Amazon Parrot Sexing: Juvenile Amazons: Young Amazon parrots have a dirty gray brown iris. Author James McDonald made his living for 25 years with exotic birds and animals before retiring in 2000 at the age of 50. "The Complete Guide To Raising Pet Birds For Profit, The Greatest Backyard Business Ever" is written as a practical guide for the pet lover who wishes to make an income breeding, raising and selling small pet birds. The Amazon Parrots, often simply called Amazons or Amazon birds, are some of the most popular pet birds.

Amazon parrots are monomorphic and generally require a DNA or surgical sexing. They are medium to large parrots belonging to genus Amazona, and originally called Green Parrots. Amazon.com: raising baby parrots. Skip to main content. Birds that form pair bonds at an early age generally breed well in future years. It is preferable to obtain young birds as Amazon Parrots will pair bond at an early age. Try Prime EN Hello, Sign in Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Orders Try Prime Cart. At that point, it is very difficult to determine the age of an Amazon. They are mostly green birds, but with splashes of bright color on or around their head as well as their wings and tail feathers. This will change within 2 to 3 years to a red, red-orange, or chestnut-brown.