Originally posted by zanzanfergie


And chances are if a person is selling a bird for a very low, not discount but absolute bargain price (ie $30 for a cockatiel) then they're probably less concerned with the health and happiness of the birds they sell than the amount. Kind of the equivalent of a puppy mill.
I don't mean to speak for Popcornbird and Jessica, but in their defence I don't think they were talking about price in terms defining an animal's worth...more about looking very carefully at 'bargains' where animals are concerned.
You can't be too careful when you don't want to keep profit breeders in business. I think they were just pointing out that it's a characteristic of these kind of breeders to sell for a very low price.
Yes, and I agree with that...and I know some people in here were saying that, but it seemed that others were just a bit confused...

Oh, and I really like birds too. I think they'd be awesome to have for a pet. I've never been allowed to have any other animal besides dogs (and a few fish many years ago) though. I'm definitely a dog person though!