I put an ad on craigslist that I had two Italian designer handbags that I was willing to trade for one Rosy Bourkes Parakeet. A lady called me & said she had three of then & she didn't want the handbags; I could just have the birds! I noticed that she loved to garden, so next week i'm going to take her some nice things for her garden, as the Rosy Bourkes keets are pretty costly ($100.00 to $300.00 each). They are so beautiful! Just a vibrant rosy pink. Very healthy, friendly but not hand-tamed. Now I just have to come up with names for them.... I think one will be "Rouge", one will be "Blush" and I still don't have a third name yet.
You sure are getting good things lately... and for free. I've always been shy to use Craig's list since I hear all the horror stories. One day, I may just have to check it out.
How about "Rosie"? Kinda stays in the "pink" theme We used Craigslist to sell our pickup and it was great! Our little town has a similar web site thing called "Want Ads.com" and I've gotten some awesome deals off of that. I've also gotten rid of a lot of plants and met some really neat folks. But, then there's that Nice Gardener Type People thing again I'd like to see photos of the birds!
Cherylad, you just have to be smart when you buy, sell or trade on craigslist. I've been doing it for years never had a bad experience (knock on wood) & you would NOT believe the free & near-free things i've gotten. Believe it or not, I got an entire kitchen's worth of cabinets & countertops (which I sorely needed. Mine are original to the house; 1953 & just falling apart) from a model home for free! Model home had sold & contractor was doing an upgrade for the new owners. Not only were they free; the contractor & helpers even loaded it into my pick-up for me! My rules for buying, selling, trading & picking up free stuff: Unless the item is too big, I ALWAYS meet person in a public place, in the daytime. If item is too big I take hubby to pick it up or make sure hubby's home when they come to my home. If I can, I try to have the item on my sunporch instead of main part of house & I lock house doors & hide the keys while people are here. As soon as son makes time to re-fresh my memory on how to post pics. I will definitely be posting some.
Luvs,You are lucky to have gotten those birds.I sold daylilies on Craig's List last summer.I had excellent luck & have made some friends in the deal.I know I was warned too & heard some horror stories. I asked for some rabbit poo on there & got several buckets full,free. Doris
luvdirtyhands1 "Rough, Blush and Cheeks" or "Rough, Blush and Flirt. What a find you have there..... Barb in Pa.
It's official, waretrop.... your suggestion wins! "C"heeks it is! So one little boy is "Blush", one is "Cheeks" and the girlie-bird is "Rouge".
Congrats on your find. I too would love to see some pics, but I can understand the figuring out part. I've not been on the stew in a few years and am just getting back but it's all different. I tried to post some pics this morning but it will have to wait until I too can figure it out. Enjoy your birds and we'll be watching for those pics.
