my findings and results are subjective. By all means I gained a tremendous amount of experience over the years. Also, thanks to contacts with scientists who have done field research and contacts with zoos and bird parks I have amassed a large amount of knowledge, which I like to share with all breeders of Vasa Parrots. Unfortunately, it is still not entirely clear what triggers the birds to start breeding. I am quite convinced that food supply, a longer stay in the same room and keeping several pairs in close proximity contribute to successful breeding. Twenty years ago, parrot breeders still


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Unfortunately, it is still not entirely clear what triggers the birds to start breeding. I am quite convinced that food supply, a longer stay in the same room and keeping several pairs in close proximity contribute to successful breeding.


furrowed brows when I said I just keep Lesser Vasas. There was hardly any interest in these beautiful and fascinating birds. The result of such attitude is that Vasa Parrots are still rare in aviculture nowadays. Finding unrelated offspring becomes increasingly difficult. Also, they wouldn’t be commercially


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