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Re: Bird Breeders
Posted by Justin on 7/30/12

On 7/27/12, Aden wrote:
> On 7/26/12, fuzzybirds wrote:
>> IS it just me why do breeders request deposits on baby
>> birds? I want to see what the birds colors are when they
>> are feathered out since all birds are different colors
>> none are alike. Anyone else agree with me? I don't want to
>> buy a bird whose colors I am not happy with. I do love
>> them all but know what I want....
>
>

I ask for deposits for a few reasons:

1) Helps me weed out the flakers. Many times I've had people say
they want a bird. Email or call me multiple times a week with
questions and then when the time comes to pay you can never get
a hold of them.

2) If someone is willing to put down a non refundable deposit
then I know they're serious about buying one of my birds.

3) it's not fair on other potential clients to have someone tell
you they want a bird and then 10 weeks later when the bird is
weaned and they haven't put a deposit down and they tell you
they no longer want the bird. In the meantime I may have turned
away a few other customers that would have wanted a bird.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Bird Breeders, 7/26/12, by fuzzybirds.
• Re: Bird Breeders, 7/27/12, by Aden.
• Re: Bird Breeders, 7/28/12, by Long Time Bird Breeder.
• Re: Bird Breeders, 7/30/12, by Justin.
• Re: Bird Breeders, 2/19/13, by stormcat.
• Re: Bird Breeders, 4/07/13, by bird.