Hand fed and Socialized Parrots for Sale

 

Deciding to start an aviary was the easiest part of starting an aviary.  Seemed pretty simple, considering the thirty years experience I had training and handling wild imported parrots.  Now, almost twenty years later with more experience, I am wiser.

 A long time ago, in the early 70's of the last century ,  I  had a opportunity  to work with an import, quarantine station based out of New Orleans.   We would process 500 or more parrots at a time that would arrive by airline in crates packed with standing room only.  I felt such great sorrow for those poor birds taken out of their natural habitat and having to endure this type of treatment.  The ones that did make it were frightened, and usually at least one third of them did not make it from the quarantine station to the wholesale  aviary. 

 

I left that position, but continued training and socializing parrots of the wild for the next twenty years.   You can be assured that a pirate did not jerk a mature parrot off a branch, and sit him upon his shoulder.  He cut the tree down, killed the parents and robbed the babies out of the nest.

 

With the Federal regulations tightening on the deportation of parrots  from their native land  and stricter regulations in the United States on importation, the quality of pet parrots will improve.  The more generations bred in captivity the better the outcome for the pet parrot.  I have witnessed parrots that are more responsive and loveable being hand fed, coming from hand fed stock at six months old, than even the youngest wild caught parrots.    

Please do what you can to support your USA raised parrots and your independent aviaries, please do not buy an imported parrot.  Help strengthen the laws to prevent anymore wild caught birds from entering the United States only to endure the suffering.
 

Peaches the African Grey Rescue

Peaches  was owned by a very inexperienced parrot owner and was neglected.  I don't believe it was intentional, I just think the thought of having a large bird over weighed the reality. Room  and time they actually had to provide her was very limited.  She was in an 18 by 24 inch cage,  it was so cramped  she just sat on the water bowl and pouted.  I could not even take photos I felt so sorry for her, and she was having no positive reactions to us. A bigger cage was our solution, so of course the photos below are of her new home.  For the first several months she was with us, she was fearful of every move near her cage and would fall off her perch and scream when you came near. 


I love my new cageThis is geat room to make a good mess!  Yep, I gonna give someone a big kiss for this!
I really don't like the blue thing, I hate that blue thing

  The first year and a half was very difficult, as Grey's do not readily forget or forgive humans.  Carl has made such a difference in Peaches, as you can see in the photo's below.  She is truly a great companion for him and will have lots of time to bond with her new best friend forever.  Patience is the key to any rescue being successful at they need to trust you and know you will love them.  Did I mention how many band-aides Carl went through?  Peaches now has added to her vocabulary " That hurt, you bit me too hard".   A great success story, and I thank Carl for sharing it.

              

 

We offer only hand fed - well behaved birds for pets

 
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Haughton, Louisiana

318-426-7859
 

Email - parrots@bodcauaviary.com

 

 

Thank you for dropping by.
 

K. M. Setters Handler/Trainer/Breeder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I made the wreath adding a mask Made up of molted feathers from my birdies.