Friday, January 23, 2009

Peach Face Love Bird...


Size—about twice the size of Nyassaland.
The Peach Face Love Bird is a native of Africa and- is so named because of its lovely Peach Pink face. They are about twice the size of the Nyassaland or about half the size of a dove, being the largest of the Love Birds. Their plumage is dark parrot green with, a bright blue rump and rose-pink face with horn-colored beak. Our domesticated Peach Faces are always ready to go to nest any month in the year, although it is best not to breed any of the Love Birds in extremely cold weather, owing to the danger of the females becoming egg-bound. They should be supplied with plenty of sticks and coarse hay as they build very large nests. They lay from four to six eggs and require about twenty days for hatching.

Peach Faces like the Shell Parakeets remain true to each other for life. This is a great advantage to the aviarist as he can ken, various kinds of Love Birds and Parakeets in one aviary without the fear of them inter-breeding once they are mated up. However, they can be cross-bred as can practically all of the Love Bird family. The Love Bird crosses, unlike most hybrids are all fertile. The Peach Face requires the same food and care as the above species and like all Parakeets and Love Birds they bring their young up entirely on seed, thereby saving one the task of preparing special food during the breeding season.
Peach Face Love Birds, $35.00 Single Males, each $18.50 per pair Single Females, each 20.00

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