No rest for the wicked

About Abby:


The wing wasn't broken, would you believe it! But it was horribly dislocated: the humerus had been wrenched out of the elbow joint. The vet says we can't predict anything yet, but there is a small chance she may be able to use that wing again.

The swelling of the elbow was a hematoma and not an abcess. It acted as a cork to prevent further bleeding at the time. There's been no recent bleeding, not even when the hematoma was cleaned out.

Her wing has been treated and bandaged, and she's to have the bandage changed every week. In two week's time she'll have another X-ray to see how it's progressing.

Teresa wrote:

Fancyfeathers wrote:

So that's where you got the 'great' poop from. Little MIss Amber!!

Yep!
You know what it's like, if it's your pets producing healthy poops you take it for granted and never photograph them, you only really keep tabs on the convalescing birds!

I'll be hoping for Abby's speedy recovery.

Teresa...........I loved the video of Amber's release. It is the most gratifying feeling in the world to return their lives to them. You did an exception job with her

I am so happy with the good news about Abby. Wishing her a speedy recovery


Louise

Abby is one contented little pidge in her cosy nest at the moment, having given the vet the runaround today by slipping out of her bandage twice! I hope she's had enough of that kind of fun, because it takes me 40 minutes to get there, and another 40 to get back, and the house doesn't clean itself!

Piper and Hercules are eating my house!
They have two different types of grit, plus oyster shell, but they prefer to eat the walls!
I suppose you can take the pigeons out of the street, but you can't take the street out of the pigeons... :Rolling eyes:

Their handiwork -- note the shower curtain on the cage (to stop incoming ferals pooping on the residents ) extends over the back (to stop the residents eating the wall). In one single outing to exercise, they did this:





On the other hand, Henry the Navigator, the seagull squeaker I brought home recently...



is doing fine at the marine animal rescue centre! He's eating by himself and learning to fly in the company of a couple of adults. He's put on weight and will soon be ready to be released!

Oh my lord Teresa I never knew that pigeons did that!

Here we have to keep the parrot cages well away from any wood work BUT pigeons too!!! Thats a new one for me.

Teresa.
Did you inform Piper and Hercules the cost for repairs to the wall are going to come out of their seed fund.

I am so glad Henry the Navigator seagull is doing well.
Thanks for the update.

Fancyfeathers wrote:

Teresa.
Did you inform Piper and Hercules the cost for repairs to the wall are going to come out of their seed fund.

Oh My that gull is cute.

EgypSwiftLady wrote:

Oh my lord Teresa I never knew that pigeons did that!

Here we have to keep the parrot cages well away from any wood work BUT pigeons too!!! Thats a new one for me.

I didn't know that about parrots either!

In the past I hadn't believed a woman who said that pigeons damaged the walls of old buildings 'mining' for grit -- until I caught this pair of vandals at it!
On the first photo you can see pitting on the wall, the evidence of previous hasty repairs. And I had no idea what was causing that, thinking it was the damp Spring!
One of these days, instead of shouting at them, 'Stop it, you little rotters, or you go back in the cage!' I'll video them doing it!

Matilda wrote:

Oh My that gull is cute.

Cute but pecky!

Teresa wrote:

Matilda wrote:

Oh My that gull is cute.

Cute but pecky!

We all have our faults.

Fresh off the press:

Mac, the most serious of this year's string injuries is doing great!



And sweet baby Charlie still comes home for tea when I don't go on the roof to feed her from my hand!

It's great to see Mac doing so well.

What a sweetie Charlie is.

Teresa wrote:

EgypSwiftLady wrote:

Oh my lord Teresa I never knew that pigeons did that!

Here we have to keep the parrot cages well away from any wood work BUT pigeons too!!! Thats a new one for me.

I didn't know that about parrots either!

In the past I hadn't believed a woman who said that pigeons damaged the walls of old buildings 'mining' for grit -- until I caught this pair of vandals at it!
On the first photo you can see pitting on the wall, the evidence of previous hasty repairs. And I had no idea what was causing that, thinking it was the damp Spring!
One of these days, instead of shouting at them, 'Stop it, you little rotters, or you go back in the cage!' I'll video them doing it!

A video would be great. I'd love to see it. They must think your house is a big giant pickstone. Must be some mineral in it that they are getting.

NiteOwl wrote:

A video would be great. I'd love to see it. They must think your house is a big giant pickstone.

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Must be some mineral in it that they are getting.

It's river sand, almost 100 years old!

Well...her house is made out of stone.

NiteOwl wrote:

A video would be great. I'd love to see it.

They must think your house is a big giant pickstone.

Must be some mineral in it that they are getting.

I love it!!

NiteOwl wrote:

A video would be great. I'd love to see it. They must think your house is a big giant pickstone.

You're never going to believe this!

I haven't yet caught Piper and Hercules eating the walls on video, but I did video Sammy (right) picking out the putty between the floorboards, and teaching Pippin ( left) to do the same!

That is too funny, Teresa.

Partners in crime!! Gotta love 'em.

I've offended Sammy this morning...
I saw a tissue beside her nest and thought, 'What's this doing here? This tissue was under the microfiber blanket in Pippin's nest!' So I picked it up -- and Sammy went nuts pecking at my hand! :eek: I put it back quickly, and she started rearranging it, giving me dirty looks and grumbling all the while.
My daughter couldn't stop laughing. 'Mother, you vandal! She had it all sorted, all Feng-Shuied, and now she's got to do it all over again!'

PS. Would you believe it, she just threw the tissue out of the nest!

Reading stories like these sure leaves that 'feel good feeling' inside. Best therapy around.

I'm sorry for laughing Teresa BUT Its just too funny!

Do you think putting a sheet on the floor and sprinkling seeds on it would help them stop?

It reminds me of the pigeons in the parks & side walks that pick around looking for bits & pieces.

EgypSwiftLady wrote:

I'm sorry for laughing Teresa BUT Its just too funny!

Do you think putting a sheet on the floor and sprinkling seeds on it would help them stop?

It reminds me of the pigeons in the parks & side walks that pick around looking for bits & pieces.

It is very funny, but unless anybody here knows a good pigeon psychologist, I'll have to put something on the floor when they're out.
Which means that if I have Piper, Hercules, Sammy and Pippin all running around at the same time, I'll have to cover the floor, the walls, and any part of the ceiling they can reach! Help...