The Complete Pet Bird Owner's HandbookCovers all aspects of pet bird ownership, including selection, nutrition, behavior, home physicals, emergency medical care, preventative medicine and much more. --Publisher. |
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... breeders that bred unhealthy , inferior stock , which may have lead people to think that all livestock sold in pet stores is inferior . With pet birds , this is not the case . Pet bird stores usually deal with small local breeders , and ...
... breeders that bred unhealthy , inferior stock , which may have lead people to think that all livestock sold in pet stores is inferior . With pet birds , this is not the case . Pet bird stores usually deal with small local breeders , and ...
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... breeder who wants to place a few birds in good homes . Some breeders may also offer older birds for sale from time to time . These are most likely breeder birds that are too old to produce chicks but are still good candidates for pet ...
... breeder who wants to place a few birds in good homes . Some breeders may also offer older birds for sale from time to time . These are most likely breeder birds that are too old to produce chicks but are still good candidates for pet ...
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... breeders turned their attention to other species . Wild - caught parrots still dominated the market , however . Between 1980 and 1992 , breeders began to produce more and more domestically raised birds for the pet trade . Although fewer ...
... breeders turned their attention to other species . Wild - caught parrots still dominated the market , however . Between 1980 and 1992 , breeders began to produce more and more domestically raised birds for the pet trade . Although fewer ...
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