"bird"  wrote in message
news:pan.2005.02.26.21.07.51.518750{at}invalid.com...
> On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 19:08:21 +0000, Digital_Cowboy wrote:
>
> > Thank you, but even making just one room "bird safe"
would still entail
> > some major reconstrution work.
>
> It shouldn't have to if all you're concerned about is the plaster. I used
> to live in an old house like that and some of the plaster was crumbling
> away. Rather than tear it all down and rebuild I simply put sheetrock
> (drywall) over it. You just screw it on, plaster the joints then paint.
> Supervise your parrots when they are out and they shouldn't be able to
> chew down to the arsenic plaster if you're watchin them and catch them at
> it. Plus, give them lots of their own interesting toys to chew on so they
> don't (hopefully) even become interested in the walls.
>
>
 on a more serious note, any ancient paster containing arsenic will be
shedding particles into the environment. Human health would be at risk in
such a property let alone bird health. There is some evidence which proves
that Napolean died of ingesting arsenic from the wall coverings on the walls
of the house he was held captive in. The colour green in those days had
arsenic in it and as the stuff got dry, minute particles were released into
the air and was breathed in. I would not want to live in a house with old
dry arsenic laden plaster on the walls.




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