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I used to have a breeding pair of cinnamon red fronts, but a stray dog got in my yard and broke
down the aviary and - bye-bye! Will you sell them out of the nest? I've been hand feeding parrots for about 10 yrs, and
breeding for about 5. I live in San Diego and would be willing to drive to LA if we can hook something up.
Alternatively, do you know anyone in San Diego that has them? Thanks! Glad I found your page.
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I used to have a breeding pair of cinnamon red fronts, but a stray dog got in my yard and broke
down the aviary and - bye-bye!
Yikes!
I usually sell them for around $100. It's weird- no one has any, they're pretty rare and yet
their prices are so cheap. It's my unofficial mission in life to make these guys known to
everybody.
Normally I might to someone with your experience, but to tell the truth I've had problems with
my kaks before. I don't know if you've ever read about this (I've only found it in a few
sources) but sometimes entire kak clutches will die for no specific reason. No one knows what
causes it. I personally believe it to be a genetic defect caused by inbreeding. Kaks seem to
be inbred a lot in the U.S. and there are a couple other traits that have popped up because of
it (low clutch size and baldness). My goal is to find at least 3 completely unrelated pairs to
breed. The trouble I had was with my old pair. I have a new pair now but haven't been able to
test them out yet. I'm up at college and just now got back into breeding. I was thinking of
bringing my kaks when I visit my parents Memorial weekend. Anyway I wouldn't feel comfortable
selling unweaned chicks unless I knew them to be healthy and free of problems.
I live in San Diego and would be willing to drive to LA if we can hook something up.
Alternatively, do you know anyone in San Diego that has them?
I don't know of any bird resources below L.A. so I can't give you anyone in San Diego. I can
give you the ones I do know though. When I bought my aviary from California Cageworks one of
the guys there (I believe the manager) had a ton of young red-fronts for sale. I've also seen
them from time to time at Everybody's Bird Mart (usually 4 times a year, Pomona Fair Grounds)
but those usually aren't of very good quality. Magnolia Bird Farm (in Anaheim and Riverside)
usually has one or two (again, not always good quality, though I did snag my new awesome male
there, he's a jem). I've also seen them for sale in the AFA Fast ADs, usually pieds. I also
managed to find one breeder link though it looks like
all they have are lutinos (and those can be darn expensive). I should be checking out some more
birds marts soon and picking up business cards. I'll send you anything I can come up with.
Your welcome! I hope some of this info helps.
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