Hi guys;
I have a decent amount of experience handling and caring for medium/large parrots and I always promised myself that I would eventually get one bird... I am leaning very strongly toward buying a Lesser Jardine's, but it seems like no-one is breeding them! I spent hours scouring the internet and found maybe one or two reputable US breeders. I reached out to African Queen Aviaries and they said that they're not sure if their Jardines will even be breeding this year because of all the disruption from the hurricane... Heartbreaking.
I asked to be waitlisted in case anything changes, but in the meanwhile I figured I'd reach out.
Does anyone know of other reputable breeders of Jardine's parrots in the US? I'm based in NY, but I would be happy to work with a reputable breeder that ships. I am trying to decide if I'm willing to wait as long as it takes to end up with a Jardine. I'm not in a huge rush (in fact I would take a little while to think about it even if one were immediately available), but I'd like to have the information if anyone is out there / get on a waiting list.
Thanks!
Aside: also, a little additional color on "why a Jardine's specifically" that I didn't want up at the top of the post since it wasn't directly relevant: when I was in my teens my mom had chronic fatigue and owned many birds that I did most of the caring for (a CAG, a timneh, umbrella, lesser sulfur-crested, goffin, yellow-naped amazon, some mustache parakeets, a couple of lovebirds, and the lesser jardine's). She also worked part-time at a bird store where they hand-fed and raised babies of many kinds, and I regularly volunteered to help (and met baby birds & adults of various species that were being rehomed or boarded) there.
While I was at college she developed severe asthma and had to rehome all of her birds including (WITHOUT WARNING) the beloved Jardine. It broke my heart and I always swore to myself that once I was in the right financial/life position I would get (JUST ONE) bird.
Anyway, I feel like Jardines are the R2D2 of companion parrots - they may not produce a lot of words but they're so engaged, communicative, independent, spunky, and entertaining (not to mention their actual R2D2-style beeps and growls). I'm an apartment dweller (in an old building with thick walls, thank god) so it also helps that they're "quiet" (for a bird - I know). I also admit to a nigh-fatal weakness for birds that like to hop, dangle, and wrestle around on their backs, and the only other species I've played with that's more prone to that kind of behavior is caiques, who I am in love with but also fear as birdie sociopaths. It also helps that I feel like a Jardine's will be a little better off alone during the day while I'm at work than some other species would be (I have plenty of time to spend with a bird in the evening).
Anyway, if anyone knows of a reputable breeder for / shop selling Jardine's, please let me know!
I have a decent amount of experience handling and caring for medium/large parrots and I always promised myself that I would eventually get one bird... I am leaning very strongly toward buying a Lesser Jardine's, but it seems like no-one is breeding them! I spent hours scouring the internet and found maybe one or two reputable US breeders. I reached out to African Queen Aviaries and they said that they're not sure if their Jardines will even be breeding this year because of all the disruption from the hurricane... Heartbreaking.
I asked to be waitlisted in case anything changes, but in the meanwhile I figured I'd reach out.Does anyone know of other reputable breeders of Jardine's parrots in the US? I'm based in NY, but I would be happy to work with a reputable breeder that ships. I am trying to decide if I'm willing to wait as long as it takes to end up with a Jardine. I'm not in a huge rush (in fact I would take a little while to think about it even if one were immediately available), but I'd like to have the information if anyone is out there / get on a waiting list.
Thanks!
Aside: also, a little additional color on "why a Jardine's specifically" that I didn't want up at the top of the post since it wasn't directly relevant: when I was in my teens my mom had chronic fatigue and owned many birds that I did most of the caring for (a CAG, a timneh, umbrella, lesser sulfur-crested, goffin, yellow-naped amazon, some mustache parakeets, a couple of lovebirds, and the lesser jardine's). She also worked part-time at a bird store where they hand-fed and raised babies of many kinds, and I regularly volunteered to help (and met baby birds & adults of various species that were being rehomed or boarded) there.
While I was at college she developed severe asthma and had to rehome all of her birds including (WITHOUT WARNING) the beloved Jardine.
It broke my heart and I always swore to myself that once I was in the right financial/life position I would get (JUST ONE) bird. Anyway, I feel like Jardines are the R2D2 of companion parrots - they may not produce a lot of words but they're so engaged, communicative, independent, spunky, and entertaining (not to mention their actual R2D2-style beeps and growls). I'm an apartment dweller (in an old building with thick walls, thank god) so it also helps that they're "quiet" (for a bird - I know). I also admit to a nigh-fatal weakness for birds that like to hop, dangle, and wrestle around on their backs, and the only other species I've played with that's more prone to that kind of behavior is caiques, who I am in love with but also fear as birdie sociopaths.
It also helps that I feel like a Jardine's will be a little better off alone during the day while I'm at work than some other species would be (I have plenty of time to spend with a bird in the evening).Anyway, if anyone knows of a reputable breeder for / shop selling Jardine's, please let me know!
