Exotic_Doc
Well-Known Member
Blue and golds are the cheapest in oz and they are still going for about $20,000 a pair !!!
Nope, Hahn's Macaws are probably the cheapest, although small, they are very engaging. You would be able to pick up B&Gs now for $12-13k now, from the best breeders - less if you want take chances with dodgy breeders, but like most things, you get what you pay for. Anyone wanting these high-end animals should always deal with a breeder who will give them a fully documented vet exam, including bloods - cost around $450 per bird. There are lots of horror stories where the cheapest option has become a catastrophe...
Jax are they a bonded pair?
I also breed eckies, but let the parents raise their young. Eckies are not strong bonding birds like Macaws - females in nests are usually attended by several males if they are in large community aviaries, and it is certainly what happens in the wild. They mix & match partners very easily if they have the chance, unlike Macaws, which may change partners sometimes, but rarely.
Jamie
I know what you are saying, but im yet to find a good pair of Blue and Gold's for less than 20k( There price has gone down in the last 15yrs) Did you mean pairs for 12-13 k? . Maybe its just me then. I also get what you are saying about eccies, but most breeders bond a pair and put them alone not in a colony. The ones i have handraised was through a breeder i worked with, who used to put all pairs seperate. I was just giving a rough price on the Maccaws...