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Kakariki's

Sun, Nov 8 2009 12:49am GMT 1
happylittlehenny
happylittlehenny
104 Posts
I love these they are my most favourite birds in the world!! I had a pair of red fronted kakariki's a few years back, they were stunning, Im not keen on the butter cups and lutino's I like the good old bottle green ones. But where have they all gone?? Can't find these gorgeous birds anywhere! I love the male's displays with the eye flaring and tapping his feet and the noise they make like laughing!! Just love them. I had some yellow fronts too but not as friendly as red fronts. Anyone keep Kakariki's??
Sun, Nov 8 2009 08:11pm GMT 2
Poultry Talk. com Team
Poultry Talk. com Team
389 Posts

Well I was not sure if I had heard of these before but doing a Google search they look like very attractive birds!

Jamie.

Sun, Nov 8 2009 10:26pm GMT 3
happylittlehenny
happylittlehenny
104 Posts
Not the fanciest looking of birds I'll be honest but their characters are just delightful. Smile When our house is all renovated I'd love an aviary with a few in. They are so friendly and inquisative, I had my male at 5 years old, he was very old for a kakariki as their normal lifespan is about 5 years. He'd been kept in an aviary all his life but I hand tamed him in 3 weeks and he would run about the house making lovely laughing sounds with his girlfriend chasing after him. They like to run more than fly. Laughing
Thu, Nov 12 2009 11:41am GMT 4
ScarlettBuffy
ScarlettBuffy
104 Posts
I agree, really sweet littlle birds. Much better natured than cockatiels, easier to tame too. I had one years ago, she was a lovely little thing, unlike the psycho cockatiel that replaced her Surprised
You're right, you don't see them for sale anymore, maybe they're on the endangered list or something Undecided
Sat, Jan 9 2010 12:42am GMT 5
rarepoultryn.ireland
rarepoultryn.ireland
35 Posts

you can get green ones with the red fronts over here, i used to have a pair, i had a green/red one with a yellow dot on back of his head and a yellow one with red about her head one.

Fri, Apr 23 2010 12:08pm BST 6
Conor  M
Conor M
14 Posts
Lol late reply. But yeah, I used to have a yellow fronted (excuse me if that's an incorrect term) when I first had an aviary. Sure enough, a week later, the bugger escaped. I felt awful that once an aviary bird gets out...thats about it for them. Still in hope that a little Parakeet is living the wild high life somewhere across Buckinghamshire! ha.

Tue, May 4 2010 07:19pm BST 7
happylittlehenny
happylittlehenny
104 Posts
Hey not necesarily!! In Carmarthen near to my home there is a flock of Indian ringneck parakeets living wild. They have done for years and were a result of a pair escaping from an aviary! LOL x x x x
Mon, May 16 2011 10:55pm BST 8
Goosey
Goosey
7 Posts
I hav'nt seen these birds around for ages.very preety birds but very very messy.I had two kakarikis but not for longFrown
Sun, Sep 25 2011 09:03pm BST 9
Jeggins
Jeggins
7 Posts
i'm after a female if anyone has one in the devon area my males a bit lonely:(

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