My 4 Redtail Black Cockatoos

[Inkslinger]

Was out rearranging the Aviary and snapped some shots

Their Names are Sambo, Kookie, Gedda and Gibbet

 

[ari]

Nice - extremelly nice

 

[scorps]

coolies

 

[Inkslinger]

They make the best companion birds

 

[Radar]

Amazing birds, I know what you mean about making good companion birds.

 

[Gecko_ProCs]

wow i didnt know people kept them
i thort ya couldnt coz they were endangerd or is that just yellow tails??
coz ive seen them near my house b4
they are BIG birds haha
great photos they look awesome

 

[Miss B]

Awesome

I always wanted a cockatoo. Still do, actually.

 

[Inkslinger]

wow i didnt know people kept them
i thort ya couldnt coz they were endangerd or is that just yellow tails??
coz ive seen them near my house b4
they are BIG birds haha
great photos they look awesome

Yep they are endangered but you can buy Captive bred ones

Mine are all hand reared fully flighted micro chipped (that was scary I assisted) and trained to harness for the odd outing, 2 I finished rearing myself just like having a baby constant food and attention required but worth it.

 

[PhilK]

There are always huge black cockies around my place at Sunshine Beach.. Very cool birds but personally I could never keep a bird like that in a cage.

My mate has a cockatoo that does the best horse impression, because it used to live on a farm. And it swears, and says "MMMUUUUMMMM!" in my mate's voice hahaha very funny. Also imitates a cough.

 

[Inkslinger]

There are always huge black cockies around my place at Sunshine Beach.. Very cool birds but personally I could never keep a bird like that in a cage.

My mate has a cockatoo that does the best horse impression, because it used to live on a farm. And it swears, and says "MMMUUUUMMMM!" in my mate's voice hahaha very funny. Also imitates a cough.

Not so much a cage but a holding pen while I am at work, they spend most of their time with us indoors. Noisy sometimes but fun add the Macaw (his speech boarders on R rated at times) we have to the mix and it can be a riot at times

 

[tan]

Beautiful, especially love the red on the last pic, very bright!

 

[Gecko_ProCs]

wow thats awesome
how long did it take to teach em to harness?

 

[Colin]

I always wanted a cockatoo. Still do, actually.

yes :lol: so you keep telling us :lol:

 

[PhilK]

Thought macaws were illegal to own...? Seeing as they are an exotic and are endangered etc etc?

 

[Miss B]

Aww cool. Are Macaws still as expensive as they were five or six years ago? I remember enquiring about them, and they were like $5,000 to $7,000 each :shock: :lol:

 

[Inkslinger]

wow thats awesome
how long did it take to teach em to harness?

Not long at all week tops, they love to undo the metal clips though. Very smart birds.

 

[Inkslinger]

Thought macaws were illegal to own...? Seeing as they are an exotic and are endangered etc etc?

No Different law applies to birds crazy eh they can still fetch between $4 to 16K depending on the bird. In fact you don't even require a Licence as they are not Australian Natives.

Heres a pic of him

We also have Galahs, Sulphers, Major Mitchell's and Long billed Corella's

 

[eladidare]

wow!
b&g's are awesome!
the hyacinth macaws have to be seen to be believed, they are amazing!

 

[Radar]

The spix had to be seen to be believed to, sadly that aint gonna happen anymore.
I've always loved the cockies and larger parrots, we had a sulphur crest at one point that had belonged to my grandfather before he got married, it used to spend its days singing sea shanties and screaming "put the bloody fire out" before lunging at anyone within a couple of meters. He raised it, but denied any knowledge of where its bizarre habits came from. :lol:

When the dogs were barking, it'd call them a few times (using the wrong name ), wolf whistle, then yell "SHADDUP YA HAIRY BUGGERS!!!" at the top of its lungs, was a real crackup. :lol:

 

[eladidare]

lol rednut
what are spix???