There is a danger with pen raised birds. Once a few years ago, while training our pups we had some birds left over, so I took them home planning to use them the next week end. I took them out of their card board box and put them into a cage. My wife then named the birds, Lovey, Dovey, Covey and I forget what else, wanting to make them pets. I told my wife they would be dying the following week end so she should not get attached.

That following weekend I took the birds out to train the pups. I took a look at Lovey, Dovey, Covey and company, then told my hunting partner. "I'll put them out but you gotta shoot them. I can't shoot a bird that I know his name."