Council introduced new by-laws about keeping birds, following submissions from the local bird society, and these currently apply over all of the Sunshine Coast.

Briefly, as of the 1st January 2012, and for aviary birds such as parrots, finches, doves and canaries, aviaries have to be no less than 10 metres from the front boundary of your property, 6 metres from a neighbour’s house and 1 metre from the boundary fence. No limit is placed on the number of birds that can be kept, but the usual noise and cleanliness issues can apply. So you can expect a visit if there are complaints from your neighbour about noisy Cockatoos, or smelly aviaries.

Different rules apply for poultry and racing pigeons and details ar en the Council's web site.

cheers,

Mike

[bigrichie]

Im new on here not sure how to start a new topic I have two short billed correlas and a long billed eastern correla. My young female keeps attacking the new bird the eastern correla can anyone help would be appreciated we have separateded then.