In most species of amazon parrot, it is very hard to distinguish between the male with female. This is an impossible thing because they look similar and very difficult to know the difference. And other difficult parts of this bird is a parrot looking bird actually predestined, because that takes a long time for this bird really want to be married before the end could have been domesticated.
Male birds usually are ready to reproduce when they are one year old while for females it takes about 3-5 years, even amazon parrot that had been so tame can become very aggressive during breeding time so be prepared for what will happen next.
In their natural habitat, they use their powerful beak to pierce the trees to serve as nests where they can lay their eggs, so you can use any nest box in the breeding cage similar to those used by other parrots like lovebird just in a larger size .
Female parrots will lay eggs as many as 2-4 white eggs until they hatch and will incubate it for 26-28 days, and after 70-100 days have fur child is already complete and ready to leave the nest to search for their own food. In the natural habitat, amazon parrot like to eat nuts, fruits and leaves, so it is very important to give your bird a varied diet to ensure optimal health for both reared in cages kept or bred for the purpose.
It is very difficult to diagnose the disease being experienced by amazon parrot, so it is better to take them to a bird expert or veterinarian if your bird looks sick.
Hopefully this article can help you to understand more about the amazon parrot, so you become more easy in captive breeding this bird.
0 comments :
Post a Comment