Wanted! Female kakariki as pet (England/Scotland)

Andrea

Hi,
I'm looking to buy a female kakariki as a companion for our female yellow fronted. I'd prefer a hand reared one, but that isn't an absolute ;0)
We're prepared to travel to collect one.
Anyone know of any out there?
TIA,
Andrea

Steptoe · Site Admin Joined: Oct 06, 2004 Posts: 4550

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Allen · Foundation Member Joined: Oct 14, 2004 Posts: 269

Welcome!!!

I have female red fronteds that are between 2 weeks and 2 months of age green and cinnamon, for ten pounds each. Only one problem, you are going to have to travel a long way to fetch them, I am in South Africa! duno

Hopefully one of our UK members is wide awake enough to help you out or at least tell you where to source Kakarikis in the UK.

Andrea · Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:23 am Post subject: Thanks for your replies

Hi Steptoe and Allen,
Thanks for your replies. It is a wee bit too far to travel <gr> - unfortunately!!
Fingers crossed we have found a hand fed girl in Glasgow and are making arrangements to go up and collect her at the weekend. I am so looking forward to getting her home.
Kiwi, our kakariki who is responsible for training us in the way of rikis, is a rescue who came to live with us on Christmas Eve, and we promptly fell under her spell :0) I'm really looking forward to slowly introducing her to her companion :0)
Best wishes,
Andrea

Allen · Foundation Member Joined: Oct 14, 2004 Posts: 269

Good luck and may there be many more kakarikis in your life.

They truly are incredible birds.

Steptoe · Site Admin Joined: Oct 06, 2004 Posts: 4550

Andrea · Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 10:09 am Post subject: Cage & female versus male!

Hi,
The cage is about 7 foot by 3 by 3-ish, but Kiwi is flying free a lot of the time. She just returns to her cage when she wants to, preferring to sit on the settee;0)
I'd decided on another female because if we got a male and they had babies I'd be so worried about letting them go to other homes in case they weren't looked after properly :0(
Best wishes,
Andrea

Andrea · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 2:07 am Post subject: Glasgow baby not ours :0(

Hi,
I found out last night that we haven't got a baby lined up now. When the breeder checked it was a male not a female that he had left and he said he isn't a good enough bird to have us travel all that way for him.
He is due to have some more babies ready in 8 weeks time, I'd hoped to have one much sooner than that but it doesn't look at all likely.
Andrea