Neat 0 Posted April 3, 2008 Member ID: 3,275 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 321 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,171 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2010 Birthday: 22/05/1980 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Hey every one .... on my venture out i went into a pet shop at Liverpool and of course the first thing a budgie owner does is checks out the birds .... I was blown over by the prices they charge $55 for babies and $40 for Adult ..... They were in good if not great condition and even had fruit & greens in there ... I asked them where do they get their birds from and they told me from breeders... My ears pricked up as they would ... I adv them that I was ... THEN I GOT THE 20 QUESTIONS Are they cage or avairy how are they feed blah blah blah the thing that got me was ..... wait for it ... THE OWNER LIKE TO VIST ANY BREEDERS TO SEE THERI SET UPS AND VIEW ALL BIRDS INCLUDING THE PARENTS OF THE BABIES .... I was gob smacked A PET SHOP THAT CARED !!!!! .... what are the odds Link to comment
*libby* 0 Posted April 3, 2008 Member ID: 3,634 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,442 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 15,475 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/08/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 9, 2011 Birthday: 10/11/1989 Share Posted April 3, 2008 wow that IS a shock Link to comment
macka 0 Posted April 3, 2008 Member ID: 3,383 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,136 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 6,440 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/05/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 31, 2012 Birthday: 24/06/1948 Share Posted April 3, 2008 If the breeder is lucky.the pet shop is paying about $5 to $10 to buy them off the breeder. Link to comment
Elly 0 Posted April 3, 2008 Member ID: 1,641 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 15,350 Content Per Day: 2.21 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 99,335 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2008 how wonderful, that is why the price of the birds are higher in this store because you are getting quality, health plus... thanks for sharing. Link to comment
deb 0 Posted April 3, 2008 Member ID: 3,867 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 198 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1,737 Content Per Day: 0.27 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 11,910 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/12/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 23, 2011 Birthday: 25/09/1970 Share Posted April 3, 2008 It is great to hear that there is a least one pet shop that cares about budgies Link to comment
birdluv 0 Posted April 3, 2008 Member ID: 2,137 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 144 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,842 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/03/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 30, 2018 Birthday: 06/04/1978 Share Posted April 3, 2008 that is so good to hear that!!! Link to comment
Guest Phoebe Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Good to hear, at first I was going to say that they were hand tamed. Link to comment
Indz♥ 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Member ID: 3,988 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 289 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 25, 2008 Birthday: 20/11/1993 Share Posted April 4, 2008 KNEW there had to be at least ONE!! YAY ♥Indz Link to comment
Neat 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Member ID: 3,275 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 321 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,171 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2010 Birthday: 22/05/1980 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 I am sure that if they were hand tamed then they would ask for alot more (Laughing out loud) ...... But it was a shock But a good shock ... Link to comment
Ikon 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Member ID: 3,733 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 297 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,820 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 16, 2011 Birthday: 16/01/1972 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Well done to the shop owner. Not only does he care about the quality of stock he is buying, He obviously is thinking of his customers Link to comment
Neat 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Member ID: 3,275 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 321 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,171 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2010 Birthday: 22/05/1980 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 And the best thing is that he knew what was male and female ..... Link to comment
maesie 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Member ID: 3,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,386 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,580 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2013 Birthday: 20/04/1979 Share Posted April 4, 2008 What a nice surprise! Link to comment
JimmyBanks 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Member ID: 4,130 Group: Site Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 112 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 4,370 Content Per Day: 0.74 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 25,112 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 1, 2015 Birthday: 12/02/1982 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Wow that is very surprising! Like you say a pleasant surprise... Link to comment
Soxey35 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Member ID: 4,094 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 3 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 25 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/02/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 25, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I brought my budgie from a pet shop and it cost me $45. its only a baby to..... Link to comment
Ellen 0 Posted April 12, 2008 Member ID: 4,255 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 8 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 80 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/04/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 16, 2009 Birthday: 13/01/1995 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I have had a simular experiance, I once went to pet shop that charged $50 dollars for an untrained budgie and $80 dollars for a almost trained one, and the weird thing was, they didn't look that healthy. Link to comment
jenene283 0 Posted April 12, 2008 Member ID: 2,071 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 910 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 6,880 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/02/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 26, 2017 Birthday: 28/03/1961 Share Posted April 12, 2008 OMG! $80 for a tame budgie? I sell mine that are genuinely tame (handled daily from 2 weeks of age) and at the time of sale sit happily on your shoulder, give kisses, and are almost human for no more than $30!! Link to comment
Sunnie 0 Posted April 14, 2008 Member ID: 3,666 Group: B.B.C Club Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 80 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,470 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 8,830 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/09/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 10, 2013 Birthday: 20/01/1966 Share Posted April 14, 2008 It's great this shop cares about the health of the birds it buys etc. I am curious to know though, as macka said though, generally pet shops only pay about $5 for a budgie, do you happen to know how much this shop pays to the breeders for their birds? Link to comment
Angelic Vampyre 0 Posted June 15, 2008 Member ID: 3,545 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 207 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,028 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,140 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/07/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 26, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2008 A few of the city pet shops sell their birds as hand tamed for $80 when in fact they just have their wings clipped! Another one near me claims that if you pay them $130 they will hand tame the budgie of your choice. I am so tempted to go in there and say that i want this big old mean green they have had in there for at least the last year and asked for him to be hand tamed without clipping his wings! Link to comment
Neat 0 Posted June 19, 2008 Member ID: 3,275 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 321 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,171 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2010 Birthday: 22/05/1980 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 A few of the city pet shops sell their birds as hand tamed for $80 when in fact they just have their wings clipped! Another one near me claims that if you pay them $130 they will hand tame the budgie of your choice. I am so tempted to go in there and say that i want this big old mean green they have had in there for at least the last year and asked for him to be hand tamed without clipping his wings! LOL ..... I DARE YOU .... No I DOUBLE DARE YOU !!!! It wouls so be worth the laugh to see them tame an extremly old bird Link to comment
Angelic Vampyre 0 Posted June 19, 2008 Member ID: 3,545 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 207 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,028 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,140 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/07/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 26, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I can not tell you how tempted I am to do it! But then again I think I would rather spend the money on my guys! Link to comment
Neat 0 Posted June 20, 2008 Member ID: 3,275 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 321 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,171 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2010 Birthday: 22/05/1980 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 Oh I wouldn't pay until it was tamed mate .... LOL Link to comment
Sailorwolf 0 Posted June 20, 2008 Member ID: 1,536 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 84 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,753 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 16,870 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/09/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 21, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Get the big evil mean giant budgie hen up the back,The one that is part condor, the one who the only possible matching name would be something like Zeus-a or Mrs Serrated Battleaxe, who every time someone catches a glimpse of her eyes they turn to stone instantly, and then see if they can tame her. Link to comment
Angelic Vampyre 0 Posted June 20, 2008 Member ID: 3,545 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 207 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,028 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,140 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/07/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 26, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Get the big evil mean giant budgie hen up the back,The one that is part condor, the one who the only possible matching name would be something like Zeus-a or Mrs Serrated Battleaxe, who every time someone catches a glimpse of her eyes they turn to stone instantly, and then see if they can tame her. That pretty much describes the green one that have at the moment and have had for the past year! She is bigger then any of my guys but she is not really a show type just a BIG bird! So tempted might go down there this weekend if she is still there I might just see about paying for her and getting her "tamed" and see how many fingers they lose! :budgiedance: Then she can come and live in my aviary.... hmmm only issue is because of her size it worries me she might beat up the other guys. Link to comment
Sailorwolf 0 Posted June 20, 2008 Member ID: 1,536 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 84 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,753 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 16,870 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/09/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 21, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2008 She's probably a darling, reallyThen if you do get her, at least she'll be out of the petshop finally poor girl. Link to comment
Angelic Vampyre 0 Posted June 20, 2008 Member ID: 3,545 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 207 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,028 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,140 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/07/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 26, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2008 She's probably a darling, reallyThen if you do get her, at least she'll be out of the petshop finally poor girl. I try not to support pet shops when they sell birds if they are not really looking after them or they sell for strangly HIGH prices! But I am very tempted. Link to comment
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