[DocDryer]

Hi, Gang...I'm Doc Dryer - 'da NEW KID on the block...

I'm a Custom Shop Luthier {one who builds and repairs stringed instruments - in MY case - mostly guitars} with a small Mom-Pop shop in a West suburb of Denver {Wheat Ridge}, and for STARTERS...

You guys have a VERY INFORMATIVE, COOL WEBSITE here !!!

My Wife {Cindy} and myself are "empty nesters" as far as crumb-crushers, but are EXPECTING here sometime between Halloween and Thanksgiving - a hand-fed baby Blue and Gold Macaw from a regular client of mine who also happens to be a long-time, established breeder in CA...

...I'm CERTAIN that we have TONS to LEARN about these big guys, and I REALIZE that the FOLLOWING STATEMENT is REALLY comparing APPLES and ORANGES {...PROBABLY MORE like comparing APPLES and the SPACE SHUTTLE - LOL}

BUT...I DO have a LITTLE Avain experience - I was an active falconer for 21 years, was also VERY SUCCESSFUL at BREEDING raptors in captivity {I was one of the FIRST as well}, and was involved with the falconery "mascot" program years ago at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs - PLUS...my education includes studies in both Ornithology and Veterinary Medicine...

SO - I know a LITTLE about what makes birds "tick" - but I'm SURE that the "way of thinking" between a Macaw and a Peregrine are WORLDS APART !!!!

Anyway, a higher-end 32"x42"x72" cage is in place, and I'm currently fabricating two playstands - one for in the house, and one for my shop {which is a separate structure on the same 1/2 acre lot as our home}, and I have EXACTLY a 20-STEP COMMUTE from home to work...Also, with being self-employed and my work and home being at the same location, it will allow me basically 24/7 to spend with our newest family member...

...at ANY rate, I feel PRIVELEGED to be a new member of such a mature, knowledgeable, sharing group of individuals that share one common goal, and look forward to the learning/sharing experience !!!!

Thanks Again,

Cindy, Doc and Samson Dryer

www.docsguitars.com

doc@docsguitars.com