Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!cognos!stewartw
From: stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: INDOOR:  Need info on quarantine stations and bird brokers.
Message-ID: <9036@cognos.UUCP>
Date: 12 Nov 90 23:33:03 GMT
References: <984@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu>
Reply-To: stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter)
Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada
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In article <984@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu> bigbroth@cathedral.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (James M. Coleman) writes:
>	Have any breeders reading bred imported Goffin cockatoos?
>	What is the best way to get a healthy imported bird?
>I've talked with two importers, one in California and one in Florida.  They
>are charging between $110.00 and $125.00.  Sexxing is $25.00.  One lady I
>talked with said I really didn't need to have the birds surgically sexxed.

   Why are you so anxious to get an import?  There are many good reasons
to prefer a domestic bred bird.  They tend to mature earlier (if you
are getting a young bird), and are often more relaxed and reliable
breeders.  Secondly, it would appear to me that you might want to
support the very industry you are attempting to enter.

  Stewart
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