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Common Breeding Seasons for Birds and Parrots

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As breeders and hand raisers of many parrot species, I receive many enquiries from people wanting to know when a certain bird species start breeding.  So to make it easier, I have developed a list of the breeding seasons of some common parrot species.  This is in no way a guarantee that my birds or yours will breed within these months.  Some start earlier, some later and then there are those that decide not to breed at all.

To get the best chances of breeding, you need to ensure that your birds are in prime breeding condition.  This includes feeding a good quality seed, mixing in some quality bird pellets and feeding sprouted seeds.  Breeding hens also need high levels ofbird calcium supplement to stay healthy while producing eggs.   I also recommend using Vetafarm Breeding Aid to boost the levels of fatty acids and vitamins in breeding birds.

Bird Species Breeding Season
Cockatiels Can breed all year around
Green Cheeked Conures August – October
Maroon Bellied Conures August – October
Sun Conures July– November
Jenday Conures August – October
Nanday Conures August – October
Alexandrines July – September
Indian Ringnecks July – September
Galahs July– December
Corellas September– December
Cockatoos September– January
Moustache Parrots July – September
Quakers October – January
Eclectus Parrots Can breed all year around
Rainbow Lorikeets Can breed all year around

Birdie Bundles – Australian Monthly Bird Subscription Box

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Would you like to receive a box jammed pack full of bird related products and information?  Birdie Bundles is a a new business that offers owners a monthly subscription to receive a Birdie Bundle delivered straight to their door every month.  The Birdie Bundle contains bird toys, treats, supplements, training and nutritional information and even more.  Each box is kept a surprise prior to shipment but is guaranteed to be great value and full of interesting and unique content.

Please visit www.birdiebundles.com.au and sign up to the newsletter to be notified when the website is launched.

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Birdie Bundles Logo - Monthly Australian Bird & Parrot Subscription Box

What Foods are Safe For My Bird to Eat?

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It’s an exciting time, you just bought your first hand raised companion parrot!  You’ve got them home and into their new aviary or cage and they are settling into their new environment nicely.  You’ve offered them a quality mix of bird seed and  pellets and are now wondering “what is safe for me to feed my birds?”.

To ensure your bird lives a long, happy and healthy life, it’s important that you offer them a varied diet.  While we are not vets or offering any formal advice, we feed our birds with a diet breakup consisting of:

  • 50% Pellets
  • 20% Seed
  • 20% Fresh Vegetables
  • 10% Fruit (high in sugar!)

We also include a mix of dried fruit and nuts with their seed for our larger bird species such as Galahs, Cockatoos, Eclectus and Amazons.

So the next question should be what can I feed my birds and what is toxic to birds? We have put together a bit of a list of common foods which are safe to offer your birds and also a list of what foods to avoid.   Feel free to share our list around to all your birdy friends

Safe fruits and vegetables to feed your birsd

Why We Don’t Sell Unweaned Birds

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Not a week goes by in breeding season that we aren't asked by someone if we will sell a chick out of the nest or let it go to its new home before it is weaned.  They use the excuse "oh but I've been told that it will bond better with me if I get it before it weaned"..... WRONG!!!! and here is why.

Hand Raised Short Billed Corella Chicks by Impulse ParrotsPrior to being weaned, a young chicks life revolves solely around survival.  Its primary focus is on when its parents are going to return to give it food and then it needs to compete with its siblings to make sure its seen and heard for the parents to feed it.  The chick does not care about making friends or bonding with its parents at this stage because it is too busy focusing on surviving and getting to the stage it is weaned and independent.

Hand Raised Sun ConuresOnce it has finally reached fledging age (has left the nest and learnt to fly) it may still depend a small amount on its parents for food but its life survival instincts are starting to kick in and its searching for its own food and learning some important life skills to help it survive in the big wide world (are you sensing a theme here?).

The real kicker at the end is that once its made it to this stage and gained its full independence from its parents, it will then typically leave them far far behind and be off finding its own place in the world.  Its at this stage that the young birds are most open to change and its the best window to be introduced to a new home and people.

Hand Raised Eastern Galah by Impulse ParrotsSo you want to buy a young bird or chick out of the nest prior to it being weaned?  Save yourself the heartache and drama and let the experienced and professional hand raisers deal with the hard part (safely and healthily weaning a young chick is hard on both the chick and the hand raiser!).  Get your hand raised companion parrots shortly after it is weaned to have be best chance at the new family member bonding with you and the rest of your family and adapting to a new environment without too much stress.

Good luck with your new hand raised companion parrots!

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Choosing the Right Sized Bird Cage for your Parrot

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Do you know what size bird cage you need for your Budgie, Cockatiel, Galah, Cockatoo, Conure etc?  Buying the right size bird cage to suit your bird is a very important step and should be considered before buying your bird.  As a rule, we at Impulse Parrots like to recommend that your bird’s cage needs to be at least 2-3 times the width of your birds wing span.  This way the bird cage will be plenty large enough for your bird to flap its wings and get plenty of exercise as well as having room for all your bird’s toys.

 

If you plan on having more than one bird in your cage, we suggest that the cage be at least 150% larger than what would be required for one bird.   So if you were getting a 45cm wide cage for your cockatiel, it would be best if it was at least 70cm wide for two cockatiels.  This not only allows more room for play, but also gives the birds space when they want to have alone time away from their cage mate.

Easy Home Made Honey Seed Bars

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Here is a very simple recipe for home made honey seed bars that your birds will love you for!!!

 

What you need:

  • Seed – what ever type is suitable for your bird
  • Honey
  • Nuts (optional)
  • Dried Fruit (optional)

 

  1. Mix the seed and honey together to form a thick mix (the seed clumps together easily)
  2. Add the optional nuts and dried fruit and mixed well
  3. Wrap the mix in cling wrap to form your desired shapes or use a mould (such as a muffin tray) and place in the fridge to set.

 

Its as simple as that!