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From: hubler@galaxy.lerc.nasa.gov (Dale Hubler)
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Subject: Re: INDOOR: moving with a parrot
Keywords: need suggestions
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Date: 10 Mar 91 16:49:03 GMT
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In article <1991Mar8.205749.18481@cbnewsl.att.com> nora@cbnewsl.att.com (nora.y.mclaughlin) writes:
>
>I will be moving about 800 miles away soon and I have to move my
>animal family with me.  Besides the others, I have a Blue Front.
>Does anyone have suggestions on moving them int  the car with you,
>such as what kind of cage/crate, etc.  The drive I expecto to be 
>about 1 and 1/2 days long.  I have never done this and need any
>advice/suggestons any one may offer.  E-mail replys would be great
>or direct net is OK also. 
>
>Thanks in advance.
>Nora

I tried to E-mail to you but it bounced so here is a posting.

I have moved blue fronts from Florida to Cleveland.  I had 4 Bleu Fronts
in an average brass wire cage.  I used an extra perch or two.  The were
on the back seat of a minivan and they rode throughout the day just fine.
I kept a dish of fruit in the cage and a dish with a little water on the
bottom.  I don't think the birds ate very much that day.  The only problem
I had was that when I drive, I don't stop.  I went from Tampa to Kentucky
during the day, but once it started to get dark the birds got very agitated.
The were moving about a lot and snapping at one another.  I finally gave in
and stopped just south of Cincinnati.  They were fine the next day for the
remainder of the trip.  I guess they were tired after a long day and needed
some rest.  It was a bit of a thrill when they decided to serenade the 
setting sun, as amazons are prone to do.  I did use some rope to fasten the 
cage to the seat in case of a sudden stop.

You're welcome
Dale Hubler



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Dale A. Hubler  --  Sverdrup Technology  --  (216) 977-7014     
                                             hubler@galaxy.lerc.nasa.gov
           "There is no room in democracy for intolerant people, Therefore
           they should all be rounded up, taken out back, and shot"