KJ> Those of you who breed birds, would YOU sell a bird into this home?
>Certainly less risk than selling to someone who doesn't realize what
>they are getting into ... but then I have yet to qualify as a bird
>breeder ...
At least she knows about the dangers of diseases. Many folks who
approach me about buying birds have NO clue that birds can even get
sick! It's MUCH easier to educate someone who has the basics down
already.
>An old Dow Chemical story:

>Moral:  I don't think this lady will take as much chance with disease
>as she did before.
Well, she didn't really "take a chance" as we would consider it. The
disease came along with the very first bird she ever purchased.
Quarantining for PDS doesn't work well, as it is a slow-developing
disease from what I've heard. And it doesn't show up on "new bird" vet
tests unless the bird is in the later stages of the disease--there is no
blood test for it. So she did nothing "wrong"; her luck was not good
with her first bird purchase.
But you ARE right in that she will be MUCH more cautious now about the
possibility of introducing any NEW diseases into her home.
--Kathy
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