Cage & Aviary Birds

Down the Decades: the 1980s

FEATURE: DERBYAN PARRAKEETS, BY BOB CLARK

MY ORIGINAL pair of Derbyan Parrakeets are truly magnificent birds, with a character all their own. They are friendly and confiding, without being too tame and they always appear to be in a splendid condition.

Their feathers have a perfect bloom which has to be seen to be believed. However, perhaps their best characteristic is their readiness to breed.

The cock is very attentive towards his mate and feeds her regularly throughout the

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