How much?

[Zara]

Hey guys,
Recently I had been having a hard time finding a loving home for my 3rd chick. The person who was meant to take him backed out last minute and where I live these birds are worth so little that even by selling him wouldn´t guarantee a serious owner.

So I´m very curious to know, How much does a Lovebird cost in your City , State/County or Country.

In the province of Malaga, in Spain, Lovebirds sell for anywhere between 10 and 20 euros.
So 11.50 to 23 US dollars


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[CrazyBirdChick]

So sad that just because a bird is not very expensive that some people don't think of it as being as important as a more expensive bird.

In the US they usually go for anywhere between $100-$200

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[Zara]

So sad that just because a bird is not very expensive that some people don't think of it as being as important as a more expensive bird.

In the US they usually go for anywhere between $100-$200

LoveBirds for Sale

Wow, that´s a big difference. If they were sold for that here I would have felt better about selling the chick as someone who is willing to put a big amount of cash into something is always more likely to be serious and take good care of him as opposed to here in Spain where they cost less than a pizza. It´s hard to know who would give the bird a good home as anyone can whip up a tenner to pay for the bird

I gifted the chick to a lovely couple who are friends of my neighbour. They like birds and have experience with lovebirds. I felt better about that than selling him to a complete stranger.

Here, you can even buy peacocks for 30euros (35 US dollars). I saw Emu´s quite cheap too (and fertile eggs less than 20dollars).

 

[Sunny&Mars]

Lovebirds where I am (Ontario Canada) cost around $100. Budgies on the other hand are about $25.... when I bought my bird they had budgies on for $15. In hindsight I wonder if Sunny would have gotten along more with that bird?

 

[DoubleTake]

Southern California i was looking last year for a lovebird.

Breeder sell lovebirds for about $30-70 for standard and common mutations. $100-175 for *blue.

Pet stores will sell their standard and common mutations for $125-180 and $200-300 for a lutino or uncommon mutation.

 

[Zara]

Lovebirds where I am (Ontario Canada) cost around $100. Budgies on the other hand are about $25.... when I bought my bird they had budgies on for $15. In hindsight I wonder if Sunny would have gotten along more with that bird?

I don´t know how much budgies are here. The main pet birds are Lovebirds and Ninfas both very low cost to buy.

 

[Zara]

Southern California i was looking last year for a lovebird.

Breeder sell lovebirds for about $30-70 for standard and common mutations. $100-175 for *blue.

Pet stores will sell their standard and common mutations for $125-180 and $200-300 for a lutino or uncommon mutation.

Big differfence in prices. Here the more common mutations are 10-12. Birds like Dutch blue and pied can go for 30-35.

The other thing here is, It is very common to be able to buy lovebirds from 23-25 days old. Obviously in pet shops they are usually fully grown.
When I gave those 3 chicks away this week they were all over 40 days old (6-7 weeks).

 

[Zara]

@Sunny&Mars Budgies are selling for 6 - 10 euros (6.88 to 11.50 US dollars)
Sad to see them at that price. They´re not just affordable, they´re TOO affordable

Mandarin finches are 2 to 5 euros... 2.30 to 5.70 dollars

 

[DoubleTake]

Big differfence in prices. Here the more common mutations are 10-12. Birds like Dutch blue and pied can go for 30-35.

The other thing here is, It is very common to be able to buy lovebirds from 23-25 days old. Obviously in pet shops they are usually fully grown.
When I gave those 3 chicks away this week they were all over 40 days old (6-7 weeks).

In california, it is illegal for a pet store to let a an unweaned baby go home. The bird store i volunteer at, the birds are still in the weaning phase and people come in and socialize with them.

 

[Zara]

In california, it is illegal for a pet store to let a an unweaned baby go home. The bird store i volunteer at, the birds are still in the weaning phase and people come in and socialize with them.

I wanna come work with you!

Great photos!

Maybe that is the same here then. I know when I first moved to Spain 7 years ago, puppies and kittens were seen in most pet shops. Something I had not seen in a long time since the UK banned it. Now you only see a couple of cats that are up for adoption, so I think puppies were banned too.

The birds seem adult, but I've never bought from a pet shop so I'm not sure. It´s much more common here for people to buy straight from the breeder as it is cheaper. And most lovebird owners bought a papillero

 

[AutumnRain]

I'm in Michigan and I saw one ad that had a baby Lovebird listed at $50, but the other ads I saw were $150 and $175.

 

[nu2birds]

Mine were around $200 dollars each, but they were both hand fed. I know at the time, I felt this was a little steep. But then I know hand feeding is very time consuming.

 

[Zara]

Mine were around $200 dollars each, but they were both hand fed. I know at the time, I felt this was a little steep. But then I know hand feeding is very time consuming.

So If i was in America my birds would have ¨cost¨ over 1000 dollars, whereas here in Spain they only just scrape 100euros (115dollars).
Incredible how much of a difference there is

 

[MauiWendy]

On Maui they go from 30-70 for singles and 65-130 for pairs, depending on species.

 

[Zara]

On Maui they go from 30-70 for singles and 65-130 for pairs, depending on species.

I saw that on the little island of las Palmas (gran canaria) they were sold for about that.

 

[Zara]

Just, if anyone is wondering. I´ve only spent 30 US dollars buying birds.

 

[Feather]

My lovebird, Niko, was $85 at the pet store. I got Tangle for $40 from a breeder. Starburst was a rehome for $35. Patch and Finbar were both rescues I claimed
for free.

 

[Zara]

My lovebird, Niko, was $85 at the pet store. I got Tangle for $40 from a breeder. Starburst was a rehome for $35. Patch and Finbar were both rescues I claimed
for free.

They´re all so beautiful

 

[Lady Jane]

My two English Budgies we priced above the norm at $125 each but now they are going for $200 from some breeders.

 

[JaclynBin]

Birds sold by breeders are quite a bit cheaper than those from pet stores here, in Ontario. I got my pied from a registered breeder for 40$ where as my store bought black masked was about 80$ (Which is totally backwards since the first was handfed and the latter was not)