Category: Parrot

We asked Tony Silva about parrot nest inspection. “Should the parrot nest be examined and if so how often?” By: Tony Silva In 1978 I bred the Slender-billed Conure Enicognathus leptorhynchus, a species that had...

We asked Tony Silva about parrot breaking eggs. “Why do my parrots break their eggs?” – by Tony Silva  Parrots break eggs for many reasons. Night fright, perhaps caused by a rodent; inexperience, especially...

Q & A: “Do African Grey Parrots need dark cages to breed?” By Tony Silva During the heyday of the bird trade (the mid-1970s to mid-1990s), the African Greys Psittacus erithacus was a common trade species;...

We asked Tony Silva about breeding parrots indoors. “Can parrots be bred successfully indoors?” By: Tony Silva Can parrots be bred successfully indoors? Many years ago, before moving to South Florida, I kept my...

Parrot breeding age – Content creator: Petrus van Tonder “At what age is a pair of parrots ready to breed?” – by Tony Silva  The onset of sexual maturity varies with species and also...

Parrots and temperature – Temperature tolerance in parrots: highs and lowsBy Tony Silva During the current cold snap across the US, I am receiving countless emails, phone calls, and messages. The questions invariably consist...

Our very first magazine edition was published in February 2017. We came a long way since then and I thought it to be a good idea to publish some of the articles in blog...