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Post by Amanda on Dec 26, 2005 19:48:43 GMT 7
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Post by Peter on Dec 27, 2005 5:03:50 GMT 7
awwwwwwww, so cute! I want a pair now
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Post by LittleBudgie2005 on Dec 27, 2005 6:51:09 GMT 7
Aww cute... I will get a pair before you do Peter... LoL
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Post by Natenla on Dec 27, 2005 9:42:05 GMT 7
Shes lovely!! Did I start something?? lol seems everyone wants them now!! Good on you! I would love to get a male, it does get very hot here though and they dont tollerate the heat well..... I can keep them cool somehow??? My little girl (Kiwi) sit on her big wter dish nearly all day must be cooler for her.
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Post by LittleBudgie2005 on Dec 27, 2005 9:59:47 GMT 7
Install a sprinkler in the inside of the avairy on the roof... set it to mist... And when it is hot give her a shower Nat... That is just an idea...  |
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Post by Amanda on Dec 27, 2005 13:21:04 GMT 7
I use a fan to circulate the air around. My little one is the only one that feels the heat first, they all seem to tolerate it a bit more. I remember many years ago when the bug started to hit, we went to a pet store where we were visiting rellies and they had a hand raised Kaka and we fell in love instantly. Unfortunately that one was sold and I hadn't seen another one since. That was about 6 years ago so I wasn't going to let Pepper go!!!! They are a very hard bird to find hand raised, I'd say once you find a breeder put an order in for one. They are a very popular bird |
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Post by Natenla on Dec 28, 2005 10:19:28 GMT 7
I have her inside now so a sprinkler isnt a good idea  ,LMAO!! We have VERY strict water restrictions here also. So wouldnt be able to do the sprinkler thing unfortunately ( cant even wash your car!)!  I make sure all my other birds have plenty of water in their dishes so they can bathe when ever they want to. I bought her inside cause she was in with the red rumps and I was worried they might attack her, so went out and bought a $180 cage for her yesterday!!! Spoilt!! I am wanting to tame her, don't know if I will be able to?? She is about 3 years old I think?? How do you all think it will go???  |
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Post by Amanda on Dec 28, 2005 12:32:24 GMT 7
with time, patience and the right bribes  she may come around! I know of so many people who have aviary birds who come up to the wire for kisses and treats (my red rumps do that too) so it can't be much harder. The hardest part is to get her to trust the hand! |
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Post by Natenla on Dec 28, 2005 17:49:22 GMT 7
yeah i think that will be the tester, the hand thing. See how it goes anyway.
my red rumps are soooo flighty I couldnt imaginge them doing that!!! Dont know what the old owners did to them? Terribly frightened when you go near the cage! Maybe they were in the petshop too long having little kids hitting the cages or something? Hopefully they calm down.
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Post by Amanda on Dec 28, 2005 18:41:26 GMT 7
that sounds like my new pair too. very flighty when your near them. I could say it has to do with your interaction around them ie the more they see of you the less worried they are but that isn't true. We handled our babies and they are very flighty too  BTW I bribe Mum and Dad rrump with fresh grass thru the wire, the tummy rules over all in the end! |
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Post by buddy on Dec 29, 2005 17:24:35 GMT 7
 She's very cute, females have a smaller size beak, which your's looks like. Males beaks are large and seem to cover their face. Kaka's are a very people friendly bird, even without being handraised. I had a pair of red fronted, but a diamond python got into my aviary and ate them. I now have a pair of yellow fronted, that had 7 young which all hatched, still have 5 females left not handraised but are all really friendly also a pair of cinnamon red fronted they have not bred yet. Your new bird will probably tame down by being around you all the time. In my aviary they land on my head, and wait for me to go in and feed them their fruit/veg's every day. If I bypass the cage they all go crook at me. Good luck with your new addition
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Post by Amanda on Dec 29, 2005 17:45:02 GMT 7
Pepper is still so tiny too.... it somehow makes her cuter! She is very hyper first thing in the morning, we love to run around on top of our cage and we ran so fast this morning we almost fell off I love their chatter, that's the first thing that attracted me to them all those years ago. I'd love to get more and more and more but I'll really get into trouble! And she loves to nibble, especially finger nails, such a character |
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Post by bubbles on Dec 30, 2005 14:32:23 GMT 7
we have a breeder around hear who hand raises them so ive only ever seen them around here hadn raised. i would love to get a pair i love the way they jump...so cute...pepper is gorgeous
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