Minimaker
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- Jul 29, 2014
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- Parrots
- GW Macaw-Sailor, Goffins Cockatoo Mako, GC Conure-Tazzy, Turquoise Conure Yuki, Budgies-Percy, Annabeth, Elsa
I was planning to buy a macaw from a breeder located within driving range (because there aren't many breeders in my general vicinity that I can find) and I've talked to him a couple times now about it. It would be a four hour trip one way, but better than flying a bird in. I did my research online about him and previous customers rave about their birds and how happy they were with the quality and health of their birds. I felt assured this was a good safe place to get one when we were ready and had everything we wanted to start out with a much larger bird.
But when I talked to him a couple nights ago, he seemed drunk at the time. He mentioned that he lets his own personal pets fly freely around the neighborhood and they come back when they want to. Now I'm worried that his parrots could carry avian viruses/diseases back to the home flock. And I don't think it's very professional to call potential buyers on the phone while tipsy enough to slur words. What is your take on this? Am I overreacting? Do you think it's very possible that his parrots could infect others in the home with outside bird illnesses?
My only other option is buying a bird from an online source that would have to be airlined here from a few states away. I worry about how safe that would be for the bird and worry something could happen to it in the cargo area of a plane. Has anyone bought online like that? If so how did it turn out?
But when I talked to him a couple nights ago, he seemed drunk at the time. He mentioned that he lets his own personal pets fly freely around the neighborhood and they come back when they want to. Now I'm worried that his parrots could carry avian viruses/diseases back to the home flock. And I don't think it's very professional to call potential buyers on the phone while tipsy enough to slur words. What is your take on this? Am I overreacting? Do you think it's very possible that his parrots could infect others in the home with outside bird illnesses?
My only other option is buying a bird from an online source that would have to be airlined here from a few states away. I worry about how safe that would be for the bird and worry something could happen to it in the cargo area of a plane. Has anyone bought online like that? If so how did it turn out?