I bought a parakeet for my daughter, it had seizures and died two days later. We took it back to Magnolia, they said that it was a genetic disorder(bad breeding practices?). So we got another bird, as we were leaving I noticed that its wing was shaking. The wings were just clipped and they said that was why. Well, the bird almost always had that one wing shaking, it was extremely nervous all the time even though we kept the back of the cage covered and played music, etc. to try to keep him calm. One day when the play top was open 6 weeks after we got him, he jumped down and went and hid for about an hour. We had to fish him out from under our kids bed. After he would not let us hold him and we left him alone for a day. When we took him out again we could see some feathers had fallen or been plucked out. He died during the night. I had a parakeet as a child and other birds since, and I always thought this bird was too nervous and just ""off"". I went to SanDimas feed and grain and bought another parakeet, this one does not shake at all or have seizures. I don't know what they are doing at Magnolia bird farm, but it is not good if they are breeding neurological disorders and bad tempers into their birds.
Pros: Large selection, good prices
Cons: Sick Birds
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