January 12th, 2016 | by
LubosTomiska In comparison with other cockatoo species, Major Mitchell’s cockatoos nest in shallow cavities. The nest is never deeper than one...
January 6th, 2016 | by
LubosTomiska Today, aviculture is a hobby popular all over the world. That's why it was our pleasure to interview Simon Degenhard - a bird breeder and...
January 4th, 2016 | by
LubosTomiska There is no doubt that the Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri) represents one of the most beautiful parrots. However, their...
December 14th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska In 1992 the idea was developed to start a specialized club for lovebird breeders and keepers (BVA agapornis club). This idea seemed interesting enough for about two hundred people, so the official starting date became November 1,...
December 11th, 2015 | by
Jim van Reyk Read also the first part of this article: Breeding of the Northern Rosella. PART I a Pair No. 4 are fairly recent arrivals (Apr 2011) and arrived via a breeder in Alice Springs. By the look of feathering when they arrived, as...
December 10th, 2015 | by
Chris Touchton Read also the first part of this article: A Guide to Incubation and Hand raising Lories. PART I a I have saved some and have lost some to aspiration over the years (I day one over 200 chicks a year so the odds are that...
December 4th, 2015 | by
Jim van Reyk Read also the first part of this article: Breeding of the Northern Rosella. PART II a Platycercus venustus venustus, the Northern Rosella is certainly among the more rare of the Rosellas (and natives in general), that are kept in...
December 3rd, 2015 | by
Chris Touchton Read also the second part of this article: A Guide to Incubation and Hand raising Lories. PART II a I have been day oneing Lories (and occasionally other parrot species) since 1990. I incubator hatch about 98% of my babies at...
November 27th, 2015 | by
Daniel Nuijten Read also the first part of this article: Breeding and biology of the Swift Parrot. PART I a Sexing them visually is possible. In general, males are brighter coloured than females. Also young females have a white band under the...
November 11th, 2015 | by
Daniel Nuijten The Swift parrot (Lathamus discolor) is a small parrot species with size 25 cm, the plumage is mainly green with red undertail and red underwings coverts. This bird has also distinct face markings with red color around the beak...
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