I don't know of any real drawbacks to these birds. As for the purchase price
that would depend on what age You would be willing to take the bird. There 
re
many breeders that will sell babies at 2-3 weeks of age to someone willing to 
hand feed them, but for someone not experienced in hand feeding that can be 
quite an undertaking. For the normal person wanting to purchase one of these 
as a pet it should be purchased as close to the time of weaning as posible 
nd
an average price from a reputible dealer would be around $1,200. I hope I 
old
You what You wanted to know.
                                           Bill Brown
                                              of
                                           Bill's Birds
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