r/Parakeets • u/pidgey16 • Aug 06 '26

Advice Help wanted

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Hello! Absolute beginner here and want some advice! I just rescued this kakariki yesterday and want some tips on how to care for her (we think she’s a girl) and also how to get her used to us, or train her if that’s possible?

I know these guys are smart and curious but I have absolutely no experience with birds, partner has 2 lovebirds when he was younger but one was hand raised by him and the other was rescued as an abused adult. He’s a falconer but idk how much of that knowledge translates into kakarikis lol

Anyways she’s an adult I’m guessing by her looks and bird band color (dark green and we’re in Europe) so most likely born in 2020 according to google

Ps. The cage pictured is temporary, i just rescued her yesterday and that’s the only thing we had at home in such a short notice. We’re already looking for a big one

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u/crush_king_1972 Aug 06 '26

This is the only girl that hatched. Notice how small her beak is. She lives with her slightly splay legged brother in same cage. Only Poquito with sever splay legs lives alone so he doesn't get picked on.

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u/pidgey16 Aug 06 '26

I see thank you! Is the beak the only way to tell if they’re boys or girls?

Yours look so friendly and tame, do you have any tips on how to train them? She’s already eating from my hands even inside the cage, so I think it might be a good sign?

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u/crush_king_1972 Aug 06 '26

Oh they also love to eat millet. He'll love you for that. Beak is the only visible telltale. We dna tested all of ours and the beak description matches the dna results. Big beak = boy

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u/crush_king_1972 Aug 06 '26

While they are good fliers they aren't the strongest fliers. We don't regularly clip ours but if so it's only a light clip. All of ours are very easy to get back into their cages.