King Caravan, Spring 2009!

[kippermom]

Philodice...

It is a 6 hour drive from me to you and another 6 or so to Elizabethy in SF...how many Kings could you adopt and how many hours Westerly could you drive to retrieve them if we did a Mini-Southwest Caravan? Also, Elizabeth is traveling to Las Vegas next weekend (I believe)...does that create any opportunity for you to grab a few of these regal birds from her?

[MaryOfExeter]

Well some bad things came up today, so I doubt I'll be of any help now
I wish I could adopt a few though.

[kippermom]

Sorry for any setbacks...just stay tuned and keep supporting the project with your ideas and encouragement...there will ALWAYS be pijis in need of adoption so if now is not a good time, maybe later it will be better. ALL teams have members who sit on the bench and cheer.

[FloridaLuv]

We too would love to adopt, although unfortunatley we can only take one. We would prefer a hen (not sure if thats even a possibility to be able to choose??). And it would be an inside house pigeon, being out with us most of the day..... Are they friendly, to be able to do this? I don't want to set the poor thing up for something that would be making her miserable? (ie; is a loft situation better for these guys??)

Philodice is in Mesa, we are in Tucson. So if a Mini Southwest trip is planned, let us know what we could do to help.


BTW~ your guys are amazing KEEP IT UP !!!!!!!!

[Elizabethy]

Hello-

I just can't stop smiling. Thank you SO much for embracing these birds and taking this on. You are INCREDIBLE!!!

And- just a reminder (or in case I wasn't explicit about this), MickaCoo asks that its adopted birds NOT BE ALLOWED TO BREED. We see just too much heartbreak with all the homeless and neglected and abandoned birds (and it happens with REALLY nice people too, who never meant to have to get rid of their birds...). We understand that there may be an occasional "oops baby" but PLEASE, if you don't feel right about replacing rescued kings' eggs with fake, don't adopt them. Help me to find others who do.

To qualify as a LONG DISTANCE adopter, please submit:
-completed application (attached or scroll down at www.Mickaboo.org/MickaCoo)
-pigeon reference (somebody that can be contacted about your pigeons)
-pictures of where the birds would be housed (to AdoptKings@gmail.com)
-MickaCoo recommends a $10 (tax-deductible) donation per adopted bird
-Protect the kings from free flight (they are poor flyers and hawk magnets!)
-Commit to replacing real eggs with fake

PLEASE NOTE: These birds need forever homes. Please don't get carried away with excitement and commit beyond what you are REALLY willing and able to care for, in sickness and in health, through good times and bad...

And here's the MickaCoo application. (Thank you VERY much to those who've already submitted theirs!)

[Bruce]

I have a ton of great birds desperately needing a good home. I replace all eggs with wooden or plastic ones and everyone's happy.

Thanks so much for your suggestion

Bruce Caron

[bluebirdsnfur]

. . . and we in the midwest are patiently waiting for the weather to break so ya all can send some of those white beauties our way

BTW Elizabeth . . . is there any chance we can request birds of the same sex so as to eliminate the unwanted breeding? It would just be so much easier.

Debbie

[Elizabethy]

That's a great idea! Does anybody have an all-one-sex flock? I HATE pulling eggs! It breaks my heart! But I do it! And then they sit on 'em realllll hard for weeks...

I'd be happy to try and provide the desired gender whenever I can.

Sometimes I have a bird who shows me NOTHING until it falls MADLY in love with its forever mate (and then I can't bear to split them up)

But, when I have a single bird of known gender, I'll gladly direct it as requested.

[bluebirdsnfur]

Thanks, Elizabeth, that would be great! I will definitely requst the same sex. I have 5 BLUEBIRD houses set up in our yard and I battle the sparrows all summer who want to nest in them. Every other day I have to remove nesting material and newly laid eggs. I, too, hate doing that. I started keeping the eggs and putting them in an ornamental fake nest in the garden.

[spirit wings]

Originally Posted by bluebirdsnfur

Thanks, Elizabeth, that would be great! I will definitely requst the same sex. I have 5 BLUEBIRD houses set up in our yard and I battle the sparrows all summer who want to nest in them. Every other day I have to remove nesting material and newly laid eggs. I, too, hate doing that. I started keeping the eggs and putting them in an ornamental fake nest in the garden.

could you build more for the sparrows? or a differnt kind of bird house just for them....I would hate to destroy any kind of birds nest.

[kippermom]

1. Remember that the FIRST step is to get approved by Mickacoo....WHEN we know who is approved and WHERE thay are located and how many they can commit to and how far they are willing to drive, THEN we can seriously create the caravans....(or shipping options) I do not think Elizabeth is going to run out of birds because the source, the markets of San Francisco, are still there.

2. If Elizabeth would drive some a couple hours south and I meet her 1/2 way, overnight rest them at my place then I drive as far as Blythe...is there anyone in AZ (pre-approved) who could drive that far to pick up the birds for East Mesa and Tuscon destinations??

3. Under what circumstances, if any, can the Mickacoo birds be air shipped to approved homes if all costs are paid?

[FloridaLuv]

Just wanted to let you know that I have just finished completing all of the information on the application and faxed it off along with everything else that needs to done to qualify as a long distance adopter.... We will be making our donation sometime tomorrow or Tuesday through the site.
Now....... I just half to LEARN to be patient!!!

[Bruce]

Even though I'm worried about the near future and my birds, I'd be willing to take those kings. I can't believe they've been in an animal shelter this long.

I have 7 now but they are all in a big bird house with a bunch of other crazy birds. I clean it daily, they have 2 bath tubs (large water heater pans), sunlight, and fresh air.

I use to open the main hatch so everyone can come an go but the hawks were getting in. Now I open it enough for the pigeons to come and go but the hawks can't figure it out. My kings don't go anywhere they just hang out eat, poop, and preen.

I just got a few calls that indicate things might be looking up business-wise so I might not have to stroke out or have a thrombo.

You can see some pictures of my pigeon house at the link below. My place has got to be better then an animal shelter and they're more then welcome. If we find a good home for them down later I can ship them out or make other arrangements. Let's just get them into a better environment.

http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg70/bdcaron/

Bruce

[kippermom]

Bruce...Elizabeth needs her applications filled out before she can release her birds to be adopted....you can get the forms from her web page, the rescue report. Glad to hear the tide may be turning for you.

[Queen]

I would take them all if I was not on the other side of the world they are beautiful