KJ>In bird breeding, reputation is everything, since breeders are scatter
KJ>so far apart in some places, and in others they're so close together
KJ>that competition is fierce. Potential buyers have to rely on word of
KJ>mouth.
>Boy, this is sure the truth. I'm amazed that a seller would dare take
>the chance of burning a buyer. It looks like a big bird world but it is
>smaller than anyone can believe. If you try hard enough you can check
>out almost any breeder to make sure you're dealing with someone
>reputable.
And I wish more people WOULD check out breeder reputations before
buying. Some of the scum who sell sick birds, etc., would be forced to
go out of business, or else clean up their acts if more folks checked
around and followed up on references before buying birds.
>The fellow who bought my baby who died from the burst blood vessel in
>the brain is getting another baby gratis. I didn't HAVE to do it but
>reputation is EVERYthing in the bird "business".
Burst blood vessel? What caused that, do they know?
I understand about offering the replacement; I have a 'tiel promised to
a local girl whose bird died in a freak accident last year. Their TV
malfunctioned in the middle of the night, and turned itself on, at full
volume. The tiel broke his neck in a sudden thrash attack from being
startled in the dark. The bird was this young couple's "child"; she was
devastated. I felt so badly for her, she gets pick of the next clutch I
have (which *should* be fairly soon--two pairs are on eggs now). I
certainly didn't HAVE to do this either; I wanted to.
--Kathy
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