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cheekie_birdy
Experienced flier
Joined: 08 Jul 2006
Posts: 1719
Location: Canada |
most people would ignore an add like that thinking the guy is a wackjob and he will give up eventually. |
Saturday December 30, 2006 4:22 pm |
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Jrmno1
Flying tumbler
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 2310
Location: Ohio, USA |
Guess what Haley, He is a wack job. And so is anybody who sends him an egg.
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Saturday December 30, 2006 7:19 pm |
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cheekie_birdy
Experienced flier
Joined: 08 Jul 2006
Posts: 1719
Location: Canada |
quote:
Originally posted by Jrmno1
Guess what Haley, He is a wack job. And so is anybody who sends him an egg.
John
yeah, he certainly is. |
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Saturday December 30, 2006 8:11 pm |
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flycatcher
Bappie
Joined: 14 Aug 2006
Posts: 62
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How about a dozen 'macaw' eggs... and they come with a nifty little box too (ignore label : 'large sized chicken eggs') |
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Sunday December 31, 2006 3:51 am |
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shirin
Moderator
Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 7399
Location: Canada, Toronto |
I don't know if you guys ever read pet classifieds and stuff, but I visit a number of classified sites when I'm wanting to adopt out my baby doves, and I always find a number of ads wanting to sell fertilized parrot eggs, so it's not that shocking that someone would be asking to buy the eggs either. |
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Sunday December 31, 2006 2:46 pm |
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cheekie_birdy
Experienced flier
Joined: 08 Jul 2006
Posts: 1719
Location: Canada |
well, I've been thinking and we can't really say he's a total wackjob. we don't know him. All we know is that he's a little wacky when it comes to parrots. otherwise they could be a nice smart person. |
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Sunday December 31, 2006 3:16 pm |
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shirin
Moderator
Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 7399
Location: Canada, Toronto |
 I think he's just not very good with words. I mean don't get me wrong, I don't support taking a birds eggs away and selling them for a human to raise the chics, but I don't think it's any worse than taking the newly hatched babies away from the parents to hand feed them. |
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Sunday December 31, 2006 3:19 pm |
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Lynzi Marie
Flying tumbler
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Posts: 2052
Location: Utah |
I think that it would be plausible to ask for an egg if he/she was willing to pay the same price for it as he would an adult macaw or Grey...
there is a possibility that he is in an orinthology program, and is maybe going for some extra credit.....
and I don't know about breeding or hatching or anything...but I kind of agree (just from what I've read) that if your bird is in laying overload...taking the eggs away would be an okay thing (in SOME cases)
oh ya....
and I love chickens!!
but what would actually be a real hoot is to charge him bunches of money for an unfertile chicken egg..........
that would be great.
no one's life would be in any danger...and...( this sounds awful) you'd end up with the last laugh and a pocket full of money
I'm only kidding about that....
please..no one hurt me.....  |
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Tuesday January 2, 2007 4:56 am |
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sentiels3
Experienced flier
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 1310
Location: Joliet, Ill |
 would an egg even be viable to hatch if sent in the mail? Isn
t there a time limit on how long an egg can be separated from parent bird or incubator? I don't know a lot about breeding birds but to me its a bad idea sending eggs thru mail. |
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Tuesday January 2, 2007 6:16 am |
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Lynzi Marie
Flying tumbler
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Posts: 2052
Location: Utah |
they send the eggs in portable incubators....
I know that because I go through ads all the time, and there are ALOT of ads for eggs... most say they will be shipped in a portable incubator. |
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Tuesday January 2, 2007 4:35 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6671
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
When I wanted to aquire a parrotlet a long while back, I couldn't find any breeders near by, but found lots of adds for eggs they would ship from out of state. I
knew
I wasn't experienced enough to attempt raising a bird from an egg  |
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Tuesday January 2, 2007 4:53 pm |
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Lynzi Marie
Flying tumbler
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Posts: 2052
Location: Utah |
I wanted a Hyacinth Macaw for a bit....and I found an ad to buy some eggs for just $30..... 
I didn't do that, because I also knew I just wouldn't be equipped to handle it..... |
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Tuesday January 2, 2007 4:56 pm |
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sentiels3
Experienced flier
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 1310
Location: Joliet, Ill |
I'm not too keen on the idea of ordering a bird thru the mail. How do you know what condition the bird will be in and just where do they send the bird, to your home? I would rather see the bird in person and be able to take it home myself. |
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Wednesday January 3, 2007 5:18 am |
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Jrmno1
Flying tumbler
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 2310
Location: Ohio, USA |
quote:
Originally posted by Lynzi Marie
I wanted a Hyacinth Macaw for a bit....and I found an ad to buy some eggs for just $30.....
I didn't do that, because I also knew I just wouldn't be equipped to handle it.....
This does not make sence to me, Why would somebody sell something for $30.00 that in 28 days would be valued at $5000.00 ++.
There is something wrong with this picture, or it it just me...
John |
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Wednesday January 3, 2007 10:17 am |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6671
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
quote:
Originally posted by sentiels3
I'm not too keen on the idea of ordering a bird thru the mail. How do you know what condition the bird will be in and just where do they send the bird, to your home? I would rather see the bird in person and be able to take it home myself.
I agree - sending a live bird, or ANY animal on a plane, in the cargo area I think, would have to be very traumatic for it. I believe you would have to pick it up at airport, don't think it's actually sent to your home, but I'm not real sure. |
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Wednesday January 3, 2007 12:46 pm |
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