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| Carlton Breezy |
I have a lonely red rump hen, her partner died a few months back and due to
us relocating I havnt had chance to get a replacement bird. The local
breeder I initialy got the pair from tells me that it is pretty safe to put
any similar sized bird of a different breed in with her but someone else
advised me that I can only put another red rump in there.
There seems to be a shortage of red rump cocks around here, I can only find
them available in pairs so I was thinking of getting a bourke cock instead
as they are pretty similar birds. The hen that I have is around 3 years old
and is not hand tame but she is friendly and sweet natured and she is in a
huge parrot cage. Am I safe getting a bourke or should I try to find
another red rump?
C.
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| Rayzorx |
Carlton Breezy wrote:
> I have a lonely red rump hen, her partner died a few months back and
> due to us relocating I havnt had chance to get a replacement bird.
> The local breeder I initialy got the pair from tells me that it is
> pretty safe to put any similar sized bird of a different breed in
> with her but someone else advised me that I can only put another red
> rump in there.
> There seems to be a shortage of red rump cocks around here, I can
> only find them available in pairs so I was thinking of getting a
> bourke cock instead as they are pretty similar birds. The hen that I
> have is around 3 years old and is not hand tame but she is friendly
> and sweet natured and she is in a huge parrot cage. Am I safe getting
> a bourke or should I try to find another red rump?
> C.
>
The redrump would kill the bourke no matter how big the cage is.
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| Wheeler |
Do not know much about the red rumps, but we did keep a mixed flight with a
Bourke, English Budgie, Teil and Turquisine for years, they got along fine,
all old men, all died of old age..........(except the teil still have him)
:0)
Bob W
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"Carlton Breezy" <nospam@please.co.uk> wrote in message
news:Xns9549CBE224A4112345@195.8.68.207...
> I have a lonely red rump hen, her partner died a few months back and due
to
> us relocating I havnt had chance to get a replacement bird. The local
> breeder I initialy got the pair from tells me that it is pretty safe to
put
> any similar sized bird of a different breed in with her but someone else
> advised me that I can only put another red rump in there.
> There seems to be a shortage of red rump cocks around here, I can only
find
> them available in pairs so I was thinking of getting a bourke cock instead
> as they are pretty similar birds. The hen that I have is around 3 years
old
> and is not hand tame but she is friendly and sweet natured and she is in a
> huge parrot cage. Am I safe getting a bourke or should I try to find
> another red rump?
> C.
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| Rayzorx |
Wheeler wrote:
> Do not know much about the red rumps, but we did keep a mixed flight
> with a Bourke, English Budgie, Teil and Turquisine for years, they
> got along fine, all old men, all died of old age..........(except the
> teil still have him)
>> 0)
>
> Bob W
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>
Redrumps are very aggressive to other birds.
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