KJ> Oh, yes, I know a couple in Redford who have SIX of them.
I just can't imagine having that many of them.  6??? They must have plenty of 
room.  Either that, or they don't have any kids...:))))  In that case, the 
birds would be just like kids.  We had a couple of dogs that were like that.
KJ> Ceramic tile floors with drains to hose the room down. Anything else and
KJ> the macaws will chew it to shreds!
Never thought about ceramic tile floors.  What would you put in there for 
hem
to chew on that wouldn't hurt them?  I mean, do they chew on tree branches or 
what?  I must admit that I really don't know that much about birds.  The only 
one that we had was that conure that was given to us when Mark and I got 
married. Still not sure if it was just a coincidence or what...:)  I sorta 
ot
used to her, though.  It wouldn't have been so bad but both of us were 
orking
full time and the kids were in school all day, so the poor bird was home all 
by herself most of the day.
KJ> I have 17 birds here--5 Jenday conures, 3 Cherry-headed conures, and
KJ> 9 cockatiels. Used to have African Ringnecks, but they were NOT happy
KJ> here, so I sold them to someone who had more Asiatic bird experience.
KJ> After that, I've decided that sticking to one or two species is best,
KJ> rather than branching out in every direction.
I didn't know there were different kinds of conures.  I don't know what kind 
Connie was.  She was green with a red patch on the top front of her head.  I 
don't know if that helps or not.  I suppose that you know from experience how 
noisy conures can be....:)  Imagine having one and living in a duplex that 
wasn't the best insulated house in the world...:)  I really wouldn't mind
having a bird or two.  We were thinking about getting a couple of lovebirds, 
but really haven't made the big step yet.  I'm mostly waiting for most of our 
pet rats to pass on before we get any more pets at the moment...:)  Mark 
ould
love to get a pair (male and female).  We may just get go ahead and get a 
air
one of these days without waiting on the rats...:)
KJ> I also realize I've failed to introduce myself--I'm Kathy, the echo
KJ> moderator! What sort(s) of birds do you have?
I didn't really think about you being the moderator.  I was just glad that 
someone was answering some of my questions...:)  Like I said, we don't have 
any birds yet, but Mark's mom has a cockatiel named Billy, who jabbers a lot 
once you get him started...:)  
Teresa
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