kakariki

I’ve currently been giving each budgie 1 tablespoon of seed and one tablespoon of chop daily (Waiting on pellets arriving) I know this might not be the right section but I’ll add it in I’ve been giving each one of my kakarikis the same 1 tablespoon of seed and 1 of tablespoon of chop Also...

It's been 3.5 years now that we have been housing a kakariki who landed in our garden on a winter day. Clearly escaped somewhere and despite posting the information out there, nobody ever came calling for him. Never thought we would have a bird but we soon adapted and having gotten a small cage...

My pet Pickles (kakariki) has had yellowish toes and strange looking scales for about a month. I suspected it was mites at first and used scaly face and feet treatment according to the instructions. However, a week has passed and it hasn't changed at all... I'm starting to worry that he might...

I want to get another Kakariki but, i don’t know if mine is a male or female! Hope someone can help me in here

Hi! So I have 7 birds and 5 cages. My Indian ringneck is alone, I have two females conures together, a 5 weeks old lovebird, other 2 conures in other cage and a kakariki and a cockatiel together. Every single morning at 6 am my kakariki wakes up and starts yelling like crazy. After he’s been...

Hello, I'm here again for the second day in a row. It's been about 3 months since I was last here and I was wondering if anyone had any advise with bonding with a kakariki since they do not particularily enjoy scritches. Just a little bit of context: I got into researching birds about 10 months...

hi, it is as I said it is! I'm a new kakariki owner and I'm looking for advice. I have a male who is under a year, I made the mistake of buying him from a pet shop after I kind of fell in love but wasn't intending on adopting as I don't like pet shops (I was getting cuttlebone - I have Giant...

hi I'm wondering if our current kakariki is male or female. the lady at bought her from said she was a female. I've attached a photo of her beak. we want to add another kakariki but are worried the two might not get along. has anyone had issues with housing two? Thanks.

help forum friends! My Kakariki has stopped trimming his beak recently and its growing and growing, Im going to have to deal with it... option 1 have a avian vet trim it. option 2 I trim it. I don't like either of these options! Living in the boonies of southern Ontario its a trek for...

hello all. my name is Andrew and I have a 6year old male Kakariki. I was working at someones home almost 4 yrs ago and was captivated by this beautiful yellow bird. You could see he was a pretty smart cookie, then my co-worker noticed that the bird was listed on Craigslist... I talked to...

Hi, I'm Hannah and here are my birds - Puff (blue with yellow head), Peewee (white), Pixel (blue), Pippy (cockatiel) and Pikachu (kakariki). My birds are my whole world, they are extremely spoilt. They are only put in cages for bed, even Pixel who as you see had her wings clipped as a baby has...

So, I have a buttercup kakariki called Cheese. Right now I'm doing target training. He does it pretty good, however he doesn't bother to move. He will rotate his head, even stretch his head a bit but he will not move at all! Not even one step, he's just that lazy. I even change treats from...

It is weird considering I've never seen him doing it before, he usually steals it for a bit or two but recently he's been putting tiny bits of it in between his feather. It's like disguising his smell in it, I don't know man, but this is a first time for me. I'm hiding the sage from him, he's...

Hi all, I have had my kakariki for just over a year now, 13 month old male. I hand reared him and he is very tame and shown with many people he is comfortable with human interaction. This morning when going to let him out, i noticed some agreesive behaviour as he went to bite me and i opened...

Hello! I've got a kakariki and I'm curious if he is a male or a female.

Hey Everyone, Firstly I am very new to both owning a parrot and the parrotforums. I have had nothing but canaries for the last 10 years, and sadly lost my old girl to a tumour. I decided that I wanted to acquire a bird that would last a bit longer, therefore I could get more time with. I have...

So my Kakariki is now 3 and a half months old. She thinks she owns the place but she's young and learning. She's in this bite mode where she needs to check everything out with her beak, toys, clothes, ears, neck, hands, floor, whatever. She's maturing. I can still pick her up though although she...

TLDR: Male kak's girlfriend died. He cries for a mate. I can't bring one because history'd repeat, but his heart is breaking,and so is mine. What should I do? This will be a strong rant. First of all someone up there decided to take my pretty girl away,who loved the boy more than I could ever...

Can weaning ages vary? I'm 99% positive that NO TWO BIRDS are the same, and I'm getting some grief from people on a parrot facebook group about my new bird. I brought home my new kakariki last night. She will be 6 weeks old in 2 days. The breeder was raising her and weaning her for me and...

So I previously mentioned I had a baby girl kakariki on reserve from the breeder but the last group of babies didn't work out for me due to time constraints. But so it looks like this will be the bunch that I will, more likely than not, be getting a new baby from once weaned. The chicks are only...

Please don't judge immediately about the fact that I am asking this question so soon after Cleo. :23::19_indiff This has been a difficult week already. So let me explain: 1. Merlin has been crying so much that he has made more noise the past 2 days than the entirety that I owned him and Cleo...

Hey everyone sorry I've been absent the past week or so, I had the flu and just wasn't online much. But I am really excited right now. I have had Cleo, (my 2nd kakariki ever owned,) since The end of October. (My recently deceased boy was extremely hand tame since day 1.) However With Cleo, she...

I have a little male turquoisine (the rainbow one) and a female kakariki (the yellow and green one with the red head). I am stuck between 2 sets of names. Turq - Merlin Kak - Zelda (Like Merlin from Sword in the Stone, and Legend of Zelda) Or Kak - Merry Turq - Pippin (Like from Lord of...

A miracle happened today. Fate or coincidence? I think fate. So I found 1 single breeder of Kakarikis in Queens, NY. There are only a few in the United States and they are typically in California (where this breeder actually goes and gets them) and that is after they are imported from New...

I have a male kakariki. He's over a year old. He had a rough summer cause he was sick and stuff and ever since then he's just not the same. He's had some various issues but my vet has found that nothing is ever detrimental. He's had anemia and a bad molt that he had pain and stuff but he's just...

Hello! My name is Valerie. I joined parrot forums a couple of days ago because often when I google things about my bird or birds in general, I've noticed parrotforums.com appears quite a bit in my search results. This bird community seems really great and I am excited to be apart of it! I've...

SICK Kakariki sleeping all day on bottom of cage, is lethargic and completely silent. I have a red fronted male Kakariki. :green1: His name is Tiki. He is approximately a year old. Typically he is extremely hyper which is typical of Kakarikis. They have a lot of energy. Tiki is normally very...

Hi all! I was feeling bored one day, and decided to make silly little parrot comics! I will be posting them all on this thread when I am done! :) If you tell me your parrot, their name, and personality then they may have a cameo in the comics. Any other ideas (and names) you have would also be...

Hi, I have a Kakariki girl named Lotty, she is very timid and shy, untamed. She is about a year old and a new addition to the family. I have just been offer the opportunity to get a hand reared kakariki baby, I was just wondering if anyone knows how I would go about introducing the new baby to...

Hi, I am Faith, Im 23 and I have just gained 'custody' if you will of a young Kakariki girl whom I renamed Lotty. I know a bit about the species but I am still a novice so I thought I would join here where there are a lot of knowledgeable people who can help me if I need it...

We are moving to an apartment and I need recommendations of a good air purifier for my kakariki under 100 dollars. Thanks :yellow1: (Note: I need to buy it today so I cant order it)

Hi guys. My kak (Sunny)laid her first ever egg last night but sadly i found it this morning cracked at the bottom of the cage and it was leaking. She wasnt near it (it was like she new it was broken) so i took it away? did i do the wrong thing?? Ive gave her a nest box and shes been in there for...

Not much is really known about kakarikis, and not everything I'll say is 100% (of course, also depends on individual birds too) but I'm going to say what I know about my kak ( we named him Kirby) and some facts Kaks are from New Zealand Kaks love shoulders and hair they will sit in your hair...

Okay so, I waited too long and didnt get my other kakariki (it got sold to someone else) I was really sad, but we went back and I fell in love with two more! It was really hard to pick but I finally chose and got him the 24th! He is so funny and sweet. He was scared at first on the bumpy car...

My kakariki is a little bigger then a Budgie. But Kakarikis need a bigger cage because they are pretty energetic. I found a 75 dollar cage on Craigslist that is 50.5" tall x 18" wide x 18" deep. Heres the picture: Im not sure the bar spacing, which is important. Does the bar spacing look too...

I have some questions about molting and pin (blood) feathers. Ive never really known much about them but that you shouldnt break them. So when do birds molt? How can you tell when they are molting and that they arent sick? What should you do when they molt? And about blood feathers, how do you...

I was at the parrot store visiting a Kakariki im getting and I guess his wings werent clipped enough because he was kind of flighty. I would pick him up and he would sometimes fly around or onto my head. I was sitting down with him on the chairs with my sister and I put my arm (with him on it)...

We went to the bird store today and I fell totally in love with a Kakariki! She was so sweet and cuddly! Im really considering putting a deposit on her but have questions, ive read they are very hyperactive and dont love to be pet, but shes the opposite! Shes a little active but pretty calm too...