KJ>AT>My name is Anita Trichel, I am a veterinarian but am not an Avian v
KJ>AT>I am not an expert but have treated birds and own and breed birds.
KJ>
KJ>
KJ>Hi, Anita, and welcome to Parrots! I'm the moderator. In my opinion, a
KJ>vet who owns birds and breeds them is pretty close to being an avian v
KJ>already! One of the best vets I ever worked with naturally didn't star
KJ>out as an avian vet, but he was interested in learning. I allowed him
KJ>(with the exception of certain situations which he understood and
KJ>accepted) to learn on my birds. We had a good working relationship
KJ>(until he moved clear across the country for the chance to open his ow
KJ>clinic...). IMHO, there IS no such thing as an avian expert, but
KJ>anybody who is willing to try to learn is badly needed--there just
KJ>aren't enough avian vets out there!
KJ>
KJ>What kind(s) of birds do you have? I've got cockatiels, jenday conures
KJ>and cherry-headed conures.
KJ>
KJ>Welcome aboard!
KJ>
KJ>--Kathy
KJ>
KJ> * SLMR 2.1a * I have a 9600bps modem, and 1.5bps fingers.
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Hi Kathy,
Thank you for the welcome message.  I own as pets: blue and gold macaw, 
moluccan cockatoo, congo african grey, and a pacific parrotlet.  I breed 
pacific parrotlets and am learning all about mate aggression, aggression 
to humans! (ouch), egg-eating, and baby-nibbling by the parents.  I now 
own 5 pairs of pacifics and someday would like to get a couple of pairs of 
the yellow-faced (I think that's right) parrotlets.
Bye for now,
 Anita
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