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system: You are George Destaffan, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Kathy Johnson about "I HAVE A WEB SITE!".

They wrote:
KJ> I'm proud to announce the grand opening of my very own World Wide Web
KJ> home page! My husband put a lot of work into it, and will be putting
KJ> more in as we refine and perfect it. But it's WAY cool!

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assistant: Okay, here I said it. What is the WWW page? I haven't learned to download
files from my BBS yet (boo, hiss, boo, hiss) so what is the page for. Is it a
advertisment tool? And I would assume, that you need internet access? I've
seen someone else mention this here. How about a little info on the subject,
and it's benefits on having one. A WWW page that is! :) Thanks, George
system: You are Fran Warwick, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Susan Walker about "NEW BABY  :)".

They wrote:
SW> This is absolutley the sweetest bird I have ever seen!  He paces across
SW> front of his cage when I come in, waiting to be picked up.  And last
SW> fell asleep with  me on the couch  :)
SW> I think I did quite well  :)

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assistant: Susan,
night
May I make a suggestion here. I don't know what your schedule is, or the
amount of time that you will be able to spend with you bird. What works for
me
is to get them adjusted to a schedule that is not totally dependant on them
having time with me.
These little critters do get terrible dependant on us and get very upset when
we let them down.
...
system: You are Polly Goldman, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Kathy Johnson about "FORMULA WARMING".

They wrote:
KJ> Whats the highest temp that kind of thermometer reaches? The one I
KJ>
> Mine reads from -58F to 302F.  They are available in narrower
> temperature ranges, too.  It reads in tenths of a degree, and is pretty
> fast at changing up and down.  No need to reset under cold water.
>
KJ> I just bought one tonight...a Taylor instant read digital thermometer
KJ> from Lechters. It's blue plastic around the electronics on top, with a
KJ> long steel pointed rod. There was another one there I liked more;
KJ> looked like a larger $25 version of the fever thermometer, but read up
KJ> to higher temps. But it took 15 seconds to reset after taking a
KJ> reading and locking at that temp, and I didn't like that option. So I
KJ> got the other one. I'll try it tonight at the bedtime feeding and
KJ> report back. Thanks for the tip!

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assistant: Kathy Johnson said to Kathy Johnson:
Are you talking to yourself again?  ;)
system: You are Traffic V. 1.15, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Traffic Report".

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assistant: *********************************************************************
*             Birdsoft Poster Record for Area: PARROTS              *
*         Messages received by BirdSoft Online (1:135/907)          *
*               Sat, Oct 14, 1995 - Fri, Oct 20, 1995               *
*********************************************************************
     Posts                Name           Average Size      Address
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   9                       KATHY JOHNSON      1251       1:2410/400
   7                        Fran Warwick       914       1:382/92.5
   6                      Bennett Hendry      2133       1:104/28.0
   4                       Barbara Boden       832       1:3658/3
   3                    George Destaffan       768       1:2608/5.0
   3                       Ellen Kessler       682       1:104/234
   2                      Millie Warwick      2816       1:170/600.5
   2                  Richard Szajkowski      1024       1:259/714.1
   2                           Tom Weiss       640       1:239/1004
   2                       David Emanuel       512       1:170/901
   2                         JOHN SIELKE      1408       1:266/76
   1                    Thomas Kowalchuk       512       1:340/2
   1                     Stephanie Young       768       1:147/76
   1                     TRAFFIC v. 1.15      2560       1:135/907
   1                      Daniel Delgado       768       1:135/68
   1                        Patty Morris      1024       1:380/25
   1                      Robert Kennedy      1024       1:104/234
   1                    Julie Keppelmann       512       1:104/234
   1                        Susan Walker       512
     Total = 50   by 19 authors.
system: You are Cherane Trajere, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "BIRDS IN VETS OFFICES".

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assistant: Do you think a bird at a vets office can pass off viruses and
bacteria that
comes through the vets door from other sick birds?  Like typhoid
Mary?
How about finches, love birds, tiels, keets.  Greenwing....Cockatoo?
I don't like  birds in vets office as pets.. I dont' like them in there
for boarding either.
Anyone else have a research about this or experience?
I have in the past got very nervous about keets, finches, love birds
and the likes in vets office up at the desk.
Would others please do some research to see if I have a valid reason
for my fear of these birds in vets offices?
My vets don't have these birds....Matter of a fact, Dr. Ritchie has
a cat for his pet.......
Cherane, CAS
system: You are Cherane Trajere, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Richard Szajkowski about "STORIES/INFO".

They wrote:
RS>
RS>Remember if you have any GIFs,JPG's of your bird that you would like to
RS>the web (or a good shot of your bird doiung something 'crazy' then pls let
RS>know where I can pick up the file and I shall add it to the home page !)

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assistant: see on
me
I have made a bmp for my wallpaper of my Hyacinthe. SHe is just looking
pretty for a pose.  How do I do this conversion or upload?
THanks, CHerane.....
system: You are Fran Warwick, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Ellen Kessler about "BABY UPDATE".

They wrote:
> If the sexing tests come back the way I hope, I'm considering
> the "monster baby" as a potential mate for Kirsche. She's not too
EK> ....ummmm, but wouldn't that be line breeding since Kirsche is "his"
EK> sister?

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assistant: Line breeding is usually father to daughter...mother to son.
...
system: You are John Pummill, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Cherane Trajere about "STORIES/INFO".

They wrote:
CT> I have made a bmp for my wallpaper of my Hyacinthe. SHe is
CT> just looking
CT> pretty for a pose.  How do I do this conversion or upload?
CT>  � KingQWK 1.05 � Heavenly Aviary  407-234-4486  Hyacinthe
CT> Greenwings

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assistant: Grrrr !!! Beautiful bird.
 Talk to me. I have a 13 year old Greenwing that came here a couple of months
ago. As near as we can tell the bird has lived its life in a room by its
self, made to be quiet and not play. He (not sure, real small for a male but
they said it was a male) just sits there... to the right of his cage door.
Chews the hell out of the wood toys but will not play. Moody bird, sometimes
lets you get him out of the cage, other times he moves to the edge of the
pirch and backs away. We have managed to pet the top of his beak four or five
times and then he shows some beak... We have been told over and over that
another bird would help. We now have a 17 week old blue and gold who is a
sweet, adorable bird. The Greenwing watches with interest as he plays both
with us and toys. Major problem is if the blue and gold gets on the green
wing's cage he will snap at him. (inside or out, we have alternated them
inside the big cage where the greenwing lives in HOPE that he will see Rowdy
play and start playing) Now I am worried that he will attack the blue and
gold. I hate to say it but if we cannot get him to work and play well with
others we may have to trade him for a more friendly bird. The kids (6 and 8)
do understand to leave him alone (fear of missing fingers, he WILL snap) but
they can play with the blue and gold. (who gets jealous if anyone plays with
the greewing, the dogs, toys, etc. in front of him)
 Any suggestions ?? This poor guy seems to have been badly neglected. When we
got him he was under weight and his color was dull. After a couple of weeks
of fruits, veggies, and good parrot food he put on weight and the color came
back beautifully. He will play peek-a-boo and holler if we leave the room but
will not talk if we are in there. He has said "hello" a couple of times when
he was in the room by his self.
 Sorry to ramble but I have a beautiful bird who is irregularly anti-social.
system: You are Ellen Kessler, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Tom Weiss about "BREEDING QUESTION PAIRING".

They wrote:
> Question:  Is a male like a drunken sailor when put with a lone
> female of the same species? Or is he generally a picky male that
> needs to find a compatible female.
>
> Motive:  I have a pair of AG's where the female is a good egg layer,
> but the male appears to not be mating her.  I am *thinking* of
> swapping him depending upon obtaining believable data (opinions
> count!) on this issue.

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assistant: Some female birds can act like drunken sailors too if they've been without
male companionship for too long!
Then again, there's always incompatibility no matter how hard you try! My
Goffin's cockatoo male is working on his second mate and they're incompatible
as night and day.. Same with the first one (who was returned to her real home
after three months of trying....)
I also have a pair of Greys I think are incompatible, but I have to be sure
of that by putting up the nestbox.
My spectacled amazon pair tolerate each other. They've been together for
nearly three years and rarely sit on the same perch, much less explore the
nestbox. Actually he chases her into the box when he's annoyed with her.
Fortunately they've never hurt each other.
And I have numerous cockatiels who just won't mate with anyone. Period.
On the flip side of the coin, I have quite a few "drunken sailor" types.....
system: You are David Cohen, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Stolen Birds in Middle GA".

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assistant: Hello All
 Just a quick note, one of our local pet shops was broken into last week
and the dirt bags took a bunch of birds. They broke out a window and
stole the birds, one of the birds got in a good bite though as there
were blood stains left behind.
Stolen were
Cage
2 Grays
several sun conures
and I am not sure about the rest.
Later David "Chris" Cohen and "BeBe the spoiled Blue Front"
system: You are Barbara Boden, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Re(2): FEET/conference".

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assistant: I'm REALLY sorry to hear your group is dropping Parrots--is there any
other bbs in your area that you might try calling? Perhaps a different
board might carry this echo for you. Find a Fido bbs list for your local
area code, and call a couple of the listed boards. If you find one you
like, ask the sysop if he/she will pick up the Parrot Echo for you--most
sysops are glad to oblige users in that respect. I hope you can find
another source for Parrots soon! If I can help, let me know.
--Kathy
If we lose this conference (along with 20 other Fido conferences) it is due
to $$ and general expenses .
These conferences are gatewayed from another bbs to ours and the Admins there
had agreed to up the cost.
Here in Bermuda, telecommunication is not cheap. Our user group BerMUG, has
severalinternational links and since many of our members have been utilizing
Internet (which is relatively new to our island) the interest seems to have
decreased in the Fido conferences temporarily.
However-- Due to the impersonality of it- I think interest in the fido
conferences may regenerate if given the time. Our group is hoping they will
reconsider and lower the cost!
Thank you for your offer of help
system: You are Cherane Trajere, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Tom Weiss about "BREEDING QUESTION PAIRING".

They wrote:
TW>
TW>Motive:  I have a pair of AG's where the female is a good egg layer, but
TW>male appears to not be mating her.  I am *thinking* of swapping him
TW>upon obtaining believable data (opinions count!) on this issue.
TW>
TW>Your opinion/fact:?
TW>
TW>===
TW> * Freddie 1.2.5 *
TW>
TW>--- DB B2300sl/002493
TW> * Origin: Wolverine (1:239/1004)

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assistant: the
depending
I have a pair of six years old Congo Greys since they were
three days of age.  Both are my pets. (were)
THey are female and male (by chance) so thus they have been together since
they were months of age.  THey are devoted to one another, plus great
talkers, singers.  I cannot hold, play or touch either of them now for
they truely are bonded to one another.  But, Nyagha gives me infertile
eggs all the time.  I do believe it takes the male to be at least seven
years of age for I had Kunta scoped....he is inmature...still.
December the 19, he'll be six.....
Cherane, CAS
system: You are Cherane Trajere, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Kathy Johnson about "PDS, IMMUNE SYS".

They wrote:
KJ>>        You had asked about immune system boosters.  I have a wonderful
KJ>>who does homeopathy in addition to western medicine.  He "prescribes" the
KJ>>supplements I use.  One is an herb called Echinacea.  It has been widely
KJ>>used as a general immune system booster.
KJ>

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assistant: vet
Be sure you only use this herb for ten days only as it will effect
the liver.  I use this with shitake, for ten days on and twenty days
off every other month.  I am told by my nutritionist I can use
it ten days each month.
I take this with golden seal....and Una de gota.  for my Immune
System.
I'm hoping I have some success with my own health as I have been
with my feathered kids.
Cherane, CAS
system: You are Ellen Kessler, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Kathy Johnson about "I HAVE A WEB SITE!".

They wrote:
> NOW, to make this on-topic, there are TONS of WWW pages that are
> bird
> related out on the web. Many of the existing web pages have some
> great
> photos, and/or information relating to care, species or health. And
> there are more "birdy" web pages popping up literally every day.
>
> I hope this answers your questions!

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assistant: I wanted to add that you need to have at least a 9600 speed modem otherwise
it'll take a year and a day to download anything. That's why I haven't
explored the WWW pages yet; I still (gulp) have a 2400 modem. (But Christmas
is coming, folks!)
system: You are Bob Bradshaw, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Hello From The Tarheel State".

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assistant: I've been out of work for a little over a year now due to a blown-out knee
and i have enjoyed getting in here to read all of your messages about your
birds. I got my first Goffen Cockatoo this past summer threw a lady friend
who breeds all kinds of birds --- she had wanted one of my German Sheperd
pups cause of the blood line i'm breeding.  --- any how she got her pup and i
got my buddy ----His name is Oscar and he's 8 years old ---- I haven't had
him for long but i believe we have become close friends cause when ever i
ive
the room he raise's cane tell i come back to get him !  what i need to know
is that since i have gotten him i have been given two more parrots a mini
macaw who is just as sweet as Oscar and a Red Lord Amazon who is as mean as a
snake but has become pals with my 12 year old daughter which i think is great
for the both of them ---- my problem is this ---- Flash (red-lord) tries to
dive bomb me every time i get close to eather his cage or my daughter and he
has drawen blood more then i care to say <G>. the only way i can handle him
s
with gloves and i hate to use them ---- he gets to shaking real bad as soon
s
he see's the gloves ---- i have talk to the ex-owner who was told not to let
to many people handle him and so he didn't and the only time he did was when
he took him to get his beak trimed as well as wings cliped --- so the bird
as
not been worked with much at all by the way Flash is about 5 or 6 years old.
will i ever be able to handel him with out useing the gloves ???? we have had
him for about 2 months now and so far no ground has been broken between us.
how can i gain his confidence --- i'm trying every thing i can think of !!!!!
One more thing is there any chance i can put the Mini Macaw <Mini> and Oscar
in the same cage with out worrying about them killing each other. Thanks for
hearing me out ------- take care ----- Billy-Bob
                                      /s
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system: You are Dan Folk, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Cherane Trajere about "BIRDS IN VETS OFFICES".

They wrote:
->AREA:PARROTS
->Do you think a bird at a vets office can pass off viruses and
->bacteria that
->comes through the vets door from other sick birds?  Like typhoid
->Mary?

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assistant: While *most* avian disease causing organisms aren't transmitted simply
via airborne means, it has been proven that the PBFD agent can be recovered
from the dander and "powder" of infected birds, especially those such as
cockatoos that produce more feather dust.
The brighter side, however, is that mature birds don't seem to be infected
by exposure to the PBFD virus... whereas babies with lymph systems that
are not yet completely developed are indeed at a risk.
At any rate, I'd make every effort to board a pet bird at someplace other
than a vet's office, unless you've seen the boarding facilities and feel
assured that "healthy" boarders are isolated from patients... and that
the staff is trained in preventing human-vector contamination.
Unfortunately, I've seen far too many facilities where neither of the
above practices are up to my standards. <G>
-Dan-
system: You are David Emanuel, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Cherane Trajere about "Re: Birds In Vets Offices".

They wrote:
CT> Do you think a bird at a vets office can pass off viruses and
CT> bacteria that
CT> comes through the vets door from other sick birds?  Like typhoid
CT> Mary?
CT> I don't like  birds in vets office as pets.. I dont' like them in
CT> there for boarding either.
CT> I have in the past got very nervous about keets, finches, love birds
CT> and the likes in vets office up at the desk.
CT>
CT> My vets don't have these birds....Matter of a fact, Dr. Ritchie has
CT> a cat for his pet.......

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assistant: Cherane TrajereF@ SCREAMED TO @TCherane Trajere  @->---
Doubtful, unless the disease can be caught just by being in the room with it.
I don't think that I can get AIDS from sitting next to a person with it, and
I don't think that my bird can get any bacteria from a bird sitting in a cage
in a vets' office.
I see no reason not to have birds in a doctors office as a pet, it will get
alot of attention, the cage will be kept clean, and the moment the bird shows
signs of illness, the doctor can check the bird out. As for boarding, that
as
to be the safest place to put a bird, they sanatize the cages there if the
doctor has a large amount of avian patients, you don't even have to bring
in your cage for the bird. If the doctor hsa no bird cages, then you can
bring your cage in so that your bird never leaves it's own cage. I've had to
take my bird to the vet and board it there before, it's not something I like
but I've never had her get ill from visiting the doctor.
I wouldn't be so paranoid. I mean, as long as the birds are in the lobby
and not in the operating room, there shouldn't be a problem. I mean, they let
people come into the lobby and we have bacteria crawling all over us, why
should a bird be a problem?
Is the cat allowed to roam around the front of the doctors ofice?
RAvER
... 2QT2BSTR8
 � Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] �
system: You are Dennis Lafontaine, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Cherane Trajere about "BIRDS IN VETS OFFICES".

They wrote:
CT> Do you think a bird at a vets office can pass off viruses and
CT> bacteria that
CT> comes through the vets door from other sick birds?  Like typhoid
CT> Mary?

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assistant: In a message of 22 Oct 95  05:47:20, Cherane Trajere wrote:
This is the 4th time I have seen this message...
system: You are Joseph W. Mack, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Parrots message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Kathy Johnson about "I HAVE A WEB SITE!".

They wrote:
KJ> NOW, to make this on-topic, there are TONS of WWW pages that
KJ> are bird related out on the web. Many of the existing web
KJ> pages have some great photos, and/or information relating to
KJ> care, species or health. And there are more "birdy" web
KJ> pages popping up literally every day.

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assistant: Kathy Johnson wrote in a message to George Destaffan:
I saw a few of the connections that were available from Richard's web page.
But, would you be able to post the http://www's for a few of the ones you
found that were interesting/informative/helpful/fun?
Peace
 Fr. Joe and the Flock