Guide to Seasonal Availability
and Weaning Times of Species We Raise

FAQs- What does weaned mean?
Weaned means completely eating on its own.
What does the weaning time mean?
Weaning time is the amount of time from hatching that it takes to eat completely on its own.
What is seasonal availability?
This is the time(s) of year or the season that a
species is normally weaned and available.
Can you tell in advance exactly when an individual bird will wean?
No, birds wean at individual rates. All we can tell you are average weaning times for the species as shown below in the chart. With a hatch date you can get an estimate of when a bird will wean but we CANNOT tell you exactly when a baby will be weaned.

Please note: availability changes daily!
Please reserve now with a 25% deposit to assure your position on our waiting list for the 2008 season. Please bookmark this page and check back often for changing availability. The availability of babies is variable throughout the year depending upon the time of year,the weather that particular year, and supply and demand. This guide below will give you the approximate time of the year that babies are available (time the species usually lays eggs and approximate weaning times and weaning months). This is an approximate schedule only and the factors listed above can affect availability. This does not mean that we always have weaned babies ready to be purchased during a given month. Our babies are almost always reserved well in advance of weaning.
If you want to purchase a baby that will be ready to go home during a particular time, we recommend reserving several months in advance, depending upon the species and weaning time.

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We cannot predict the exact weaning date in advance on an individual baby.
Please note: We DO NOT SHIP the moment a bird is weaned but MAKE SURE it is eating well before we ship. This can delay shipment up to several weeks PAST "average weaning dates". We recognize that birds are individuals and do not force them to wean by any calendar. Please do not expect your bird to be shipped by the average weaning time for its species shown on this chart. We do what is best for each baby. We always keep babies a few days past weaning as we want to be sure the baby will eat after it leaves our nursery.

(incubation time is 24-28 days for most species)
SPECIES*

APPROXIMATE
LAYING MONTHS**

 APPROXIMATE WEANING
TIMES***
Sun Conure year-round
(fewer in summer)		 12-13 weeks/
year round
Green-Cheeked Conure
(Pineapple and Yellow-Sided)		 January-June 10-11 weeks
April-Sept.
Black-Headed Caique March-October 13-15 weeks
June-Feb.
Yellow-Thighed Caique February-October 13-15 weeks
June-Feb.
Maximillian Pionus February-July 13-15 weeks
June-Nov.
White-Crowned Pionus February-July 13-15 weeks
June-Nov.
Blue-Headed Pionus March-July 13-15 weeks
July-Nov.
Bronze-Winged Pionus February-July 14-16 weeks
June-Nov.
Panama Amazon March-June 14-16 weeks
July-Oct.
Blue-Fronted Amazon  March-June 14-16 weeks
July-Oct.
Double Yellow-Headed Amazon March-June 15-18 weeks
Aug-Nov.
Magna Dbl. Y.-H. Amazon March-June 15-18 weeks
Aug-Nov.
Yellow-Naped Amazon February-June 15-18 weeks
July-Oct.
Yellow-Faced Amazon March-June 13-16weeks
June-Oct.
Hyacinth Macaw  June-September 6-7- months
Feb-April
Blue & Gold Macaw March-September 16-18 weeks
Aug.-Jan.
Scarlet Macaw June-September 16-18 weeks
Nov.-Jan.
Green-Winged Macaw April- Sept. 16-20 weeks
Sept.-Jan.
Hahn's Macaw March-September 12-15 weeks
July-Jan.
Noble Macaw March-July 12-15 weeks
July-Nov.
Senegal Parrot year-round
(fewer late summer)		 11-12 weeks
year round
Orange-Bellied Senegal year-round
(fewer late summer)		 11-12 weeks
year round
Meyer's Parrot year-round
(fewer late summer)		 11-13 weeks
year round
Jardine Parrot year-round
(fewer late summer)		 12-14 weeks
year round
Timneh African Grey year-round 12-14 weeks
year round
Congo African Grey year-round 12-14 weeks
year round
Bare-Eyed Cockatoo February-May 12-14 weeks
May-Aug.
Goffin Cockatoo February-May 12-14 weeks
May-Aug.
Ducorp's Cockatoo February-May 14-16 weeks
May-Aug.
Rose-Breasted Cockatoo February-April 10-11 weeks
May-July
Umbrella Cockatoo February-October 16 weeks
June-Feb.
Vosmaeri Eclectus year-round 13-15 weeks
year-round
Yellow-Fronted Kakariki October-May 7-8 weeks
Red-Crested Touraco summer months 6 weeks
May-Oct.

* other species may become available- check our
Hand-Feeding Now page for this, please.
** these are approximate times that eggs are usually laid;
sometimes hens lay at other times of the year.
*** these are approximate weaning times;
individual babies can sometimes take longer than these times.
If you do not see a species listed on our
Hand-Feeding Now page, it is not currently available.

We appreciate your interest in our birds and hope you will find the species you
seek on our current complete price listing some time this year!
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We accept:
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See species profiles for all species that we raise.
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PLEASE NOTE! We CANNOT predict exact weaning time in advance on an individual baby.
Please note: We DO NOT SHIP the moment a bird is weaned but MAKE SURE it is eating well before we ship. This can delay shipment up to several weeks PAST "average weaning dates". We recognize that birds are individuals and do not force them to wean by any calendar. Please do not expect your bird to be shipped by the average weaning time for its species shown on this chart. We do what is best for each baby. We always keep babies a few days past weaning as we want to be sure the baby will eat after it leaves our nursery.


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