if you approve of the petstore and you feel they will care for your babies properly, i dont see a problem...

 

The way I see it is you need to screen the pet store like you would any other buyer. How do their other animals look? Is the store clean? Find out what vet they use and ask for recommendations. I'm pretty sure that the vet could not give you any information, but do ask if they recommend the store. What is the turn around on animals, what is their guarantee and return policy? All of these will tell you if they truly care for the animals after the sale or if the sale is more important than the animal itself.

I see no problem in selling to a pet store if it is one you know and trust. Although many pet stores do not buy animals but give store credit for animals brought in. When I had a cattery, I would have to bring in my kittens for them to decide which they wanted, then straight to the vet they went before they even had contact with the other stock. Many times I'd drop off the kittens at the vet myself. I was happy with that and willing to drive the few extra miles to know that my kittens would get a vet check asap. My answer is, it depends on the pet store.

 

Sometimes petstores have a better chance of finding homes for the birds than you would yourself. As Dally said, if you like the store, I don't see a problem.

 

I don't see a problem either. There is one local petstore I would provide for if I decide to breed tiels down the track because they have the tiels in an area where they have lots of interaction and the employees play with them. They have told me they would consider selling them if I started breeding. Perhaps you could create an agreement with the petstore which specifies they will take x-amount of tiels (if breeding is successful) and if there are any left over you could sell them yourself. This way you both know what you're getting out of the deal. You might like to consider joining a breeding society or parrot club if you have one in your area, they might be able to give you some tips.

 

i dont think there would be a problem with ur petstore but my local petstore the are so mean to birds and animals i found only 6 healthy cockatiel out of about 200 of them and some have broken legs some are dying at the bottom and the worst things about the petstore is that they dont remove the dead birds and they keep like 50 birds in one tiny cage i will never ever go there again

 

I am small hobbie breeder. Unless you are going to have a large amount of birds you will not make a large amount of money. I try to sell my birds privately. I make a lot more money that way and I can choose who they go to. I do however sell to a local pet store. I get less then half what I'd get if I sell them myself. The pet store is very clean and takes good care of there pets. They even take them out to handle them. I figure if I can't sell them at least they can find them a home quicker. I also like the fact that I can go into the petstore and check on them.

 

I have a deal with my local Mom and Pop pet shop. I have sold them 10 babies this year. They want them around 3 weeks old so they can hand feed them. The deal I have of them is that I give them a picture of the parents, and alow them to give my e-mail adress to the people who take them home. I have had 4 of them contact me... and have 4 of my babies still there. I am now atempting to hand feed on my own now, and will be selling the two I have that are not spoken for myself. I see no problem with selling to a pet store, as long as you are comfortable with the shop. I like the fact that they get pictures of the parents and have contact information for the breeder. This is something I asked for at other shops and got a "look" that basicaly said "are you nuts?"