Quaker Parrots
The Quaker Parrot or Monk Parakeet is a very popular South American parrot. Often referred to as a parakeet due to its long pointed tail, the Quaker is a small mostly greenish and grey bird.
At approximately 11-13 inches the Quaker may be a small parrot but its personality is that of a much larger bird. They are very intelligent and gregarious birds and will not be bullied by any other bird, a trait that can sometimes get them into trouble.
Quaker parrots have a very high energy level and need to be supplied with many toys and activities to keep them occupied and out of trouble if let out of their cage.
The Quaker parrot can often be trained to be well behaved pets and to do many tricks, some also can be taught to talk with the proper training. to teach your Quaker to talk an excellent program can be found Here Talking Quaker
Quaker parrots as with all other parrot species require a proper diet. When planning a feeding program for your bird the number one thing to remember is to try and limit feeding seed as much as possible. At one time parrots were
feed exclusively on seed, however this is a very poor diet. A good diet must be varied and supply as much fresh fruit and vegetables as possible and a good pelleted diet with seeds given sparingly as a treat.
The Quaker parrot make a great small pet, and with the proper parrot training will be a joy for the family for many years. For how to train continue here Parrot Training
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okay i bought a quaker parrort and he is amazing when he is out of his cage and will do anything but you can’t get him out of his cage when he is in there he hisses and bites at me the lady that had him just let him roam free about her house and never used the cage but i can’t let him do that lol and another thing is she said he talks constantly and i have only seen him shake his head yes and whistles and mock my making noises with my tounge he is also six years old will he ever talk?? please help me this is my first bird
I can answer the question. I have two Quakers a male and a female, and they both talk They say things like GOOD MORNING, Pailie is a good boy, I LOVE YOU , where is ALAZA, YOUR BEAUTIFUL and sing. You have to keep saying thr phrase over and over ntil he say it. It is wonderful to hear and clear you will have no problem understanding him. I let him out of his cage and tell him inside while holding a white towel and he goes in I have to say it several times. Not all the time. I hope this helps
Can you please tell me how long it takes for quaker parrots, eggs to hatch. I pave a pair of quaker parrots and they are sitting on three eggs. It has been 19 days so far. I am getting excited as I have in the past had several birds hath eggs. Thanx for your help, Denise
With the laying of the second or third egg, the pair begins incubation (the practice of applying heat to stimulate growth of the embryo) which lasts anywhere from 24 to 28 days. The eggs should be candled to check for fertility as not all eggs will be fertile, especially the first clutch.
my birds have laid 4 eggs in all. my stupid ideas—i placed some real soft screaded moss like stuff in there to help make a nest. well my well intent went bad. they threw out the nest the 2 eggs were in it. i heared some where if a bird looses her egg and you put a new somthing small and shaped like that she might lay again. i tried it and susie laid 2 more eggs on the27th. now im just praying we get at least one chick out of this. this time im two scared to mess with them at all. think ill leave it up to mother and mother nature this time….
My quaker, Omar, is 2 yrs. old. I don’t know if Omar is male or female. A friend also as a quaker, she (has been DNA tested) is very active. Omar is not as active as hers. My friend’s quaker is approx. 20+ yrs old. Does age have something to do with it or could Omar be getting to much attention from the family? I have also bought him new toys and Omar doesn’t seem to be interested. How long should I give him b4 I take them out of his cage and replace them with his old ones?
How do I get him to try new fruit and veggies? I know this is a 50 question session, but if anyone can give advice I would really appreciate it. Thank you.
okay, i feel like bragging a little bit. lol.
we just brough home a 7 week old green quaker from a pet shop three days ago. not my ideal place to get a pet, but they were tame(didnt try to rip my hand off when i got close to the cage), hand fed, and i fell in love with him! what else could you do? we visited him and his brother or sister quite often over two or three weeks.
anyway, he didnt know the step up command. the family that raised him allowed the youngsters to pick him up by the body and carry him around like that, so he didnt know a whole lot about choosing to come to you. seemed rather pleased when he figured out i wasnt going to make him come to me. he now steps up really well, and will even jump to me if i wiggle my finger and click at him.
when i scratch his head he will contort his body into some really interesting positions so i can get to just the right spot- until i start laughing, then he jumps up like ‘you didnt see that.’ and ‘STOP LAUGHING AT ME!’
he has ALMOST gotten ‘give kisses’ down, other than the fact that he like to pinch skin when he gives kisses. he doesn’t break the skin, just pinches it. or he will forget what he is supposed to be doing and start preening my eyebrows…
but, it has only been three days, and he wants nothing more than to be in the covered corner of his cage perched on top of the water dish… which makes me have to clean it A LOT. and he has a huge cage. this one little Quaker in a cage made for a macaw, and he has to poop in the water dish. lol.
anyway, when he is perched on my shoulder or not on his playstand he is intently focused on the cage- and will fly to it if i dont get him to it soon enough.
the pet shop here clips their birds flight feathers themselves, and clearly did not do a fantastic job of it on this little guy. he can fly across the room without loosing any altitude- granted he does have to work to GAIN altitude, but he CAN do it. we have a flight suit coming next week for him (got to love the three to five day shipping that takes 8-10 days to get there.)
he made great friends with the young cat we have. she wandered up to me, so i picked her up and held her securely to acquaint the two… and he promptly reached out and latched onto her nose. great friends. the bird wants to eat the cat and the cat is terrified of the bird. what a dysfunctional family i have.
he will step up to the boyfriend, ONLY if i am not holding him already.
anyway, i am very proud of this little guy. he shows great potential of being a very troublesome mastermind. and he is so very loving to have come from a pet shop. (one of four hand tame birds, out of close to thirty) it probably helped a lot that we went to the pet shop A LOT before we brought him home, so he was a little used to us then.
anyway, there are not a lot of bird lovers in my neck of the woods, so i just wanted to share him with you!
I live in central Florida,Over the last couple of months i have noticed 4 monk parrots in my oak trees.Today I took pictures of them feeding on what’s called a firecracker plant,it has red blooms.I also have two bird feeders on opposite ends in the back yard.I want to get them used to feeding off one of them.Need to know what I need to feed these beautiful birds.I know seeds are not good.
Please help,thanks
Kevin,
Thanks for visiting. I think supplying a good medium sized hookbill mix and maybe some corn on the cob and other fruits and veggies might keep them around. Try different items and let them chose a favorite and then supply that and they will return, also a bird bath with fresh water could help.
I have a quaker parrot for almost 6 years. In the last 3 years his screaming has come to a point that i might give him away. I am now married and have a 1 year old son. I think this is making him jealous as since i am spending less time with him. He also tries to bite my wife anytime he can. Is there anything you can recommend to stop the biting and especially the screaming?