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Old 11-01-2008, 05:01 PM
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i agree with saxon,the bills have definately been clipped,which i find horrendous,there name hornbill(with no bill springs to mind)
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Old 16-01-2008, 01:16 PM
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The Hornbill beaks remind me, somewhat, of the beaks I saw in rescue battery hens I had. Might it be they had their beaks 'cut' to prevent damage to the people who were dealing with them or other birds in a collection???
It doesn't look like normal damage. It definitely looks like 'man made' damage.

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i agree with saxon,the bills have definately been clipped,which i find horrendous,there name hornbill(with no bill springs to mind)
sorry anne, but you happen to be wrong.

i see no reason why i should discuss this with you, as you are not interested in buying them, but yes, there is a reason for the damage

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Old 16-01-2008, 01:34 PM
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Nerys those animals are beautiful and im very jealous of you
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Old 16-01-2008, 01:50 PM
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thank you elle...

i do have some pics of the lemurs to go on also.. tho no doubt someone will use them to have a dig..

still it would be a shame not to let you guys see them..

good job i have a thick skin..



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Nerys those animals are beautiful and im very jealous of you

i completely agree!!!! I think its great you show us all your pics of your animals- we can enjoy looking at them without the urge to go out and get one like alot of people do!!
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Please don't stop posting them - I love to see them.

Although.................they do make me want one!!
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Old 16-01-2008, 02:12 PM
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oh, and seeing as Ann wants to try and add to the slurring going on, i might as well answer her here, instead of on the marmoset thread

incidently ann, your post on this thread "they have definitley been clipped" we will be showing to our client to see how they wish to proceed, not sure if thats libel, slander or deformation of character, no doubt you will be informed

your other post, in case you forget what you said...

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yous do advertise a pair of hornbills(with half bills) which is obviously manmade,also not close rung,no one answered my thread about that
Hornbills and close ringing.

no. they don't have to be, is the answer in a nutshell..

moreover.. a short bit of research into this species will tell you the following..

hornbills nest in "holes" which they block up the entrance of. the young only come out once they are fully grown.

by this time you CANNOT close ring them, as the foot is fully formed, and the foot bones no longer flexible enough to get the ring on. when they are close ringed as babies, its done before the foot bones have hardened up.. the whole purpose of a close ring being that it cannot come back off over the foot.

you can either split ring them, or microchip them (or close ring if you break into the nest of course) but you do not actually NEED to do any of the above for hornbills held in private collections

and before someone *** says *** i have never kept them, and why should i talk about them... no i have not kept them.. but the keepers at places like birdworld, not to mention 2-3 other clients we have who have experience of keeping them.. are always on hand to answer questions for us... (ps. thanks dave, and hope the cough clears up soon)

one is not born with the sum total of the knowledge we need in our brains... one learns as one matures... well.. some of us do...

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i think its great that Nerys has so much knowledge about reps and other animals, i love the fact that Nerys Shares her love and interest with all of us
i for one love reading up on the Nerys threads as they are very interesting and the women knows what she is talking about. i even like reading the little lines she adds under each pic lol
call me sad or a stalker i dont bloody care lol

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thank you elle...

i do have some pics of the lemurs to go on also.. tho no doubt someone will use them to have a dig..

still it would be a shame not to let you guys see them..

good job i have a thick skin..



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i would love to see them please. I think alot of jealousy arises on this forum due to what you do, you get to work with and visit some animals that people could and would never be able to own and that creates jealously. Me personally think the animals you have shown are beautiful and i would love to do what you and your partner do, and yes im maybe a wee bit green around the gills but admire you and rory (??? sorry if im wrong) and wouldnt post a smart ass comment because i think this. Just carry on what you do hun and let the jealous nasty comments go straight over you head. xxxxxx
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Old 16-01-2008, 02:51 PM
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very nice...
i like the tamanduas and the prehensile tail porcupines..WOW
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