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Ok, here is what I've been up to lately:
Hi everyone, I just wanted to let the girls know that the baby bird Jess found last week at book club is a pigeon and he is doing great! Jessie hand fed him for a few days and then I took over because she is out of town till Monday. At first I didn’t even want to look at the “filthy bird” because I generally don’t like birds, and this one sure was ugly! Especially with the bloody injury on his forehead! Ugh! Well, when I realized it was up to me to take care of this thing because Jessie loves rescuing all creatures, and just has to have this one as a pet, I reluctantly decided to try my best, not giving much hope to his survival, or my enjoying the experience. We once rescued a baby crow and he did great in our care for a few months and then we released him. He used to sit on my head. However this bird was bleeding! Yuck! Anyway, I gave in to the challenge and after searching the internet for orphaned pigeon care basics, I found a whole slew of people who LOVE pigeons and keep them as pets! Needless to say, supposedly they make great pets, become like family, and are lovable!(?) Of course there is the poop to contend with. Ah, An answer for that! There is a company that makes “bird diapers!” I haven’t put out the $19.99 plus tax to get my own bird diaper yet, but I may look into that in the future. Ok, the truth is that “Rush” is so funny! He comes running out of his cage with wings flapping to see me and trys to eat out of my hands! At first he only ate out of my closed fist and shoved his whole head and beak in- pecking and swallowing away. I fed him mashed up puppy dry food with warm water and baby rice cereal. This feeding method was very messy! At the end of a feeding, it was all over me, all over the bird and all over the floor or towels. The next day I taught him how to eat out of a bowl! Although I think he would prefer to eat out of my fist, thinking I’m his mom. He is doing great, and has his own play area-a play yard in which he can hop around, eat and go back inside his cage when he wants to. He is approximately 23 days old and he will soon be eating seeds and he will learn to fly at about 45 days old. Amazingly this ugly baby pigeon will one day be a beautiful bird-Uh, did I say that? Pigeons beautiful? His scab is slowly healing, and he is getting more feathers. Jessie gets home Monday and she will be in for a shock at how much he has changed. I guess we’ve bonded and I can actually say that I kind of like him. I’m teaching him how to find his balance and he loves the attention. Pigeons are very social birds. So, if anyone is interested after reading this long e-mail, you can view pictures of Rush at: http://moranpics.shutterfly.com Please pray that Rush continues to grow healthy! Thanks everyone! |
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