5 month old turquoisine
Advice needed. Have had my 5 month old for one week. She is very timid and scared. I don't want to push her to hard or fast. She has gotten on my finger a few times but hard to get her out of her cage...
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Sexing Bourke Parakeets
Hello all, I am wondering if anyone here has experience sexing Bourke Parakeets visually? I know most places say to DNA test, but I've also heard with experience you can do it visually. I am not...
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I brought my bourke sweetpea out into the living room since he's the only bird I have left, well he seems to like watching TV. surprised me I guess I never thought of birds watching tv
View Articlenew perch
I bought a new natural perch for my Bourke yesterday, but he acts like he is scared to death of it. Should I just leave it and hope he will get used to it, or should I take it back out.
View ArticleWhich Australian Grass 'Keets make the best pets?
Unfortunately, my budgerigar recently died at just over 9 years of age, and I am looking to buy a new bird. I really enjoyed my budgie's companionship and personality, and since he was handfed as a...
View Article2 new bourkes
I just picked up 2 Bourke that a lady had and did not want any more. They will be 4 on Sept 1st. She thinks that they are 2 girls, I have them in the backroom for their isolation period. They are...
View Articlescared bourke
Hey guys I'm in need of some advice. the female bourke that I just got is very stressed. every evening I change their paper and she starts hissing and acting like she is scared to death the other one...
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my female bourke Gracie is squatting down and lifting her tail in the air, does that mean she wants to breed. I hope not they are siblings. I do not want to breed birds, I also noticed he is feeding...
View Articleputting bourkes in same cage
I have sweet pea my Male bourke that every time I let him out to fly he wants in my other 2 bourkes cage they are Male & female siblings. My question is can I put them together in the same cage...
View ArticleBourke males fighting
I put my bourkes together in 1 cage and the males started fighting, so I had to separate them. I don't know if it's because the 2 are almost 5 and have always been together. I was thinking that I...
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It has been a while!
After the death of my beloved Lulu, it was impossible for me to follow. I feel better now. Time eases all wounds. I still have my boys. Reggie and Walter. They are so silly! Reggie is definitely...
View ArticleRosey Bourkes Joined Our Family!
These two little darlings joined our family recently, so I had to share! Bourkes parakeets don’t seem to be a common species available in our Canadian city of Ottawa. We are overall bird enthusiasts...
View ArticleRock Pebbler/Regent - Male or Female?
After lots of research, I've decided the Rock Pebbler/Regent Parrot is the bird for me. No question at all. Deposit is paid. I couldn't be happier. Recently, I found out I may be in the position to...
View ArticleMy baby bourke
Back in August I bought a 3 month old bourke parakeet. I will admit, it was an impulse buy. I have never seen a bourke in Maine, and they had two babies, $170 for one or $200 for both, so it was good...
View ArticleSome input/advice on bourkes or other keets?
Some backstory, I have not personally owned birds but I have been around them and have taken care of budgies and a pair of amazons short-term before, so I have an idea of what it's like. I would like...
View ArticleKeeping a single bourke’s parakeet?
I’m new to keeping birds and have been interested in keeping bourke’s parakeets. I’ve seen a lot of conflicting information on keeping them alone and wanted to know what people who have experience with...
View ArticleRed Rump Parrots
I'm trying to find out of anyone knows anything about pied male red rump parrots. I was told mine was a male, but are there any breeders or experts on the breed who can tell me?1st picture is the male,...
View ArticleDoes your bird smell like beeswax??
Hi all, I have a 1.5 year old male rock pebbler named Peridot, and he often smells like beeswax or raw manuka honey. It’s not all the time, and he’s perfectly healthy according to his board-certified...
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Turquoise Parrot (to adopt or not)
Since moving house, I've been keeping an eye on Gumtree and the RSPCA page for a bird to fill my now empty flight cage since Anakin passed. I've mostly been looking out for lovebirds, but I've come...
View ArticleBourkes losing tame ability?
I had heard from one breeder who hand feeds her Bourkes as babies that as they mature they lose their ability at being tame. I was wondering if any of you have had a hand tamed Bourke that as it got...
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