He's been eating like crazy lately and I thought he was gaining weight, but I think it was just his feathers filling in better, since he had some balding when I first got him. Tonight I came in to peek at them and Andie was sitting on the floor of the cage trying to snuggle with Alfred, but he had passed away. 
I feel so terrible, poor little guy, he had mushed sweet potato on his beak too. We put him in a little box and he's sititng in the garage, until tomorrow when we can try to dig a little grave for him. I feel so bad that he died so soon after we got him, I tried so hard to make him better I hope at least I made him more comfortable in his last days I took a good look at him and he was skin and bones, you really had to feel through the feathers, but he had no meat on him at all Now of course I have a dilemma, please don't flame me for this, but I'm thinking of asking the pet shop to take back Andie. I really only got her because Alfred was lonely, and I don't know if I really want to get another finch, I'd really like a little bird I could handle, like a parrotlet or budgie or something. I'm going to call them tomorrow and ask if they'd take her back or not, I don't know if they will, but if they will I might return her. I feel so bad, but I don't know what else to do, I bought the bigger cage with the idea that when they died I'd get a budgie or lovebird or something, but now that it's happened I feel guilty bringing her back after so short a time
