Hyacinth breeder in the uk

[WillR]

Hi my names will
I have been looking for a hyacinth macaw for a while now. I really would love hatching a baby hyacinth myself and caring for it. I know that you can’t buy them online as there scams. Does anyone know any breeders based in the uk, I’m free to travel anywhere for my feathered friend.

 

[DizzyBlue]

I do know of two breeders but I know neither would sell eggs or unweaned youngsters plus you would have a nightmare getting their defra paperwork as you would have to prove parentage etc...
Have you ever reared a parrot yourself? You would need incubator brooder and a mind numbing amount of time to rear because of how many feeds per day.
Hence a lot of us don't hand rear from hatching it's down further down the line ...

 

[WillR]

Thanks, I have hand reared cockatiels many times before which I really enjoyed doing. I’ve done hours upon hours of research. Even though I would love to hand rear a hyacinth macaw I have been looking for ages and I have had no luck. But please could you give me the breeders info, many thanks Will

 

[DizzyBlue]

Barrett Watson exceptionally well known breeder this is his website
Barrett Watson Parrots | Parrots for sale UK | African Grey, Macaws, Cockatoos, Keas | UK Parrot Breeder, Suffolk

Heck of a difference in rearing a cockatiel to rearing a macaw
Errr you do realise how expensive this species of bird is females being way more expensive than males obviously. Last quote we had on here from a genuine top class breeder (now retired) was back in 2014 with the males at £10k

 

[WillR]

Thanks I’ve chose to message barrett watson and hopefully able to get a price thanks for the help, will

 

[Oli Fry]

Why hand rear from the egg when a parent-reared bird would be so much better adjusted? Hand rearing is largely a marketing device to enable breeders to sell birds quickly and at a young age. It's being banned as a commercial practice in some countries I believe.

 

[lockey]

Males 14k
Females 16k
Hyacinths don't make great parents plus the rarity of them is why eggs are pulled, incubated and hand reared, Of course there is exceptions to this.