Breed: Old English Game Temperament: Aggressive, active Cost: from $50 per bird Lifespan: 12 years Recommended for: Experienced poultry keepers Appearance: Old English Game cocks are long-legged, muscular and full-breasted with spectacular colouring and tail feathers....
Breed: Saxony Duck Temperament: Placid Cost: from $25 Lifespan: 6 years+ Recommended for: Backyarders, hobbyists Appearance: The Saxony duck is a stylish bird, weighing about 3-4kg (7-9lb). Drakes are rusty red with silver lacing, while the head and neck are...
With more than 300,000 exhibition budgerigars bred in Australia annually it’s the world’s most competitive animal. But what of its wild cousin – the bird which began it all? Appearance Wild budgerigars are quite small, slim, athletic birds when...
Faverolle Chooks Breed: Faverolle Temperament: Placid Cost: Around $50, more for quality breeding stock. Lifespan: 5-7 years Recommended for: Backyarders Appearance The Faverolle is a deep chested bird with a thick rectangular body and an...
Modena Pigeon Breed: Modena pigeon Temperament: docile, robust Cost: $50 plus Lifespan: 10 years Recommended for: beginners, enthusiasts The Modena is a pigeon which has more than its fair share of colour – especially in its past. In the 1300s in the Italian...
Exhibition Poultry Breed: Rhode Island Red Temperament: Hens docile, roosters can be aggressive Cost: $80 Lifespan: 5 years Maintenance: Medium Recommended for: Enthusiasts, backyarders Rhode Island Reds emerged in the 1890s in the Boston-Massachusetts-Rhode Island...
Breed: Indian Runner Duck Temperament: excitable, timid but can be tamed Cost: From around $6 for a pet to $50 for show quality Lifespan: 8 – 10 years Recommended for: fenced gardens Maintenance: low Appearance Unlike other ducks, the Indian Runner does...
Jacobin Pigeon Breed: Jacobin pigeon Temperament: self contained Cost: From $50 to $200 each Lifespan: 10 years Recommended for: enthusiasts History Jacobin pigeons were named after the Jacobin order of monks who date from 1100 and were known for their distinctive...
Breed: Macaw Temperament: Loud, gregarious, varies between species Cost: $7000 – $10,000 Lifespan: 50-80 years Recommended for: Enthusiasts The only feature of Macaws more breath-taking than their plumage is their price tag – literally thousands of dollars...
Breed: The Muscovy Temperament: females make the best pets Cost: $15 – 25 for adult female, $30 for drakes, $100 for stud Muscovies Lifespan: 7 to 8 years Recommended for: anyone wishing to keep ducks Maintenance: low Muscovies are the all time versatile pet...