Parrot Eggs

[Alldayjang]

Hi my family and I was thinking to try and buy and hatch a parrot from an egg. (Yes, I have done all my search) but since there are so many scammers out there, do can know and suggest me a site where I can trustfully buy parrot eggs?

 

[Mekaisto]

Honestly, it's not something that can be learned through a book. Do you know how to measure the exponential weight loss of the egg? What to do if the chick is constricted? How to avoid blood vessels if the chick needs an assisted hatch?

Parrot eggs are not sold by anyone halfway reputable - they don't travel well, needing strict humidity and temperature parameters. Not to mention being jostled in a car or even being carried around severely affects the developing chick, and can lead to death of the embryo.

Why not hatch chickens instead if you want the experience of hatching something? They are a lot more forgiving of mistakes.

 

[Alldayjang]

Yes, I realized that, however I know that they can die very easily but as a family, we just want to try it and give it a shot. I was wondering do you know any good trustworthy sites?

 

[JerseyWendy]

I've never heard or seen of any 'reputable' breeder selling his/her eggs.

If you've seen ads, I'm willing to guarantee they ARE a scam, please don't fall victim.

 

[Alldayjang]

What do think of naxparrotplace.com or Sun Conure - Buy a Parrot - African Grey Parrot - Buy Parrot | Melzano's Parrot Place

 

[JerseyWendy]

If I'm not mistaken one of our members had a baby reserved with them.....

Yes, indeed: http://www.parrotforums.com/cockatoos/52692-really-worried-about-breeder-i-chose-2.html

 

[Mekaisto]

Ok, maybe I didn't quite make myself clear...

There are NO sellers of parrots eggs. They DIE. A car ride home will kill it. A plane ride will kill it. Carrying it home on a silk pillow will KILL IT. No one sells parrot eggs - if they do, they will certainly be taking your cash in advance, because you're not getting a refund... It is not only illegal in most places (probably ALL places, but I don't know the laws in the US so well), but a stupid idea (see above).

"Giving it a shot" is about as irresponsible as it gets. If you DON'T KNOW how to care for an egg or parrot chick, you shouldn't be doing it!

"As a family" you want to give it a shot - so you plan to allow a living creature to die so you can teach your kids...something?

I can forgive ignorance, but IGNORING advice from an expert is simply stupid and cruel.

 

[scarf]

Please listen to yourself. 'I know they can die very easily but we want to give it a shot'. You are so casual about it. I don't want to be harsh but I really think you should rethink whether you are ready to love a parrot at all.

 

[jasper19]

"yes i have done all my search"

You really haven't done ANY research at all, that i am sure of.

If you had done any research....you would soon realize, people don't buy 'eggs' and hatch them at home. you don't just get an egg delivered and hatch it in your house. The bird WILL DIE. For many reasons it will die, mainly you would have absolutely no clue what you are doing and would kill it the first time it needed to eat. Secondly, they would die in transport, as they are very fragile and need care.

 

[jasper19]

Also, this is more a question for other members here...

What is with these peoples obsession to hatch a bird directly from an egg? This seems to pop up over and over again, doesn't make any sense to me. Is there some ill conceived notion the bird will like them more if they hatch it from an egg?

 

[SilverSage]

Ok, I won't bother repeating what everyone else has said, even though they are RIGHT. but no one has mentioned how hard it is to keep the chick alive after it hatches, which is very hard. And the fact that even if you keep it alive parrots have very complex mental and emotional needs as they develope, and that there is almost a 100% certainty of you not being able to meet those needs. Basically you are asking us to help you commit atrocious animal abuse without yourself getting swindled. Even if a reputable source would sell to you, you are being cruel and selfish and clearly HAVE NOT done any research.

 

[Dinosrawr]

I also just want to add... when a parrot hatches from an egg, if it ever magically, miraculously could do so after being shipped, you're committing yourself to feeding a baby every two hours for about two to three weeks if it's something like a macaw. Plus if you hand feed right at the get go, the baby isn't receiving the healthy enzymes/nutrients/intestinal flora that they would from their parents. So the baby can become immuno-compromised.

Plus if you feed too often, too little, at the wrong temperature, the wrong consistency, in the wrong position, you kill the baby.

At the end of the day, like every responsible parrot owner or parrot enthusiast here has said, this is a HUGE no-no. Raising from the egg is an emergency situation in most cases, not a joyful family experience.

 

[Taw5106]

When you find a website that offers human embryos that you can buy and hatch yourself, let me know. It's not that easy and requires HOURS of commitment. Sorry to be so harsh, raising a baby of any kind is not that easy.

 

[SilverSage]

It is well known that buying an unweaned baby is a huge risk. It is a practice that I do not support, and almost all sellers who practice this are unethical, uneducated, selfish, and shouldn't be producing babies at all. Selling eggs would be simply an extreme version of selling unweaned where 99% of eggs do not survive to hatch, and 99% of hatches do not survive to weaning, and 99% of surviving babies are developmentally damaged. That would mean something like.... 0.000001% of babies sold would live good and normal lives? Is that the right amount of zeros? So no, no one who would engage in that kind of a practice can also be trusted not to cheat you.

Also, buying younger does nothing to increase bonding. Often the exact opposite is true because the baby views the hand raiser as a parent instead of a potential mate or friend.

If you want to do this as some sort of science exerpeiment, go get a chicken egg. Much easier to keep alive, much easier to meet the needs. And then keep that chicken alive, happy, and healthy, just as you would any pet that was so important to you that you had to get it before it hatched.