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| Ronald O. Christian |
So, a new clutch came along and my daughter had her pick. As usual
(for her) she picked the smallest and sickliest of the clutch because
"she looks like she needs me". Oh man... Well, there was a time when
we weren't sure the bird would survive, but we managed to keep her
alive and she's gaining weight now. (Never saw a budgie eat so
much...)
"Sparky" only chirps occasionally, but she perches fine and is willing
to stay on your finger or shoulder or next to you on the couch if you
don't bug her too much. She doesn't have much personality yet,
(nothing like the last bird) but she's only seven weeks old. Shannon
can talk about the last bird ("Jessie") now without getting upset, and
she thinks it's appropriate that Sparky is playing with Jesse's toys.
I guess it all worked out. And the cats are gone, so we're not in
danger of losing this one in that particular fashion.
Ron
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| Ray |
How many people have bought birds because they looked sickly?
I have on numerous occasions.
Ray
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"Ronald O. Christian" <ronc@europa.com> wrote in message
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> So, a new clutch came along and my daughter had her pick. As usual
> (for her) she picked the smallest and sickliest of the clutch because
> "she looks like she needs me". Oh man... Well, there was a time when
> we weren't sure the bird would survive, but we managed to keep her
> alive and she's gaining weight now. (Never saw a budgie eat so
> much...)
>
> "Sparky" only chirps occasionally, but she perches fine and is willing
> to stay on your finger or shoulder or next to you on the couch if you
> don't bug her too much. She doesn't have much personality yet,
> (nothing like the last bird) but she's only seven weeks old. Shannon
> can talk about the last bird ("Jessie") now without getting upset, and
> she thinks it's appropriate that Sparky is playing with Jesse's toys.
>
> I guess it all worked out. And the cats are gone, so we're not in
> danger of losing this one in that particular fashion.
>
>
> Ron
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> http://www.christianfamilywebsite.com
> http://www.iswizards.com
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> messages that are of no help whatsoever. Pertains to help files,
> messages or documentation that convey no useful information, or
> pedantically repeat the blindingly obvious.
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| Shannon |
"Ray" <r.sherl@virgin.net> wrote in message
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> How many people have bought birds because they looked sickly?
> I have on numerous occasions.
> Ray
> >
I got my birds at a discount because they were different..... my Cockatoo
came to me with missing toes on one foot and the breeder didn't feel she
could get full price for him... He's just fine.. he's just missing some
toes... The cockatiel had a split beak, so again the breeder gave him to me
at a discount... and the my Quaker -also at a discount was spradled
legged... and the breeder assumed he'd stay that way and would be a bottom
of the cage type of bird, but he turned out just fine... as far as buying
one that looked "sickly"... I probably wouldn't personally do that... just
out of fear that the bird would be as sick as it looked and would die soon.
I get attached to animals so quickly... it would just be setting myself up
to be devastated when the bird passed away. That sounds a bit selfish to
me... but it's how I think I'd feel.
Shannon
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| Alex Clayton |
"Ronald O. Christian" <ronc@europa.com> wrote in message
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>
> So, a new clutch came along and my daughter had her pick. As usual
> (for her) she picked the smallest and sickliest of the clutch because
> "she looks like she needs me". Oh man... Well, there was a time when
> we weren't sure the bird would survive, but we managed to keep her
> alive and she's gaining weight now. (Never saw a budgie eat so
> much...)
>
> "Sparky" only chirps occasionally, but she perches fine and is willing
> to stay on your finger or shoulder or next to you on the couch if you
> don't bug her too much. She doesn't have much personality yet,
> (nothing like the last bird) but she's only seven weeks old. Shannon
> can talk about the last bird ("Jessie") now without getting upset, and
> she thinks it's appropriate that Sparky is playing with Jesse's toys.
>
> I guess it all worked out. And the cats are gone, so we're not in
> danger of losing this one in that particular fashion.
>
>
> Ron
Sounds fantastic!!!!
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| Ronald O. Christian |
On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 08:58:51 +0100, "Ray" <r.sherl@virgin.net> wrote:
>How many people have bought birds because they looked sickly?
>I have on numerous occasions.
We have bought or acquired animals because they looked sickly or in
need entirely too often. That has been part of the problem.
Awhile back we bought a parrotlet at a little pet store (that has
since gone out of business) because he was in a cage with a larger
bird that was picking on him and the owner didn't know what to feed
him. We got him into a larger cage, had a vet check him out, and
gradually switched him to the right food. Daughter called him
"noodles". Here's a photo:
http://www.e-z.net/~iswizard/christ...es/noodles3.jpg
His feathers were just starting to grow back when he suddenly died.
He looked fine in the morning, was dead when we got back from lunch.
Then, we adopted a female ringneck that a family had left behind when
they moved east looking for a job. Daughter Shannon called her
Sweety-Pie. The bird was in bad shape and in too small of a cage.
Same thing -- larger cage, trips to the vet, better food. Lived about
a month, then one afternoon we found her huddled in the bottom of the
cage in full panic. Rushed her to the vet, they put her on oxygen
(not a trivial expense) while they tried to figure out what was wrong.
No injuries they could find, no runny nose or other outward sign.
They suspect a lung infection. She died within the hour.
So, I said, this is crap. It's unfair to Shannon (just turned nine)
to keep adopting problem animals and putting her through one bad
experience after another. So her next bird was a hand-fed budgie from
a reputable breeder. It was the last bird of the clutch, and was a
good size, healthy looking bird. Very personable.
You know the story there -- a moment's thoughtlessness and the budgie
is cat food.
You can imagine what I though of that. So, heave-ho, the cats go, and
back to the breeder to try again.
And then, and THEN given a choice of the entire clutch, she picks the
sickliest bird in the cage. Geeze... I said "Shannon, you know from
raising mice that the runt often doesn't survive". She said "I know,
Daddy, but she needs me." So we're trying to keep an underdeveloped
budgie alive... I don't want to jinx it, but I think she's over the
worst of it. I certainly hope so. We're due some good luck for a
change.
Ron
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http://www.christianfamilywebsite.com
http://www.iswizards.com
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messages or documentation that convey no useful information, or
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| Ronald O. Christian |
So, a new clutch came along and my daughter had her pick. As usual
(for her) she picked the smallest and sickliest of the clutch because
"she looks like she needs me". Oh man... Well, there was a time when
we weren't sure the bird would survive, but we managed to keep her
alive and she's gaining weight now. (Never saw a budgie eat so
much...)
"Sparky" only chirps occasionally, but she perches fine and is willing
to stay on your finger or shoulder or next to you on the couch if you
don't bug her too much. She doesn't have much personality yet,
(nothing like the last bird) but she's only seven weeks old. Shannon
can talk about the last bird ("Jessie") now without getting upset, and
she thinks it's appropriate that Sparky is playing with Jesse's toys.
I guess it all worked out. And the cats are gone, so we're not in
danger of losing this one in that particular fashion.
Ron
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http://www.christianfamilywebsite.com
http://www.iswizards.com
Definition: Nelp: Contraction of "no help". Colloquial: Help
messages that are of no help whatsoever. Pertains to help files,
messages or documentation that convey no useful information, or
pedantically repeat the blindingly obvious.
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| Ray |
How many people have bought birds because they looked sickly?
I have on numerous occasions.
Ray
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"Ronald O. Christian" <ronc@europa.com> wrote in message
news:iotsmvgnr6tur4jno8hpp42ip58jnvn3o2@4ax.com...
>
> So, a new clutch came along and my daughter had her pick. As usual
> (for her) she picked the smallest and sickliest of the clutch because
> "she looks like she needs me". Oh man... Well, there was a time when
> we weren't sure the bird would survive, but we managed to keep her
> alive and she's gaining weight now. (Never saw a budgie eat so
> much...)
>
> "Sparky" only chirps occasionally, but she perches fine and is willing
> to stay on your finger or shoulder or next to you on the couch if you
> don't bug her too much. She doesn't have much personality yet,
> (nothing like the last bird) but she's only seven weeks old. Shannon
> can talk about the last bird ("Jessie") now without getting upset, and
> she thinks it's appropriate that Sparky is playing with Jesse's toys.
>
> I guess it all worked out. And the cats are gone, so we're not in
> danger of losing this one in that particular fashion.
>
>
> Ron
> -
> http://www.christianfamilywebsite.com
> http://www.iswizards.com
> Definition: Nelp: Contraction of "no help". Colloquial: Help
> messages that are of no help whatsoever. Pertains to help files,
> messages or documentation that convey no useful information, or
> pedantically repeat the blindingly obvious.
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| Shannon |
"Ray" <r.sherl@virgin.net> wrote in message
news:zZxbb.4512$Ne.2398380@newsfep2-win.server.ntli.net...
> How many people have bought birds because they looked sickly?
> I have on numerous occasions.
> Ray
> >
I got my birds at a discount because they were different..... my Cockatoo
came to me with missing toes on one foot and the breeder didn't feel she
could get full price for him... He's just fine.. he's just missing some
toes... The cockatiel had a split beak, so again the breeder gave him to me
at a discount... and the my Quaker -also at a discount was spradled
legged... and the breeder assumed he'd stay that way and would be a bottom
of the cage type of bird, but he turned out just fine... as far as buying
one that looked "sickly"... I probably wouldn't personally do that... just
out of fear that the bird would be as sick as it looked and would die soon.
I get attached to animals so quickly... it would just be setting myself up
to be devastated when the bird passed away. That sounds a bit selfish to
me... but it's how I think I'd feel.
Shannon
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| Alex Clayton |
"Ronald O. Christian" <ronc@europa.com> wrote in message
news:iotsmvgnr6tur4jno8hpp42ip58jnvn3o2@4ax.com...
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> So, a new clutch came along and my daughter had her pick. As usual
> (for her) she picked the smallest and sickliest of the clutch because
> "she looks like she needs me". Oh man... Well, there was a time when
> we weren't sure the bird would survive, but we managed to keep her
> alive and she's gaining weight now. (Never saw a budgie eat so
> much...)
>
> "Sparky" only chirps occasionally, but she perches fine and is willing
> to stay on your finger or shoulder or next to you on the couch if you
> don't bug her too much. She doesn't have much personality yet,
> (nothing like the last bird) but she's only seven weeks old. Shannon
> can talk about the last bird ("Jessie") now without getting upset, and
> she thinks it's appropriate that Sparky is playing with Jesse's toys.
>
> I guess it all worked out. And the cats are gone, so we're not in
> danger of losing this one in that particular fashion.
>
>
> Ron
Sounds fantastic!!!!
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| Ronald O. Christian |
On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 08:58:51 +0100, "Ray" <r.sherl@virgin.net> wrote:
>How many people have bought birds because they looked sickly?
>I have on numerous occasions.
We have bought or acquired animals because they looked sickly or in
need entirely too often. That has been part of the problem.
Awhile back we bought a parrotlet at a little pet store (that has
since gone out of business) because he was in a cage with a larger
bird that was picking on him and the owner didn't know what to feed
him. We got him into a larger cage, had a vet check him out, and
gradually switched him to the right food. Daughter called him
"noodles". Here's a photo:
http://www.e-z.net/~iswizard/christ...es/noodles3.jpg
His feathers were just starting to grow back when he suddenly died.
He looked fine in the morning, was dead when we got back from lunch.
Then, we adopted a female ringneck that a family had left behind when
they moved east looking for a job. Daughter Shannon called her
Sweety-Pie. The bird was in bad shape and in too small of a cage.
Same thing -- larger cage, trips to the vet, better food. Lived about
a month, then one afternoon we found her huddled in the bottom of the
cage in full panic. Rushed her to the vet, they put her on oxygen
(not a trivial expense) while they tried to figure out what was wrong.
No injuries they could find, no runny nose or other outward sign.
They suspect a lung infection. She died within the hour.
So, I said, this is crap. It's unfair to Shannon (just turned nine)
to keep adopting problem animals and putting her through one bad
experience after another. So her next bird was a hand-fed budgie from
a reputable breeder. It was the last bird of the clutch, and was a
good size, healthy looking bird. Very personable.
You know the story there -- a moment's thoughtlessness and the budgie
is cat food.
You can imagine what I though of that. So, heave-ho, the cats go, and
back to the breeder to try again.
And then, and THEN given a choice of the entire clutch, she picks the
sickliest bird in the cage. Geeze... I said "Shannon, you know from
raising mice that the runt often doesn't survive". She said "I know,
Daddy, but she needs me." So we're trying to keep an underdeveloped
budgie alive... I don't want to jinx it, but I think she's over the
worst of it. I certainly hope so. We're due some good luck for a
change.
Ron
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http://www.christianfamilywebsite.com
http://www.iswizards.com
Definition: Nelp: Contraction of "no help". Colloquial: Help
messages that are of no help whatsoever. Pertains to help files,
messages or documentation that convey no useful information, or
pedantically repeat the blindingly obvious.
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