Brotogeris Breeders Survey Form

Brotogeris Breeders Survey

The owner of the Brotogeris site is conducting this survey of your Brotogeris breeding methods, setups, and successes in order to write an article. Please take the time to fill out this survey. Your input and support will be helpful to other breeders of this species. The article will eventually be posted on this site.

Breeder's Name(s):

E-mail:

City/State:

Please check the Brotogeris birds that you breed:

Grey-cheeked Parakeet
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (a.k.a Canary-winged Parakeet)
White-winged Parakeet
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Cobalt-winged Parakeet
Plain Parakeet
Tui Parakeet
Golden-winged Parakeet

Mutation, what type?

Subspecies, which one(s)?

How long have you been breeding Brotogeris? years

What type of cage(s) do you use for your pairs, and what are the dimensions?

How many pairs per cage?

What type of nest box/set up do you use? What size?

What do you line the inside of the nestbox with?

Do you colony breed? yes no

What is the average clutch size of your Brotogeris types?

Do you allow the parents to rear the chicks themselves? yes no

If you allow the parents to rear their own chicks, what types of foods do you provide the parents to feed to their young?

Do you use an incubator to incubate the eggs? yes no

If #10 is yes, what brand do you use?

Do you remove the chicks for handfeeding? yes no

If yes to #12, what type of handfeeding forumula do you use, how long do you handfeed, and what do you use to keep the babies in during the handfeeding process?

How do you handfeed? syringe eyedropper spoon other

How long after they hatch do you remove them from the nest for handfeeding?

Do you weigh your chicks regularly? yes no

What is the average weight of your chicks as they age per type?

Describe successes you have had with Brotogeris breeding:

Do you offer the birds for sale as pets or are you establishing breeding stock? pet trade breeding stock both

Would you be willing to trade unrelated pairs or single birds with other breeders to establish breeding stock? yes no

Thank you for filling out this survey!