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Pet Forum / Birds / Birds / April 2004Wild caught birds
Okay, put your eyeballs back in your head. You are not seeing things. I am actually starting a legitimate discussion. Considering how long it's been since wild caught birds have been imported in mass quantities and that most birds do die before their time, wild caught birds are becoming a dieing breed. I was just wondering how many of you people still have a wild caught pet bird or two or three in your flock. Also what species do you have and do you see any real difference between the wild caught birds as pets after all these years and those that had been handfed? I have a wild caught blue crowned conure that I bought in '92. He's an ornery old cuss, but he does seem to trust me more than most of my handfeds do. Feet touching is no problem at all. Neither is stretching out a wing to see if it needs to be clipped. Clipping his nails and wings is never a problem and I never put it off because I don't feel up to the challenge like I do with my sun conure that was a handfed baby. The only real difference that I see is that while my other birds range from giving little pinches to a hard bite that's not intended to actually damage anything, my bcc is determined to remove as much flesh as possible in a single bite - not from me of course, from people who had moments earlier been warned not to do something and ignored the warning.  SignatureSteve - being curious > Okay, put your eyeballs back in your head. You are not seeing things. I am > actually starting a legitimate discussion. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > -- > Steve - being curious Interesting topic. Both of my birds were hand raised, but there is an amazon that comes into the vet's office where I work. It was wild caught. We don't have many birds come into the office, but of the ones we do get, this bird is the easiest to wing and nail trim. He doesn't fight it at all. -- Debbie, Dusty (CAG) and Casperella (U2) >> Okay, put your eyeballs back in your head. You are not seeing things. I > am [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > have many birds come into the office, but of the ones we do get, this bird > is the easiest to wing and nail trim. He doesn't fight it at all. On the subject of wild-caught, I thought the UK had made it illegal. In fact the RSPCA had Focus stop selling parrots when they found out. Yet there are LOADS of wild caught birds still imported. SignatureWhat happens if you install windows 98 on a system with 2 processors? It crashes twice. > On the subject of wild-caught, I thought the UK had made it illegal. In fact the RSPCA had Focus stop selling parrots when they found out. Yet there are LOADS of wild caught birds still imported. > > -- > How did the UK make it illegal hucker? How many are imported and what species are they? Where did you get your information? I have several wild caught birds in my breeding flock, none are pets, none would I trust. Most are excellent breeders. Bob W SignatureCheck out our web site, A few new features and new pictures. http://www.onemorebird.com/ > Okay, put your eyeballs back in your head. You are not seeing things. I am > actually starting a legitimate discussion. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > me of course, from people who had moments earlier been warned not to do > something and ignored the warning. > I have several wild caught birds in my breeding flock, none are pets, none > would I trust. Most are excellent breeders. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > I've been told, for those of us who like the songs of canaries, we wouldn't like a wild-caught canary's song too much. I guess it's rather plain. Never heard one, though. > > I've been told, for those of us who like the songs of canaries, we > wouldn't like a wild-caught canary's song too much. I guess it's rather > plain. Never heard one, though. A wild caught canary? Didn't know there *was* such a beast. I thought canaries were a domestic species or the wild serin or summat. > > > I've been told, for those of us who like the songs of canaries, we > > wouldn't like a wild-caught canary's song too much. I guess it's rather > > plain. Never heard one, though. > > > A wild caught canary? Didn't know there *was* such a beast. I thought > canaries were a domestic species or the wild serin or summat. . There are wild canaries, Serinus canarius from the Canary Islands. They are endangered and protected and havent been exported for many years. And they arent yellow!! ><(((*> ><(((*> > > I've been told, for those of us who like the songs of canaries, we [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] ><(((*> A wild caught canary? Didn't know there *was* such a beast. I thought ><(((*> canaries were a domestic species or the wild serin or summat. I understand that canaries still exist in the wild in the Canary Islands, something like the wild budgerigars in Australia. Not to be confused with the feral flocks descended from escaped pets. (I've occasionally seen budgies flocking with sparrows in Montreal, but only in the summer.) Tara J. Ballance Montreal, Canada > ><(((*> > ><(((*> > > I've been told, for those of us who like the songs of canaries, we [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Montreal, Canada > Wild budgies are fun to have around. They're supposed to be quite common in Florida. If I could find the right accommodations for them, I'd set up a birdhouse they'd use. Maybe like a house wren's only a bit larger. ><(((*> ><(((*> > On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:41:12 +0100, good golly Ms Molly [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] ><(((*> in Florida. If I could find the right accommodations for them, I'd set up a ><(((*> birdhouse they'd use. Maybe like a house wren's only a bit larger. It's about time for Marco to join this thread with his stories about feral amazons. Tara J. Ballance Montreal, Canada >> <(((*> > Wild budgies are fun to have around. They're supposed to be >> quite common [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > It's about time for Marco to join this thread with his stories > about feral amazons. Somebody called? :) I haven't seen budgies yet, but I did get to see the amazons this morning again... they hang out by a quakers' nest, about 2 blocks away, I can see them from my bedroom window... actually, you can HEAR them from inside the apartment. They be a noisy bunch. :) Signature~=-Marco-=~ http://photos.yahoo.com/igotmbd >> > I've been told, for those of us who like the songs of canaries, we >> wouldn't like a wild-caught canary's song too much. I guess it's rather >> plain. Never heard one, though. >> > A wild caught canary? Didn't know there *was* such a beast. I thought > canaries were a domestic species or the wild serin or summat. http://www.robirda.com/canari.html Signature~=-Marco-=~ http://photos.yahoo.com/igotmbd > > > I've been told, for those of us who like the songs of canaries, we > > wouldn't like a wild-caught canary's song too much. I guess it's rather [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > canaries were a domestic species or the wild serin or summat. > I heard there are still wild ones ... at the Canary Islands so they said. The article just said that the songs are much plainer. It wasn't talking about capturing them, but for those of us having wanted to hear flocks of them in the wild. It said that people are generally disappointed because so much of the song is bred into canaries. Of course breeders know that but those of us who just enjoy them as pets might not have known that. > I was just wondering how many of you > people still have a wild caught pet bird or two or three in >your flock. A TAG, open-banded '81, a female... ex-breeder, she's fine with people now, never aggressive, except with other birds. A BCC, cool birdie... sometimes moody, but gets along great with other birds and people. Signature~=-Marco-=~ http://photos.yahoo.com/igotmbd >> I was just wondering how many of you >> people still have a wild caught pet bird or two or three in >your flock. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > A BCC, cool birdie... sometimes moody, but gets along great with other > birds and people. When you say "fine with" and "gets along" - exactly how tame are they? Will they land on your shoulder? Your hand? Let you stroke them? Kiss them? Feed them by hand? SignatureIsn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice?" |
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