LauraO
07-03-2007, 08:57 AM
Well It's looking like I'm going to have to be rehoming two of my lovebirds and I HATE REHOMING any of my birds!!!!!!!!!
I have these four lovebirds Spike, Greenie, Blu, and Zoey. Spike and Greenie have been paired off for almost two years, and Spike is one of my two birds with liver problems and Greenie is my plucker/mutilator. The vet thinks Spike's liver problems are likely a result of all the eggs Spike laid this year and her egg binding incident. It seems a hen's estrogen levels increase with hormonal behavior and attention, which can have a negative effect on the liver if excessive. Anyway, as many of you remember we lost our sweet lovie Daisy earlier in the year. She left behind her mate Blu who set about wooing Spike shortly after Daisy passed. At first Blu's interest in Spike wasn't too bad and I had hoped Blu would hook up with Zoey who was born earlier in the year. Eventually Blu did show interest in Zoey and they would start hanging out and still sleep in the same cage just fine. However, Blu has become very very obsessed with Spike and spends every waking minute outside his cage chasing after her. Spike would sometimes let him preen and feed her but would bite at him a lot, which would drive him back to Zoey. Well it seems as if the last couple of weeks Blu is making a strong run at winning Spike and is getting more aggressive with Greenie and Greenie is starting to get stressed and upset. Now if Spike and Greenie were healthy birds I wouldn't be so bothered by Blu's behavior because it's all natural, but that's not the case. Blu's behavior is adding stress on Spike's already taxed system and stressing out Greenie who has his own health issues. So my only recourse seems to be to rehome Blu and Zoey.
Now I think I found a good home with a similiar set up as mine in they have a bunch of birds and they get a lot of toys, food, and out of the cage time. I drove a ways out to go visit and if things don't work out Blu and Zoey can come back to live with us, which is really a great set-up. I am still sad and have to keep telling my husband and myself it's the best for all concerned birdies. I know this is a long post but thought I'd share my delima. We all know I love my birdies and they all moved with us from Hawaii to Oregon so i consider them my family:( :( .
I have these four lovebirds Spike, Greenie, Blu, and Zoey. Spike and Greenie have been paired off for almost two years, and Spike is one of my two birds with liver problems and Greenie is my plucker/mutilator. The vet thinks Spike's liver problems are likely a result of all the eggs Spike laid this year and her egg binding incident. It seems a hen's estrogen levels increase with hormonal behavior and attention, which can have a negative effect on the liver if excessive. Anyway, as many of you remember we lost our sweet lovie Daisy earlier in the year. She left behind her mate Blu who set about wooing Spike shortly after Daisy passed. At first Blu's interest in Spike wasn't too bad and I had hoped Blu would hook up with Zoey who was born earlier in the year. Eventually Blu did show interest in Zoey and they would start hanging out and still sleep in the same cage just fine. However, Blu has become very very obsessed with Spike and spends every waking minute outside his cage chasing after her. Spike would sometimes let him preen and feed her but would bite at him a lot, which would drive him back to Zoey. Well it seems as if the last couple of weeks Blu is making a strong run at winning Spike and is getting more aggressive with Greenie and Greenie is starting to get stressed and upset. Now if Spike and Greenie were healthy birds I wouldn't be so bothered by Blu's behavior because it's all natural, but that's not the case. Blu's behavior is adding stress on Spike's already taxed system and stressing out Greenie who has his own health issues. So my only recourse seems to be to rehome Blu and Zoey.
Now I think I found a good home with a similiar set up as mine in they have a bunch of birds and they get a lot of toys, food, and out of the cage time. I drove a ways out to go visit and if things don't work out Blu and Zoey can come back to live with us, which is really a great set-up. I am still sad and have to keep telling my husband and myself it's the best for all concerned birdies. I know this is a long post but thought I'd share my delima. We all know I love my birdies and they all moved with us from Hawaii to Oregon so i consider them my family:( :( .