How To Buy A Parrot

We have a website that attracts several phone calls and emails a day from people interested in getting a parrot. Most of these are first time bird owners who have researched on the internet until they feel brave enough to talk to a "breeder".

Although they know a little about parrots from their readings, they know very little about the parrot marketplace and this creates quite a few mis-steps. I often assume that they have already read the Buying Tips page on our website and the Pricing page, which is not a pricing page but, rather, a page about how parrots are valued.

The typical bird buyer wants a bird to be available whenever they are ready to buy one. This is not often the case. Buyers buy year-round; parrots breed once a year on average. Some buyers fail to consider that the parrot will live 40+ years and the responsibility to care for it will be theirs for a lifetime.

We try to assist a buyer in deciding whether a parrot is the pet for them; whether now is the right time; and which type of parrot would best suit their lifestyle. Often, we don't have the right bird for them and we refer them to friends that might.

- posted by J-Birds @ 5:40 PM |