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From: rickf@callao.WV.TEK.COM (Rick Faltersack;685-2198;61-000)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: budgies, cockatiels outside
Keywords: aviary
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Date: 11 Oct 89 18:49:08 GMT
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Reply-To: rickf@callao.WV.TEK.COM (Rick Faltersack)
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I am interested in keeping some pet birds outside. A small
flock of budgies, maybe cockatiels. How would one go about
acclimating pet-store birds to year-round outside living
(in Portland ORE) ?  I figure it must be possible:
(1) These birds live outside in the wild.
(2) There is a flock of ring-neck parakeets living wild
in Hilsboro, OR, presumably offspring of escaped pets.

I know I could go to the library and look it up, but its
more fun to ask You!

-rcf