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Re: New conure
Posted by To Bird Owner on 10/18/07

On 10/17/07, A Bird Owner wrote:
> From the way it sounds you are not going to be the one
taking
> care of the bird, it will be your sister & mom. Unless they
> both are willing to deal with the many problems this bird
> apparently has ( plus the great possibility of getting
> injured by the bird ) on a daily basis, you'd do well to not
> saddle them with that responsibility. It sounds like this
> bird not only needs care, but daily training, which you've
> msde clear in your post that you can't personally give to
> him. You can't expect to teach a bird anything in just a few
> days & then be gone for weeks or months at a time & expect
> him to remember anything. That would only confuse this poor
> bird more. So do him & your a family a favor & let his owner
> find him a home with someone who can meet all of his needs
on
> a consistance basis & hopefully break his biting problem.
>
> When you get out of college & have the time to care for your
> own birds 100&37; of the time then consider getting a larger
> bird. But until then you just don't have the time or
> knowledge to commit to a bird with obvious behaviour
> problems.
>

I agree with both of your posts 100%!

Posts on this thread, including this one

• New conure, 10/17/07, by Popcorn.
• Re: New conure, 10/17/07, by A Bird Owner.
• Re: New conure, 10/17/07, by A Bird Owner.
• Re: New conure, 10/18/07, by To Bird Owner.
• Re: New conure, 10/18/07, by You Win!.
• Re: New conure, 10/18/07, by Popcorn.
• Re: New conure, 10/18/07, by WOW!.
• Re: New conure, 10/18/07, by To You Win.
• Re: New conure, 10/20/07, by A Bird Owner.
• Re: New conure, 10/25/07, by everywhere.