ForumParrot Breeders' Directory
Welcome to the Parrot Link Parrot Breeders' Directory which is designed to help potential purchasers find breeders of the particular species of parrot they require. Please remember that if you are buying a hand-reared baby parrot, it involves a great deal of commitment. The larger species should live for at least 30 years. Any respectable breeder should provide you with detailed instructions regarding the care of the parrot and a receipt. If the parrot is rung, make sure that the ring number is on the receipt.
Those breeders who have a star* next to them are those who allow the parent birds to incubate the eggs and partially rear the young. Some of the people listed below only produce parent-reared birds. It is believed that, in some cases such as Poicephalus, parent-reared youngsters are far more likely to breed successfully than hand-reared birds.
The Breeders' Directory was set up to help UK breeders sell their young and to help prospective buyers. I would like to think that any of these people will be willing to give you honest advice and good service. I have decided to steal an idea from eBay!
In future, any person in the Directory who gets good feedback, via Parrot-Link, will get a symbol by their entry denoting this fact. The opposite is also true! So, if you buy via this site and are happy, or otherwise, with the treatment you had, please let me know.
As pets, parent-reared parrots such as Greys can be just as successful as hand-reared babies and, because they are not so obsessively fixed on humans, may not develop some of the behaviour problems which, sadly, seem to occur relatively frequently. Of course they may be less friendly to begin with but this can soon be overcome.
If you would like to be added to the Breeders' Directory, please e-mail me with the details.