In2010,abudgiebreederfriendintroducedmetoBourke's parrotsandimmediatelyfascinatedbythevariousmutationsthat hademergedinthemeantime.Iwasparticularlydrawntothe edgedandnatural-coloredBourke'sparrots.Duringavisittoa breederinnorthernGermany,thedecisionwasquicklymade,and Ipurchasedtwopairsofwild-coloredandtwopairsofedged Bourke's parrots.IactuallywantedtokeeptheBourke'sparrotstogetherwiththe showbudgerigarsinmyexistingbreedingfacility.Afterafew months,however,Irealizedthatkeepingshowbudgerigarsand Bourke'sparrotstogetheronlyworkedtoalimitedextent.The Bourke'sparrotsbredperfectly,buttheydidn'treallyfeel comfortablearoundthebudgies.Thebudgerigarsweretoo restless for them, and the aviaries were too busy.Thesolutionwastopurchaseasecondcontainerandbuildmy ownbreedingroomwithsignificantlylargerbreedingboxes,also optimallysuitedforBourke'sParrots.AndsomysmallBourke's Parrot breeding facility was born.