| Title: | Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN! |
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I've been trying to learn more about Bourk's parakeets but have been
unable to find much info. One thing I did read was that they are
nocternal. Is this for real? I though all birds, other than birds of
prey, generally slept through the night.
I though a pair of Bourks might get along well with my tiels but if
they won't sleep at night, this will never do!
Jeanne
P.S. I'm having such fun learning about different types of birds. My
bird room isn't set up yet but with all the choices and all the
knowledge I still need to acquire, it could still be a long time before I
actually purchase another bird.
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| 489.1 | RHETT::RROGERS | Mon Jan 28 1991 12:41 | 9 | ||
I've been thinking about getting some Bourkes also. I think that they are not nocturnal but are most active at dawn and dusk (presumably because they are from a very hot climate). I never considered that this may disturb cockateils that are bedding down for the night, but I wouldn't think so. Anyone out there keep cockateils and Bourkes together? Roseanne | |||||
| 489.2 | A bit of information... | CLOSET::COMPTON | Linda DTN381-0687 ZKO1-2/C21 | Wed Feb 06 1991 16:12 | 25 |
I have a breeding pair of Bourke's that do seem to fly around the
flight more in the early morning and often just after 'lights out'
(there are night lites all over, so they can still see enough to
fly some). I recommend not cutting flight feathers on the Bourke's,
by the way, since it seems crucial that they be able to exercise
regularly by flying. Because of this, they require a larger cage
than you might imagine for such petite birds (appear the same length
as cockatiels, but are about the same weight as a good sized parakeet).
They love hanging greens, soaked oat groats, egg food, parakeet seed
mix (I recommend Topper Bird Ranch Diet or other comparable high
quality/high protein parakeet seed for best health), and a floor
feeding arrangement for the food cups if your cage will allow it.
They are Australian grass 'keets and are used to feeding from the
ground. Even if you have to hang the basic food and water cups,
consider putting the treats in small crocks on the cage floor. If
you want to know more about breeding them, send me mail.
Keeping them in the same flight might be okay, so long as the 'tiels
have a good strong night lite so they don't thrash at night and hurt
themselves. When the Bourke's are young and just fledged, they thrash
at night if disturbed, just like the 'tiels. (Both species are from
Australia, but I don't know enough about either to say that they
actually live in the same areas.)
Linda
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