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Re: just curious/Picking birds |
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Beth |
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Oct 29, 07 - 12:41 PM |
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Hi Teri,
Thank you for visiting our site and letting me know that it is helpful. That is our intent. It is not to sell for we just don't have that many babies to sell. I really appreciate Carolyn of Land of Vos for that reason. Her site is soooo informative and she just has it up there to educate. She no longer breeds.
And, you are wise to figure out your living situation before you plunge into the committment of a bird.
I am sorry I did not answer sooner. We babysat 4 additional children this past weekend and had our hands full. I have my 3 and a foreign exchange student living here for the year, so our home was very full with 8 children all weekend.
Determing where each baby goes is often decided for me.
It is interesting that when someone wants a Green Cheek, they do often want to pick it out. BUT, if they want a Grey and I only have one baby, they want it no matter what. Grey clutches can be up to 4, but usually are not so families are happy to get the one they get. However, our Green Cheeks can have up to 8 babies.
Often the babies are predetermined as to who they will go to by families wanting a particular sex. I will have 3 people wanting boys and only 5 babies, so I sex them and that helps narrow down the choices.
Babies do have different personalities too that are apparent at about 3-4 weeks. That is usually when I start knowing who is going to go to whom. By that time, I have a better feel about each family due to our correspondence and can better match up a baby.
I do pray over the decisions too and believe that our Lord helps me. I have yet to have a buyer complain about their baby...not that this might not change in the future.
It was interesting to me talking with a big Corgi (dog) breeder one day in TX. She shows and only sells those that are not what she is wanting to hold back. When she sells, she does not allow the families to choose due to her belief that she knows the breed better and what type of family would be a perfect fit. She pointed out that the families come look at a litter and think they may want this one because it has certain traits, but that she knows those traits are not good for that type of family dynamic. It was the first time I had heard of a dog breeder doing this. As a breeder and as the expert on Corgis, she felt like her knowledge was more skilled than most of the pet buyers.
Babies are certainly shaped by how they are handfed and handled and by what they are exposed to as they are weaning, but I tend to believe that if the foundation is good, they are fairly adaptable to most families.
Older parrots are more set in what they like and don't like and then I do believe, you need to spend time with the bird and see if there is a bond.
I hope this all helps.....
Beth |
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