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Quote: Very good, sounds like you're on your way!! My whole goal is to see wild birds in our care, treated like wild birds. A responsible aviculturist is one that keeps and breeds birds in as a natural setting as possible, enriching the lives of the birds in their care and providing the...

Quote: No more to add, you can do what you want with your birds. Quote: Wasn't this thread, another where someone adivsed on using these things and I objected with feelings that they are inhumane, un-natural and to prevent "picking", "feather" and other issues in captive wild...

Quote: I must remain somewhat mute as I got in trouble over the last post with similar advice. I guess you have to resort to this practice when you cram that many birds together. Responsible aviculture?? Dan

Quote: They can fight. I've seen a domestic pigeon scalp a Brown Eared-Pheasant when the pheasant got too close to their nest. There were 13 birds in the photo and I'm sure this is just a portion of the pen. In addition to the fighting, with the amount of birds of a variety of species in...

Quote: That size is way too small for the amount of birds in that photo and the species you have mentioned. I'd be nervous and scared and wouldn't add any more birds until you have the room ready. I'm not sure what a fair auction price is for Melanistics or Ringnecks, but pure Ringnecks are...

Quote: It's a mutant ringneck of some variety, Melanistic maybe. What is the size of this pen? Not the best idea to house those wild species (the mandarin) with these others. I see a domestic duck, pigeons and other fowl that will present problems for them. Those pigeons are bigger than...