Barraband parrots are a really friendly type of big parakeet.
Barraband parakeets are social birds that can thrive in captivity if kept in a colony but then again can be kept alone.I own one at the moment, it looks like the bird below.They should be let out of their cage regulary to f run about.
They are a gentle, inoffensive and quiet bird that has a soft melodic call. This makes them ideal if you give them the space the food the water and toys.If not he turn from a cute gentle bird into a fierce, wild animal.
The photo on the left shows a male barraband p from my point of view makes a better pet than a female, but females also have advantages, the females are quieter than the males, for example.The fact that they need to be let out does not mean that they can have tiny cages, the bigger the better.If you are considering the first pet bird the barraband might not be the .The barraband is not the you have children under five years in your house.If you are looking for a bird that you can handle you will need to get a hand-fed baby barraband or to be really patient and train your wild parrot.If you have pets in your house such as cats no pet bird will be a good choice.Rememeber if you want to have both female and male you must be ready for breeding.The Barraband you choose should be fully weaned, or be able to eat on its own.This usually happens by the time the bird is 7 or 8 weeks old. In the wild, a barraband, like other parrots, eats a mostly herbivorous diet.But a diet that has only seeds is not heathy for your bird.
Along with seeds, barrabands should eat plenty of fruit and vegetables.Your barraband will enjoy a small peice of bread anytime.People keep many kinds of pet parrots as pets because the parrots can give and receive affection.Like many other parrots, barrabands make their nests in holes in trees. A barraband may or may not be hand-tamed when you bring it home.And, even a hand-tamed bird may be shy at first.Approach a shy or untamed bird a little at a time until it learns to
.You can start by standing near its cage.If it appears calm, reach into the cage and hold your hands inside there for a few moments.Some pet stores and breeders teach young barrabands basic commands before they sell them.If, however, your has not learned these commands, you will have to teach them to your pet.One of the first and most important commands to teach your barrabands is that command which tells your bird to step up onto your hand or finger.Place your finger against the birds tummy and gently push it upward while saying, step up or up.Most barrabands love to perch on a trusted human,so they They can be bred in a colony system, with say three or five pairs depending on the size of your aviary and I remember visiting a breeder in Christchurch years ago that kept them this way. I think better success will come however by keeping them as individual pairs. Though they are considered generally a bird that is reasonably easy to breed, this is not always the case and some have had difficulty in getting a pair established as good breeders. I know some birdkeepers that struggled for years to get a good breeding pair and then, after getting them going and other pairs established, bred more than they ever dreamed of. Most pairs will try to breed but there is always better results from a well matched pair. If you have had trouble in getting a good breeding pair going then why not try allowing them to select their own partner. This will mean buying a number of young birds (six is a good number - equal hens & cocks.) and watching them to see which mate they favour. After they select a mate themselves, separate them into different aviaries for breeding. This is a sure way of getting a compatible breeding pair that will usually raise good clutches of young.usually learn this quickly.
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Barrabands make a great family pet and can be taught to say a number of words and can imitate all sorts of sounds as well. I was always amazed at a friends handreared cockbird that, I am sure thought of itself as human. It would talk away with all sorts of sentences, flashing its eyes while enjoying free range in their lounge room. I recently had one lady complain to me about a pet hen bird that was rather aggressive, although it was friendly to her, when let out of its cage would walk over and bite her husband in various places and had to be locked away. Like all pet birds then they require attention and training to get the
them but a handreared young one if taken home from a young age and trained properly would make a great addition to the family. So as an aviary or Pet bird, Barrabands are a beautiful bird well worth keeping.I may have said this before but when owning a pet barraband parrot you need to be able to put some time each day with your pet.