when Berries are imported from Asia is there any way to tell how old the birds are?
how do they actually catch them in Asia?
are any of them tested for disease? or is it survival of the fitest?
when they are imported from Asia what is the process? do they come by plane or boat? are they in cages or boxes?
Strawberry Finch breeding program
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Re: Strawberry Finch breeding program
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Re: Strawberry Finch breeding program
As I said in another thread, the bird import business is cloaked in secrecy. It is difficult to find out any information, but some things can be guessed.
With imported birds, it is impossible to tell the age. You can look at the feet and legs--very old birds can have scaly-looking legs and feet. (Think wrinkles on us.
) The birds I have received so far do not have old-looking legs and feet. This tells me that are probably not old, but it doesn't tell me if they are still of breeding age. Only setting them up for breeding will tell you that.
I saw a video on catching African Greys in the wild, and I am assuming it is the same with all bird species--they are netted, then removed to small cages, to be transported to whoever buys them to have them shipped out.
I hope everyone realizes that this is an exceptional opportunity. Strawberries have not been imported in years and years, except for a very few small numbers that came from Puerto Rico or from European and Canadian breeders.
While in quarantine, I don't believe any of the finches are tested for disease. They may be given a few antiobiotics, I've never been able to find out. And yes, unfortunately, it is survival of the fittest. If they make it through quarantine in good shape, they are probably pretty darn healthy.
I have no idea of the process of how they get from point A to point B. From bits and pieces I have gotten from Africa, they are usually flown to a central port to be exported, and I assume they are flown then to the quarantine stations. The longer they stay in transit, the more likely they are to fall ill, so I would think the exporters/importers would want to move them along as quickly as possible.
With imported birds, it is impossible to tell the age. You can look at the feet and legs--very old birds can have scaly-looking legs and feet. (Think wrinkles on us.
) The birds I have received so far do not have old-looking legs and feet. This tells me that are probably not old, but it doesn't tell me if they are still of breeding age. Only setting them up for breeding will tell you that.I saw a video on catching African Greys in the wild, and I am assuming it is the same with all bird species--they are netted, then removed to small cages, to be transported to whoever buys them to have them shipped out.
I hope everyone realizes that this is an exceptional opportunity. Strawberries have not been imported in years and years, except for a very few small numbers that came from Puerto Rico or from European and Canadian breeders.
While in quarantine, I don't believe any of the finches are tested for disease. They may be given a few antiobiotics, I've never been able to find out. And yes, unfortunately, it is survival of the fittest. If they make it through quarantine in good shape, they are probably pretty darn healthy.
I have no idea of the process of how they get from point A to point B. From bits and pieces I have gotten from Africa, they are usually flown to a central port to be exported, and I assume they are flown then to the quarantine stations. The longer they stay in transit, the more likely they are to fall ill, so I would think the exporters/importers would want to move them along as quickly as possible.