The Largest Parrot Store In The USA | Bringing Home My African Greys from Todd Marcus Birds Exotic

Very endangered species as well. Very limited numbers in the wild. He's a little nervous. This is what you really want to look for when you're buying a parrot. A store that truly understands parrot care. Hey guys, we're here at Todd Marcus Birds Exotic and I'm here to pick up my two baby African greys. Follow me on the journey. Let's go. How you doing? Yes, that's cool. Yes. Awesome. Sounds great. Oh, cool. Okay, cool. We're here at Todd Marcus Birds Exotic. This is pretty much, I believe, the best parrot store in the USA. They've got everything you could possibly need. Plenty of toys, cages, and food. And one interesting thing about the store here is they actually create their own custom blend parrot foods for different species of birds. So I find that to be very cool. And birds seem to be thriving on it. So it's a great thing that they're doing. And one thing that I also want to point out is they actually create their own bird safe candles. A lot of people have trouble finding a candle safe around birds and they created their own formula here. As you can see, we've got tons of toys here. And toys are really important for parrots because it provides that extra mental stimulation and allows them to really get that energy out, increase their foraging activity, and really be birds. They're here to destroy toys. So here we are. Plenty of toys. Huge variety of perches as well. And this is what you really want to look for when you're buying a parrot. A store that truly understands parrot care. And they provide you with everything you could possibly need to make sure you have a healthy and happy parrot. As I said, tons of toys here. There's a selection of cages. Actually, let's take a quick look at the food as well. I think you guys want to see this custom blend. As you can see, there's a ton of food here. But if we look closely here, here's the custom blends that Todd Marcus and Atina created. And with 38 years of experience, they found that this food formula has actually resulted in healthier birds. Always want to make sure that you have variety with your bird's food. So if you have a custom blend like this, we would also like to add additional fruits and vegetables to ensure that they're receiving that additional stimulation and additional vitamins and minerals for their well-being. But this is fantastic. As I said, the best bird store in the U.S. I think it's time to take a look at some baby birds here. Let's go. Let's go ahead and sanitize my hands here. Let's go. We have a huge selection of parrots. We can actually take a look at some of the babies here. Here's a kookaburra. These guys are native to Australia, and they actually do an interesting sound when you give them a signal. Phenomenal display. We appreciate that. Amazing bird here. And what's interesting about them is they're actually carnivores, so they do eat mice. So if you have a bird like this, you would have to feed mice or some form of prey animal every day. Very interesting bird, though. We actually have a Panama amazon. Now, amazons are very good mimickers. As you can see, this guy's munching down on his custom blend pellets by Top Marcus. Yeah, phenomenal. We can move on a little bit. Here's actually a major Mitchell's cockatoo. We really don't see these too often. They're native to Australia, and not too many people breeding them in the U.S. right now. Really amazing birds. Like I said, Top Marcus has excellent variety here. And we can actually keep taking a look. I know there's a ton of birds here. We've got some yellow-naped amazons brawling a little bit here, enjoying their toys. And that's why it's so important to have toys in the cage as well. They get a lot of mental stimulation, and even having a mate in the cage provides stimulation and interaction. We have to let birds be birds. And here we actually have some of my favorites here, the green-cheeked conure. We've got a few mutations. This one looks like a moon-cheeked, and this one looks like a mint over here. So definitely two birds that I'm very familiar with, and always great to see them in good condition. Here's a golfing cockatoo, putting on a little show just for us. And, you know, the cages, these are all babies, so the cages are a bit smaller just for their safety. But as they get older and as they wean and start to fly, the cage size increases. Got some sun conures here. And a crimson belly right below. Really nice. All right, and we got some more green-cheeked conures right over here. Yellow-side turquoise variety. And a blue-head pionus. You don't see the pionus too much anymore. Not too many breeders in the U.S. currently, and pionus are becoming rarer and rarer by the day. Some green-cheeked conures again. Looks like some sun-cheeked. And some more crimson bellies right here. Very nice. And we can... Oh, check out the macaw right behind you. Beautiful bird. Awesome, really cool. Now let's move over here a little bit. Oh, look at these cockatoos here. We've got two umbrella cockatoos right here. Wow, beautiful. A little bit too noisy for my liking, but it is a bird for everyone. And these guys are also native to Australia. We've got an African cape parrot here. Another one of the bicephalus, similar to the Senegal parrot and the Myers. These are very cool birds as well. Very nice. Oh, check out the double yellow-headed amazon. These guys are really good mimics. These guys are native to South and Central America. Wonderful voices. Awesome, and now let's check out the toucanets. We have an emerald toucanet here. Now these guys are typically going to have a mostly fruit diet, but there are pellets that are good for these birds. One thing about toucanets and toucans is they can't have much iron in their diet. They do have a difficulty processing iron, so it's best to not feed them typical pet pellets that you would find for a hookbill because it can cause health issues. Some rose-breasted cockatoos here, also called the galah. Now these guys are native to Western Australia and actually considered pests in Australia. So they actually could be hunted or killed for raiding pests. So farmers have definitely a bit of a problem working with these guys and it's hard for us to coexist, but great birds, excellent baby birds for sure. I love the pink coloration on these guys. And one thing you want to look out for with the galahs is you want to make sure you're feeding a lower fat diet. So a diet high in seeds will definitely cause issues like fatty liver disease and also fatty tumors on the bird as well. These guys are fantastic. We've got some rosyborks here munching down, enjoying that millet. We've got a golden conure here, also called the queen of Bolivia conure. These guys need a diet high in fat and they're of the same family as the sun conure. And here are the caiques. These guys are really high energy birds from South America. These guys also do need a diet high in fat and they're considered the clowns of the parrot world. So they're always jumping around, playing, enjoying themselves. These guys are sleeping since they're babies, but they can be quite the handful once they're fully grown. Great birds. Now we have some Senegal parrots. These guys are native to Africa. I consider them a great apartment bird as well because they're not as noisy as the South American parrots and they're actually very playful. They make great pets. Like the African grey, they do need a diet high in fat. We have some more galahs here, also known as the rose-breasted cockatoo. These guys are amazing. And these guys aren't as high strung as the white cockatoos. They can be a bit more independent as well, which makes them a little bit better pets, in my opinion. And of course, with these guys, again, you want to have a diet that's low in fat because they can definitely have weight issues if they're not fully flighted. So it's definitely something that you want to look out for if you have a bird like this. But as you can see, when it comes to all parrots, there is no one size fits all solution when it comes to parrot care. It's always going to be specific to the species itself. And we've got some cockatiels here. Looks like they were just fed. So here we have a hyacinth macaw native to Brazil. These guys actually require a diet that's extremely high in fat. So we're talking Brazil nuts, macadamia nuts, and then you want to add pellets and fruits and vegetables as well. But when it comes to macaws like this, very high fat diet is needed simply because of their high energy level. And as you can see, this guy's full of energy, full of life. Very endangered species as well. Very limited numbers in the wild. That is a huge claw on him. Beautiful. Oh, look at this macaw here. Beautiful. Macaws are a bit too noisy for me. I don't know if I can handle it, but there's a bird for everyone. Looks like he's cleaning. He's doing his own thing. Giving him some space. Wait, should I see if he'll step up for me? Is that what I should try? Let's see. Step up. I don't think he wants to step up, but that's okay. Gotta do his own thing. All right, there we go. Now, this is a beautiful bird here. Looks like he's still being hand-fed. It looks like he wants to go back now. Give him his time. Now, I'm not quite sure if it's a scarlet macaw or a green-winged macaw. I should have... I'm gonna go with... I'm gonna go with green-winged, and we'll figure that out later. I'm not sure. Looks like he wants to take flight. Yes, yes. Could I take a look at them inside that room? Okay, awesome. Thank you. I'm gonna take a look at the African greys here. They're in this room. They're actually on a playstand. Wow. I haven't seen these guys for about a month, and they look fantastic. Now, I'm trying to remember here. I believe this is the male, and then the female is towards the back. And I can tell that because from what I remember, the male had a lighter toenail, which is right there. That's how I know it's him. I'm just gonna see if he'll step up for me. You wanna step up? That's okay. He's a little nervous. When it comes to picking up a new bird, they're not going to always be receptive to you right away because African greys tend to be a bit more cautious. So it's gonna take some time for them to adjust to me and get more comfortable. But as you all remember, this is the pair that holds promise for breeding for the future. So I don't necessarily need them to be super tame. But I absolutely want them to be comfortable with me, and we'll do some interactions as well. But they look wonderful. And how are you? This is the female. Let's see if she'll step up. Can you step up? Let's see if she'll step up. All right, she'll step up. And they... Okay. Well, that's good. They are... I believe they're slightly clipped, but they definitely still are able to fly, which is good. And they look wonderful. And I'm very happy with them. And these guys are still on one feeding a day. So we'll still be making sure that they receive that one hand feeding. But they are very happy with them. And they look very nice. As you guys already know, African greys can be very good mimics. I don't want to say talkers, because not all African greys talk. Some African greys just tend to mimic sounds and different noises that they hear. And you do have some that are exceptional talkers, but not all. I would say all African greys can be good talkers, but not all become good talkers. The reason why I got my birds from Todd Marcus Birds Exotic is because they had great variety. Not only do they have great variety and genetic diversity, they also had the ability for me to pick two babies out of 12. So I was able to find the birds that I liked in terms of their size, their coloration, their personality, and the way they interacted with each other. And then I was able to pair them by considering all those factors. So this is how I came to choose these two. And they hold great promise. I'm really looking forward to the future. We're looking forward to, you know, them maturing and eventually breeding under my care. And I'd like you guys to follow me in this journey of taking these two birds from chicks to full-fledged mature breeding adults. And sometimes little bickers like that happen. And that's typically them communicating with each other saying, get out of my way. But yes, these are my two. Really excited about them and looking forward to getting them home. Thank you guys for following me on this journey. Now it's time to get started.