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Noisey - not particularly noisey

 

Messy - the same as any other parakeet type

 

Cage - 3ft x 2ft x 2ft mininum

 

Diet - basic parakeet mix, fruit veg, cuttlefish, grit

 

a relatively easy bird to look after/ breed, good for a beginner, ( I bred them in a kitchen cupboard when I was a lad lol ) I wouldn't recommend keeping as a pet/ pets though, can be kept on a colony system in an aviary but it is known for the odd bird to become murderous :censored:

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My grandad used to have 3 pairs in one of his flights. Don't remember them being particularly noisy, but then it was hard to tell with the flock of budgies he had in the big flight next door to them! :laugh::thumbs:

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My grandad used to have 3 pairs in one of his flights. Don't remember them being particularly noisy, but then it was hard to tell with the flock of budgies he had in the big flight next door to them! :laugh::thumbs:

I had more complaints than any other animal I`ve ever owned when I had budgies and I had cats come to sit and watch from a million miles away :laugh:

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wouldn't have a clue ,...but I know there usually a bit of money......but went to poultry auction last sunday and they were more or less giving them away.....pairs that is......

Lovebirds are pretty cheep it the ones people hand rear that bumps the price up loads but if you want to breed then your better off getting pr birds

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Ah, I'm thinking of selling the pair of African greys as the screeching is doing our heads in,soon as your on the phone or eating/watching tv,they start and it's really high pitched now.

So thought about lovebirds, I hate conures lol.

Might just get a pair of cockatiel lol

They live for 20+ years, my grandad had 4 of them in the flight the other side of the budgies! :D

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Ah, I'm thinking of selling the pair of African greys as the screeching is doing our heads in,soon as your on the phone or eating/watching tv,they start and it's really high pitched now.

So thought about lovebirds, I hate conures lol.

Might just get a pair of cockatiel lol

if you're wanting a pet/ pets I wouldn't get a pair of any birds for the house bud, much better a single hand reared bird, hand reared Celestial parrotlets make good wee pets, or try looking at a hand reared Senegal, still a wee bit noisey but not as bad as greys

 

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I av a pair of blue parroletts not tame but trying to breed them to hand rear one or two for myself.the cock bird serves the hen atleast 4/5 times aday and still no eggs? Thay don't even enter the nest box Any suggestions lads? Thay are on a good diet and get plenty of greens

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I av a pair of blue parroletts not tame but trying to breed them to hand rear one or two for myself.the cock bird serves the hen atleast 4/5 times aday and still no eggs? Thay don't even enter the nest box Any suggestions lads? Thay are on a good diet and get plenty of greens

is it a budgie nest box ? how old are the birds ? wheres the breeding cage, are they getting peace ?

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It's not a budgie box no the hen is nearly 2 yold n cock is round about 3 mate there in the house was thinking of putting them in the bird room for more peace tbh.could that be the case Thay need more peace? Av ad parrot finches breed in the house I no there different birds but there not that easy to breed well I don't think Thay are lol

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It's not a budgie box no the hen is nearly 2 yold n cock is round about 3 mate there in the house was thinking of putting them in the bird room for more peace tbh.could that be the case Thay need more peace? Av ad parrot finches breed in the house I no there different birds but there not that easy to breed well I don't think Thay are lol

Aye stick them in a big flight cage in the birdroom and give them a budgie type box :thumbs: getting to the darker nights now though so may have to provide extra light,

 

well done with the parrot finches, smart birds I've always fancied :thumbs:

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