>Just bought a 12 yr old YNA.  We named her Suzy.  She is such a sweet
>amazon that I ran her to the vet even though she *looks* fine.
>She has been checked by my Vet and she *is* fine.
Congrats on the new bird! I'm glad to hear she passed her exams.
>My Vet recommended a 40 day quarantine period and i was thinking of
>keeping her in quarantine until Xmas.  What do you think?
Depends on how paranoid you are. 30-45 days is the industry "standard"
quarantine period. Longer is better, IMHO. The longer the bird is
quarantined, the better chance you have of finding any problems before
you introduce those problems to the rest of your flock at home.
>Sadly, the only thing the bird says are words that she has overheard.
>She says nothing that would indicate anybody ever talked to her
>directly. Sad-yes?
Very. The only thing worse is the bird who only repeats what was yelled
AT him/her in anger...
--Kathy
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