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Saturday, April 15, 2006
Its Like A Dance
The process of buying a parrot is like a dance between the buyer and breeder. It tends to be a long process and involves a lot of contact, weeks or months of waiting, thorough preparation, trust and luck.
Breeders have a limited number of birds each year. We have about 15 Eclectus, 15 Congo African Greys and 5-10 other Macaws and Cockatoos. We are contacted by hundreds of people around the country annually. The odds of us having a weaned baby that they want to buy immediately are very, very slim.
Most of our babies are under deposit by the time they are 6-8 weeks old - about two months before they are weaned. Many are sold before they hatch.
The delay between initial contact and the delivery of a new parrot is important. It allows the breeder to screen the potential buyer to make sure that the bird is going into an environment where it will thrive. It insures that the buyer is not purchasing a bird on impulse. It also allows the buyer to continue to educate themselves in the care and feeding of their new pet and to prepare the new baby's environment before arrival.
As it is, only one in ten emails result in a phone contact. Only one it ten phone calls result in a purchase. But, we meet a lot of nice people along the way and those who get to buy one of our birds are well prepared to care for their new pet and fully understanding of the responsibilities associated with owning a large parrot.
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