Melissa's Parrots

Ariel   Yellow Nape Pair   Clyde   Quakers   Parrotlets   Diva   Daffy   Feeding, weaning, cages, and toys   Availability 2012 updated January 8, 2012 Previous Babies Quaker Daily Weight Gains Haley the sheltie   Contact me at: melissasparrots@yahoo.com Phone number: 402-943-9170

Hello and welcome to my webpage.  I am a high school teacher and  breeder of Pacific parrotlets, quaker parrots and yellow naped amazons in south-west Iowa.  I am not a for profit breeder.  I breed a few clutches each year because I love these animals and want to provide other people with a fantastic companion to love as well.  I made this site to answer some of the most frequently asked questions from people that are interested in my babies.   In total, I have 5 pets and five breeding pairs.  To the left you will find links to the pet and breeder webpages.  Pictures of any available babies can be seen on those pages as well.  My first bird was a little untamed female lutino cockatiel.  My parents brought her home from the petstore when I was in first grade. After many months of biting and bloodshead, my parents tamed her down and she became the most wonderful pet.  Somewhere along the line she became my bird and set off a lifelong facination with parrots. After a couple years living as a single pet, I begged and pleaded my way into getting her a mate.  Cinnamon was a normal grey cockatiel with an attitude but after a few years of practicing, the happy couple finally figured out what the nest box was for and became parents for the first time in 1987. My current breeding flock started growing when the parents of one of my students wanted to get rid of their noisy pair of parrotlets.  It had been years since my last batch of baby cockatiels and temptation proved to much for me.  I took them home, gave them a nest box and a few months later had babies.  My flock of breeding birds has increased slowly over the last few years and I am now at capacity.