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Originally Posted by Tiki
Just going on recent reports of bird fairs in the USA, I was shocked that so many unweaned babies are offered for sale to the public. That is not allowed here in Australia. I do see unweaned babies being sold or swapped between breeders at bird club meetings, but this would be from one experienced breeder to another, certainly not just anyone off the street. What I would really like to see in the States is something similar-it should be illegal to sell unweaned baby birds to the public and there should be some kind of qualification to be allowed to buy an unweaned baby like doing a course with an avian vet or experienced breeder.
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Ok, I have tried to be gracious about the replies that I got, even though I was made to feel like a five year old who had just said a bad word. I realize that a lot of uninformed people probably buy birds and don't care for them properly, and I can understand the reluctance to help somone over the internet since you don't know them personally. BUT, the point here being, you don't know them personally. I know quite a bit about the proper care for a Macaw since I lived with one all my growing up life. I simply don't know much about caring for a baby macaw. I have done as much homework as I can, made sure I could properly care for it monetarily and was looking for someone experienced to give me tips and pointers.
If you folks don't want to help that's fine, I can accept that graciously and look elsewhere for people more willing to tell and teach me what I might need to know that's been left out of what I've read so far. Being lectured is one thing, being told that what I am about to do should be ILLEGAL is quite another. All I'm trying to do is give a bird a good home. If I didn't care about its health, I wouldn't have bothered to spend my time researching and asking for help and swallowing criticisim in hopes of getting advice. As I said before, every expert starts out an amateur, and I'd be willing to be that most of you who DO hand raise birds didn't start out with a course or an avian vet hanging over your shoulder, so perhaps the attitude here is a bit hypocritical, hmm?
I guess this forum isn't the place for me. I'll find somewhere a bit friendlier and a bit less judgemental. You all have a nice day.