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[OT] Warning for bird owners (and parents of small children)
Saw this in Dear Abby today:
http://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/?uc_full_date=20050507 DEAR ABBY: I am heartsick as I write this. I have just lost the closest thing in this world to me outside my immediate family. I just buried my sweetie-pie Sandy, an Amazon parrot I have had for 26 years. That's longer than my two sons lived with me. Sandy died because I burned a Teflon pan, and learned the hard way that Teflon fumes are deadly to birds. (They can also be harmful to small children.) Bird owners, if you're considering buying a Teflon product, please reconsider. If you own one, get rid of it. If I can save just one person the grief I'm going through, it will make me feel better. Yes, I know I'll get over this -- but it won't be easy. -- BOB IN ATLANTA -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
Saw this in Dear Abby today: http://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/?uc_full_date=20050507 DEAR ABBY: I am heartsick as I write this. I have just lost the closest thing in this world to me outside my immediate family. I just buried my sweetie-pie Sandy, an Amazon parrot I have had for 26 years. That's longer than my two sons lived with me. Sandy died because I burned a Teflon pan, and learned the hard way that Teflon fumes are deadly to birds. (They can also be harmful to small children.) Bird owners, if you're considering buying a Teflon product, please reconsider. If you own one, get rid of it. If I can save just one person the grief I'm going through, it will make me feel better. Yes, I know I'll get over this -- but it won't be easy. -- BOB IN ATLANTA This is very true and I've known about it for years. However, the bird has to be in fairly close proximity to any "fumes" the pan gives off and also the pan has to be heated to *very high temperatures* to give off said "fumes". Sadly, and this is only my opinion, people who tend to own larger parrots often let them have the run of the house. They may even have the bird perched on their shoulder while they cook. This is *never* a good idea, teflon coatings or not. The kitchen is a dangerous place but especially for birds who have no concept of a hot stove, getting trapped behind a refrigerator, landing in the sink where there may be a garbage disposal. Birds are almost as naturally curious as cats. You have to imagine a hole in the sink is a huge temptation. Amazon's may be a bit large to crawl into a garbage disposal. However, Australian parakeets and English Budgerigars are not. I don't even want to think about it. Jill --does not own teflon pans and her smaller birds have always been kept well away from the kitchen |
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"jmcquown" had some very interesting things
to say about [OT] Warning for bird owners (and parents of small children): Sadly, and this is only my opinion, people who tend to own larger parrots often let them have the run of the house. They may even have the bird perched on their shoulder while they cook. This is *never* a good idea, teflon coatings or not. Ava gets a lot of free-flight time, but she has her favorite hangouts in the living room (mostly, she's been known to venture into other rooms, usually following me). She's never shown any interest in cooking (she doesn't seem to be all that curious about events around her, unlike a hookbill). -- "The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
... However, Australian parakeets and English Budgerigars are not. I don't even want to think about it. Sorry to change the subject... What is the difference between Australian Parakeets & English Budgerigars? I ask because the budgerigah is a native bird to Australia, and I thought 'parakeet' was just a synonym for 'budgerigah'. Still, considering the massive amount of breeding that has been done, the may well be as different now as a chihuahua and a great dane. I was just wondering how they are distinguished? (or it was a turn of phrase you used?) Yowie |
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On Sun, 8 May 2005 09:49:10 +1000, "Yowie"
yodeled: "jmcquown" wrote in message .. . However, Australian parakeets and English Budgerigars are not. I don't even want to think about it. Sorry to change the subject... What is the difference between Australian Parakeets & English Budgerigars? I ask because the budgerigah is a native bird to Australia, and I thought 'parakeet' was just a synonym for 'budgerigah'. Still, considering the massive amount of breeding that has been done, the may well be as different now as a chihuahua and a great dane. I was just wondering how they are distinguished? (or it was a turn of phrase you used?) Yowie Me too. I had thought that the little birds (usually green or blue) that are often sold as parakeets in the US are actually budgerigars. And I did see them wild when I was in Oz. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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Yowie wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... However, Australian parakeets and English Budgerigars are not. I don't even want to think about it. Sorry to change the subject... What is the difference between Australian Parakeets & English Budgerigars? I ask because the budgerigah is a native bird to Australia, and I thought 'parakeet' was just a synonym for 'budgerigah'. Still, considering the massive amount of breeding that has been done, the may well be as different now as a chihuahua and a great dane. I was just wondering how they are distinguished? (or it was a turn of phrase you used?) Yowie The difference is the colours and some breeding traits. Apparently English Budgies have been bred to have slightly more prominent foreheads and to have have much larger cheek spots than a wild Australian parakeet. They also are presented at shows in different shades. However, parakeets have also been bred to be different shades; they are slightly smaller and have a less prominent forehead than Budgies. But not necessarily less prominent cheek spots. I have a book which differenciates the shadings and types of parakeets and budgies. Frankly, I don't care; I love all the little critters Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
.. . Yowie wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... However, Australian parakeets and English Budgerigars are not. I don't even want to think about it. Sorry to change the subject... What is the difference between Australian Parakeets & English Budgerigars? I ask because the budgerigah is a native bird to Australia, and I thought 'parakeet' was just a synonym for 'budgerigah'. Still, considering the massive amount of breeding that has been done, the may well be as different now as a chihuahua and a great dane. I was just wondering how they are distinguished? (or it was a turn of phrase you used?) Yowie The difference is the colours and some breeding traits. Apparently English Budgies have been bred to have slightly more prominent foreheads and to have have much larger cheek spots than a wild Australian parakeet. They also are presented at shows in different shades. However, parakeets have also been bred to be different shades; they are slightly smaller and have a less prominent forehead than Budgies. But not necessarily less prominent cheek spots. I have a book which differenciates the shadings and types of parakeets and budgies. Frankly, I don't care; I love all the little critters So, in other words, they are the same species, just different breeds? Yowie |
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Yowie wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message .. . Yowie wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... However, Australian parakeets and English Budgerigars are not. I don't even want to think about it. Sorry to change the subject... What is the difference between Australian Parakeets & English Budgerigars? I ask because the budgerigah is a native bird to Australia, and I thought 'parakeet' was just a synonym for 'budgerigah'. Still, considering the massive amount of breeding that has been done, the may well be as different now as a chihuahua and a great dane. I was just wondering how they are distinguished? (or it was a turn of phrase you used?) Yowie The difference is the colours and some breeding traits. Apparently English Budgies have been bred to have slightly more prominent foreheads and to have have much larger cheek spots than a wild Australian parakeet. They also are presented at shows in different shades. However, parakeets have also been bred to be different shades; they are slightly smaller and have a less prominent forehead than Budgies. But not necessarily less prominent cheek spots. I have a book which differenciates the shadings and types of parakeets and budgies. Frankly, I don't care; I love all the little critters So, in other words, they are the same species, just different breeds? Yowie Yes! Like cats Jill |
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On Sun, 8 May 2005 07:47:22 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote: However, Australian parakeets and English Budgerigars are not. I Well, the birds in the cage at the pet store here in Florida are called parakeets - but they look like regular budgies to me! I thought it was just another case of different names for the same thing. Wild budgerigars are all green/yellow... but that's the only difference between them and the bred ones. -- ~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com |
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Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
On Sun, 8 May 2005 07:47:22 -0500, "jmcquown" wrote: However, Australian parakeets and English Budgerigars are not. I Well, the birds in the cage at the pet store here in Florida are called parakeets - but they look like regular budgies to me! I thought it was just another case of different names for the same thing. Wild budgerigars are all green/yellow... but that's the only difference between them and the bred ones. I wish I could find the picture of a parakeet that had long, literally curling feathers... it's in one of my books. If I find it I'll scan the photo and post it someplace. Trust me, this fellow looked nothing like simply a different colour budgie! Jill |
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