> I think you oughtta see if you can find a way to check out the birds
 > innards and to heck with the conservatives. Are they offering you a
 > replacement bird while you are wasting your time? I don't think so. 
There's a good reason why some of us are conservatives. I lost a bird a 
number of years ago to surgical sexing because the instrument accidently 
poked a hole through one of the bird's vital organs while positioning the 
instrument for sexing. Funny thing is they sewed the bird up and handed it 
over to me without ever saying a word. Not so funny that the bird started 
leaking and died a very painful death shortly thereafter. 
Surgical sexing is an EXTREME measure. It's an invasive measure. In all but 
the most experienced hands (and you won't find that at a university teaching 
school, I promise.... as you have recommended to Tom) the bird is in danger. 
At the very least, as you said, air sacs become infected. But they have to be 
treated or secondary problems become evident.
Are YOU offering a replacement bird if Tom's bird dies on the table? No such 
replacement would be necessary if the bird is DNA sexed.
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