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 |
Prior 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.
Once 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?).
So 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.