Doesn't this make you feel awful... having all these poor little innocent creatures caged up like this?

Well, we can't just let them fly around the shop, you know.

No, I suppose not. Is there an ornithological reason for keeping them in separate cages?

Well certainly, it's to protect the species.

Yes, I suppose that's important, especially during the moulting season.

That's a particularly dangerous time.

Are they moulting now?

Some of them are.

How can you tell?

Well, they get a sort of hang-dog expression.