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daYna
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Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Posts: 138
Location: Saudi Arbia |
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Does anybody know anything about plum-headed parakeeeets?? If u guys know about them pllllllz tell me about them. Cuz i just bought a pair they're sooooo preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetty |
Thursday April 27, 2006 10:04 am |
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shirin
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Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 7401
Location: Canada, Toronto |
Wow, that's a surprise  You just bought a pair of them? What made you buy them? Had you been planning to? I've seen plum-headed parakeets before, they're quite stunning, but I don't know much about them. |
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Thursday April 27, 2006 2:36 pm |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7956
Location: Australia |
I just moved this topic to a more appropriate forum.
Plumheaded parakeets are just gorgeous. Have you done much research on them? I personally don't know much about them except what they look like and that they eat fruit and blossom in the wild. |
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Thursday April 27, 2006 4:06 pm |
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daYna
Flutterer
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Posts: 138
Location: Saudi Arbia |
sorry i didn't reply earlier  .. it's just that it disappeared then i remembered that these forums were 4 cockatoos so i thought it must have been removed or something.. anyway i wasn't planning on buying them, but when i went 2 the petshop i saw them n they were soooooooo ctue so i bought them  . I havn't done alot of reasear on them. |
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Saturday May 20, 2006 2:06 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Dayna, are you keeping them quarantined from your other birds? You just never know what the new birds may be carrying that could have disasterous effects on your other birds. |
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Saturday May 20, 2006 2:42 pm |
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fruitynutbird
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Joined: 03 May 2006
Posts: 226
Location: Sydney, Australia |
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I don't know anything about them personally, but they are included in a book I have on the Psittacula genus, so Indian ringnecks and Alexandrine parrots are their close relatives.
This book states they are 13-14 inches in length, not noisy, do not chew and are "extremely attractive and colourful". The book recommends similar care and feeding as for Indian ringnecks and Alexandrines. It states they are originally from a hot climate but they also adapt well to cold climates without noticeable discomfort.
The authors state that young birds are extremely difficult to sex, initially all looking like the female, but the males begin acquiring their distinctive coloration at two to three years of age.
The authors have plum-headed parrots which are still breeding regularly after 15 years. One of the males is at least 24 years old and one of the females is 20 years old.
The authors state their plum-headed parrot males like to sit on thin, twiggy branches bobbing up and down to display at the females!
From the photos in this book, I can see why you fell in love with them!!
The book this information comes from is "A Guide To Asiatic Parrots" by Syd and Jack Smith, published by ABK. |
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Sunday May 21, 2006 4:13 am |
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