Blue Quaker Parrots

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Buy Blue Quaker Parrots, also known as the Monk or Grey-Breasted Parakeet, originated from southeastern Brazil through Uruguay to northeastern Argentina. Quakers are small, only reaching 28 to 31 cm long, with a wing span of about 48cm and a weight of 90 to 150 grams.  The natural color of the Quaker is green, with pale grey on the forehead, cheeks, throat, and chest. There are several color mutations of the Quaker, although many color varieties are not yet commonly available. The blue mutation has become very popular within Australia and many blue Quakers are now being kept as treasured companions. Quakers can live to be 25 to 30 years of age and perhaps even longer, with a healthy diet they are very hardy birds.

The Quaker Parrots are very smart, inquisitive, fun-loving, and energetic creatures. They love to play with their toys, swings, and bells. They can entertain themselves for hours practicing their chirps, whistles, and human vocalizations. Both male and female Quakers have an amazing capacity to imitate both sounds and human speech. Most Quakers start talking at 8 months or so, although many start even earlier than that. Quakers need to be well-socialized with the whole family to avoid them becoming a one-person birds.

There are many different perceptions concerning the best diet for Quaker Parrots, but most would agree that a seed-only diet does not provide complete nutrition for birds. A combination of pellets, seeds, fruit, and veggies is recommended. At Birdsville we recommended the Vetafarm Maintenance pellets or Routy Bush Maintenance Pellets feed with seed.

Seed is still very important for birds as it encourages natural foraging behavior, with the cracking of the seed. The best seed for your Quaker parrot is either Cockatiel mix, Peachface Mix or Small Parrot. Birdsville recommended a small parrot mix for younger birds and a Peachface or Cockatiel mix for older birds. Quakers also need their diet supplemented with fresh fruit and vegetables on a daily basis and a calcium bell or cuttlefish.