Willow's Flock

We have one pair of Yellow Crowns.

 Quincy (male) and Chole (female). These guys have never bred before, but we are expecting them to next spring. If you are interested please call!

 

Amazons:

Native to: South America

Length: 13"

Life Spand: About 80 years

Talking ability: Wonderful!

Noise level: Moderate to High

Coloring: Mostly green with red shoulders and a yellow forehead. Blue, lime green, and red on the underside of the wings and underside of the tail. Black beak and feet.

 

Food:

1. Normal parrot seed

2. Pellets, Zupreem etc.

3. Fresh/dried veggies

4. Fresh/dried fruits

5. Herbs

6. Millet

7. Egg shells/eggs, noodles and any other bird safe foods

8. Clean water

We will also use Zupreem PLUS handfeeding formula for the large birds.

 

Cages:

1. 1" bar spacing

2. 2'x2'x3' is okay for a pet amazon if you let it out for excercise daily. We have our birds in 4'x4'x6' because we don't let them out as often. The cage size we use is okay for breeding also, but remember the bigger the better.

3. At least 3 dishes in the cage, 1 for seed, 1 for water, and 1 for fresh food.

4. It is good to have a variety of perches in your cage (different widths)

5. A few toys is also good because a bored amazon could get loud!

6. Cage should be cleaned often

 

Breeding:

1. Of course, a male and a female together in the same cage-no other birds.

2. Okay size for breeding is 4'x4'x6', of course, 1" bar spacing.

3. Nest box should be wooden. The nest box should be an L shape. 2'x2'. You should have a door, so you can easily reach the babies. The hole in the nest box should be about 4"-5" wide and tall. Purchase a nest box liner from PetsMart.

4. Bedding for nest box:

-shredded paper towels

- peat moss-moist

-rubber mat

They do good on just wood, but they prefer bedding.

Excercise:

1. If your cage is large enough for your amazon to fly around in you don't need to worry about letting him out daily.

2. Be carefurl if you have to let your amazon b/c they fly into windows, get eaten by other household pets, or fall behind a dresser or piano. DO NOT LET YOUR BIRD OUTSIDE. These birds are very fragile, so when you catch them to put them away be very very careful. It is good to only let your bird out when you are home so you can supervise it. I would suggest confining your bird to only one room that is bird safe.

 

Dangers:

1. Young children- supervise

2. Windows- close curtains when you let your bird out

3. Fumes, like smoke, air fresheners, burning pans or tuperware, cleaning products, basically any strong fumes.

4. Open toliet bowls, full bathtubs, full sinks- your bird could drowned in these things.

5. Other pets like, cats and dogs.

6. If your bird is out watch your step so you don't step on your bird, also if your bird is confined to one room when you open the door, open it slowly and look behind it so you don't run over your bird with the door.

7. DO NOT LET YOUR BIRD OUT WHEN YOU ARE COOKING!

8. Don't leave the window open when your bird is out because your bird could chew right through the screen.

9. Drafts can get your bird sick, so set them out of the way of the drafts.

10. Never  set your bird's cage on the ground- they will get very stressed, eye level to you is good.

11. Always supervise your birds when they are out.

12. When your bird is out don't let your bird eat plants unless you know it is safe.

13. When your birds are out don't open any doors that lead to the outside because he could fly right out!

If you have any questions or commets please call us.