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  Please give a big welcome to our new poicephalus friends,  as well as Sophie and Quincy.  We have added MacGinnis and Gillian, (brown headed parrots - Poicephalus Cryptoxanthus),  Tex and Sasha (orange belly Senegals - Poicephalus Senegalus Mesotypus) and  the last of the new additions (Emery - aka Chummy aka Chumbum - aka Chum and Rosa - Red Belly Parrots - (Poicephalus  Rufiventris Rufiventris).

Poicephalus family of friends make absolutely wonderful pet parrots.  They are considered the perfect apartment parrot, due to their quiet nature and wonderful temperments.    They have a life span of 25+ years given the proper nutrition, air quality and environment.  Of the species we raise here the weight range would be 120 grams to 160 + grams, a lot depending on sex.   We are giving weights of our babies and adults here to date, as they can tend to run smaller, so don't be alarmed. These birds love to chew and play, so please don't deprive them of good study wood chewing toys and play time.   Their diets should consist of a good seed mix, a good pellet, lots of veggies, pulses, fruits, nuts,  etc, clean drinking water, lots of bath water. 

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                   CHUM                             ROSA

Red Belly Parrots - (Poicephalus Rufiventris Rufiventris)

Description: Approx 9 inches long.  The head, shoulders and throat are a brownish gray with reddish tinge.  The forehead, crown and ear spots are lighter, with the lores being darker.  Their back and wing coverts have a bluish tinge.  The lower breast to belly is a bright orange red on the male.  The breast and belly on the females is grayish brown edged with green.  The abdomen, tail coverts and socks are light green.  They have black beaks, dark gray legs and the most beautiful bright red orange iris.   

Country of Origin: Arid lowlands and woodlands in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Somalia.

McGINNIS / GILLIAN

Brown Headed Parrots - Poicephalus Cryptoxanthus

Description:  Green body and wings with yellow underwing covertys, brown head and neck, eyes are dark in young birds, but lighten to yellowish as they reach adulthood. 9 inches long. 

Country of Origin: Southeastern Africa

SASHA / TEX

Orange Belly Senegals - Poicephalus Senegalus Mesotypus

Description: Green bird with a grey head and sports orange  colored under parts, belly or sometimes known as the vest and has piercingly bright yellow iris.

Country of Origin: Eastern and North- eastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon into south-western Chad.

SOPHIE / QUINCY

Blue Belly Meyers - Poicephalus Meyeri Meyeri

Description: Similar  in shape and size to the Senegal, Brown headed and Red Bellied. Also has red iris like the Red bellied. It is a brownish grey bird with yellow patches on the bend of the wings and thighs and  also on the head. Has  blue wash to its belly.
 

Country of Origin: Central and Eastern Africa, an extremely large land mass

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Chub - one of our babies who now resides in Fredericton