large distances, which is necessary in their native environment. Landing properly – obviously – is not of that big importance and sometimes really looks adventurous. Kept in cages or aviaries Lineolated


Parakeets still need a lot of space despite their small size. The bird house should be one metre long at least. If you keep your birds in a small cage without time of free flight you will end up with lazy, lethargic green feathered balls. Only when provided


44 BIRD SCENE


Lineolated Parakeets love to hide, even in the daytime. They look for caves, clefts, holes or they get a sleeping house or box. To avoid them going broody you should provide them with sleeping houses without ground floors, but with one or two perches to sit on. In addition to ropes, swings and ladders there’s still some space for a few toys in the aviary.


with enough space to fly and move around your Linnies will show their full temperament. Beside several containers for food and water you should furnish the bird house with many branches of different size from


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