Any information on Turquosines,Barrabands,and Redrumps .

[simonbrown]

Hi from New Zealand. I have successfully bred and handreared Budgies, Cockatiels,and Ringneck parrots. I need a new challenge and am wondering if anyone knows anything about Turquosines, Redrumps,and Barrabands. Are they tameable, any pictures, info greatly appreciated as these seem to be the only affordable options at present for me.

[Monica]

Turqoisines and redrumps I know for sure are a type of grass parakeet, and I only know most about turqs.... Redrumps and barrabands I don't know as much on...

Grass parakeets seem quite easily tameable, I've got 4 bourkes, and I've only gotten bitten once (quite docile birds), with these birds being parent raised. If they are handled when they are young its quite easy to handle them when they are adults. They don't require as much attention or toys as other birds (as some people say as they are more like finches or aviary birds), however I can't say much for the barrabands... They should still be treated like budgies and cockatiels no matter what as they are still parrots