[Eliza]

Originally Posted by hobbit

A question here. I had a Beebee in the past and loved it It was a very small bird with the personality of a macaw! Does any one know if there are any being bred and where. I saw 2, same ad, in pet finder. The one was just like the one I had, she died after an injury. Th4e ad said they are very rare,, they used to be common enough. I may not get one now but would like a line on a breeder so /I can when time is right.
Please help

Hobbit -- what kind of "beebee" did you have? Beebee became a nickname for quite a few brotogeris parakeets. Orange-chinned parakeets (aka Tovi parakeets), canary-winged parakeets (you'll often see them referred to as Canary-winged Bee Bee parakeets these days) and even the grey-cheeked parakeet (the original pocket parrot). It sounds to me like you had a canary-winged parakeet as you referred to a Petfinder ad I came across recently. They are WONDERFUL little parrots, aren't they? And you're in luck... they CAN be found, although not as easily as in the past.

Grey cheeks are basically impossible to find as hand-tamed pets. There are very few breeders working with them and most are trading amongst themselves to increase bloodlines.

There are a few breeders in the US working with other brotogeris parakeets. The canary-winged parakeets are easiest to find and orange-chinned parakeets can be found, too. From time to time you might find a golden-winged parakeet (like I did) or a cobalt-winged parakeet.

One of the best known aviaries for breeding brotogeris parakeets is Shady Pines in FL. WONDERFUL breeders and I highly recommend that you get in touch with her: Caique Breeder - White bellied & Black headed Caiques - Brotogeris Parakeets - Shady Pines Aviary She does breed and sell pet canary-winged parakeets :)

You may wish to visit the BrotoList on Yahoo groups: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Brotogeris/join