Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Registered: January 2005
Re: Hand-reared birds
Wed, 09 March 2005 08:41
Hey Joorsh, yes he's still breeding, Enzo's mum and dad just went through their second season of successful breeding. They normally lay about 7 eggs with a normal success rate of about 5 healthy youngins, normally the other two either don't hatch or the mother can't keep up with them all. Norman McNormally said so... (sorry just re-read my poorly structured sentence)
The breeders name is Tony Cashion and he operates from Hobart, TAS, breeders travel from over the state to purchase his Regents and try breeding for themselves but apparently they are a hard bird to breed and don't always have success. The adult males are often too shy to mate with the female unless you introduce another male into the aviary to stir up a bit of competition. My boss knows his stuff and I imagine he would have another round of youngins in August-September'ish. Let me know if you want his contact details. They would probably be selling for about $60 each.
Wed, 09 March 2005 08:41
