In October I found a Craigslist ad for a silver male and a normal hen, but when I asked questions about the parents (I don’t want pied) and whether the Java’s for sale are related, and if they’d consider taking less than $60 for the male, they suddenly decided to keep the birds. Don’t know what to make of that, but I was soooooo close! It was probably stupid of me to ask for less on the male, but this was before I knew how hard Java’s are to come by in my area.
I am beyond frustrated. I’ve had a pair of Javas for 8 years and the male died. (I posted about that in general questions in October – “Lonely Sweet Pea”) I’m still looking for a suitable companion for my elderly hen (at this point she scolds me and makes me stand in front of her cage and sing to her a couple times a day! She’s nearly tame now she’s so lonely!) I have a flight cage set up and waiting for a new young pair, but it sits empty!
Does anyone know of breeders in northern Illinois or southern Wisconsin? (Yes, I know about the state line thing, but I think if I’m driving own car home across a state line I’d be fairly safe.)
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