Cape Parrot

[Mona]

Actually, I think it's good to have a spouse who puts a lid on the number of parrot acquisitions one can have. Five is really too many and I really don't want any more. It's more like we are agreeing on a "Shopping budget"...(grin)

If you keep flighted birds, it is hard to collect many and give them all the attention, training and time they should get. Usually, when I think about getting another bird, I spend a day cleaning cages and there's the cure!

[MissLady9902]

Hey Michael,

I was wondering what the status was on you acquiring a cape parrot?

[Michael]

Well last I heard, eggs were laid in early Feb and should be hatching around now. I'll have to give Jean a call soon and find out if they've hatched yet.

[MissLady9902]

Nice!

Are you a little excited?

[pfinarffle]

Any updates?

[Michael]

Hatched.

[Pola]

wow this is super!!!
how many little cape parrots hatched?

By what criteria are you going to choose the parrot???

[MissLady9902]

Are you going to be able to meet him/her before you get him/her?

[Michael]

wow this is super!!!
how many little cape parrots hatched?

By what criteria are you going to choose the parrot???

I think it was 3. I'm requesting the biggest one they have so probably a male.

Are you going to be able to meet him/her before you get him/her?

No. The breeder is in florida and will ship the parrot to me. She is a fantastic breeder and the parrot is probably better off being raised by her rather than nearby but with a suckier breeder. I was thinking of flying down there to pick the bird up but there really is no point cause it will end up in baggage anyway cause of the size. I hadn't met Kili till the day I bought her and she turned out great so I'm not too worried about meeting the parrot as it is growing up. The breeder said the pre-weened parrot visits do more to accustom the owner to the bird rather than the other way around.

[Kathleen]

Very very exciting!!

The bird will be fairly young. As long as it's handled gently by the employees and pretrained to tolerate being in a carrier, it probably won't be too bad.