It's ALIVE!!!

That's a baby pic of "Heddie" by the way, at the top.

A lot of water under the pigeon bridge. I actually had lost the links to this and the login info etc. Who knew I could easily get in via the Google home page? Duh.

Alas, my beautiful Beauty Bird also succumbed to the same mystery illness that claimed Gideon. Now that was devastating. I had her necropsied out of fear it would continue. Short version, non contagious, nothing to do about it.

Since, I've learned so much more! I now call that syndrome pigeon wasting syndrome and have lost several young birds to it over the years sine I last posted on here. Most recently affected was another special hand-reared orphan, Arnie. So far, he is the only one to survive. The difference in the treatment with him was subcutaneous fluids, which I think sustained his life sufficiently for meds and his own system to tough it out.

Looking back on these few old posts makes me realize how far I've come in knowledge and skills with the birds in a couple of years. And oh I know have about FIFTY of them! And a 2nd loft...I am officially a crazy bird lady.

I do intend to find homes for as many as I can this year.

And right now the critical care individual is balloon baby, but his story can wait till tomorrow, for now.