No longer breeding - Do not know anyone who is breeding

We are no longer breeding Bourke's.  I do not know anyone breeding Bourke's and would have to do an Internet search if I were someone looking for a breeder.  I am leaving my old Bourke's website and this blog up for information purposes only, not to answer questions or find breeders/babies/etc. Thank you,
Shirley Alexander (Morgan)

* Crystal has found her new home *

Crystal is a beautiful Pink female, not a Rosy. She has red eyes when the light shines on them, rather than the usual black eyes of a Rosy. She is about 3 years old and has found her new home!

Baby #25 is now in his new home!

Photos below were taken 1/16/09

Baby #25 was photographed on 1/16/09 - tame, unsexed, and ready for a home. If you wish to have him/her DNA-sexed, that is an additional $20, and results take about 7 days. $75 for this gorgeous baby!

**NOTE: He went home on 3/29/09. His new mama had him DNA-sexed, and he's a BOY!

New Photos of the Babies!

Happy New Year! These photos were just taken, and these are the two looking for homes. One is finished weaning - #25 is eating well and refusing handfeedings. #28 is a few days younger and still being handfed small amounts 3-4 times a day, plus is exploring food and eating some pellets, millet, and seed. #28 started flying yesterday! #25 is a pro with flight now. These two babies are $75 ea. I've no idea what sex they are, and DNA sexing is available for an additional $20.00. #26 (Jesse) was DNA-sexed, and is a female. She'll go home the end of next week, most likely.

We also have an adult female, pink (not Rosy aka Opaline) w/dark red eyes, and she is not finger-tame, but has raised babies in the past. She's about 3 yrs old and is for sale - $100.00.

We are offering Ginny-gin for sale to an approved pet home - she is extremely tame, wonderful flight skills - and super friendly with everyone. She does not, however, "play well with others" in the cage. So, she's in a cage of her own and needs to be an "only bird" in the cage. She is a terrific mother and gets along well with a mate - and Bourke's do not bond to one mate for life. She is a daughter of Kilroy and Papa Rosy. She has enjoyed visiting early elementary classrooms, flying from head to head, hanging out on the kids' shoulders. She turned 4 last June 2008. She is $150.00.

Visit my Bourke's site http://shirleymorgan.com/bourkes for information on these delightful companions, and email me for information and to make an appt. halstatt@gmail.com

Thank you!
~ Shirley Morgan - Noblesville, IN

Baby #26 has a name! And you know what that means...

He's been adopted! She named him Jesse, and he will go home in January. His new momma is having him DNA-sexed so she knows one way or the other if he's a little boy or a little girl.

And... she got to see him take his first couple of short flights today while visiting him! I think he flew about 3 or 4 ft.

Bowl-o-Bourke's!

It's dinner time! Eager to eat, and a couple are about to fly!
12-13-08

First Portraits! Photos taken Dec. 11, 2008

Holiday Special!

All five babies are growing well! Handfeeding begins today. Deposits made prior to December 31 receive a discount! *$65 each instead of $75! You may choose your baby in order of deposits received, and detailed photos will be posted once they begin flying, approximately 2 weeks from today. Babies go home around January 10, 2009.

*Discounts do not apply to babies being shipped, as they cannot be shipped prior to 12 weeks of age.

All Five Babies have Hatched!

Here they are, all five - photo taken today. The youngest hatched on the 23rd.

Babies are Hatching!

Three of the five eggs have hatched - sooner than we expected!
One of these hatched today, and the other two hatched on the 17th and 18th.
They will be ready to move into new homes in about 8 weeks - and a deposit of $50.00 holds your baby.

Baby Bourke's Coming Soon!

Lily has laid eggs! We should have hand-raised babies ready to go around January 10th, 2009. A deposit of $50 holds your baby. DNA sexing is available for $20. Babies will sell for $75.

Lily is paired with Spencer, so all the babies will be Rosy (Opaline) Bourke's. You'll find photos of Spencer in the February 24, 2007 post here.

Send email to bourkesparakeets@gmail.com for information.

Understand that while we've shipped to a few distant states, it is expensive - $75 RT travel to the Indianapolis airport, approximately $125-165 one way climate-controlled cargo ticket, $30 modified crate for bird/s. Two birds can be shipped together. Some locations require vet exam of $30.00 prior to accepting shipping. Birds must be 3 mos old before shipping.

Visit www.shirleymorgan.com/bourkes/ for information about the Australian Bourke's Grass Parakeet.

New Photos! - Outdoor Aviary and Babies

Baby #13 above - Soon going to live with Ellen K. Cook, DVM.

Above is Papa Blue, our wild color male. He is 7 - 8 yrs old.

Baby #12 above and below - she will be going to Boston, MA to live.

Above, L to R: baby #12, Papa Blue, and Kilroy
Below, Baby #12

Baby #13

The outdoor Aviary - Groups of birds who get along together spend a few hours at a time here.

This is the outside aviary with 8 Bourke's inside... Usually Skyler, our Rose-breasted (Galah) Cockatoo is in there with them as well. You can barely see Tucker 'tiel on the far right. The little white cage is the carrier from house to aviary and back.

Babies 12 and 13 are DNA-sexed females. I believe #14 is also a female - same petite head, same coloring around her neck. She will be living with a family in Central Indiana.

Kilroy has 3 tiny babies, 1 of which is reserved. These babies' mom, Lily, is sitting on a clutch of 5 eggs now.

Lily's first-born -

#12 is being DNA-sexed and might be leaving in June to live a life of luxury in the Boston/Brookline area of Massachusetts! We think he's a boy...

All of today's photos were shot with my Olympus C-5050, not my Nikon SLR... so the color is "accurate" but not quite the depth as it really is, (compare to portraits taken earlier) and the flash is not bounced, so there's more "white" than there really is.

Baby #13 - the "Middle Child"!

The 2nd to hatch, photographed today. This one is being DNA-sexed - if she's a girl, she's going to Dr. Ellen K. Cook's to live where she'll be spoiled and free-flighted all her life - Dr. Cook has a female already from Kilroy, and does not want any babies! :)

Lily's babies, youngest to oldest #14

Here's her last to hatch, #14, taken today, April 10, 2008. The color is different in the center shot due to lighting and flash - they weren't taken in the same location. She's somewhere in between those colors of rose. We don't know if she's a she, of course.