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Taking Truman to Bird Store and 25lb Bag of Pellets

Postby Michael » Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:04 pm

Taking Truman to Bird Store and 25lb Bag of Pellets

This is about the trip I made to the bird store Sunday, how I had Truman out in the store, and then about why I bought a 25lb bag of pellets. Pictures and video included.
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Re: Taking Truman to Bird Store and 25lb Bag of Pellets

Postby Shonta » Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:46 pm

You're lucky you have a parrot store. The San Francisco Bay area is pathetic with finding a large volume of toys, playgrounds, etc. Luckily there are a couple of large bird fairs a year where you can get a decent selection.
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Re: Taking Truman to Bird Store and 25lb Bag of Pellets

Postby ginger » Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:13 am

I agree with Shonta. There are only a couple of bird stores around here, and none of them are very good. I go to the birdmarts to get some things that I can't find anywhere else. I don't like Petsmart or Petco as far as selection of Parrot toys and equipment. Besides, it just kills me to go in there and see the poor birds they have that are kept in isolation. So sad.

Michael, I absolutely love this video and the article. I never would've thought about the immune building experience. Now that you brought it to my attention, it really makes perfect sense.

Seeing that baby Grey reminded me of when Ozzy was a couple months old. All parrots are so cute when they're babies. I love to watch them as they drink in the world around them. They sure do soak it up.

Thanks again for your videos. I don't know how you do it. I know it takes time to make them, edit them, and post them. And that doesn't even count the time to write up the editorials.

BTW, who's your camera man? Pretty great to have somebody available to go on outings with you to film the progress of your birds. Whoever it is does a great job.
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Re: Taking Truman to Bird Store and 25lb Bag of Pellets

Postby Rrrma » Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:10 am

I am totally jealous of people with good petshops! All we have is a small Petsmart. If I drive for an hour I get to a small petshop that carries about 5 birds at a time. I could drive for the 3 hours to the only Parrot shop in the state, but I'd rather order from their online store lol!
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Re: Taking Truman to Bird Store and 25lb Bag of Pellets

Postby Shonta » Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:00 pm

It truly is pathetic Ginger. I really can't go into a Petco or Petsmart type of place. The conditions those birds are in is dismal at best. Breaks my heart. I wish I could rescue them all! The clerks don't know sh*t about proper bird care and they could care less. I think like adopting a kid it should be the same way with birds or any animal. Be committed and learn the right way for the poor thing that you are bringing home, especially birds who can live so long! We have an organization in N. Cali called Micaboo bird rescue. They have a website of birds that they've rescued. Some have such sad stories from people who didn't know what they were getting in to.
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Re: Taking Truman to Bird Store and 25lb Bag of Pellets

Postby Nathaniel » Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:29 pm

I acually have a good petsmart, all the employees have pets and are knowledgable about them, the fish and birds and rodents are kept in good condition and it is a very clean diesease free enviorment. So.....
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Re: Taking Truman to Bird Store and 25lb Bag of Pellets

Postby Rrrma » Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:30 pm

Yeah ours is pretty awesome on cleanliness and knowledge... it's just the lack of products that suck.
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Re: Taking Truman to Bird Store and 25lb Bag of Pellets

Postby Nathaniel » Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:59 pm

I have two of them on the same plaza, so one usually has no animals but a huge selection of products and the other has an entire wall of fish( :D ), large adoption centers for dogs and cats, and a huge thing of birds, reptiles and rodents. All the birds are fairly socialized(I can hold almost any of them with no bites), the fish are all healthy, and so on, so on. I am pretty satisfied with my petsmarts.
In fact I was suprized to hear so many complaints about other ones.
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Re: Taking Truman to Bird Store and 25lb Bag of Pellets

Postby Rrrma » Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:13 am

Jealous!

I think it is probably because of where they are located.

You know I hear people complain about Walmart all the time, but ours is always clean and nice and well stocked and the people are friendly and... I really think it has to do with where you live.
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Re: Taking Truman to Bird Store and 25lb Bag of Pellets

Postby Nathaniel » Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:28 pm

Yeah. Our wal-mart has a subway and a mcdonalds right next to each other :lol:
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