BB> I don't know of any real drawbacks to these birds. As for the purchase 
pric
BB> that would depend on what age You would be willing to take the bird. 
There 
BB> many breeders that will sell babies at 2-3 weeks of age to someone 
willing 
BB> hand feed them, but for someone not experienced in hand feeding that can 
be
BB> quite an undertaking. For the normal person wanting to purchase one of 
thes
BB> as a pet it should be purchased as close to the time of weaning as 
posible 
BB> an average price from a reputible dealer would be around $1,200. I hope I 
t
BB> You what You wanted to know.
You sound like you know a lot about African Greys.  Do you have any yourself? 
I admit that I don't know very much at all about the large parrots myself.  
The only bird that we've ever had was a conure and I wasn't overly fond of 
t.
I think it was mostly because of all the squawking and screeching that she 
did.  I know that she got attached to us because she didn't want to eat when 
we went on vacation for a week.  Anyway, do you have any other birds 
urself?
Do you live in Huntington?  I grew up down there, so I was thrilled to find a 
board from down home.  I was wondering if there were any BBSs down there.
Teresa 
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