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Conference 7.286::pet_birds

Title:	Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN!
Notice:	INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.*
Moderator:	VIDEO::PULSIFER

Created:	Mon Oct 10 1988
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	942
Total number of notes:	6016

114.0. "The Grand Eclectus Parrot" by CSC32::K_WORKMAN (Hand picked by Juan Valdez) Tue Feb 07 1989 13:57

    Another new edition... Yes I did say that I wouldn't get another
    big bird, but things are going so well with my Grey and my
    Cockatoo, I couldn't resist.
    
    Ever seen a Grand Eclectus?  Their feathers are almost like hair
    and they are almost a flourescent green with blue wings and red
    around their shoulders along with alot of yellow (just the males).
    The females are all red with purple tummys and the same quality
    of feathers.  For along time the females were thought to be a different
    species.  The bird I'm getting is a male.  He is about 3 months old
    and will be coming home in about two weeks.  He's not quite weaned
    yet.  I've been visiting him regularly and he is something!  He
    likes to be rocked to sleep.  
    
    The Eclectus have wide beeks across the front but seem thiner than
    the Grey and the Cockatoo even though they are such big birds. 
    The males have light upper beeks and dark lower beeks.  The Grand
    is the largest of the Eclectus and these birds are native to New 
    Guinea.  This baby I'm getting seems to be a real lover, but I was
    told that the Eclectus can go either way from being the kind of
    bird that enjoys doing things on his own to being real clingy like
    cockatoo's.  I think this baby is gonna be on the cockatoo end.
    This is the second clutch the breeders have had.  They kept a male
    from the first clutch, his name is Kermit and he talks like a Grey!
    
    If you can make it to a show in your area, go look at one of these
    birds.  They are very distinct looking.  The females are pretty
    rare but are absolutely gorgeous!  Any body had any experience
    with an Eclectus?  I would love to here from you!

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
114.1	CONGRATS!!!	MPGS::TAI	are we having fun yet??	`Tue Feb 07 1989 14:58`	6
	Congrats on the new addition! What's the family count up to now? -Juliette
114.2	Eclectus are beautiful!!!!!	WARLRD::SIMPSON		`Tue Feb 07 1989 15:29`	11
	Hello. Yes I have seen a Grand Eclectus. They really are beautiful. My sister-in-law has 5 of them. She has 3 females and 2 males. I believe that she plans to breed them when they are all adults. She got most of them as babies and hand fed them. Congratulations. Laurie
114.3	He needs a name!	CSC32::K_WORKMAN	Hand picked by Juan Valdez	`Tue Feb 07 1989 17:06`	18
	re:1 I think if I counted I would probably scare myself and my husband too! re:2 The breeder where I'm getting him is trying despirately to aquire a non related female. Does your sister-in-law want to sell one of the females? They are apparantly really hard to come by. My ownly problem now is naming him! Anyone got any ideas? We should start a topic on bird names. I'm the worlds worst at naming things. He looks like a Kermit but that name is allready taken..... Karen
114.4	Frog names	GIAENG::PULSIFER	Doug Pulsifer 296-3332	`Tue Feb 07 1989 17:28`	7
	If he looks like Kermit, how about the name of the little muppet frog, I think its Robin ? Or froggy ? Worst case is after you have had him a while he will pick he own name by his behaviour. Take your time as he is going to be with you for a long time. Good luck
114.5	Re: .3	WARLRD::SIMPSON		`Tue Feb 07 1989 18:08`	15
	Karen, I doubt that my sister-in-law would sell at this point. Her birds are like her children, but if she mentions an interest in selling, I'll let you know. She has many feathered friends as it sounds like you do. I believe her last count was 15, all parrots. Oh by the way, what about Fozzie for a name? You know, the muppet bear? I'm not sure I'm spelling it right. Good luck. Laurie
114.6		SBLANC::MOEHLENPAH		`Tue Feb 07 1989 19:05`	6
	My friend has a hand-fed male. He is a lot of fun. The colors are absolutely wonderful. (My wife almost let me get another bird when she saw it!). Ed
114.7		CSC32::K_WORKMAN	Hand picked by Juan Valdez	`Tue Feb 07 1989 19:38`	6
	Whats the deal with spouses and buying more birds! In my house its like pulling teeth! But he (my husband) has grown to love them all, he just acts epileptic when I mention buying another. The trick in my house is to mention diapers! Then buying another bird gets much more appealing... hahahaha
114.8	pretty, but expensive.....	ENGINE::JACOBSON		`Wed Feb 08 1989 19:34`	4
	Aren't these birds expensive? I was reading somewhere that they run around $3K each. Is this correct? Karl......
114.9	About half that....	CSC32::K_WORKMAN	Hand picked by Juan Valdez	`Wed Feb 08 1989 20:20`	18
	Phew... that is too much. I was talking with the breeder yesterday about pricing and how CO seems to be a little on the cheap side, but she said that the males are going from (I think I'm remembering this correctly) 1400.00 to 1800.00 and the females are going from 1800.00 to 2500.00+ on the average for the U.S. I got my bird for 200.00 less than she normally charges because I've purchased other birds from her. Maybe the price you are seeing is for a female? The females are absolutely beautiful. They look like BIG Lori's with wide beeks kindof... You can always get one cheaper if you don't want a hand-fed. I remember something about them lowering the import quota on these guys... but can't remember for sure. Maybe this is why the prices seem kinda high. She (the breeder) has been looking around the country for proven pairs and finds the pricing to be widely varied. Karen
114.10	Possible Eclectus source	WINERY::DOOLITTLE	it's only a model	`Wed Feb 08 1989 22:05`	8
	Re: a few back - on buying Eclectus (Eclecti??) A woman I know has two breeding pairs - a Grand (?) and a Red-Sided. She may have some babies (hand-fed) ready, I haven't seen her in a while. If there's interest, I can check it out and post her number here. Note, however, that she's located in Portola Valley, CA (6 miles from DEC/Palo Alto). andy
114.11	expensive!	SBLANC::MOEHLENPAH		`Wed Feb 08 1989 22:12`	5
	Wow... My friend got her male for 900, normal price 1100 or so. I'm in CA. Ed
114.12		CSC32::K_WORKMAN	Hand picked by Juan Valdez	`Thu Feb 09 1989 13:23`	14
	Yes, pricing is left to the gods most of the time. Chris charges 1200 normally, but I got him for 1000.00. It seems that in FL and certain places across the east and even in CA you find the prices to be considerably higher as indicated in an earlier entry. She gets price lists from all over to stay up with the current market... but finds HUGE variations from state to state. Re:-2 I will ask Chris. She currently has two breeder pairs of the Grand's and has one male from one of the pairs first clutch. She gets her birds from all over the country so I don't think CA would be a problem. She just had a proven pair of BARE-EYEDs shipped from FL.