Quaker Parrots Overview

While I am novice in many aspects of the parrot world, I can safely say that I am much more knowledgeable when it comes to Quaker Parrots. Primarily because I have one living with me and that I have handled more than one. Since there is a seemingly endless amount of information about parrots and Quakers I will break up the posts relating to various species of parrots into a series of posts relating to the individual species.

I have read in many articles and books that Quaker Parrots are clowns and I can honestly say that is completely true. Just the other day Kiki pierced my neck with her beak and I fell to the ground, after laying their in shock because I had no idea why she bit me, she waddled over and kissed my nose (sound effects and all) and I started laughing so hard I didn't care that she bit me. Aside from their crude sense of humor Quakers are intelligent, silly, clever, capable of being very vocal, and extremely affectionate. Not all Quakers are the same and each and every Quaker's disposition varies from one to the other. Please understand that Quakers, or any living thing for that matter, will vary in personality and they are not all the same, so just because your friend has a sweet and affectionate pet don't go buy one on impulse and expect the same type of love from that pet.

Quaker parrots can grow to about nine to eleven inches long, and are comparable in size to a Cockatiel. They can live for maybe twenty five plus years depending on how well their taken care of, and I have heard of some dieing at eighteen while others past thirty. Since Quakers are very hardy birds and prolific breeders they are illegal in some states where they are considered agricultural pest. Quakers have established feral colonies in Florida, New Jersey, New York, Texas, etc. but haven't really moved out of where they established. Here's a link to a website that shows which states allow or ban Quakers http://www.quakerville.com/qic/statelaw.asp. I've posted some videos I found on YouTube with Quakers in them because I haven't made any recent videos of Kiki.