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Watching the kissing parrot video reminded me of something I wanted to ask here.

Does anyone living up around the Petoskey area know if the pet store Tropic Cove takes in rescue animals to find new (better) homes for them?

BF and I were up North to see my family for Easter and during the day Friday we went up to Petoskey to wander around and shop a little. We stopped by Tropic Cove because he likes fish and they usually have some nice tropical fish, and they had a large number of parrots in the shop. Five or six macaws, a couple cockatoos, some other birds I'm not sure the name of, very colorful parrots. It seemed like far more than what a small shop like that would have as regular stock, and a few appeared a bit rough and scared of people so I am assuming at least some of them are birds that were given up by the owners or brought in by a rescue group.

The shop seems to be taking decent care of them, they all have large cages, they are brought out to a series of perches so they can stretch and play, and they get interaction with the other birds. I hope the workers are socializing them when there aren't customers in store, but I can't really say for sure. I'm always a bit leery of pet stores because you can never be sure that the staff knows how to properly handle all of the animals they get.

They do have the birds priced so that someone can't just walk in and buy one like a toy. I hope someone with enough time and money to offer proper care will adopt at least one of the birds and give them a nice home. Anyhow, I figured maybe someone here might know if they take in rescue animals or not.

the crossroads show was amazing

Shamrock4!!!! & Sweetpea!!!!

RIRJen... Or anyone else...

Would you be interested in selling and shipping a few silkie eggs around May? I am wrestling myself over whether I want quail or silkies!!! Really, I want both  I am pretty sure my bf will kill me though! What colors do you get? I would like any color but white...

A teacher is hatching eggs in the classroom this May... she is, also, wrestling over quail or chickens. i wanted quail first but may have fallen in love with silkies!!!

Ferrett -  If anyone has a bird for adoption, Rescueme.org or petfinders.com are pretty good places to start. We also have a rescue in W.Michigan that takes birds called West Mich. Critterhaven  or wmicritterhaven.org

And there is a bird rescue near Flint. If you need me to look up their phone number, please send me a personal message.

Nova - you always make me laugh!  You are so patient with those ducks! 

Shamrock4 - I am in love with the Swifer Duster.  I also love Nova's little silkie named Leila. 

Good night everyone!

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Originally Posted by sarah92480 

OMG what the hell is that thing???? it freaks me out!

 

Sarah, that is some horrible thing that Opa occasionally pulls out.  We all hate it. 

farmerboy16 - yes everything is fine now, thanks!

chicken grandma - I will tell her you said that  :D

I wish there was some way of turning off my internal alarm clock.  For some strange reason it seems to be stuck at 4am.  I does give me a lot of quiet time to read the BYC posts, work the crossword, read a few chapters of a novel. 

When I decided to quit giving away my excess eggs and start selling them I gave a lot of thought about pricing.  I finally decided that I would trust people's innate goodness.  I placed a sign asking for help with my feed bills so we can all enjoy eggs much fresher than anything available in the store.  Please leave what every you feel is fair.  So far this year everyone has been leaving $4 or $5. 

No one up yet?  I've got plenty of coffee.

Pour me a cup, Sam.

GOod morning. 

I work nights tonight, which should be interesting. I hate the afternoon shift. I went to bed at ten last night- tried to stay up late for me, so I would sleep in. Doesnt work. Not only my internal alarm clock, but my dogs alarm clocks wont let me sleep in. 

Last night when I went to check on everyone, I was mobbed by a herd of chickens. Not a flock- no way. They were all rushing toward me..all the banties and the two meaties...I checked their waterer- very dry, empty...

I took that waterer into the house...and when I came out, all the banties had made their way out of the chicken yard and up onto my deck, following me. hahahaha...

So, trying to put the waterer back was almost impossible. ALmost stepped on chickens, almost broke my arm trying NOT to step on chickens.. Its time for me to invest in that huge waterer at TSC. 

I will go to the one in Indiana next weekend and see if they have one.