Our Parrot Nursery

The nursery has it's own kitchen area complete with dishwasher.

The babies can be viewed and monitored from inside the main house through the window.

The floors, walls and countertops are Ceramic tile for easy cleaning.

The nursery is bright and cheerful with many windows.


Brooders, baby tubs, weaning cages and supplies	Incubator and various supplies

The first picture is when the baby put the first hole in the egg shell to get oxygen. The baby will then rest and the oxygen and food from the yolk will be absorbed and energize the baby. This energizing process will take from 24 (Grey) to 48 (Macaw) hours.

Next several pictures - Once the baby has built up its energy it will use it's very sharp egg tooth located on the top tip of the beak to begin working out of the shell. The final efforts to get out usually only take 1 to 2 hours. They must remove themselves from the shell before they exhaust themselves and before they defecate in the shell. If they do not get themselves out they may not make it. Occasionally assistance is needed.

Once out of the shell the baby dries off and fluffs up. In less than 24 hours from hatch the baby is upright and begging for food.




Once feathered they go into heated tubs and then into weaning cages.


The baby birds play in a play pen and learn to climb to the top. They enjoy exercising their wings for their first flight.

From the weaning cages they go to full size cages where they fledge and are eventually weaned to soft foods, seed and pellets.