New to it all

Jimmgy · Regular Member Joined: Sep 05, 2012 Posts: 21

Hi there I'm Jim from The u.k.

I have just started keeping kakariki's in the last year

One started with one pair then brought a few more then ended up with 8 pairs which three of them are on eggs

I was told to join up by one of my friends because I was interested in going into hand taming one of the young and also help and assistance if any of my birds god forbid became I'll

I will post some photo's up in due course.

Nice to know a website with all info on the birds is on the internet

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

On the left is a "quick Search " block type in things like
taming diet
Some ppl hand raise to tame, we raise then tame down, less work, get a bird that doesnt get pscologically depndant... eliminates most feather plucking of tame birds....and with good consistant balanced diet supplied to parents, bigger healthier birds.....
And we do so issues with breeding birds that for a couple generations have been hand raised...they dont look after or feed chicks in many cases.

Jimmgy · Regular Member Joined: Sep 05, 2012 Posts: 21

I'm only going to try hand tame two of my 11 babies just out of interest and to see how hard it is and to understand the birds a little more would you think this to be the best way ?

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

Yep.. get a chair, a book, a cup of coffee and an apple , bit of mint, put them in the avairy.
Sit on the chair, read the book, drink the coffee, and the apple and mint on the chair arm for the kakariki to come down and get used to u.

Chances are they will undo your shoe laces before the apple and mint.
That is how "hard" it is to do.

Jimmgy · Regular Member Joined: Sep 05, 2012 Posts: 21

That seems to be easy but I'll be pushed to get a chair in my avery how do I up load a photo to show one of my boys ?

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

Will have to stand signlol

check out the "How To" section in the forums
http://www.kakariki.net/ftopict-616.html

Jimmgy · Regular Member Joined: Sep 05, 2012 Posts: 21

This isn't working easy

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

From the link refered to above

Jimmgy · Regular Member Joined: Sep 05, 2012 Posts: 21

I'm trying to do this from an I pad I Fran won't seem to work properly with it

Jimmgy · Regular Member Joined: Sep 05, 2012 Posts: 21

two new babies mum a cinnamon red cap with male full green red cap

pabloc · Foundation Member Joined: Sep 26, 2007 Posts: 988

yeah these fellas love to mess with my shoes and my shoelaces
I have to be careful when I enter the aviary because if I stand for half a minute while watching something they are all over my feet, one day I´ll step on one of them accidentally