African Grey Breeders

 

If you’re purchasing an African grey parrot, or in fact any parrot, it is important to ensure you purchase the parrot from a reputable breeder who genuinely cares for his or her parrots and not someone who is simply doing it for the financial gain. Finding a breeder is not difficult, thanks mainly to many resources which breeders can use to advertise such as the Internet, newspapers, directories and other media sources, there are many Internet forums and clubs which will advise you on quality breeders if you are unsure.

Once you meet the breeder, you can then ask him or her questions to determine their compassion for breeding and owning parrots, talking to the breeder should help make the decision of buying from that particular breeder, below a list of sample questions you should ask:

 

 

• Ask the breeder how long he has been breeding? - Experience does come with time, so generally the longer the better

 

• How long he or she has been breeding the specify your interested in? Such as an African Grey, Macaw etc - Experienced breeders typically will show enthusiasm and a vast amount of knowledge about the type of parrot, this a good sign of a passionate, caring breeder

 

• Any parrot related questions - Obviously you will probably have many questions relating to diets, caring, exercise, current pets, living areas and so on, any self respecting breeder will be more the happy to advise using their in-depth knowledge

 

If you meet them are their home, or the location in which they breed parrots, this allows you form a better opinion of a breeder, for example you could check:

- If the cages are clean

- If the parrots are sociable and mostly friendly

- If the diets of the parrots are varied