Alexandrine Ringneck Parakeets -- $1,800
message inskeeplewis about this adThree females, banded:
NAPS 64S 2601-26 (price 1,800)
this is the longest baby with a beautiful tall silhouette. She is standoffish and will threaten to bite if you attempt to take her out of the cage. She is fine coming out in her own. If she crash lands, she will step up and allow you to walk her to her intended landing place or the cage. She needs more work; needs to hang out one-on-one more with her human. She might be more suited for breeding program/exhibition bird versus a family companion. Noteworthy: her father was 32, her mother 19 when these babies hatched. Longevity matters.
NAPS 64S 2602-26 (price 2,200)
This baby is just that, a BIG baby. She still begs for comfort feedings, though eats and drinks well on her own. She will step up and appreciates a head scritch. Once separated from her siblings, shed likely be fine hanging out in your shoulder or lap. Right now she enjoys flying around with her sisters.
NAPS 64S 2603-26 (price 2,200)
She is the most active and vocal of all three sisters. She is the smallest of the clutch. She will step up, though not as consistently as #2602. She is always the first to investigate/try anything. Quite the avid flyer, her graduated wing clip hasnt slowed her down much at all. Of the three sisters, she *might* have the highest probability of talking (mimicking speech Her 16 year-old full sister is quite the talker.
These babies have been regularly drinking out of their glass Lixit bottle (16 ounces, ball tube They also use a stainless steel coop cup, but use it mostly for bathing or dunking food.
The babies have been introduced to pellets (Psittacus, Zupreem soft, Roudybush crumbles) but aren't keen on them. They are fed a high-quality seed mix that excludes (or has very minimal) striped sunflowers and peanut in shell. Ive been feeding mostly Leach Grain & Milling Large Hookbill Cuisine, Goldenfeast Amazon Blend as well as Higgins Safflower Gold, or Mayan Tikal blends.
They are picky about their veggies, but do eat fresh corn, zucchini, yellow squash, peppers (hot, too baby arugula as well as carrots. They will occasionally eat steamed sweet potato. They like properly cooked (or sprouted) lentils as well as cooked white rice. They like specialty breads that are loaded with seeds.
Fruit? They will eat apples, blueberries, mango, melon, oranges/tangerines as underripe bananas. Ive not been able to find a ripe papaya to feed them (sadly
They do like popcorn as a treat, which I pop only in coconut oil and do not salt. They also like a wide variety of nuts in and out of shell. Their favorites are pistachios and pine nuts. They will also eat walnuts, almonds and peanuts. The only peanuts they get are the raw (not in shell) ones already in whichever seed blend I happen to be feeding. I do intentionally rotate seed and pellet blends because of todays unreliable supply chain. I need them to be open to changes when needed.
They need manzanita, fruit branches (grape, apple) or crepe myrtle for perches with a *minimum* of one inch diameter.
They are intelligent birds with beaks that are large compared to their bodies and those beaks are strong. They will go through toys quickly and will need a regular supply of safe wood/paper to destroy. Stainless steel (high-quality, food-grade) toys are a necessary investment.
They will need larger than average cages, especially if they will not have *daily* out-of-cage time. A large play stand in addition to a cage will come in handy.
I can provide videos to serious prospective families. I am also willing to do FaceTime so you know I am not a scam. I am known by many in the hobby, was even on the Judges Panel of the National Cockatiel Society. I had an aviary called TameTiels from 1999-2017 and only disbanded it to care for my mother during her time battling Alzheimers. These babies are from the only pair of birds I have.
I started raising companion and exhibition birds in 1999 under the name TameTiels Aviary (of Virginia My cockatiels were shown with the National Cockatiel Society. I was on that Societys judges panel as well. My mother developed Alzheimers, so I closed my aviary, sold nearly all of my birds. My Alexandrines (aged 32, 18 & 16) and a Moustache (age 10) parakeet were placed with a good friend. My mother has since passed and these birds are back with me. Now in my 60s, I have no plans to do large-scale breeding again, though may have babies from time-to-time.
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