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Looking for an African Grey(s) in Northern California

JHelms

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Hello everyone! Ive been looking to add to my feathered family with an African Grey. I already have 3 conures but I think I'm ready to move up with something more challenging. Ive looked online and find nothing but scams. Theres not much in local breeders where I live and I even have my favorite pet store looking for a Grey for me too. Does anyone here have any possible leads for a breeder in Northern California or contact info to a reputable breeder that ships? Any assistance is much appreciated!
 

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I live in NorthCal, but one of my favorite breeders (I have never gotten a bird from a breeder, and I never plan on doing so) is West Branch Aviary. All their babies are hand-fed and super sweet. They have a ton of variety and even have non-parrot species such as Turacos!
 

JHelms

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Oh wow.....so they have African Greys but their prices are a bit steep
 

Budgie33

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Oh wow.....so they have African Greys but their prices are a bit steep
If you want to get a hand-raised african grey from a good breeder, you are going to have to pay more than 3,000 dollars. That's one reason why I try to look into rescues. Mickaboo has some great birds and I was thinking of fostering for them before I got Indie!
 

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Lol! feathered follies sometimes has some rescues.....but I think that they are moving right now so they're probably still closed. I used to live up there - I got all of my birds from Feathered Follies; a little pricey but super tame, sweet and healthy. Or you could potentially check Craigslist....I know that some people are against that but I have gotten a couple of lovebirds from there that were healthy and cheap. Good luck! I hope you can find the perfect bird! :)
 

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Bear in mind that Greys produce powder down and this can cause long term pulmonary damage to conures. They're not a good combination.
 

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If you want to get a hand-raised african grey from a good breeder, you are going to have to pay more than 3,000 dollars. That's one reason why I try to look into rescues. Mickaboo has some great birds and I was thinking of fostering for them before I got Indie!
Thanks for mentioning Mickaboo. Adopting a bird might be an option.
 

JHelms

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Bear in mind that Greys produce powder down and this can cause long term pulmonary damage to conures. They're not a good combination.
I did not know that! Learn something new every day. I'll look into that more and see if room separation/distance can remedy that health concern. I don't want to endanger my conures health
 

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The price for AG's has gone up and some places are just being greedy or insane over it. One store here in AZ has one for sale for $7500. They are also selling cockatiels for $350 when they were $159 - $189 last year depending on the color. I was planning on selling mine for 4K and I finally had to cut off the waiting list because it was getting too big.
 

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Check out Rainforest Aviaries in So Cal. The breeder is the head birdkeeper at the San Diego zoo. He ships and has really nice cags. I have 2 from him. One I got directly and one rehomed to me that had been purchased from him. Not sure if he has any atm, but last I checked he had 2 listed for $3500.
 
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