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Good afternoon everyone, It's good to be here,
Me and my husband have always had budgies and cockatiels
But sadly my last cockatiel passed away..
And I couldn't bring myself to have anymore
But walking past a pet shop, and in the window came across a delightful little parrot sold to us a Kākāriki.. we called him Boris Karloff the 2nd due his very diverse character..
So we brought him home along with a female Kākāriki who we named Carmilla..
And so I am the owners of two very cheeky feathered babies Kākāriki
I didn't think I could love another feathered baby till meeting these, but not much information on them and when I found this group I thought it maybe the best place

I just want to do my best for them..

They have a large cage indoors, we have had them about 15 Weeks,
They are very playful but unsure about making them a space for free flight..
We used to let the cockatiels out but concerned because of the difference characteristics.?
And getting them in and out safely
They have seed and daily fruit, veg,
Lots of fun toys, moved and new weekly,
Plus foraging tray
Baths they love to bath
Both Boris and Carmilla are warming to us as well as each other
So please any tips on how to keep these beautiful babies happy, healthy and loved
Thank you
 
Welcome Boriscamilla! You'll find your kaks are a very different prospect indeed compared to tiels and budgies!

I have a female kak, Chocobo, who is a delight and I love her very much.
She is allowed free roaming throughout most of the house, I consider that to be essential to her health and happiness as it provides for her with an interesting & varied environment. Kaks are inquisitive, active and very intelligent birds.

My battles with Chocobo and her nesting instinct over the course of about 18 months are the stuff of legends. The house, rendered budgie-safe for my flock of budgies, required a lot of work to make Chocobo-safe. A lot of work.
Any corner, nook, cranny or hidden spot had to be removed, blocked off or adapted to ensure that it didn't become a nest site. I was forced to provide a safe place for her to nest when she had her three clutches of eggs but when not eggy, I removed anything that could be used to make a nest in order to break the egg-laying habit.
If you're planning on raising chicks, this alters things somewhat but you'll still need a plan for when you want breeding to stop.

If you have a large aviary-type cage where free-flying is possible, that simplifies things somewhat.

DizzyBlue has more experience with kaks than I as she has an aviary full of them but I thought my experience with a girl who shares the house with me would give some insight.

As for getting your kaks to return to the cage, this most easily achieved by ensuring food is never available outside of the cage until such time you are satisfied that the kaks consider the cage to be their safe space and exclusive night time accommodation. Just don't expect to be able to cage them on demand or quickly ... unless you are somehow able to train them (not my forte!).
 
Welcome Boriscamilla! You'll find your kaks are a very different prospect indeed compared to tiels and budgies!

I have a female kak, Chocobo, who is a delight and I love her very much.
She is allowed free roaming throughout most of the house, I consider that to be essential to her health and happiness as it provides for her with an interesting & varied environment. Kaks are inquisitive, active and very intelligent birds.

My battles with Chocobo and her nesting instinct over the course of about 18 months are the stuff of legends. The house, rendered budgie-safe for my flock of budgies, required a lot of work to make Chocobo-safe. A lot of work.
Any corner, nook, cranny or hidden spot had to be removed, blocked off or adapted to ensure that it didn't become a nest site. I was forced to provide a safe place for her to nest when she had her three clutches of eggs but when not eggy, I removed anything that could be used to make a nest in order to break the egg-laying habit.
If you're planning on raising chicks, this alters things somewhat but you'll still need a plan for when you want breeding to stop.

If you have a large aviary-type cage where free-flying is possible, that simplifies things somewhat.

DizzyBlue has more experience with kaks than I as she has an aviary full of them but I thought my experience with a girl who shares the house with me would give some insight.

As for getting your kaks to return to the cage, this most easily achieved by ensuring food is never available outside of the cage until such time you are satisfied that the kaks consider the cage to be their safe space and exclusive night time accommodation. Just don't expect to be able to cage them on demand or quickly ... unless you are somehow able to train them (not my forte!).
Thank you, lozhinge, for this,this is all good insight
what the pet shop told us, they are both chicks from last year, and was told any breading if decided to wouldn't be advised to at least next spring.
And they are totally different to teils and budgies and yeah, they really are very clever and curious..
They do have a big tall and wide space to fly and seem happy now, but sounds like we have to do a few home improvements first before letting them out..
Looking forward to kak journey.
 
Welcome to the forum. My husband and I have Budgies, Cockatiels, and a Sun Conure. I think Budgies and Cockatiels are very under-rated/under-appreciated!
 
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