| Title: | Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN! | 
| Notice: | INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.* | 
| Moderator: | VIDEO::PULSIFER | 
| Created: | Mon Oct 10 1988 | 
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 | 
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 | 
| Number of topics: | 942 | 
| Total number of notes: | 6016 | 
    HI, In the next few months I plan on going shopping for a 'Tiel.  I
    have never had birds, so this is totally new for me.  I _think_ that I
    have what to look for down pat (read Bird Talk and have a bird
    medical/care book at home).  Hopefully.
    
    My question is:  What type of "guarantee" should I hope to get from
    a breeder?  I would like to get some kind of written agreement in case
    my bird turns up with something incurable (liver problems etc..).
    
    If buying a hand-fed baby - do you usually give a deposit?
    
    I don't want to insult the breeder, I just want to be fair to both
    sides.
    
    Your comments would be appreciated.  Thanks.
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines | 
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| 535.1 | Guarantees.... | LESCOM::KIRSCHBAUM | Have You Hugged a Parrot Today | Fri Apr 19 1991 11:11 | 20 | 
| Some of what you are asking depends on state laws... I believe that both Mass and N.H. have a one month law...in other words, you have one month to check the bird out, and can return it for full refund on a Vet's diagnosis. I had to leave a deposit on Avalon when he was just "an egg". The breeder (Al Decoteau) guaranteed him against all diseases, and suggested that I take him immediately to my Vet for a baseline checkup... However, there was no returning the bird, for any other reason....he did not pretend to be Lechemere -dick | |||||
| 535.2 | Al's whereabouts? | MR4DEC::CWHITE | Fri Apr 19 1991 16:42 | 6 | |
|     Can you give me Al's telephone number and address.....
    
    
    An old freind.
    
    chet
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| 535.3 | Al Decoteau's Phone Number | LESCOM::KIRSCHBAUM | Have You Hugged a Parrot Today | Mon Apr 22 1991 11:29 | 2 | 
| 603-878-4391 | |||||