NOTES
Dry Seed Mix: “Australian Grass Parakeet and Lovebird Mix”.
Soft food Mix: 1 part grated carrot 1 part finely chopped spinach 1 part finely chopped chicory 1/3 wheatgerm 1 – 2 parts EMP 1 hardboiled egg
All mixed to a crumbly consistency with a sprinkling of Birdcare Company Daily Essentials 3.
Sprouted Seed Mix: “Germination/Soak Seed” Soaked 24 hours in water with Aviciens, Rinsed thoroughly (do not drain). 12 hours in propagator. Rinse again. Stir into soft food mix and serve
Grit Mix:
1 part fine mineral grit 1 part fine oyster shell 1 part (or what is available) crushed baked eggshells. Cuttlefish bone available separately
“These mixes from Albert E James & Son Ltd Country Wide” range of bird mixtures (Tel: 01275 463496) Cage Litter: “Easibed” stable litter. Available from equine and pet supplies stockists.
W
hen I returned to bird keeping some twelve years ago my first acquisition was a pair of normal Lineolated Parakeets. They were new to me – I had seen some in a pet shop and been struck by their appearance and the fact that “I felt I could see them thinking”. They proved to be a delight and were featured in the June 2003 issue of this magazine. My disappointment was that, although they were visual normals, none of their offspring was a wild- type bird. That led me to investigate related species and I “discovered” Sierra and Mountain Parakeets. At that time all three species were in the genus Bolborhynchus - along
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The chicks, eldest 10 days.
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