Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ncar!ico!mummy!twins!twins!doug From: doug@twins.SlaTow.COM (Doug Gerecht) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: INDOOR: Sun Conure Message-ID: Date: 27 Jun 90 21:48:30 GMT References: <1990Jun26.182925.2042@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> Sender: doug@twins (Doug Gerecht) Distribution: na Organization: Slater Towar Lines: 35 In-Reply-To: plemmons@brain.mth.msu.edu's message of 26 Jun 90 18:29:25 GMT In article <1990Jun26.182925.2042@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> plemmons@brain.mth.msu.edu writes: 1. Is there any sure fire way to tell if the bird is domestic? (I don't think that I noticed a band.) 2. Is $650 a good price for this bird? 3. Should I be concerned about the toe, since it is completely healed or born that way? The man helping me didn't know the history on the toe. Generally psiticine (sp?) birds that are sold commercially are required to be banded. This, of course, varies from state to state. There are different types of bands for quarantined vs. bred birds. My African Grey has a quarantine band. It has a circular cross section (much like if you had taken a nail and made it into a loop). The breeder's bands I've seen are flat and usually have a year, the breeder's license number, and a sequence number for identifying individual birds. I wouldn't worry about the toe unless it is a birth defect and you are planning on breeding the bird. There may not be any way of finding out except may to look for scar tissue. In any case it may be a bargaining tool with the shop to get a lower price. -- ''''' This page intentionally left blank ''' O ''____ '''',,,''____\ '''''''''''_/ some!silly@path!to!nowhere Doug Gerecht """"""""""" ############ -- ''''' This page intentionally left blank ''' O ''____ '''',,,''____\ '''''''''''_/ some!silly@path!to!nowhere Doug Gerecht