Welcome to www.BirdBoard.com: a diverse online community of Bird owners and enthusiasts dedicated to sharing the wonders of our Birds in a safe, friendly environment. Our focus is to advance safety, knowledge and enjoyment within the bird community by encouraging the mutual exchange of experiences, ideas and opinions. We sincerely hope you enjoy and benefit from your extended surface interval with us. In order to post to our forums you must be over 13, read these "Terms of Service" (TOS), agree to abide by them, and register. Please feel free to bookmark this page so you can refer to it whenever you deem necessary. This is a work-place friendly board. While the moderators will do their best to keep it that way, it's impossible for us to review every post. Because all posts are the opinions of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of www.BirdBoard.com, we are not responsible for their content, authenticity or accuracy. If any post seems to violate the spirit of this concept, please use the "report this post to a moderator" link at the bottom of the post to notify us. While we encourage discussion about a wide range of subjects, there are certain areas which elicit more animosity and subsequently far more flames. Consequently we ask that discussions involving politics and nationalities or anything of a sexual nature be reserved for other message boards that are better venues for these topics. This is a safety oriented board. While there is a lot to be learned here, we strongly advise against teaching one to how to hand feed, and or how to treat birds on your own. Seeking a vet is the only way to ensure the safety of your bird, and we forbid our users from promoting such conduct on the board either directly or by implication. The moderators have the last word in any dispute and are responsible for interpreting the TOS. At their discretion, when they deem it in the best interest of BirdBoard, they may edit or delete avatars, pictures, posts and threads, and even ban users when necessary. The creation of multiple accounts ("sock puppets") for one person is prohibited. Membership is a privilege, not a right. We reserve the right to deny service to any person at any time with or without cause or notification. No post should exceed a "work-place friendly" rating. Profane, insulting or mean spirited language is simply not allowed here. Neither is any sort of harassment or bullying. Threats of any sort are grounds for immediate banishment. While the debates may wax passionate, there is no need to revert to personal attacks. If you feel that you have been attacked, please do not retaliate and instead use the "report this post to a moderator" link at the bottom of the post to notify us. No trolling or flaming of any sort is allowed in any section of the board! Posts advocating or condoning illegal activity are also not allowed on BB. www.BirdBoard.com retains all rights and privileges to content posted, also retains the right to use images uploaded to our album for our websites graphics. Spam, data mining or recruiting our membership other than through authorized use of our commercial (marketplace) forums is expressly forbidden. We are dedicated to keeping our users' information private and will never sell it to a third party. Commercial advertising is only allowed on a per incidence basis and pop-ups are expressly forbidden. www.BirdBoard.com maintains commercial relationships with numerous companies which are unrelated to the membership of this board. Advertisers are entitled to no extra privileges nor may they break or disobey these rules in any way. Advertising does not imply endorsement of a product, service or user. Please contact the site administrator for further details. While a commercial interest may respond to a request for information, they are expressly forbidden from starting posts about their goods or services. A user may only include their company's URL within their signature line. Signature lines must be limited to FOUR LINES with no images other than board approved smiles. We reserve the right to edit or delete any signature we do not feel is appropriate for our board. www.BirdBoard.com also sponsors a number of geographically based clubs for its members. These are to facilitate Bird Clubs, Shows, Events for our members and we retain the full rights to the related domains. While we are able to exercise moderate control over the various sites, we have no control over and consequently no responsibility for any actions of users or their guests during these events, meetings. If your specific area is not already served by a Bird Board Club, please contact any moderator for details. www.BirdBoard.com, it's moderators, administrators and affiliated health professionals provide these forums for the discussion of general questions concerning birds. They are intended to be for general discussion and educational purposes only. Information provided by members, moderators and/or health professionals is in no way intended to serve as actual individual medical advice, diagnoses, or to provide treatment plans. In no way does participating on these forums constitute a formal or informal doctor/patient relationship. In fact, all members are invited to participate. Consequently, www.BirdBoard.com assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any posts. It is possible that some information may be inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise flawed. As per the Bird Board Terms of Service (TOS), the information in these posts may or may not be reviewed and is by no means endorsed or verified by Bird Board, the Bird Board moderators, administrators or avian health professionals. While your birdsd health is important to us, you are responsible for your own birds health care. In the event you feel you have any medical concerns regarding your birds actual illness, injury or other possible risks, you should consult your local Veterinarian or other professionals as you deem necessary and as soon as possible. As with all agreements we are sure to have left something out. www.BirdBoard.com reserves the right to add to or amend the TOS without any prior warning or the mutual consent of its users. By completing your registration with us, you agree that your BirdBoard participation will conform to any such additions or amendments to these Terms of Service.