what do you have in mind? a mountain lion? or a few coyotes? a wolf perhaps? I think anything that would consider my cats a good breakfast would love to finish the day with a chicken dinner. so the seramas would still not be safe. LOL!
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OH Batflower your to sharp and such a spoiler. Hmmm I'll come up with a plan. Let me see...Thinking, thinking, T H I N K I N G, OK!!! I've got it now. Your right Seramas just won't work for you. You Win. HMMMmmmm...Just maybe...NO. :o(
You could send about 50lbs of tuna so the cat would get too fat to hunt...
Well, Serama are really pets--not poultry--and as such should be kept in the house in a nice roomy cage--with occasional outings...So predators, even cats, shouldn't be a problem.....la...la...la....
See Batflower, my friends have solved the problem. Now what do you have to say about that. Seramas anyone??? I know your thinking, come on you know you want two of them!!! Right. AWWWWwww..LOL Haystack
You guys are a BIG problem. Twice now I've seen free bird cages offered, but didn't think I needed pet birds. These were very nice cages, cockatoo/macaw sized, and I almost took one for raising bottle kittens, but since I'm trying not to take any more cats.....
Perhaps I should re-think....
so it seems importing eggs is not that difficult at all :-) here is the procedure I was told about:
"Hey batflower I have imported eggs from the states before and all you need to do if find a private breeder. I have never paid for any paperwork. The private breeder should be NPIP certified and being certified they already have those papers and just need a copy to put on the outside of the box. Then they need a form which they can get from their post office. It is a United States Postal Service Customs Declaration form. It is very simple. The most I have ever paid is $60.00 total which you can easily pay for just one bird. But I like the fun of trying to hatch They have even provided me with tracking nos so you can find out wherabouts they are.. Mine usually arrive in about 6 or 7 days. Hope this helps"
so my question....whats a NPIP certification????
I would have jumped on those cages. Too good to pass up. You could always use them for something.
Batflower, you're changing the subject, Seramas, remember.
lol, yes Seramas, You win, you win!! I could keep them in a cage in the house. Got chickens everywhere else so why not right? You get them past the boarder, to my door and I'll find them a nice comfy indoor cage. LOL
NPIP (National Poultry Improvement Plan) is a certification process required for the shipping of eggs in the USA and most Countrys.
so anyone that sells eggs on a regular basis should have this? So, if I do a web search for maran eggs, any one I find who ships eggs should be able to send them to me? That should make my search for a good strain of dark egg laying marans a lot easier! awesome :-)
Batflower: Not anyone who sells eggs will be NPIP Certified at all, but those who ship fertile eggs or chickens will be Certified. Here is an email address for a personal friend of mine who not only will help you out but she is as honest as they come. "Marans@littlepeddler.com...I hope you will contact her, her name is Brenda Little and I will tell her I gave you her email address. Goodluck and your a great sport. Hay
Thank you Hay!
Cajun wrote;"I would have jumped on those cages. Too good to pass up. You could always use them for something"
I had first dibs, but they went to a parrot rescue, who truly needed them, where I would have just been storing them until needed. Seemed they should be put to use....
That was good thinking. You are a kind person.
*G* Well, thank you, but maybe not so much. There was sort of a network of private rescues that would work to get animals into the best place. If someone called me with a litter of puppies, I could take them, knowing that the group who specialized in them would pick them up as soon as they had a spot, and I'd take cats/kittens that came to them. I've done it enough that I try to see who will get the best use out of "donations". It comes back, when they got several large dog crates, they called me. These are perfect for a feral Momcat with a litter of kittens :)
Still, since I'm not in the "business" anymore, maybe I could keep one, now....
Rescuing is rewarding but very expensive. We had 13 horses at one time. One very elderly, neglected mare spent her last 2 years with us. We could not "fix" her but we gave her a very good life in her time with us. She gave us so much more. When we could no longer keep her comfortable, we let her go from this life with dignity. I still miss her so very much but I can look at pictures of her now. We have been able to rehome 2 of them and we have 4 more to rehome. Please say a prayer for us. It is difficult to move them at this time of year and with such a bad economy.
I miss you Gin Gin.
Ain't it the truth :(. And you chose the most expensive critter....At least the rescue cows I have don't need the quality of hay needed for horses, and seem to leave the toxic plants alone. I wish I could help with the ones who need homes, I have the space, but not proper shelter, but I working on it.
I wish you the very best outcome, and will put in a plea with the Adoption Fairy (who supplies the very best of ForeverHomes).
And yes, there are some long gone who remain firmly in control of my heart.
Hay is a problem.
Not really--he is very nice most of the time:0)
We all have our moments, I suppose. LOL He is the best. Always helpful and full of good humor.