looking for Palm Cockatoo hatching eggs

[adiekaty]

Hello does anyone know where I can purchase palm cockatoo eggs from? US? Not UK? If so, pm me the info, as that comes thru phone. Thks

 

[Rosa moschata]

I can't imagine why anyone would sell them. Palm cockatoos are rare, expensive (five figures), and typically lay one egg per clutch (when they decide to lay). Why would a breeder EVER want to remove a cherished egg and sell it? Parrot eggs don't ship nearly as well as do those of common barnyard poultry, and even if they did, the babies need to be hand-fed every couple of hours from day-1.

People have posted here numerous times about buying "hatching eggs" from various species (parrots, softbills and finches), intending to raise the babies from day-1. The incentive is probably to save money on purchase price, and experience hatching common barnyard poultry is probably the driving force -- "Hmm...I could raise parrots from hatching eggs bought for much less than the actual parrots! After all, I've raised lots of chickens and ducks, so how much harder could it be?" Even if you do find someone willing to sell parrot "hatching eggs", and they're not a scam, and the eggs actually survive shipping and hatch, you'll still have to deal with naked or nearly-naked, blind and helpless babies which need to carefully be fed formula every couple of hours. If you've never done that before, prepare in advance for things not going well -- sour crop, crop burns, stunted growth, splayed legs, etc. And putting an intelligent bird baby through that misery (if you even succeeded in finding and hatching eggs) is rather sad.

:-(

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/33400/parrot-hatching-eggs

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/854858/cockatiel-egg-hatching-trouble

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/851751/can-a-dove-raise-a-cockatiel

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/78759/incubation-period-for-finch-eggs

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/845176/is-it-possible-to-purchase-parrot-hatching-eggs

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/24506/does-anyone-have-finches-or-hatch-finch-eggs

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/601929/hatching-zebra-finch-eggs-advice

 

[Magic Birdie]

That's a strange thing to look for, considering how rare/expensive those are. Plus, most people have the parrots hatch the eggs, as they're not nearly as precocial as chickens...

 

[Tony K T]

Try www.softbills.com.Or www.eggsforsale.com.Same people on both sites.
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[Rosa moschata]

Yeah, good luck with that. Palms don't lay every year, and I can't imagine why a breeder would sell an egg for less of a price than a weaned or nearly-weaned baby. There aren't many successful breeders of Palms, and most have waiting lists -- and many also require substantial deposits. With birds selling for over $10k, even a fertile egg would likely cost several thousand dollars. That's a lot to pay for something that stands a good chance of not even hatching after being shipped.

But, let's make believe you succeed in not only buying but also hatching an egg. Considering how much you'd be spending on that egg, I hope you have substantial experience hand-feeding day-1 baby parrots. Even then, Palms are finicky, requiring food different from your standard "baby parrot formula."

OK, let's make believe you succeed -- are you ready to spend more money for a cage? Palms have big beaks and are very active. A cage big and strong enough will likely cost another thousand or two. Toys will need to be replaced regularly as they are destroyed.

Thinking of this as an investment toward putting together a breeding pair? You'll be waiting a while -- most palms don't start to think about breeding until they're several years old (some not until they're in their teens or older). And in general, hand-reared males take the longest -- if they ever even want to breed. The palms which bred the youngest tended to have been parent-reared.

They're beautiful birds, and if given what they need can make spectacular companions or aviary birds, but trying to get yours as a fertile egg is the wrong (and exceedingly unlikely to be successful) way of doing it.

 

[Tony K T]

They have them advertised so if they don't have any available now,maybe in the future they can be put on the waiting list.
Before you invest megabucks do yourself and the birds a favor and read as much literature as you can on them.They are definetly not a beginner bird and have a lot of needs.
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

As a general rule of thumb, young parrots do not do well if raised by hand from the time they hatch from the egg. Many parrot breeders wait a week or longer before taking the babies away to hand feed. I think there are just way too many factors against you in this case to have a good chance at being successful.

If you are truly interested in a palm cockatoo, I would look at young WEANED babies. It would be money much better spent.