Chick

Weaning Chicks

Weaning Chicks Handfeeding Methods … List of Handrearing Supplies Needed Weaning Foods: It is important to provide a wide variety of foods to young weaning birds. If they are only fed a limited diet of seeds, they will be reluctant to try many new food items in the future, which would be detrimental to their … Read more

Hahn’s Macaw or Red-shouldered Macaw (Ara / Diopsittaca nobilis nobils)

Hahn’s Macaws as Pets / Breeders

The Hahn’s or Red-shouldered Macaws (Ara / Diopsittaca nobilis nobils) are popular pets due to their compact size (they are only slightly larger than cockatiels), which makes them less demanding and challenging, and easier to take care of than their larger Macaw cousins. Plus many of them are excellent speech mimics. They are members of … Read more

OvaScope egg scope

Genetics, Breeding and its Challenges

Reproductive Dysfunctions / Challenges: Eggs: Failure to Hatch – Causes and Solutions Dead-in-Shell Chicks Egg Laying (Chronic) Egg Binding Egg Eating / Egg Breaking: The eating or breaking of eggs has been more observed in larger (especially wild-caught) parrots. Two of the worst offenders are Amazon parrots and cockatoos. They may jump down on their … Read more

Build Your Own Brooder

Build Your Own Brooder

Build Your Own Chick Brooder – Instructions Useful Information: Breeders’ Resources (covers everything from handfeeding to potential breeding / chick problems) … Incubation Information … Information on Housing Chicks, Temperature Requirements, etc. … Caring for Poultry Chicks from Day One to Independence Relevant Tools / Products: Egg Candling Devices … Full-spectrum Lights … Nesting Boxes … Read more

Soft-shell or Misshapen Eggs

Thin-shelled, soft-shelled, no-shell, porous, misshaped/deformed eggs, and other eggshell irregularities can occur due to a variety of factors. The most common cause of soft / no-egg shell eggs is dietary or environmental.

Orange-breasted Fig Parrot Nest

Breeding Fig Parrots in Aviculture

Nesting Boxes: In general, a budgie or cockatiel-sized box with an enlarged opening is suitable for breeding. The entrance hole should be about 2 inches (50 mm) in diameter. Australian parrots generally breed in hollow logs. Dimensions of the nest box or log can vary widely, influenced by the owner’s preferences and the birds preferences.  … Read more

Breeding Eclectus

I bought a pair of Eclectus a couple of weeks ago from a breeder. This is a new pair that was introduced Spring 2014.  The female is 6 and has hatched and raised babies with her previous mate ( who had an accident with the previous ownders dog and died)  and the new male is 7 and is unproven. They had a clutch of clear eggs together before I bought them. I’ve noticed the male mating with his perch recently, is there any way to stop him from mating with the perch? I would love to raise Eclectus but I don’t think him mating with the perch is going to produce beautiful babies.