DebSpace
12-16-2007, 09:00 PM
:cold Just stopped in to say "hi" to those who remember me and give a brief update. My husband and I are still working two jobs to make ends meet. If you recall, his mom had alzheimer's and my aunt (never married, no children) also developed alzheimer's and appointed me her power of attorney - not an easy task. My mother-in-law just passed away in November and my aunt is now in a nursing home. Then, the winter ice storm last week left us without power for a few days last week, so I rushed all my fids to my parents house. So keep those emergency supplies handy - I'm glad I had carriers and towels where I could grab them quickly. In spite of it all, we have many blessings and are trying to make the best of it.
My birds are all healthy and happy - albeit not exactly as planned. Beau, the black masked, rotates between Nip (female black masked) and Skylee (white faced seagreen). Nip did lay two eggs about six weeks ago, but they were duds (I did candle them, though, to be sure). Keeghan (my dark green beauty from Eric) wants to be with Skylee more than anything, but sometimes she likes him and sometimes she likes Beau! Those four are my soap opera portion of the flock.
Then there is Sophie, Skylee's sister, and adorable orange face Tobin. They are so completely in love and sweet to each other that it is absolute joy to watch them together. I was excited last month because Sophie also laid four eggs. Eric and I are anxious to see what colors result from their unique combination of coloring. Alas, she sat on them passionately and gave up on them hatching a few days ago. I did transport her inside her box last week as carefully as possible, so I hope that didn't cause her to stop sitting on them. I had not candled them because I wanted them to hatch, but when she gave up I pulled them out and candled them and they are duds as well. Tobin has been good to consistently feed Sophie while she was nesting, but she is still thinner than I want her to be. I'm increasing the amount of her veggies and mixing them into a plain scrambled egg with a pinch of millet. Any other recommendations are welcome. I'm not giving up on babies for these two, though - the future seems bright for these truly in love lovebirds.
Sorry to have written a book to you - I think of each of you often and miss our chats. I hope one day that will change. I now work fulltime at a university, so I have two weeks off for the holidays and will drop in during that time, too. Wishing all flock members/admins a very safe, blessed and happy holiday season. Love, deb and fids
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My birds are all healthy and happy - albeit not exactly as planned. Beau, the black masked, rotates between Nip (female black masked) and Skylee (white faced seagreen). Nip did lay two eggs about six weeks ago, but they were duds (I did candle them, though, to be sure). Keeghan (my dark green beauty from Eric) wants to be with Skylee more than anything, but sometimes she likes him and sometimes she likes Beau! Those four are my soap opera portion of the flock.
Then there is Sophie, Skylee's sister, and adorable orange face Tobin. They are so completely in love and sweet to each other that it is absolute joy to watch them together. I was excited last month because Sophie also laid four eggs. Eric and I are anxious to see what colors result from their unique combination of coloring. Alas, she sat on them passionately and gave up on them hatching a few days ago. I did transport her inside her box last week as carefully as possible, so I hope that didn't cause her to stop sitting on them. I had not candled them because I wanted them to hatch, but when she gave up I pulled them out and candled them and they are duds as well. Tobin has been good to consistently feed Sophie while she was nesting, but she is still thinner than I want her to be. I'm increasing the amount of her veggies and mixing them into a plain scrambled egg with a pinch of millet. Any other recommendations are welcome. I'm not giving up on babies for these two, though - the future seems bright for these truly in love lovebirds.
Sorry to have written a book to you - I think of each of you often and miss our chats. I hope one day that will change. I now work fulltime at a university, so I have two weeks off for the holidays and will drop in during that time, too. Wishing all flock members/admins a very safe, blessed and happy holiday season. Love, deb and fids
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