Does anyone breed exotic birds?

[monarc23]

I have a few things to raise my hand up here and say

1. whatever bird you decide on good luck im sure it'll be very fun and rewarding for you but challenging as well!

2. Lovebirds i wouldnt say you can bond with well unless someone is only adopting one and has time to play with it all the time. When I was younger I was sold two peace faced love birds, hand raised...they were soooo sweet for a few weeks, then started trying to rip my fingers off, then tried to kill my parakeets through their cage they weren't the best lil guys but i will say they were very smart! I gave up on them and my mom adopted them....she put them in her bathroom in a smaller cage (not sure why) and we had left to go grocery shopping when we returned, they had gotten out of the cage (opened the door) and either they flew in the toliet to bathe or just accidentally fell in we still arent sure but both were drowned in the toliet...we assume theyg ot soaked and couldnt fly out...it was really upsetting.

3. Conures make wonderful companions...I had the opporutinty to own one in his last few days of life and i jsut loved him! Before i aquired him as my own I got to play with him for a few weeks, and had so much fun with him. He was loud and obnoxious when he was not being played with and sometimes he'd throw temper tantrums and bite really hard. He died because my aunt transported him to me in her car in the heat of summer....we think he had a heat stroke...we're not sure but she was giving him to me because he and i had sucha strong bond, but he litterally died 4 days after i got him adn i was devistated. I hope to get one again from a breeder a just weaned chick if I can....so i am all for good intending breeders!

Just really study up on each bird you are interested in and if you can even go visit these specilized established breeders of these birds, then if you can visit owners of these birds who have htem as pets so you can experience what their temperments are like in the breeding homes and in the pet homes. Might be a good idea.

As for the lil birds (even parakeets) it's amazing how many get "released' or "lost" into the world because of one fault or mistake or another. I jsut a few weeks back tried catching the most beautiful parakeet i've ever seen that landed in my yard (with leg bands) i never was able to catch it but came close, i am pretty sure it was a young show parakeet, in themost gorgeous color i've ever seen and im suer someone was missing it greatly and im sure it's been killed or died from the cold and that makes me so sad....

Edited to add, yay im glad you re-decided to just adopt instead! GO YOU!

 

[birdnutz]

I bought a pet store that came with breeder birds. they were of the smaller variety. Finches,lovebirds and cockatiels. Yes I bred them for the store. I thought that there wasn't anything more rewarding then hand feeding these babies. They were my children.As the owner of the pet store I had a wake up call. Alot of people do believe that they are disposable pets. Then i started getting calls from people wanting to sell their pets on commision. I ended up buying all these unwanted parrots and taking them home. They became my passion and commitment to save or rescue all unwanted little people. By this time I had quit breeding and just started collecting. My sons thought of these birds as their siblings. Missfortune struck and we had a house fire. I still to this day cry when I think about my babies. In less than a year(we were still living in a camper waiting for our house) I'd managed to aquire a sun conure for my DH. Plus a plucking Blue and Gold macaw. the macaw had to stay at my sons. Now I just got a call 3 weeks ago,I'm now the proud owner of a plucking white eyed conure. They surrendered this bird because of the plucking issues. Out of all the birds I had before,only the very first did I buy as a baby. It's MUCH more rewarding to give these guys a new life than to raise them. It can be very trying at times because you mix so many different personalities into one home. But we all learned to get along the best we could. My thoughts on the smaller birds that don't scream is check into the caiques. Quite the little clowns,but they are more domminering then a conure. Maybe not the perfect bird for a first timer.
Edited to say- go to a rescue and put your time in to mix with the different parrots. Your parrot will pick you,not the other way around,it will be the most rewarding way to go.

 

[RioLindoAz]

I connot possibly tell you every thing you need to know for breeding parrots.

You can't just deciede one day that your are going to breed parrots. Getting even one parrot can be one of the bigggest commitments you'll ever make. You said you wanted to breed conures, and quakers. You will have to handfeed the babies if you want them to be tame. Handfeeding is extremely time consuming. You have to feed the babies till they are weaned, that can be up to 6 months! Parrots live a long life, and there is a chance that they will still be alive long after you aren't. What will happen to the parrot? Who will take care of him? Will he be able to adjust to his new owner?

If you are sure, possitive, and passionate you want to breed these birds, go for it. But you have to think of the birds, and do lots and lots of research before you get your first bird.



~Rio

 

[ButtonQuailBoy]

I have cockatiels...I have 1 proven pair I might sell...