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Common Breeding Seasons for Birds and Parrots

March 20, 2017 By Impulse Parrots

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
Impulse Parrots Premium Seed Mix
Baby Galah Chicks freshly hatched
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WA Split Lutino Galah Pair
Olive and Normal Scaly Breasted Lorikeets
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Filed Under: Parrot Breeding Tagged With: bird behaviour, bird breeding, bird breeding seasons, conure breeding, eclectus parrots, galah breeding

Why We Don’t Sell Unweaned Birds

August 8, 2016 By Impulse Parrots

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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Filed Under: Parrot Breeding, Parrot Health Tagged With: Birds for sale, hand raised birds, Hand Raised Birds For Sale, Impulse Parrots, Unweaned Birds

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