I would like to second Claudia's statements here. Even faster than the big birds, little ones that lose weight quickly can slip into a dangerous state before it is obvious that they are even losing weight. Our hands are simply not sensitive enough to detect a five gram loss that could be fatal if not addressed immediately. CLAUDIA MELTEFF wrote: Just my $ .02 - but I think every bird caretaker should have a gram scale, especially those of you who foster Mickaboo birds. Often a bird will be on antibiotics and lose its appetite - as we know birds have high metabolisms and need to eat. If they don't they can rapidly lose weight and develop fatty liver problems (the liver's response to starvation). Often, too, birds experience stress from a recent change of home environments and don't eat well, which can result in the same compromised health. When I have a foster bird it is weighed every other day for the first month and then twice a month there after - the schedule I keep with my own birds. I have a Sterling scale and this is a great price. Please take advantage of this arrangement if you can. Thanks. SHAUNA HILL wrote: From: SHAUNA HILL To: General mickaboo discussion Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 17:02:22 -0700 Subject: [Mickaboo Discuss] Avian scales (getting ready to order soon) P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } I have only heard from a couple of people since I put the email out about this and I don't want keep them waiting any longer (thanks Frank and Skip). I'll hold this open till Sunday for anyone else who wants to email me that they want to go in on this. Then I'll get in touch with those who want to order so we can coordinate and put our order in with Sterling. - Shauna --------------------------------- Change is good. See what's different about Windows Live Hotmail. Check it out! _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list PERSONAL SETTINGS: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/discuss/ LIST ARCHIVE: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/discuss/ Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940_______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list PERSONAL SETTINGS: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/discuss/ LIST ARCHIVE: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/discuss/_______________________... Action mailing list Action@mickaboo.org https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/action

I've used a weight watchers digital scale ($40ish), a postal scale (about the same price) and a jewelry gram scale ($50-60). A "real bird" scale can run between $100 and $150, but for the smaller birds the small scales work fine. Laurie W. ----- Original Message ----- From: CLAUDIA MELTEFF To: discuss@mickaboo.org ; action@mickaboo.org Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 5:10 PM Subject: Fwd: [Mickaboo Discuss] Avian scales (getting ready to order soon) Just my $ .02 - but I think every bird caretaker should have a gram scale, especially those of you who foster Mickaboo birds. Often a bird will be on antibiotics and lose its appetite - as we know birds have high metabolisms and need to eat. If they don't they can rapidly lose weight and develop fatty liver problems (the liver's response to starvation). Often, too, birds experience stress from a recent change of home environments and don't eat well, which can result in the same compromised health. When I have a foster bird it is weighed every other day for the first month and then twice a month there after - the schedule I keep with my own birds. I have a Sterling scale and this is a great price. Please take advantage of this arrangement if you can. Thanks. SHAUNA HILL wrote: From: SHAUNA HILL To: General mickaboo discussion Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 17:02:22 -0700 Subject: [Mickaboo Discuss] Avian scales (getting ready to order soon) I have only heard from a couple of people since I put the email out about this and I don't want keep them waiting any longer (thanks Frank and Skip). I'll hold this open till Sunday for anyone else who wants to email me that they want to go in on this. Then I'll get in touch with those who want to order so we can coordinate and put our order in with Sterling. - Shauna ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Change is good. See what's different about Windows Live Hotmail. Check it out! _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list PERSONAL SETTINGS: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/discuss/ LIST ARCHIVE: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/discuss/ Claudia Melteff Amazon/Macaw Adoption Coordinator Mickaboo (650) 583-1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list PERSONAL SETTINGS: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/discuss/ LIST ARCHIVE: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/discuss/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list PERSONAL SETTINGS: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/discuss/ LIST ARCHIVE: https://mickaboo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/discuss/