Thomas came into our home on this day in 2013. Sadly, he was with us for less than a year, but in that short time, made an enormous impact on the flock.
Here is a video of him preening Phineas. They were good friends when not competing for Cagney’s attention!
Always in our thoughts.
♥♥♥
Last month I noticed Frediano was limping. He must have landed on his left foot in a detrimental way. As far as I could tell, the foot looked okay – no bruising or swelling. He was able to grip with it but was hobbling & getting about was laborious. He strongly favoured his right foot.
This looked like a case of time healing, so I added some turmeric & cayenne pepper to his water to, hopefully, speed up the healing process. Gradually, it has improved, until today it is barely noticeable that there was a problem. (Before & after videos at the end of this post).
Not long after his foot problem happened, Frediano started moulting. His head took the hit, with lots of pin feathers. He has been less active during this time, but in reasonably good spirits – still eating, still shouting & taking interest in all that is going on around him.
Video of Frediano hobbling:
Video showing Frediano’s improved foot (one month later):
On this day one year ago, our friend Lennie made his way to rainbow bridge.
Always in our thoughts.
Love you very much.
♥♥♥
It is one year since Frediano & Finkleberry came into our lives. The timing of their arrival was a blessing, having recently lost Perry & soon to lose Lennie. In the last year, they have adapted well to their new surroundings & new friend, Moriarty!
Here is a video of the boys during quarantine:
Happy Gotcha-Day, Frediano & Finkleberry!
We love you lots!
♥♥♥
On this day, 8 years ago, Dalai came into our home. Here is a video of him playing on the swinging perch. At times he makes it look like he is not quite sure what he is doing, but I am pretty sure each movement was planned!
Always in our thoughts & still missed.
♥♥♥
On the 9th of February, I noticed Finkleberry’s tail was bent. The point where it angled was quite high up so this suggested no one else was involved in the asymmetrical reshaping of it. My thoughts are that he may have fallen & caught it awkwardly. Although it looked odd, it did not seem to bother him.
It was 24 days later when Finkleberry’s tail feather moulted out. This came with a little drama. Finkleberry suddenly started running about both cages, jumping on the swings, racing up & down the perches, all the while, shaking his bottom. Frediano & Moriarty looked on with puzzlement. As I had been waiting for the tail feather to fall, I knew this must be the time. I got the tub of cornflour ready in case it was going to release some blood too! In the meantime, I locked Finkleberry in one of the cages.
To our relief, the tail just slipped out, without any problems.
Finkleberry, wondering what all the fuss was about:
On this day one year ago, our friend Perry made his way to rainbow bridge.
Always in our thoughts.
Love you very much.
♥♥♥
On this day four years ago, our friend Dalai made his way to rainbow bridge.
Always in our thoughts.
Love you very much.
♥♥♥
Since 2017, one of the cages has the ‘Tunnel’ in place on top as a play area. This was repurposed from the old ‘Manor’ cage (click here to read that post).
The perches on it are rarely changed – there is usually one wooden, branched perch on the top & a rope perch across the front side edge. Toys inside are changed & at the moment there are some balls (vine & plastic) with crinkle paper stuffed inside & also stringed beads hanging from the bars.
In 7 years the Tunnel has proved to be a popular feature with all residents.
Here are some recent photos of the current gang inside the Tunnel:
Finkleberry is a regular bather. Moriarty is a blue moon bather & also takes on the task of Bathing Monitor. Frediano is indifferent but does suffer from ‘Fear Of Missing Out’ so will investigate if someone looks like they are having too much fun.
Sometimes I give them pea shoots that initially they ignored but now enjoy chewing. However, last week I changed things by putting some in the bath. Naturally, this aberration was not immediately embraced. There was some circling of the bath but eventually, Finkleberry threw himself in.
Moriarty was soon on the job to monitor events. The excitement of a bath being had with greens in it, also brought Frediano out to inspect. Predictably, all the monitoring, inspecting & fluffing themselves up, did not result in a bath, though there might have been some splashes from Finkleberry, who just got on with the task of having a good dunk, pea shoots or not.
Here is a video of the event:
Photo of a wet Finkleberry:
Puddings & Toyboys 