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Someone Lost a Bird
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Where I live there is a listserv - a fairly antiquated method of communicating with people who live on Dataw. Yesterday evening we got this: "If anyone happens to see a Blue and Gold Macaw down around the fitness center please let me know. This bird is not supposed to be able to fly, but obviously she can." Uh oh! It sounds to me like someone was pet sitting and left the door open. One should never assume birds can't fly. I got some of my best pet birds (parakeets) as a kid because someone made that assumption. Macaws are extremely expensive tropical birds. I wouldn't want to be the one who has to explain ooops, I lost your Macaw. Jill Maybe they lost their own bird? Perhaps they clipped its wing feathers and forgot they grow back. I'm not in favour of clipping wings of parrots so they can't fly. All birds are born to fly and should be able to do so. It's not acceptable (for me) to clip a parrots wings so that it can only walk about the house. It's along with declawing. My opinion only, feel free to disagree and argue the point. Tweed |
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On Tue, 20 Oct 2015 00:39:06 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Where I live there is a listserv - a fairly antiquated method of communicating with people who live on Dataw. Yesterday evening we got this: "If anyone happens to see a Blue and Gold Macaw down around the fitness center please let me know. This bird is not supposed to be able to fly, but obviously she can." Uh oh! It sounds to me like someone was pet sitting and left the door open. One should never assume birds can't fly. I got some of my best pet birds (parakeets) as a kid because someone made that assumption. Macaws are extremely expensive tropical birds. I wouldn't want to be the one who has to explain ooops, I lost your Macaw. Jill Maybe they lost their own bird? Perhaps they clipped its wing feathers and forgot they grow back. I'm not in favour of clipping wings of parrots so they can't fly. All birds are born to fly and should be able to do so. It's not acceptable (for me) to clip a parrots wings so that it can only walk about the house. It's along with declawing. My opinion only, feel free to disagree and argue the point. Tweed I don't know if I'd do that, I suspect not, but declawing is permanent and clipping isn't as someone found out. |
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On 10/19/2015 10:51 PM, dgk wrote:
On Tue, 20 Oct 2015 00:39:06 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Where I live there is a listserv - a fairly antiquated method of communicating with people who live on Dataw. Yesterday evening we got this: "If anyone happens to see a Blue and Gold Macaw down around the fitness center please let me know. This bird is not supposed to be able to fly, but obviously she can." Uh oh! It sounds to me like someone was pet sitting and left the door open. One should never assume birds can't fly. I got some of my best pet birds (parakeets) as a kid because someone made that assumption. Macaws are extremely expensive tropical birds. I wouldn't want to be the one who has to explain ooops, I lost your Macaw. Jill Maybe they lost their own bird? Perhaps they clipped its wing feathers and forgot they grow back. I'm not in favour of clipping wings of parrots so they can't fly. All birds are born to fly and should be able to do so. It's not acceptable (for me) to clip a parrots wings so that it can only walk about the house. It's along with declawing. My opinion only, feel free to disagree and argue the point. Tweed I don't know if I'd do that, I suspect not, but declawing is permanent and clipping isn't as someone found out. I was right, the woman was pet sitting. Fortunately the Macaw came back, safe and sound. I offered her a few suggestions such as sitting outside calling to it by name (they're very smart birds) and also tempting it with some sunflower seeds. And no, clipping feathers is absolutely not the same as declawing. You only clip the tips of the flight feathers on one wing. Clipping that way still allows them to fly, just not very far. Birds molt; their feathers grow back. All my birds were allowed to fly around the house if they wanted to. Just don't leave the door open. Jill |
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On 10/19/2015 11:41 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 10/19/2015 10:51 PM, dgk wrote: On Tue, 20 Oct 2015 00:39:06 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Where I live there is a listserv - a fairly antiquated method of communicating with people who live on Dataw. Yesterday evening we got this: "If anyone happens to see a Blue and Gold Macaw down around the fitness center please let me know. This bird is not supposed to be able to fly, but obviously she can." Uh oh! It sounds to me like someone was pet sitting and left the door open. One should never assume birds can't fly. I got some of my best pet birds (parakeets) as a kid because someone made that assumption. Macaws are extremely expensive tropical birds. I wouldn't want to be the one who has to explain ooops, I lost your Macaw. Jill Maybe they lost their own bird? Perhaps they clipped its wing feathers and forgot they grow back. I'm not in favour of clipping wings of parrots so they can't fly. All birds are born to fly and should be able to do so. It's not acceptable (for me) to clip a parrots wings so that it can only walk about the house. It's along with declawing. My opinion only, feel free to disagree and argue the point. Tweed I don't know if I'd do that, I suspect not, but declawing is permanent and clipping isn't as someone found out. I was right, the woman was pet sitting. Fortunately the Macaw came back, safe and sound. I offered her a few suggestions such as sitting outside calling to it by name (they're very smart birds) and also tempting it with some sunflower seeds. And no, clipping feathers is absolutely not the same as declawing. You only clip the tips of the flight feathers on one wing. Clipping that way still allows them to fly, just not very far. Birds molt; their feathers grow back. All my birds were allowed to fly around the house if they wanted to. Just don't leave the door open. Jill We had parakeets when I was a youngster. They were free to fly around the house for long periods of time. My father took a picture of me while I was doing my homework, and the parakeet perched on the side of my eyeglasses. MaryL |
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On 10/20/2015 10:17 AM, MaryL wrote:
On 10/19/2015 11:41 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 10/19/2015 10:51 PM, dgk wrote: On Tue, 20 Oct 2015 00:39:06 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Where I live there is a listserv - a fairly antiquated method of communicating with people who live on Dataw. Yesterday evening we got this: "If anyone happens to see a Blue and Gold Macaw down around the fitness center please let me know. This bird is not supposed to be able to fly, but obviously she can." Uh oh! It sounds to me like someone was pet sitting and left the door open. One should never assume birds can't fly. I got some of my best pet birds (parakeets) as a kid because someone made that assumption. Macaws are extremely expensive tropical birds. I wouldn't want to be the one who has to explain ooops, I lost your Macaw. Jill Maybe they lost their own bird? Perhaps they clipped its wing feathers and forgot they grow back. I'm not in favour of clipping wings of parrots so they can't fly. All birds are born to fly and should be able to do so. It's not acceptable (for me) to clip a parrots wings so that it can only walk about the house. It's along with declawing. My opinion only, feel free to disagree and argue the point. Tweed I don't know if I'd do that, I suspect not, but declawing is permanent and clipping isn't as someone found out. I was right, the woman was pet sitting. Fortunately the Macaw came back, safe and sound. I offered her a few suggestions such as sitting outside calling to it by name (they're very smart birds) and also tempting it with some sunflower seeds. And no, clipping feathers is absolutely not the same as declawing. You only clip the tips of the flight feathers on one wing. Clipping that way still allows them to fly, just not very far. Birds molt; their feathers grow back. All my birds were allowed to fly around the house if they wanted to. Just don't leave the door open. Jill We had parakeets when I was a youngster. They were free to fly around the house for long periods of time. My father took a picture of me while I was doing my homework, and the parakeet perched on the side of my eyeglasses. MaryL My parakeet Buddy pecked at my eyeglasses. He also used to like to play with the chain I wore around my neck. I grew up with birds so I know a bit about them. And yes, they flew around the house. Jill |
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"dgk" wrote in message ... On Tue, 20 Oct 2015 00:39:06 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Where I live there is a listserv - a fairly antiquated method of communicating with people who live on Dataw. Yesterday evening we got this: "If anyone happens to see a Blue and Gold Macaw down around the fitness center please let me know. This bird is not supposed to be able to fly, but obviously she can." Uh oh! It sounds to me like someone was pet sitting and left the door open. One should never assume birds can't fly. I got some of my best pet birds (parakeets) as a kid because someone made that assumption. Macaws are extremely expensive tropical birds. I wouldn't want to be the one who has to explain ooops, I lost your Macaw. Jill Maybe they lost their own bird? Perhaps they clipped its wing feathers and forgot they grow back. I'm not in favour of clipping wings of parrots so they can't fly. All birds are born to fly and should be able to do so. It's not acceptable (for me) to clip a parrots wings so that it can only walk about the house. It's along with declawing. My opinion only, feel free to disagree and argue the point. Tweed I don't know if I'd do that, I suspect not, but declawing is permanent and clipping isn't as someone found out. Ok, wing-clipping is not permanent, I have to agree. But why are these wonderful birds disabled by this so they can be pets? and just walk around? Birds need to fly. IMHO. BTW, don't have a Macaw unless you've made arrangements in your will for someone else to take it on after you die. They can live for up to 80 years. |
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On 10/20/2015 12:47 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"dgk" wrote in message ... On Tue, 20 Oct 2015 00:39:06 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Where I live there is a listserv - a fairly antiquated method of communicating with people who live on Dataw. Yesterday evening we got this: "If anyone happens to see a Blue and Gold Macaw down around the fitness center please let me know. This bird is not supposed to be able to fly, but obviously she can." Uh oh! It sounds to me like someone was pet sitting and left the door open. One should never assume birds can't fly. I got some of my best pet birds (parakeets) as a kid because someone made that assumption. Macaws are extremely expensive tropical birds. I wouldn't want to be the one who has to explain ooops, I lost your Macaw. Jill Maybe they lost their own bird? Perhaps they clipped its wing feathers and forgot they grow back. I'm not in favour of clipping wings of parrots so they can't fly. All birds are born to fly and should be able to do so. It's not acceptable (for me) to clip a parrots wings so that it can only walk about the house. It's along with declawing. My opinion only, feel free to disagree and argue the point. Tweed I don't know if I'd do that, I suspect not, but declawing is permanent and clipping isn't as someone found out. Ok, wing-clipping is not permanent, I have to agree. But why are these wonderful birds disabled by this so they can be pets? and just walk around? Birds need to fly. IMHO. BTW, don't have a Macaw unless you've made arrangements in your will for someone else to take it on after you die. They can live for up to 80 years. I agree that arrangements should be in a will, but I even think that should be done for *any* pet, regardless of expected lifespan. I have provisions in my will for Duffy, Selina and Nikki. MaryL |
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On 10/20/2015 3:02 PM, MaryL wrote:
On 10/20/2015 12:47 PM, Christina Websell wrote: "dgk" wrote in message ... On Tue, 20 Oct 2015 00:39:06 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Where I live there is a listserv - a fairly antiquated method of communicating with people who live on Dataw. Yesterday evening we got this: "If anyone happens to see a Blue and Gold Macaw down around the fitness center please let me know. This bird is not supposed to be able to fly, but obviously she can." Uh oh! It sounds to me like someone was pet sitting and left the door open. One should never assume birds can't fly. I got some of my best pet birds (parakeets) as a kid because someone made that assumption. Macaws are extremely expensive tropical birds. I wouldn't want to be the one who has to explain ooops, I lost your Macaw. Jill Maybe they lost their own bird? Perhaps they clipped its wing feathers and forgot they grow back. I'm not in favour of clipping wings of parrots so they can't fly. All birds are born to fly and should be able to do so. It's not acceptable (for me) to clip a parrots wings so that it can only walk about the house. It's along with declawing. My opinion only, feel free to disagree and argue the point. Tweed I don't know if I'd do that, I suspect not, but declawing is permanent and clipping isn't as someone found out. Ok, wing-clipping is not permanent, I have to agree. But why are these wonderful birds disabled by this so they can be pets? and just walk around? Birds need to fly. IMHO. BTW, don't have a Macaw unless you've made arrangements in your will for someone else to take it on after you die. They can live for up to 80 years. I agree that arrangements should be in a will, but I even think that should be done for *any* pet, regardless of expected lifespan. I have provisions in my will for Duffy, Selina and Nikki. MaryL I don't have anything in my will, but my kids live relatively nearby, and will be handling my estate when the time comes. They are both animal people, cats in particular, so I know they'll see that whatever cats I have at the time get the best possible care. Joy |
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On 10/20/2015 1:47 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
Ok, wing-clipping is not permanent, I have to agree. But why are these wonderful birds disabled by this so they can be pets? and just walk around? Birds need to fly. IMHO. You don't clip all their feathers. Just the flight feathers on one wing. They can still fly, just not very far. All my birds were allowed to fly around the house if they wanted to. Jill |
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On 10/20/2015 6:02 PM, MaryL wrote:
I agree that arrangements should be in a will, but I even think that should be done for *any* pet, regardless of expected lifespan. I have provisions in my will for Duffy, Selina and Nikki. MaryL No arrangements had been made by Buffy's former owner. Turns out there were three cats, SuzQ, Buffy and Frankie. Fortunately when the woman died a friend of hers went to the house every day and took care of the cats. (I got the feeling she wasn't really a cat person.) Someone adopted SuzQ but, for reasons never made clear, they returned her. I adopted Buffy and she's an absolute joy. I don't know where SuzQ and Frankie wound up. I do know the woman got tired of taking care of the cats. I think she found someone else to take them on a temporary basis. What would happen to Buffy if I dropped dead tomorrow? I don't have it in writing but my friend who lives next door would take her. Jill |
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