this is "loki"
hes a slate (or mauve) lineolated parakeet
they are not as noisey/chattery as american or english parakeets and make EXCELENT talkers.
loki is about 8 months old and says 'hi" and "what ya doing" and "jack" (my sever macaws name) and "good morning" and "night night" there not all that clear yet, hes still young and has a tiny little voice, sounds a little like a robot lol but they are well known for talking ability...
he does "Peep" (sounds like a smoke etector when the batteries are failing) when he hears a high pitched noise or other tweeting birds...but its very infrequent and short lived, mostly he just gently chatters away to himself practicing his words.
a hand fed linnie is typically very sweet natured, they will entertain themselves but also love to sit on your shoulder/be with you.
minimum cage size is 18 x 18 x 18, but an 18 x 30 is better, they will use ALL the space. with plenty of toys.
loki loves fresh foods, his favorite seems to be cooked broccoli and apple! (the tart-er the better lol)
price wise anything from $150-$300 for a hand fed linnie from a breeder depending on your color choice, greens are cheaper followed by blues and green mutations, then the ino's are on the higher side...so they are a little more on the expensive side (then again ive seen canaries upwards of $90 around here for yellow males...so...) but they have a long life span an "old" linnie is 10-12 and its not unusual to see 15+ yrs.
http://www.lineolatedparakeet.net/forums/
is a great forum for more info on these little cuties.
i love loki, and am planning on getting "him" a mate in the spring (im waiting on his dna sex results)
hes a slate (or mauve) lineolated parakeet
they are not as noisey/chattery as american or english parakeets and make EXCELENT talkers.
loki is about 8 months old and says 'hi" and "what ya doing" and "jack" (my sever macaws name) and "good morning" and "night night" there not all that clear yet, hes still young and has a tiny little voice, sounds a little like a robot lol but they are well known for talking ability...
he does "Peep" (sounds like a smoke etector when the batteries are failing) when he hears a high pitched noise or other tweeting birds...but its very infrequent and short lived, mostly he just gently chatters away to himself practicing his words.
a hand fed linnie is typically very sweet natured, they will entertain themselves but also love to sit on your shoulder/be with you.
minimum cage size is 18 x 18 x 18, but an 18 x 30 is better, they will use ALL the space. with plenty of toys.
loki loves fresh foods, his favorite seems to be cooked broccoli and apple! (the tart-er the better lol)
price wise anything from $150-$300 for a hand fed linnie from a breeder depending on your color choice, greens are cheaper followed by blues and green mutations, then the ino's are on the higher side...so they are a little more on the expensive side (then again ive seen canaries upwards of $90 around here for yellow males...so...) but they have a long life span an "old" linnie is 10-12 and its not unusual to see 15+ yrs.
http://www.lineolatedparakeet.net/forums/
is a great forum for more info on these little cuties.
i love loki, and am planning on getting "him" a mate in the spring (im waiting on his dna sex results)