Jkings Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Hello everyone, I am Jkings. I grew up having an African gray in our family but was never into breeding. But decided to start breeding, my African gray has a baby and I wanted to ask couple of questions because this is my first time. Question 1. Can I clean the house and put a softer material for the baby, will the mother continue taking care of it. Question 2. Can I do the DNA of the baby with the eggshell 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Breeding is a difficult thing to do with parrots. I suggest you look thru the files here and research all the information you can, I myself I don’t care for breeders of any sort, I believe in rescue, but if you become a breeder knowledge and experience is key. Otherwise don’t attempt it. Just my opinion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytness Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I believe he already has a baby and is now in the midst of seeking advice. As Talon says there's a wealth of knowledge in the files here that you can tap into. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkings Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 How do I assess the files?. I am new to the forum. I know breeding is difficult, just owning and loving an African Grey is also difficult but I am hoping that they are people in this forum who are int to breeding and will be will to walk me through this with their experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytness Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I would check the stickies under 'Nursery' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkings Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNCAG Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 For me, the issue with breeding, is that there are already too many unwanted parrots. I don't see the need to breed more until every already-living parrot has a *good* home. The sheer number of re-homed parrots makes me cry. Most people don't know what they're getting into with a parrot, so many parrots get re-homed many times during their life. My own grey was also an unwanted re-homed parrot. I've had him 23 years. Can't really imagine deliberately breeding more domestic parrots. Just me, I guess. I BEG people, give a new home to a domestically bred parrot, don't just adopt chicks -- home the ones already bred -- they didn't ask for this life, yannoe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 LNCAG, I couldn’t agree more! ❤️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoow Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Welcome to the forums! I'm afraid I have no knowledge about breeding or rearing parrots so can't offer much advice. Do you know any breeders that are local to you? You might be able to get in touch with them and ask for their advice? Some may be willing to help or even mentor you? It's well worth checking out historical threads here on the forums. Like greytness mentioned, the nursery section is probably the best place to start, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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