--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 225 PARROTS Ref: CD300000 Date: 09/01/95 From: DENNIS LAFONTAINE Time: 12:17pm \/To: THOMAS KOWALCHUK (Read 2 times) Subj: Senegal In a message of 30 Aug 95 05:59:01, Thomas Kowalchuk wrote: TK> He also gets off on green - not red - TK> grapes and cheese. Hope you like the little critter. Green Cheese... UGH! --- FIDOdoor+ 3.2.7 [JetMail 0.99beta9] * Origin: SEVAC-Tempe, Arizona USA 602-968-5165 USR V34 DUAL (1:114/299.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 225 PARROTS Ref: CD300001 Date: 08/31/95 From: RYAN PARUCH Time: 09:11pm \/To: MICHELE BREAUX (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Cage size RP>What size cage would you recommend for an Amazon Blue Front? What brand is >the most economical and affordable? I'm afraid her present cage is too mal MB> I reccommend the largest cage you can afford. I buy my cages from MB> Bird City USA. They are quite affordable. The macaws cage only cost me MB> about $240. Michelle, thanks for your replies. I plan to do some more research on the lilac crown amazon. I agree that a large cage is important. Is Bird City USA a store or a mail order company? Can you suggest a phone # for this company? The cage pricing you listed seems very attractive. Rita The Amazon sends her regards. --- Blue Wave/Max v2.12 [NR] * Origin: Aarrgghh! BBS-West Bend, WI USA (414) 334-7041 (1:154/731) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 225 PARROTS Ref: CD300002 Date: 09/01/95 From: PATTI JONES Time: 02:33pm \/To: FRAN WARWICK (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Indoors Fran, I do use multi-spectrum lights, and for two years now,t he birds look ine. I moved my crew <4 dogs, 4 cats and 7 parrots> form Los Angeles, the last of Oct of '93. Should you decide to move, let me know...I have many tips that may help you.....right now, I'm helping a breeder move his birds form K.C. to San Diego...he had many questions, and it seemed like I had most of the answers......not bragging, but the trip went VERY smooth!! Patti --- Renegade v10-05 Exp * Origin: |04CCEO 816.444.8186 (1:280/165) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 225 PARROTS Ref: CD300003 Date: 09/01/95 From: PATTI JONES Time: 10:28pm \/To: MATT ASTELL (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Eclectus Parrots Matt, Thanks for your reply about the Electus. I have other parrots, but I also understnd that these guys require thing a bit different...and helpful hints. I feed mine, Pretty Bird pelets, a quality brand mixed seeds, nuts etc, tomatoes, apples, and just about any other kind of fruits..anything you can see that I need to add? Or anything that your birds particularly like? Patti --- Renegade v10-05 Exp * Origin: |04CCEO 816.444.8186 (1:280/165) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 225 PARROTS Ref: CD300004 Date: 08/30/95 From: THOMAS KOWALCHUK Time: 05:59am \/To: MICHELE BREAUX (Read 2 times) Subj: Senegal we have a four year old senegal. Bobalouie loves banana, rice, and peanut butter. Not all together of course. He also gets off on green - not red - grapes and cheese. Hope you like the little critter. --- InterEcho 1.11 * Origin: The Mohave Desert BBS, Victoria BC, Canada (1:340/60) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 225 PARROTS Ref: CD300005 Date: 08/30/95 From: FRAN WARWICK Time: 04:59am \/To: PATTI JONES (Read 2 times) Subj: Indoors Hi Patti, PJ> I live in Kansas City, MO, and all of my birds are inside, in the PJ> basement with timer lights on them. PJ> alloted amount of sunlight even in the winter months. Do you use full spectrum lights? I was thinking seriously about moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Several things decided me against it..the main on being that I like how my birds are set up outside. Really cuts down on the feather dust. Fran --- PPoint 1.92 * Origin: Wings Over Texas (1:382/92.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 225 PARROTS Ref: CD300006 Date: 08/30/95 From: FRAN WARWICK Time: 05:04am \/To: TOM WEISS (Read 2 times) Subj: Predators Tom KJ> Why don't you kill the water meter resident? I simply don't KJ> understand this one, Fran. It's dangerous, it lives someplace you KJ> have to go FW> Funniest thing, I don't understand why I haven't killed it either. TW> Because you value life and all things that nature brings to us ... sigh That part is true. However, if he moved into the house his/her life wouldn't be worth a dime. Nature ends at the front door. --- PPoint 1.92 * Origin: Wings Over Texas (1:382/92.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 225 PARROTS Ref: CD300007 Date: 08/30/95 From: FRAN WARWICK Time: 05:13am \/To: TOM WEISS (Read 2 times) Subj: air filter Tom, FW> Interesting thing...at least to me. I was just cleaning my air FW> filter. It is one of those round Honeywell Envirocare units. It has FW> a filter, fiber type, that wraps around another large thick filter. FW> I pulled the large filter out and I could swear that it is the same FW> filter that goes in my carburator..only taller. I bet that it was be TW> It would be my guess (never seen a Honeywell Envirocare air filter) that TW> the outer filter is courser to trap the spiders and snakes while the inner I'm sure this is true. It is the outer ne that demands changing. TW> car air filter to your unit. Be sure to note any air flow volume TW> reduction over a new Honeywell replacement part. Volume could be inferred I don't think that I will replace it with a car filter because of the uique size. If i could find one the equal size then I wouldn't hesitate. And I'd probably save $$ doing it. TW> from air velocity which could be indirectly measured with some yarn tied TW> to the outlet, noting the string droop point. If you are considering What? String droop. Yarn tied to what, from where to where, Mr. Engineer Person? TW> making a unit, I'd suggest a bigger 'through-the-wall' mount and configure TW> a standard furnace filter to it ahead of some very fine filter paper. By TW> layering the filter material, you don't plug up the expensive finer filter TW> media with coarse debris. I vent my electric chlothes dryer to the Do the words, draw me a picture, have any meaning here? I think that you took one giant step. How did we go from car filters to my cutting holes in the wall? Does the drooping string go from the outlet to the car filter then out thru the whole it the wall? But won't the snakes, scorpions and spiders be able to get in by climbing the string? Or will they get zapped when they get to the outlet. I'll talk to ya later, Mr. Engineer Person. --- PPoint 1.92 * Origin: Wings Over Texas (1:382/92.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 225 PARROTS Ref: CD300008 Date: 08/29/95 From: MATT ASTELL Time: 07:13pm \/To: PATTI JONES (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Eclectus Parrots RE: Re: Eclectus Parrots BY: Patti Jones to Matt Astell on Thu Aug 17 1995 09:56 pm > Matt, > Great !! I just got an Electus male...don't know lots about them, but am > willing to learn. I got thios guy for an excellent price since they had put > him with a female who all but plucked him naked.....but he was so darn sweet > I couldn't resist !! > > Patti > Well My family has two pairs of them one pair has had 4 babies but the other pair hasn't had any yet because they're still young. If you need to know anything I could probaly tell you. So BYE! |\/| /_\ | |att / \stell ...Make Love Not War-Get Married Do Both... --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: Sam's Corner BBS (1:253/120) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 225 PARROTS Ref: CD300009 Date: 08/29/95 From: RICHARD SZAJKOWSKI Time: 03:10pm \/To: JOSEPH MACK (Read 2 times) Subj: NC ! :-) :RS> Yes I had a GREAT TIME and will if every thing works out then ... :-) :RS> I shall be down there for quite a while !!!! :-) :RS> I asked her to marry me ! :) :-) :Ahh, does this mean there may be a "nestbox" in your :-) :future? ;-) Will I hope to get an answer at xmas, I will have a ring to give her then, I hope there will bea 'nestbox' I need more baby tiels :) I shall be comming down for xmas she lives in Cary, how far is that from you anyways .... like I said I shall be down for 2-3 weeks and I hope to find a place to stay and get my green card so that I can work down there ! Any ideas on how to get one ??? .... and is there any problems in setting up an avairy ?? Thanx ! (I had to put something in about birds to keep it in this echo :) ) Rick & Buddy, Appolo, 'YA' & The Bird Crew We all live in a Yellow Sub-Routne --- RA Pro. * Origin: Alliance Systems, Brampton Ont. Canada (1:259/714.1)