Hello fellow bird lovers!
My dream in life is to become a breeder. I would love to have my own little business of raising loved, healthy, and beautiful birds.
I want to provide families with the Best birds around. I absolutely do NOT want a “bird mill” type breeding situation. All my pairs will be my “pets” and my babies. They will all have 10+ hours of out of cage time, snuggles, training, and lots of enrichment and love.
I hate the idea of the parent birds being used for their babies, then sold off when they can’t have them anymore
Anyway, onto my questions. I live in Canada. The province I live in is not very popular for breeders, most of them are in Ontario, so they can charge a lot less since they are more common.
My questions are about pricing:
1) Should I match or go above the other provinces prices? If so, by how much/what percent?
2) How much more should I charge if I add in DNA? (Costs me roughly $25/bird)
3) should I charge more if I get them banded? Is it even worth banding them?
Any tips when it comes to breeding, selling, or anything parrot related is welcome too. I’m always open to constructive criticism, and learning something new.
Thank you!