Double Yellow Headed
Amazon
The Double Yellow Headed Amazon is a captivating type of bird, full of character and of course colour,
which improves and increases as they mature. Considered by some to be the most beautiful of the Amazon species and much sought after
for their winning ways.
Visually striking with green body plumage, bright yellow head and red edges on the wing shoulder, they have ivory beaks & flesh coloured feet. They share the ivory colour beak
with the Panamensis sub species of the Ochrocephala family group, the Yellow Crowned being the nominate species
in this group of 8 Different subspecies. The Double Yellow Headed (DYH) Amazon is quite the most colourful.
A fully coloured up DYH Amazon takes about 5-8 years to achieve their full colour and it's quite exciting watching
them do this over the years.
Being highly intelligent and sociable the DYH Amazon thrives on attention and interaction with their keepers.
They're a friendly, inquisitive parrot and will respond well to speech training. Many pet DYH Amazons gain
an extensive vocabulary and being experts at mimicry some even learn to sing! Due to their happy, outgoing, fearless nature they're
natural entertainers.
The DYH are robust birds that will eat almost anything and are, like all Amazons, not that hard to look after.
Some lucky people are getting the chance to buy these birds now for their family pets as a few birds are becoming available.
Our introduction to these lovely birds started in 2004 when we purchased a young pair for our breeding facility
and in 2005 we added two more pairs to begin our foundation breeding stock.
In 2008 we managed to breed one of the '05 purchased pairs, they laid two fertile eggs at three years of age and produced our first two young.
Pictured below are the parents those first two young at the age of three years.
This pair are our most coloured up pair for their age.
The young below are their first two chicks.
08 Young just hatched.
08 Young at 2 weeks old.
08 Young at 5 weeks old.
08 Young at 10 weeks old.
08 Young at 10 months old.
Double Yellow Headed Amazons
The 2009 Breeding/handrearing season is here!
The breeding season starts from September/October
Every year this type of bird is becoming more popular as a pet or breeder.
Don't miss out again this year.
All birds will be handreared from the egg and suit pet or breeder potential.
Taking orders Now for this season!
If there is anything of interest to you, give us a call to ask for further details regarding these birds.
Mobile: 0409 908 166
Or email us by clicking the email button,
E-mail: aviaries@winsoft.net.au
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