MaraJade
08-09-2005, 03:00 PM
I was just telling Lori it’s like I can’t make a decision now without consulting you guys first. ;)
I posted a while back that someone offered to buy one of my lovebird babies early and handfeed themselves. Most agreed that was probably a bad idea and I believe it was Linda who said she has a strict policy of not doing that no matter what kind of experience the person has. I have been sticking to that because I think it’s a good policy.
However, I’ve come across an opportunity and wanted to know what you all thought of it. I am looking for an adult peachface to breed with a female I’m getting from Lori. I emailed the seven breeders I could find on birdsnways located in Massachusetts. One emailed back and said that trading would work out very well for them and they have a heavily pied male who is a year and a half old. Sounds great.
They wanted to know if we could trade now. I wrote back and said the babies weren’t weaned yet. They wrote and said that wasn’t a problem as they pull all babies at two weeks and hand feed. They are a professional aviary.
Do you guys think there is an exception to be made here? Or should I stick to my guns and say “no way” until they are weaned and if they can’t take it then it’s not a good deal? I’m doing this as a hobby but some people have businesses to run so I can understand that they might not want to wait.
Also, I know that I am doing the exact same thing – acquiring birds for breeding purposes. But for some reason I am more nervous about trading my bird to someone I KNOW is not buying it as a pet. This seems silly as this is what I am trying to do with my birds – build up my breeding pairs, but it still makes me worry more about the ones going to something like that rather than a life in someone’s home. Has anyone ever heard of them? They’re based in Fitchburg, MA. No website. It’s called C&M Exotic Birds. (Carmen and Miguel).
As a side note – this is not Goldmoon’s first clutch, but it is the first one she’s ever been allowed to raise on her own. Will taking one of the babies early make her stop feeding the other three? They haven’t written back to say yes or no yet anyway. Maybe waiting a month will be fine with them. Who knows? But I wanted to get opinions anyway.
So let me know what you all think about bringing one baby out there before it’s weaned and if any of you were worried with your first clutch knowing they were going to a breeder. THANKS
I posted a while back that someone offered to buy one of my lovebird babies early and handfeed themselves. Most agreed that was probably a bad idea and I believe it was Linda who said she has a strict policy of not doing that no matter what kind of experience the person has. I have been sticking to that because I think it’s a good policy.
However, I’ve come across an opportunity and wanted to know what you all thought of it. I am looking for an adult peachface to breed with a female I’m getting from Lori. I emailed the seven breeders I could find on birdsnways located in Massachusetts. One emailed back and said that trading would work out very well for them and they have a heavily pied male who is a year and a half old. Sounds great.
They wanted to know if we could trade now. I wrote back and said the babies weren’t weaned yet. They wrote and said that wasn’t a problem as they pull all babies at two weeks and hand feed. They are a professional aviary.
Do you guys think there is an exception to be made here? Or should I stick to my guns and say “no way” until they are weaned and if they can’t take it then it’s not a good deal? I’m doing this as a hobby but some people have businesses to run so I can understand that they might not want to wait.
Also, I know that I am doing the exact same thing – acquiring birds for breeding purposes. But for some reason I am more nervous about trading my bird to someone I KNOW is not buying it as a pet. This seems silly as this is what I am trying to do with my birds – build up my breeding pairs, but it still makes me worry more about the ones going to something like that rather than a life in someone’s home. Has anyone ever heard of them? They’re based in Fitchburg, MA. No website. It’s called C&M Exotic Birds. (Carmen and Miguel).
As a side note – this is not Goldmoon’s first clutch, but it is the first one she’s ever been allowed to raise on her own. Will taking one of the babies early make her stop feeding the other three? They haven’t written back to say yes or no yet anyway. Maybe waiting a month will be fine with them. Who knows? But I wanted to get opinions anyway.
So let me know what you all think about bringing one baby out there before it’s weaned and if any of you were worried with your first clutch knowing they were going to a breeder. THANKS