African grey and Amazon breeding question

Kuwait said:

I'm wondering about this question for along time, and I've never find the answer on the internet.

I would like to know in which age African Greys and Amazons pairs would stop breeding or the females stop layying eggs ?

I hope that I could find the answer here ASAP

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SailBoat said:

Kuwait said:

I'm wondering about this question for along time, and I've never find the answer on the internet.

I would like to know in which age African Greys and Amazons pairs would stop breeding or the females stop layying eggs ?

I hope that I could find the answer here ASAP

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That is more commonly an issue of health of the Parrots and the conditions they are keep. In addition, the really good Breeders have halted providing 'insider' information as it has only lead to an expansions of uncaring individuals that are providing poorly cared for babies, un-weened to new owners who are unprepared to care for those chicks.

If you're plan is to get an older pair of Parrots and start breeding and you have come across a couple pairs for sale. Stop and ask yourself just how ready you really are and target getting insight into doing this process the healthy, correct way.

See the Breeder Forum and read the many Threads that provide insight into doing is correctly. You should also get a feeling for just how much work is involved.

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texsize said:

That is an interesting question. I have no interest or intention of breeding my Amazon parrots but have wondered about "menopause" in female parrots.

My guess, and it's just a guess is it would depend on the health and previous amount of breeding that may have happened with the female in question.
I would think that if a female had been producing 2 clutches a year for 7 or 8 years would become incapable of laying sooner that a female that had not had a clutch before.

Again this is just a guess. But I have personally seen how hard it is on a female (cockatiel) to lay and take care of a clutch of babies. It's a lot of work and takes a lot out of the birds.

It's not all that easy on the male birds too. they frequently help in the feeding of the chicks around the clock.

texsize

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