Whether a bird is
purchased direct from a breeder or from a reputable dealer, it is important to
seek out an alert lively-looking specimen with clean, tight-feathered plumage. A
sick bird betrays its poor condition by squatting low on its peach, or hiding
in the cage corner with ruffled unkempt feathers, and is a bad buy no matter
how cheaply it is priced. This does not mean that it is necessary for every
would-be pet owner to pay top prices for prime show birds, which can change
hands among enthusiasts at prices up to $50 or more for a single budgie or
canary.
Yet another reason for
seeking out a breeder of the required type of birds is that very often healthy
specimens of excellent pedigree are marred, as show ring specimens, by a single
physical flaw. This means a failure to comply with the very exacting
specifications set down by show judges, which would be quite non-detectable to
the lay eye, and which indeed might aesthetically improve the appearance of
that particular individual. These birds are usually sold at what, in relation
to their blood lines, are really bargain prices.
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