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From: gates@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Bill Gates)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: [Indoor] Picking the right bird
Message-ID: <8140014@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 13 May 91 20:01:59 GMT
References: <1991Apr22.195102.18507@s1.msi.umn.edu>
Organization: HP Fort Collins, Co.
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Nobody's mentioned the Dusky conure yet.  I have one of those I just purchased
last week.  He was a hand-fed baby, and he's the sweetest thing I've ever
seen.  He falls asleep on my shoulder or curled up on my lap at night, and
he's really excited when I come home in the evening.

A dusky isn't as colorful as other conures, but duskies are also one of the
cheapest conures I've seen.  And, they ain't half bad looking at that!  They
are a vibrant green color, with a head that sort of fades into a greyish
dun color.  Their wings and tail fade from green into a rich deep blue.  I
held and examined five or six duskies before buying this one, and they all
were very gentle and people-oriented (but that's basically determined by
upbringing).

Duskies seem to be very quiet.  Mine makes "chuckling" sounds when I hold
him, graduating to louder protestations when I put him in his cage for the
night, or when I forcibly remove him from someplace I don't want him to be.
But even when pissed, he only emits four or five loud chirps before settling
down.

He seems to do fine being by himself all day.  I have several toys in his
cage for his amusement.

He cost me $200.  Prices here in town ranged from that up to $325 (at mall
pet shops).

Bill