linnie breeders?

[BirdsFTW]

I know I'm the only Hawaii member on here, but do any of you guys know of any Linnie breeders in Hawaii?

I had attempted to locate one a while back and had joined the Linnie forum, but it was kind of a dead end. I forgot who we had contacted, we we were told that there are only TWO Linnie breeders on my island - one may have stopped breeding and the other only sells to pet stores on the mainland and not to individuals. We were also able to get in touch with a breeder on another island, who had one baby available at the time, but I felt REALLY uneasy about buying a bird sight-unseen from a breeder that has no credentials/reputation I can look up.

For you guys that are Linnie breeders here (if any), do you know of anyone in Hawaii? If not, who would you recommend on the mainland (that will ship)? If I'm going to buy a baby without seeing it, I need to know it's coming from a good breeder. When I was doing my own research, it seemed like Desert Rainbow Linnies was the best but I hear they've stopped breeding.

This isn't for anytime soon... for the HOPEFULLY far future, but I'd like to get a feel of if there are any good places out there that produce Linnies. If I could find a breeder on O'ahu, all the better.

For some reason, with Mika's 10th birthday coming up in September, I have these passing uncontrollable thoughts of "his time to go". He SHOULD be around for roughly another 10 years, as well-cared for lovebirds can live roughly 20 years, but you never know. I love Mika more than life itself - I wish he'd be with me forever - but I'm just not sure I can have another lovebird after him, so I'm looking to Linnies for when the time comes.

[Crys12065]

Linnies are wonderful birds!! I love my Sampson so much!

The breeder I got Sampson from is wonderful! She does not have a website or anything but she is in California and she ships. Her name is Peggy. I can PM you her info if you want it. She is a member of the linnie forum as well, her name is PeggyB.

Another great breeder is Alice also on the linnie forum. again no website but has wonderful birds and she ships too. Her user name on the linnie forum is Birds4Alice.

You are right, Sharron at Desert rainbow Linnies had great birds as well but has quit breeding.

Hope this helps!

[BirdsFTW]

I'll see if my account is still active on that forum and contact them. If not, I'll ask you to get us in touch with each other. Thank you! I hear such WONDERFUL things about Linnies... I still don't know if it's the bird I'll be getting once the time comes, but it's #1 on my list. Maybe I'll be able to go with another lovebird, but it just may hurt too much. Linnies are an ideal second choice.

[kcbee]

I don't know about breeders, but just wanted to say that I love linnies. They are adorable and so sweet! Every one I've met I wanted to take home

[BirdsFTW]

The only ones I've ever seen in person are a few mauve ones and a pair of blue (or cobalt, can't remember right now) at this one particular pet store - I want to say a few or several years ago. This is the only store that's EVER had them. Problem is, the same birds are STILL THERE!! The pair is $400 or $500 together and I think the idividual mauves are $200 each. Back when I first saw them, I think an individual Linnie was around $400 each - which is probably why they're still there. This pet store is downright DIRTY inside the bird/small animal room. The cages haven't been cleaned for I don't know how long and who knows what kind of illnesses these birds are carrying. It's truly a sad sight.

Everything I hear about Linnies from owners is wonderful. They ALL say there isn't a single bad thing they can say about them, and that the closest thing to being a negative is their big, watery poops that sometimes squirt.

[JudiNH]

I am waiting for my linnie to be weaned, and am getting her from here:
West Point Aviary, Companion Bird Breeder Located in Utah, Handfed Cockatiels, Caiques, Lovebirds, English Budgies, Green Cheeks, Dusky Pionus Parrots, Lineolated and more! –Home
This breeder has been WONDERFUL about communicating, and sending photos. she seems to really love her birds. I cant wait to get my baby home.

[BirdsFTW]

Thanks for the link, Judi!! I've bookmarked it.

I realize one of the issues I may come across is that all the people I bookmark now, that breed Linnies, may or may not be breeding in the future... but hey, at least I've got a head start on everything! Haha! And who knows, by that time, I can only hope Linnies become more popular of a pet so that I'll have a bigger selection of good breeders to choose from!

[karenh]

I do not live in Hawaii, but I do live in the Bay area of California. I do ship my weaned linnies. I am a small private breeder of lineolated parakeets only. All my birds are banded, come with DNA and well rounded linnies. They are hand fed, hand raised & bonded very well to humans. They are well rounded socialized linnies.
You can view more info & photos on my web site at Golden Gate Linnies Aviary - HOME••We run a small•climate controlled aviary in the Bay area of California.•••We breed Linolated Parakeets that are commonly known as "Linnies".••All of our birds are handfed and weaned on quality seed and pellets.•• We
tks
Karen

[jmfleish]

I wish you the best of luck. I'm waiting on two Linnies from Peggy in California and belong to the Lineolated Parakeeet Forum. You might be able to find some local breeders there or someone who knows of some local breeders. It's a great list and fairly active. Here's the link:

Lineolated Parakeet Forum - Linnie Forum Community

Linnies are awesome!