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In looking back, I realize I have not posted much at all since June. I have had some sadness concerning my favorite birds. Bing, my primary Cherry Finch cock, who always Loved to be a dad and even fostered a gouldian chick, finally got a new mate after his hen died suddenly. In no time, there was a chick and he was in his glory. The chick fledged and his beautiful fawn hen is a super mom. I missed him one evening but he does Love his nest, the next morning I still couldn't spot him. Then I happened to look at the cone shaped millet holder that I don't use but had been in the cage for many months. Somehow, he went into it head first. The rest is as bad as you imagine.
I lost my primary Black Headed gouldian cock mysteriously - as gouldians sometime do. Then my red head cock died. Got a new pair of Red Head Gouldians who turned out to be horrors. They tossed their first three chicks and I didn't get there in time, saved 1 chick from the second clutch which was raised by a friend's foster Societies and is now sharing a cage with Veronica who poked her eye out while brooding and is now almost totally blind and living in a handicapped cage. Then the same pair tossed 3 chicks which are being fostered and the parents live elsewhere as I couldn't take their behavior. I only have my Star cock and my owl pair, who breed like rabbits and can not be separated without screaming and thrashing, left out of my favorites.
But I have several Cherries about to fledge and the new parents are great. And I have 4 Star babies as well as 3 various nests sitting - on what has yet to be determined. And I now have 5 blood lines in the Cherries.
Hope to be more active in the future! I have been reading from afar but quietly.

I'm so sorry to hear about all that has happened (the sad moments). Gouldians are mysterious...I had a blue back juvenile died on me( woke up one morning and he was stiff at the bottom of the aviary-all the other goulds were doing just dandy). Confused to this day! I wish you the best of luck with all your birds. I'm happy for you that your cherries and stars are doing great as parents and etc.!!!

Welcome back to posting
You sure have had your ups and downs. Hoping things go smoothly from here on out.

Welcome back to posting, Carla. I'm so sorry to hear about Bing and all of your other bird troubles too...hopefully things will settle down now. Fingers crossed!

Sorry for your troubles I had a wicker cone shaped millet holder & just threw it out. Your experience with one was a good warning to others.

I am so sorry to hear about all of your losses. I read some where about those darn millet holders and removed mine too, but you can't blame yourself. Sounds like you are on the road to recovery. I can't think of anything better to help you along than those babies. Best of luck.

So sorry for all your trouibles, Carla. It does seem like they all come at once, so hopefully you have this behind you. Accidents do happen, these birds manage to find incredible ways to get themselves trapped. And I hate most of all the ones you just find dead on the bottom of the cage, no signs of illness, no answers. Glad to hear about the Star and Cherry babies.

Thanks you all! I too hope for peace and no drama for a while!

so sorry for your loss and the troubles that you have gone through.. so devastating