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Post by kevinp on Apr 29, 2007 8:28:30 GMT
Apart from budgies i also keep parrotlets, at the moment, well as of yesterday i have two. a hen and boy this is squeak, a normal green  this is squeak with pip who sadly died two weeks ago (pip was a blue ino)  and this is the hen i bought yesterday, no name as yet, and she is a pastel blue  |
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Post by Admin on Apr 29, 2007 10:52:22 GMT
oh they are gorgeous!!  aaawwww RIP Pip  |
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Post by Scully on Apr 29, 2007 10:53:14 GMT
aww sorry to hear about Pip, what a pretty little bird they are lovely Kevin, i keep wanting some myself. I love the second pic, with the heads like that |
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Post by alexandra on Apr 29, 2007 16:58:19 GMT
awwww they are soo cute! i'd love some myself too. i'm so sorry to hear about Pip, what a gorgeous blue! RIP little one |
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Post by kevinp on Apr 29, 2007 17:00:47 GMT
they are lovely birds ,and i feel are very underrated in the uk, they make great companion parrots and are such fun to have  they are constantly on the move, unless their napping or eating. |
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Post by Billie on Apr 29, 2007 20:27:44 GMT
Oh Kevin they are adorable, so sorry to hear about Pip she was beautiful . It would be tempting to offer the name Angel for your new hen as she is white, so has angel wings ;D Billie |
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Post by Berserka on May 1, 2007 12:45:43 GMT
They are gorgoeus. I have to say I have never seen them in Australia & don't even know if they are available here. What is it with the second colour on the back of their heads? Is it a distinctive feature of Parrotlets? Why are they called Parrotlets anyway?  |
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Post by kevinp on May 1, 2007 16:19:45 GMT
hi Karen, sorry to say but as far as i know there are no parrotlets in aus, and due to your import bans never will be.
the second colour on the back of the head is part of their colouring, it is just more defined on the male than on the female, parrotlets are whats known as sexually dimorphic, meaning there is a distinct difference between the male and female, in parrotlets this is in their colouring. if you can find buuzbees parrotlets you can see the colour difference between the two.
their real name is Forpus coelestis but is more commonly known as the celestial parrotlet (parrotlet = small parrot)
kev
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Post by Berserka on May 2, 2007 12:12:20 GMT
AHHH! Celestrial Parrot!  I've heard that name more commonly that Parrotlet. Thanks for the info Kevin! |
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Post by judy on May 8, 2007 8:23:02 GMT
they are gorgeous kevin, well done.
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Post by kevinp on May 8, 2007 19:49:02 GMT
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Post by Scully on May 8, 2007 21:09:00 GMT
oh my goodness they are pretty! is that the breeder from wales Kev? |
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Post by judy on May 8, 2007 21:55:22 GMT
Ive seen the name wildheart on here. I think sue is a new member. "correct me if Im wrong". she might even be on smileys.
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Post by judy on May 8, 2007 21:56:28 GMT
how about snowy" for a name keving for your pastel blue hen!!!
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Post by Berserka on May 9, 2007 0:16:41 GMT
They are both gorgeous! I want some! |
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aaawwww RIP Pip 
they are constantly on the move, unless their napping or eating.
I've heard that name more commonly that Parrotlet.
