Minzer84
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So, today Chase and I went to a parrot store in search of a parrotlet, so that we could actually meet one, see its size, etc, etc. Well, we went to a place in RI called Jungle Junction...apparently it is family owned. First of all, the lady had her 4 year old daughter running a muck through the store, eating pretzels and interrupting me every time I tried to talk. That's just kind of irritating and unprofessional, but not the end of the world. They had about 30 or so birds, not including the budgies, most of which consisted of smaller sized macaws, some Amazons, a a lot of conure-sized birds...NOT ONE cage in the entire store was labeled with what type of bird it contained, nor a price. That makes me think that they change the price depending on who you are. Not the way to run a business, and not having your birds labeled just makes you look stupid. Then one of the cages had these macaw looking birds with some red on their head (not sure what they were- no labels!!!! 
) and both were on the floor of the cage, one walking around and squawking while the other just laid there kind of on its side...either they didn't like their plastic perch, or one of them was dying. Not sure. They had 2 WB caiques, which I just love, and I was talking to one of them. She took it out of the cage and proceeded to cuddle it and kiss it all over, ignoring me and not even asking if I wanted to touch/hold/look at it. Not a good way to make money or act professional(not that I was planning on buying a bird there anyway). They also had a Hyacinth macaw in a sort of enclosure where it could be seen from all sides. The poor bird was plucked around its legs and chest, probably not very happy with its environment/enrichment. Oh, and this was great as well, they had the cages stacked three high, with the top level well above head/eye level...most of those cages contained Amazons!! Apparently these people have not ever heard of height dominance, and I think they're just asking for trouble, as most of their birds are not babies. Ok...I think that's my rant for now, sorry, but I had to get it out somewhere.
BTW, very cute parrotlet, tiny birds!! Chase is more excited than ever to meet Timothy now
) and both were on the floor of the cage, one walking around and squawking while the other just laid there kind of on its side...either they didn't like their plastic perch, or one of them was dying. Not sure. They had 2 WB caiques, which I just love, and I was talking to one of them. She took it out of the cage and proceeded to cuddle it and kiss it all over, ignoring me and not even asking if I wanted to touch/hold/look at it. Not a good way to make money or act professional(not that I was planning on buying a bird there anyway). They also had a Hyacinth macaw in a sort of enclosure where it could be seen from all sides. The poor bird was plucked around its legs and chest, probably not very happy with its environment/enrichment. Oh, and this was great as well, they had the cages stacked three high, with the top level well above head/eye level...most of those cages contained Amazons!! Apparently these people have not ever heard of height dominance, and I think they're just asking for trouble, as most of their birds are not babies. Ok...I think that's my rant for now, sorry, but I had to get it out somewhere. BTW, very cute parrotlet, tiny birds!! Chase is more excited than ever to meet Timothy now
