Evon shares her heart breaking experience:Wednesday morning regular routine pull all waterers & provide clean tubes and fresh water
for all the birds. Fresh seed to all birds. Egg food to the feeding families.
for all the birds. Fresh seed to all birds. Egg food to the feeding families.
Than out to shovel and snowblow after the blizzard, 2 1/2 hours.It was an unusually busy
day with additional snow and family responsibilities.
day with additional snow and family responsibilities.
I admit I was tired and the body hurt. Usually I make it back down to the aviary around 4
to refill dishes and recheck birds. This day I refilled the egg food dishes and left.
to refill dishes and recheck birds. This day I refilled the egg food dishes and left.
Before the lights went out.I plugged in an additional heater to keep the birds a bit warmer.
Since the outside wind temperature were dripping below Zero,
Thursday morning this is what I found. (see pic above)I know we don't like to view dead
birds BUT I hope seeing this lovely satinette pair will be a vision for all of you.
birds BUT I hope seeing this lovely satinette pair will be a vision for all of you.
CHECK THOSE WATER TUBES!
What you see is the result of haste and a leaky water tube.Usually each cage gets 2 water
tubes one large one small, BUT in my haste, I only put one water tube on each cage.
The birds likely died quicker than expected as I had also turned on an extra heater.
tubes one large one small, BUT in my haste, I only put one water tube on each cage.
The birds likely died quicker than expected as I had also turned on an extra heater.
I have been raising satinette canaries for 20+years, this pair was special.I Pray the 3 eggs
this pair left behind will thrive all that depends on a fife foster mom.
Evon, I am so sorry for your loss. All of us have had unfortunate times when things
did not go as planned and we have lost birds.
Once I went to a plant nursery owned by a real Dutchman from Holland. I watched as he tossed plants he had started from seed in the trash. I quizzed him that they were not that bad and he told me "They don't all live here either lady"!I tell myself that story each time I experience an unfortunate bird loss and I am feeling terrible about my part in it, they don't all make it here either!
The satinettes were beauties. I have in the past raised silver brown and gold brown satinettes and I can tell from the photo these were very special and had great striations.
this pair left behind will thrive all that depends on a fife foster mom.
Evon, I am so sorry for your loss. All of us have had unfortunate times when things
did not go as planned and we have lost birds.
Once I went to a plant nursery owned by a real Dutchman from Holland. I watched as he tossed plants he had started from seed in the trash. I quizzed him that they were not that bad and he told me "They don't all live here either lady"!I tell myself that story each time I experience an unfortunate bird loss and I am feeling terrible about my part in it, they don't all make it here either!
The satinettes were beauties. I have in the past raised silver brown and gold brown satinettes and I can tell from the photo these were very special and had great striations.
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