How much did you pay for your zon

[paulhanlon]

OK there is a thread like this in the conures section so I thought I'd start one with the amazons so how much did you pay for your Amazon's I'll start I payed 500 for my blue fronted who I get very soon

 

[brianlinkles]

that seems like a very good price for a blue front! My amazon is a rescue, she is a lilac crown, she was 15 when I rescued her. She was in HORRIBLE condition, never vetted and they wanted $450 for her. I didn't end up paying all of that for her because the vet I took her to over the "trial weekend" ended up calling the so-call rescue and told them what I was looking at in vet bills and to not charge any more than the $100 non refundable that I already gave them to allow me to take her to the vet. Sorry such a long story but I always feel like venting about the horrible place I got her from. I think that Blue fronts around here are about $800-$900. Congrats on your new baby!

 

[paulhanlon]

I'm sorry to hear your lilic crown had such a horrid start in life but I'm glad she is with someone who loves her to bits now and your right £500 is a good price for a blue front as some of the ones I have seen sold for went for £750 to 800

 

[lokiNotis]

Well we paid $1,300 for our YNA who will be coming home in 2 weeks or so. I know that sounds expensive but they are hard to find here. But if you think about it look at their lifespan so really its not that bad. We could have gotten some other species cheaper but we feel in love with this one. We have gotten our other 2 birds from the same place and they have the best birds in our area. Can't wait to get him/her home!

 

[MissyMe83]

My YN was $950 plus shipping...she should be here Thursday. Can't wait!

 

[cnyguy]

George the YCA cost $450 (US)-- in 1969.

 

[Brittney]

I got mal for 500 he came with a big cage toys and a play stand

 

[paulhanlon]

All really good prices some cost more than others I know hear where I live the blue fronts go for 500 and the double yellows and yellow napes and so on are 600 but giving there lifespan I say the prices are great

 

[melissasparrots]

The only amazons I've paid for was my original pair. My others have been their babies that I kept. Ellie was $400 and Oscar was $600. Generally I sell the babies for in the $800 range which is supposedly a good price. Most other breeders around here say they sell their yellow napes for $1000, although I'm not sure how often they actually get that price vs. letting themselves being talked down to make the sale. I've never been able to sell one at premium prices like that.

 

[Ash]

I would love to buy a zon but I cant afford to buy one. They cost about $5,500. Last time I checked.

 

[paulhanlon]

There cheaper than a macaw and they can talk alot better and really $5.500 that's about £4.450 in UK money I highly doubt anyone would pay that for a amazon unless they were really dumb lol

 

[melissasparrots]

I would love to buy a zon but I cant afford to buy one. They cost about $5,500. Last time I checked.

Ahh, the downside of living in Australia or New Zealand. All us Americans and Europeans look at you guys with envey that you have so many wild parrots to watch all day and that cockatoos are so cheap there. That is until we hear the prices you have to pay for what most people think are plain green south american birds around here. Your amazons and macaws fetch outrageous prices over there.

 

[paulhanlon]

For real a amazon and a macaw could fetch that much money in over there I could buy a new car for that price lol well I'm glad I live in the UK now

 

[Ash]

I did see a hybrid macaw for $6,000. Macaws are very rare here.

Greater Sulfur Cockatoo's are about $800. They are the most common cockatoo along with the Galah. I saw some M2's for $7,500. I also saw a black cockatoo for $18,000. =o

We don't really have wild parrots here in NZ. I guess we have the Kea and Kakapo but you don't really get to see them. You can see the Kea I guess and boy they cheeky. Though you will have to go certain areas to see them.

 

[paulhanlon]

A black cockatoo are you on about the palm cockatoo its black and has red on its face does it look like this Black Palm Cockatoo Pictures

 

[Ash]

From what I remember it was a Red Tailed Black Cockatoo.
It was listed a few months ago though.
But then again it could of been the palm one.

 

[Klaery]

Yellow crowned zons are just over the $2000 mark now and macaws have come down too. The blue and golds are about 5000 and hahns just over 1000. Still an awful lot!! Not as bad as it was though.

As you said though the plus side is most cockatoo species are cheap.

 

[chadwick]

I paid 999.95 for my yellow lored amazon which are very small zons but beautiful!

 

[paulhanlon]

Lol I had to give my head a shake after banging it off the wall when I seen some of the prices you pay for your birds but there again I'm not really shocked considered Australia and new Zealand are differant to the UK and USA

 

[mtdoramike]

In Central Florida, reputable breeders charge about $850.00-$1000.00 for Blue Fronts. But you can get them much cheaper from backyard breeders like around $500.00. Now, if you know how to hand feed, you can get them cheaper than that.