Richo

Most worthy recipient, congratulations.

Makes sense, they look amazing together [last shot]

I understand that some of these @%&*# hens need to be let go...

Love 'em, they look sooo healthy

I SERIOUSLY doubt the RSPCA would do a single thing if you complained to them about this. We have a hard enough time at the best of times getting the RSPCA to see to genuine complaints about birds. Go girl go...

Please lets learn and protect,,, from each other

I have heard the same with dolphins... very upsetting Don't give him an ugly one silly... goodness me

Is it possible Adelaide university may be interested in being involved... I agree, not too many people would actively search for a pet that they know has an extremely short lifespan.Hi krosp darling, i am very interested in what various members might consider short a short lifespan, as i myself advance,,, Their days are numbered from the time they leave the box. As you know, Quilla started out great, but didn't cope well with weaning and was gone before he was 6 weeks old. The average age they live to is only 12 weeks old. Some have been known to make it to 2 years under exceptional care and with companionship with another. A friend of mine had one who lived for 2 years with a french moulter companion who would feed it it's every meal. When the FM died, the Duster died within a week That is so beautiful

I don't believe such a situation exists

You're the bomb Ross...keep up the great work

Is it possible Adelaide university may be interested in being involved... I agree, not too many people would actively search for a pet that they know has an extremely short lifespan.Hi krosp darling, i am very interested in what various members might consider short a short lifespan, as i myself advance,,,

Sounds like you have been shaken and stirred 007...

Lovely birds, has kiwi been waxed?

I have never worked at a pet shop

Re. euthenasia, I was anti but some of these posts are making me change my mind on the subject. Ha, Ha

How is it cruel when they are happy and having fun? I wish Liv looked after me...

I saw "eagle" at a pet shop, he is an absolute cracker and I am stoked to have him. Perhaps take as you find. My local has just been taken over by a bird breeder, changed stock every week! I have read of some very happy purchases on this site from pet shops but do agree better to buy amongst ourselves. However, by walking into pet shops we see, we fall in love, we buy...

Hope he's healthy, love the last picture. Hey with bad legs can you splint them? I'm thinking elastoplast cut to size and wrapped up not to tightly? Has anyone ever tried?

Ha,Ha, good work. I checked out the site, very interesting... did you hear about the man who drowned in a bowl of muesli? He was pulled under by a strong currant !!!

I love hens, all birds actually and those pictures make me very sad...

He had a life longer than he deserved because he knew you, lucky him...thank you

Is there any surf? Need a hand?

Maybe the hens get jealous in anticipation, they are not silly!!!

and to those asking where the babies to be bred are kept , they'll stay there for six months (which is CRUEL and not following YOUR STANDARDS) until ready for breeding. As a breeder and a businessman I need to separate the birds to be bred from birds to be picked up by pet stores. Hope this is spacious enough for you all . You misread the answer to a previous question. Did I misread where you sell to a pet shop called BIORESEARCH.

Those philly birds live in isolation compared to bird places I have seen in the western suburbs here... before anyone gets too excited. Meaning what Richo ? Meaning the overcrowding you see where birds can not all perch, perhaps 30 maybe more in one of those breeding cages. Absolutely heart breaking. But back to marion, i mean she is a joke right? Selling our beloved budgies for bioresearch!!! [posted 23.48 yesterday]