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[hungnguyen]

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Sound like ya'll had a great time. That's what it is all about. Most of us raising birds so we can have a great time gossip about them, chat about life and enjoy the food/drink. Life is short ... just enjoy the moment. Zootopia , hope you get well soon. PS: This Thanksgiving, my family is getting together for my mom 90th b-day. We plan for a party in Galveston on Thurs and another round in Houston the following Sat. For me, I already plan to bring some chickens to a few friends on my route and to meet 2 new friends in Houston that I know via poem writting.

 

[Teri Metcalf]

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. I have what my Nanna called a Hammer toe, something about a bone being too long, so they are going to shorten the bone. Ouch! It creeps me out just to write that!
Oh jungle I had to go make some deer chili (I dont have any fish in the freezer) after you posted about the fish soup! I adore fresh fish soup! Our neighbor in S. Carolina used to make it with all the little catfish the kids would catch, and her Corn bread! Ah.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

 

[Teri Metcalf]

Well thank you that is sweet.

Just for that I will go take a pic of the others for you.


The light woke them up so i guess they stood up??

That's a good way to get everybody to stand still for a pic. Wake them up at night by shining a light on them.

 

[Teri Metcalf]

Leaving this afternoon to go to Chicago in time to help kids and grands with Halloween festivities. Taking a brief break from packing.

 

[hungnguyen]

Yes Teri, bring some baby chicks for the kids ... "hey, look what grandma has in the pocket. Merry Christmas, ho ho ho"

 

[Teri Metcalf]

Yes Teri, bring some baby chicks for the kids ... "hey, look what grandma has in the pocket. Merry Christmas, ho ho ho"

Those two kids would love it if I did. I was thinking of trying to bring a few eggs, but decided not to for obvious reasons. They love to come visit. When they were here for Christmas, the 7-year-old actually put an egg under his pillow, hoping to incubate it so it would hatch. Fortunately his mom discovered the egg in the morning while she was straightening his sleeping bag, and it was still intact. We persuaded him to keep the egg in a cup in the kitchen (covered with a potholder to keep it warm). He went out to the henhouse several times a day, and if a hen wasn't setting, he would go into the yard to find one, carry her into the henhouse, place her on a nest, and then stand there and wait for her to produce. What's funny is that those Easter Eggers took it all in stride.

 

[LBejaran]

There is nothing similar to this situation and you trying to sell some chickens.  The homeowner was involved in cock fighting.  One of the victims and the homeowner had extensive criminal records.  This is not a farmer selling a few chickens.

That being said, I agree we should all be very careful selling things from our homes.  Someone suggested to me that I meet in a very public place like a parking lot of a big, busy store.  That's easy for selling chickens, not so easy when trying to sell over 400 pounds of stainless-steel parrot cage that I want to sell.

Do I want someone who has an interest in parrots coming onto my property to see that my big parrots are outside 24/7 in big aviaries that bolt cutters could open?  Adult parrots are worth nothing, really, but most people think they are because they sell for thousands in a pet shop.

Yup, the original article was edited. I read it last night and there was nothing about cock fighting mentioned. Goes to show that there are multiple sides to any story.

Oh well, I still worry. Who knows what kind of crap can happen if I try and sell my babies? I know some are going to the pot and I can only try and protect the others so they aren't purchased for nefarious reasons. I might just end up processing them all and selling the meat to my neighbors. They would probably buy it.

I'm not well-versed in the worth of adult parrots (last time we tried to adopt one, thoroughfare the advertised price of $450 was for everything, as per the owner's description. Turns out, she wanted $450 for the adoption fee, $500 for the cage and $1000 for the bird. Needless to say, she never adopted any of them out). She might as well have just sold them elsewhere because she was an absolute *** about the entire thing. I was very frustrated because we truly wanted to adopt a parrot, but the local feed store that carries them doesn't tell you anything about them. You don't know the age, where they were raised or how justified is the $2000 price tag. Ugh, it makes me mad.

When selling a scaffolding, Dad and I went to a local painter who advertised for us. I imagine that a feed store would be willing to advertise for you or could potentially sell it for you, but they'd probably want to share the profit. That kinda ours a damper on selling but if safety is a concern, it might be worth it to not have people come to your house.

 

[kkidsmom]

That's a good way to get everybody to stand still for a pic. Wake them up at night by shining a light on them.

LOL, I know right? This morning I heard a second crow from one of our babies but I could never catch him in the act. I will have to keep watching closely. Like father like son, crowing at eight weeks,.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Yup, the original article was edited. I read it last night and there was nothing about cock fighting mentioned. Goes to show that there are multiple sides to any story.

Oh well, I still worry. Who knows what kind of crap can happen if I try and sell my babies? I know some are going to the pot and I can only try and protect the others so they aren't purchased for nefarious reasons. I might just end up processing them all and selling the meat to my neighbors. They would probably buy it.

I'm not well-versed in the worth of adult parrots (last time we tried to adopt one, thoroughfare the advertised price of $450 was for everything, as per the owner's description. Turns out, she wanted $450 for the adoption fee, $500 for the cage and $1000 for the bird. Needless to say, she never adopted any of them out). She might as well have just sold them elsewhere because she was an absolute *** about the entire thing. I was very frustrated because we truly wanted to adopt a parrot, but the local feed store that carries them doesn't tell you anything about them. You don't know the age, where they were raised or how justified is the $2000 price tag. Ugh, it makes me mad.

When selling a scaffolding, Dad and I went to a local painter who advertised for us. I imagine that a feed store would be willing to advertise for you or could potentially sell it for you, but they'd probably want to share the profit. That kinda ours a damper on selling but if safety is a concern, it might be worth it to not have people come to your house.

Well, if you want to buy a parrot, I can help. If you want a baby parrot, you need to find a breeder, not a pet store. You should be able to get an older bird for free--there are too many languishing in rescues, but rescues tend to be bird hoarders, so you never know. A couple of years ago I gave a rare Blue-Throated Macaw (only 250 left in the wild, and no, that is not a typo, only 250 left, the rarest macaw in the wild) to the guy who runs the bird show in Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. I even paid to ship the bird from the Caribbean to Florida. He also does the Texas State Fair. If you ever go to the Texas State Fair, do watch the bird show--it is spectacular. I had three young female Macaws and they were starting to bond into a pair. I would have had an odd bird that the bonded pair would have eventually started attacking. It was either get rid of a macaw or get a fourth and I didn't want another bird. I sent her to Florida, where I know how she will be cared since I've spent two weeks at the facility for training workshops and I know his philosophy. (And, if he no longer needs her, she comes back to me.) He's also involved in their conservation and has a breeding program for reintroducing them back to their native habitat.

Now, as far as pricing of parrots, they shouldn't be as expensive as you were being quoted. I can't remember what I paid for my Blue Throat, a captive bred bird, but I think it was around $2500 for a weaned baby bird from one of the best breeders in North America.

Parrots are not great pets. They are really intelligent and need more stimulation than most people can give them. Mine live outside in 20 x 8 x 8 flights. I also fly the macaws outside. I keep buddies for them, but they are still not as enriched as they deserve. In the house, they are incredibly messy. The big parrots are really destructive. (They've lately taken to destroying stainless steel quick links--how can a beak bend open a heavy stainless steel quick link???? I wouldn't have been able to do it with two sets of heavy plyers!) You need to have a cage that is strong enough to withstand a bored macaw trying to either take it apart or breaking the welds. Some of the smaller parrots are not so destructive, but they get pretty unhappy being in captivity. Captivity is really, really hard on parrots.

 

[hungnguyen]

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It always funny to hear and see how they learn to crow. This treasure moment only last about 1-2 mos then they change to the mature tone and we have to hear that loud tone for the rest of his life. Mom, this is kodak moment. Record it... and save for the Kids.