http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/ An open discussion forum for avicultural topics Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:53:39 GMT sonoranaturalist@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8217 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8217 Hello Myles, do we have proceedings from the 2007 ISBBC Symposium? I thought they were near completion last year. Thanx, Luke ... From: Myles Lamont Sent: Nov Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:46:48 GMT sonoranaturalist@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8216 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8216 I have kept starlings as pets for years but where are Grackels kept as "pet birds"?? Where was this video taken? Luke ... From: EVELYN REIS Sent: Nov 10, 2009 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:26:05 GMT EVELYN REIS http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8215 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8215   ...   If you can provide examples of those behaviors in pet birds with which you are acquainted, please forward them to either Dr. Weldon at Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:26:27 GMT Bill aka Snakeman http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8214 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8214 They have been doing AI on various species of cranes for years, especially at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:19:29 GMT elden gabayoyo http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8213 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8213 Hi Myles and All, Thank you for the great information abou AI. Am planning to do AI to mostly  psittacine species like Black cockatoo's, and amazon's, and Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:15:16 GMT Myles Lamont http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8212 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8212 Hi Elden, What species are you contemplating using AI on? As mentioned by others it has been done on a few species of birds, but in addition to those mentioned Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:04:05 GMT Avian Resources http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8211 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8211 ... Artificial Insemination is not unusual in the show Budgie world. The process is fairly simple and there are many articles on the Internet about it. It Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:34:40 GMT Boritt, Dan http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8210 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8210 AI is commonly practiced with many species of crane, whooping, Stanley, white-naped, red-crowned and many more I'm sure I'm forgetting. Dan Boritt Biologist Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:51:18 GMT miguel_alambre@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8209 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8209 Hi Elden, it has been done with great success with raptors, from falcons to eagles, either voluntarily or "forced". Once you get the basics it's "pretty" Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:47:50 GMT mr2can@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8208 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8208 In a message dated 11/8/2009 7:50:54 AM Pacific Standard Time, genus_amazona@... writes: some experiments being done in the psittacine taxa and am Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:50:38 GMT Dave Longo http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8207 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8207 Hello Elden, to the best of my knowledge, this technology still remains within the poultry industry. There is rumour of some experiments being done in the Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:13:51 GMT elden gabayoyo http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8206 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8206 Hi All, Just wanna ask if anybody in the group doing artificial Insemination for birds, and some advice on this procedure. thinking in advace elden Jurong Bird Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:30:30 GMT Karl Lieberman http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8205 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8205 Now that's why you get the big bucks!  I never thought about that.  What an awesome point.  I have always been careful with corn but just didn't think about Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:28:10 GMT Karl Lieberman http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8204 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8204 Good ones!  Large bamboo windchimes are excellent hornbill toys.  Great for displacement aggression.  I always replaced strings with leather straps before Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:46:56 GMT BeaksBirdhouse@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8203 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8203 Hi all, Karl's ideas are good but I would suggest avoiding peanut butter, especially organic. When no fungicide is used, it can be high in Aspergillus which