legal to buy parrot hatching eggs?

[kdcrws]

and if it is where do i find some?

 

[~SunSetsWest~]

I don't see a problem as long as they are bred domestically and not imports or wild collected, you would probably have to get them from a breeder

 

[dave3877]

ive wanted to buy some parrot eggs for a while now myself. anyone out there reading this thread breed them?

 

[WalkingWolf]

You should do some research. Parrot hatchlings are nothing like chickens. They need to be fed immediately and often. They are very susceptible to sour crop if the food temperature is not exactly correct and the right amount. There temps must also be closely regulated they are born without fuzz or feathers. Parent Parrots take turns giving them constant care and feeding. To take them from the parents is a process of feeding every 2 hours. And why would you want to chance the same odds with eggs that in all likelihood will cost hundreds of dollars.

 

[Luna_Chick66]

I know somebody who did this with some type of parrot or exotic bird.

I will ask him or try to get him to join here to reply.

 

[kdcrws]

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yeah....sounds like having a newborn, only more difficult. Maybe I can find someone with feathered hatchlings. I'd like a young one so that it bonds well with us.

 

[dave3877]

im not deterred i enjoy a challenge

 

[SweetWater]

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yeah....sounds like having a newborn, only more difficult. Maybe I can find someone with feathered hatchlings. I'd like a young one so that it bonds well with us.

My dad adopted a parrot when it was 3 years old. My dad named him Roger. They have been bonded ever since. Roger is now 34 years old. I grew up with Roger and credit my love of birds to him. Parrots live for about 75 years or more, so if you can find one thats a few years old, it will still be young and bond with you.
Look in your area for a breeder, shelter or on CL. Just a thought.

 

[PARKBOY]

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Heres a few pics of my baby parrot that I have been hand feeding. This is my very first time doing this and It is not half as hard as people make it out to be. Hes now 4 weeks old and I got lucky and hatched out an albino.

 

[WalkingWolf]

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Heres a few pics of my baby parrot that I have been hand feeding. This is my very first time doing this and It is not half as hard as people make it out to be. Hes now 4 weeks old and I got lucky and hatched out an albino.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d5/PARKBOY/dcp_2306.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d5/PARKBOY/dcp_2305.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d5/PARKBOY/dcp_2304.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d5/PARKBOY/dcp_2303.jpg

At what age did you start handfeeding?