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Yellow Nape Amazon gender

by Carlos
(Ventura California)

How can i tell if my Yellow Nape amazon is a male or female?

Can you breed a Yellow Nape with any other breed of bird such as Double Yellow Amazon.

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Yellow Nape Amazon gender

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May 02, 2010

Breeding Amazon Parrots
by: Anonymous

I am a parrot breeder and I work hard to ensure the health of my babies and the proper placement of those parrots into good homes where they get attention, a clean environment and great food. I can supply numerous references and I am licensed in my state. I always tell my customers my birds (conures) are loud, my Amazons can be quite loud aand I never sell a biting baby (that baby just wants to stay with me).

But reputable breeders do not breed birds of different species, only sell birds to educated buyers and pet stores (any yes there are some privately owned stores worth purchasing from!). How do you tell? If the deal on a bird is too good to be true, it probably is.

I find it amazing that I am willing to provide the best of care and most rescue organizations will not work with me. I also know it is most convenient to blast all breeders, but without those of us that care, many of these species will eventually be unavailable.

I suggest that everyone educate themselves on the places where they purchase birds, the homes to which they will sell birds and to be less judgemental in deterimining what is right for your bird. I have many pet birds that are very happy in my environment, I have handicapped birds that just hang out and are happy in our bird room, and many, many old birds that will live their lives with us (because even I had to learn that there are those that take advantage).

Thank you for the opportunity to express my opinion.

Feb 24, 2010

Yellow Nape Amazon gender
by: Linda

I STRONGLY AGREE with the last person who wrote to you about breeding different birds together. Overall, it will weaken the gene pool making birds' lives shorter and full of disease and illness that was not there before. I know it is being done, and that does not make it right. What's SO wrong with a Blue and Gold Macaw or a Double Yellow Head Amazon that WE think we need to improve on?

As for sexing Amazons, here is a trick for an older Amazon about 6-7 years old. The sexually mature female Amazon has a reddish/orange cast to the iris of her eye. The mature mail has a dark brown iris with no hint of red. If your bird is a little older, you can tell this way, and it is reliable. If you wish to know sooner than puberty, then you'll need a DNA test.

As for breeding parrots, in general, I will never encourage it. The market is flooded with parrots, and a lot of them end up in neglectful/abusive homes. The fact that they can live for so long, makes this problem even worse. Most larger parrots, like the Amazons on up, average at least 10 homes per lifetime, and those may very well be the lucky ones. Once you have a clutch of eggs and then babies, you never know WHERE OR WITH WHOM your beloved babies will end up. First home may have been made in Heaven, but it usually goes downhill from there. People get birds for all the wrong reasons, they grow tired of their noise and mess, and in a lot of cases, just don't want to do all the learning and work raising and maintaining a parrot requires.

For all reading this, make very sure you have done all the study you need BEFORE bringing a parrot into your home. They are NOT easy nor are they going to be healthy until person learns everything and then some about their bird and parrot husbandry in general. They are highly intelligent, emotionally sensitive and have the ability to literally "run a household" if people do not know how to handle and train them. This causes the need for changing homes all the time. One person does not want to do the work, so they "give" the bird away to another who gives it away to another. Each new home makes the parrot in question less likely to TRUST humans and more likely to continue and add to unwanted behaviors like screaming, biting and plucking. This is a case where the parrot cannot be blamed, but does need some security and people he/she can trust. I admire people who take in rescues because, in most cases, this is the kind of lives they have lead with people, and they can be brought back in line with commitment, love, trust and training. There are NO bad birds, just lazy people.

Thanks for writing,
Linda

Feb 23, 2010

Yellow Nape Amazon
by: Anonymous

There is no sure fire way to tell whether your Yellow Nape Amazon is male or female. You will have to get your birds gender by a DNA test. As for your breeding aspects inquiry, I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU DO NOT MATE TWO DIFFERENT SPECIES OF BIRD! If breeders continue to create hybrid parrots the blood and true breeds of parrots will be as tainted as the dog bloodline. Dogs have been crossbred for years and there has been recent light on the negative affects of crossbreeding such as diseases and irregular behaviors. WE DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO OUR PARROTS!

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