OutlawedSpirit
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- Apr 12, 2016
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- Parrots
- Bo - DYH ~ Gus - CAG ~ Twitch - Linnie ~ Apple - Pineapple GCC ~ Goliath - Quaker ~ Squish - Peach face Lovebird
So one day last week I got a voicemail from a number I didn't recognize. It was from someone who said they purchased a couple birds from me a year or two ago and asked me to call back. So I did.
Now, back when I was breeding full time, before I lost most of my birds to the carbon monoxide leak, I always guaranteed two things. People were always welcome to contact me for questions no matter how long after they took their baby home, and I would always be willing to take any of my birds back, no questions asked
So I called the lady back and she had purchased a pair of green cheeks from me that I had gotten as a breeding pair. However, they were so tame and friendly that I had them out all the time and they showed no interest in a box, so I decided to rehome them as a bonded pair of pets because with mt own pets and all my breeders, I just didn't have time to give them the attention they wanted too.
Come to find out, if I would have just left them alone for a month or two, they would breed. The lady put them in a large aviary she had once used for finches, she adapted it to be parrot safe because she had some life issues come up and didn't have the time to spend with them for a couple months so thought they could at least enjoy the large space to play and be birds. (I did get to see the aviary and it was gorgeous. I was a bit jealous to be honest. It put even some of the largest macaw cages to shame and it was in her dining room).
She asked if I wanted to buy them back. I paused for a minute and told her that I'm always willing to take my birds back but I generally don't buy them back, but I asked what she wanted for them. She told me I could have them plus their two babies for less than what I sold her the pair for, so I decided to go for it.
I had to drive over 2 hours to pick them up, and the babies are only about 6 weeks old if I had to guess. There is something so soothing about having a pair and babies back from before that awful time.
My little family in their travel cage
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Now, back when I was breeding full time, before I lost most of my birds to the carbon monoxide leak, I always guaranteed two things. People were always welcome to contact me for questions no matter how long after they took their baby home, and I would always be willing to take any of my birds back, no questions asked
So I called the lady back and she had purchased a pair of green cheeks from me that I had gotten as a breeding pair. However, they were so tame and friendly that I had them out all the time and they showed no interest in a box, so I decided to rehome them as a bonded pair of pets because with mt own pets and all my breeders, I just didn't have time to give them the attention they wanted too.
Come to find out, if I would have just left them alone for a month or two, they would breed. The lady put them in a large aviary she had once used for finches, she adapted it to be parrot safe because she had some life issues come up and didn't have the time to spend with them for a couple months so thought they could at least enjoy the large space to play and be birds. (I did get to see the aviary and it was gorgeous. I was a bit jealous to be honest. It put even some of the largest macaw cages to shame and it was in her dining room).
She asked if I wanted to buy them back. I paused for a minute and told her that I'm always willing to take my birds back but I generally don't buy them back, but I asked what she wanted for them. She told me I could have them plus their two babies for less than what I sold her the pair for, so I decided to go for it.
I had to drive over 2 hours to pick them up, and the babies are only about 6 weeks old if I had to guess. There is something so soothing about having a pair and babies back from before that awful time.
My little family in their travel cage
Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
