Sweetie is gone.

[liz]

I gave them cantaloupe for the first time. Sweetie was not there to lead the way. It took a while but Shadow stepped up for first taste.

[marie83]

Sorry to hear of your loss and good luck with your new addition.

[Lizz]

I gave them cantaloupe for the first time. Sweetie was not there to lead the way. It took a while but Shadow stepped up for first taste.

I could not log on for some reason so I came in as Lizz,

I cannot believe what has happened in my little flock. Shadow won Tammy over. Poor Tommy!

Maggie is ignored by both boys but I saw her eating with Tammy. Maggie is like Myrtle as in she will try any food. I have not tried to touch her so she now believes my hands are the givers of food and does not fly away. When I come in from the garden I bring her a little tender green bean. I say her name and green bean and she will come to the side of the cage where I am standing. I then put it on the feeding shelf through the cage.

Winston-Salem animal shelter has a female cockatiel in need of a home. I am thinking of getting her but cannot introduce her to the flock until I can find another male. I have had six in the flock before and they did very well. They even fed each other's babies when I got careless and they created nests. (I won't let that happen again. It hurts too bad to give them up. I was really picky about the home they went into so one was a year old before I let it go.)

[Pajarita]

Oh, poor baby! Take her, Liz, and worry about finding another male after. Regular shelters are not equipped for birds, they know a lot about dogs and cats but almost nothing about birds... And yes, you are right, 6 is a good number for tiels. I have to add another male myself.

[Lizz]

Would you believe that I have been searching for 3 hours now and can't find my way back to her.

[Pajarita]

Why don't you call them and ask them?

[Wolf]

Liz;
Is this animal rescue in Winston also an avian rescue or not?

[Lizz]

It is listed with dogs and cats.

[Pajarita]

It's a 'regular' shelter and they usually do not hold birds for long, they always have an avian rescue they work with and they come and get them (I used to do this with the county rescue when I lived in Pa).

[Lizz]

Good. I was afraid the little thing would stay there until someone who wanted a cat or dog took it on impulse.