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6-Orono Weekly Times; Wednesday, May 29, 1985 Barclay Crozier- "His business is for1 the birds" Plans to be No. 1 breeder in Canada Barclay Crozier, R.R. i and now intends to be tbe Orono, bas been involved number one breeder in wîth birds from bis childbood Canada of Cockatiels, Canaries and Finches. A few of Crozier's feathered friends A cage of cockatiels at tbe into the bndreds in a number of breeds. Croziers whzre birds number Orono q- Lockhart's, 1Campus News Lockbart News by Georgina Sotiriadis Gr. 6 and Coralie Tennant, Gir. 5 Mr. Eamnes Class 5-6's ln gym tbey are getting ready for track and field. ln Math they are learning geometry and studying for a math exam. For the next 2 weeks tbey bave the turn to use the computer. They are printing tories on tbe com- Puter. Mr. Witberidge Class 4-5's In Math tbey are learning how to divide. They arealso getting ready for a Math ex- arn. Mrs. Ralfe Cîass 2-3's The students are Iearning about bike safety. They did very good on the bike safety test. In Math they are getting ready for an exarn. French Grade 6's are Iearning to miake a sentence to negative' sentences. Grade 5's are lear- ning how to make sentences with '(s)he has ...".. Grade 4's are learning how to count to 49. They are also learning the meaning of words. Recess In the morning kids are playing on the swings, playground and soccer. Poetry Spring The sunwarms down on the April flowers, Apple blossoms start to bloom. Birds cbirping rnerrily in the trees, (Continued on page 7) By Jennifer Garland Wben Barclay Crozier tells you business is for tbe birds, you bad better take bimi seriously. For this Orono, resident, birds are bis business and a successful one at that. As tbe second largest breeder of budgies, cockatiels and fin- ches in Canada, Crozier soon plans Io be numnber one, ad- ding, "We are going to be there sbort ly." From a collection that begani at the age of 12, Barclay turn- ed a life-long hiobby inito a profitable famiily intierest five years ago. Crozier's brood of birds bas miultiplied from an original breeding stock of 120 birds to a current size of 1 300. He soon expects to bave over 2W0 birds. It took hirn a year to build Up the kind of breeding stock he needed. -"I've imported niy bloodline fromNe York, Holland, California, Mon- treal, and Vancouver, " he said. "I wanted to get good stock to produce the right birds. " Obviously, bis liard work bas pa id off. With littie advertis ing, Barclay's birds are demanded across Canada and even abroad. "We seli rigbit acr-oss Canada."says Barclay. "Mostly to pet stores, wholesaiers, or imiporters frorn other counitries, but mostly to pet store." "The birds are sold through Word-of-moutb. We get calîs from as far aa as Win- nipeg, the East Coast, Calgary and Vancouver." says Barclay. "'Our lbirds are guaranteed one bundred per cent."- Sold at eight weeks, the birds tamne readjil. Says Barclay, "Within two weeks you Cali have the bird Sitting on your finger. It takes about four months to a year to Lget the bird to talk. Thie're very clever bird s. " Cockatiels are a fairly large, parrot-like bird, oiginally from Australia. They are thle smallest memnber of the cockatoo family and mnost measure at least a foot, others miay reachi a good deai more. Like budgies, cockatiels corne in a variety of colours. Tbe most common shade is grey, but selective breeding bad corne u p with some ex- otic combinations. Popular colors are yellow-white, pearl, cinnamon and pied. Pied is a rare combination of grey, white, yellow and orange. Tbe value of the bird varies according to colour. A regular grey-coloured bird will cost up to $70.00. But one can expect to pay as mucb as $100.00 for a more colorful variety. A new muta- tion, adds Barclay, may sel for up to $3,000.00 per pair. Crozier's success bas not been witbout mucb labour. Demanding over forty hours per week of his free time, the task of breeding the birds is not a sîmply nut to crack. "Unlike many people, cockatiels mate for life."says Crozier, "Tbe birçls must cboose a compatible mate before they'll begin raising a farnily. It may take up to, 1 - 2 years 'before they start niating."- Breeding is induced through a high protein diet. Mainly al it takes is dlean water and fresh food daily, added Barclay. It takes 18 to 20 days for the eggs to hatchi once they are laid. Whlien t he cbicks emnerge, the parents take turns caring for thien. Unlike rnost other birds, cockatiel chicks won't comipete with one anothier for food. -Our main proble i is cats", says Barclay. "Hitting tble cages itnighft, tbey spook the birds inito a frenLy, caus- ing them to fly against the cage and to break their necks." Despite the problems in- herent in a bird breeders life, Crozier plans to further ex- pand his business. He'is cur- refltly constructing a new 8,000 square foot climate- controlled aviary t6 bouse and breed larger exotic birds such as cockatoos, amnazons, and conurs. No doubt, bis feathered friends are footing the bill, just as his; son' s endeavors in the business allowed him to put himiself, through two years of corn- mnunity college, wýith.out addi- tional financial aid. If ail goes well, Crozier hopes to quit bis job as a sbeet mnetal worker in Scar- bor ough in two yearsq and live off bird sales. One has littie reason not to doubt that Barclay Crozier wilI soon be singing bis wAay to success. Secondary schoois receive new lathes By J1ennifer Garland Secondary school machine sbops will receive the EMCO CNC Lathe for use following the Northurnberland and Newýcastle Board of Educa- tion decision to approve the purchase of such machines at a total cost of S9,469 at their meeting last Thursday night. The EMCO machine is a training miodel used to teacb basic operation and program- mning skills. Since more in- dustries are using electronic NECW BRUNS WICý PRINCE EDWARD I lathes for production work, this will greatly assist students who are entering the work force. Students entering technology apprenticeship programs will also have a godbackground in basic CNC operation. The machine will be shared by secondary schools witb technical programns, allowing approxirnately six weeks per school. Fuinds for the purchase of an electronic lathe were pro- vided in the 1985 budget. I & à' QPER PERSON -TWIN 13 DEPARTURES JUNE 15 TO SEPTEMBER 7 Note: June 15 18 dlscounted 10% 13 DAY...EAST COAST CHARMS 28 DEPARTURES JUNE 3 TO SEPTEMBER 30 PER895NWI June 3, 10, 17, 24 dlscounted 10% DOES NOT INCLUDE NEWFOUNDLAND