"WOE" Is ME!

[mr squeaks]

In human terms (beginning of October, 2008), I escaped my loft while my owner’s back was turned! FREEDOM. Away I flew! Wow! Look at all the neat things to see! I swooped low and suddenly, I wasn’t flying anymore but lying on the hard ground. I don’t how long I was there, but fast awful “things” kept passing me. I couldn’t fly and couldn’t get any food! Then, a kind “giant” picked me up and took me to a nice lady. The giant said I had looked like a plastic bag lying on the “street!” Me? Can you believe that?! The lady said I had a hurt wing and these awful bugs in my poops that were stuck to my vent feathers! She cleaned me up and clipped some of my feathers – finally, no more of those nasty wiggly things! Ick!! I felt much better! She put me in a cage with food and water. I was really hungry!! A few days later, another lady came and picked me up. She put me in a nice roomy home with a brick, food and water. Such wonderful things to eat! Had I died and gone to pijie heaven?? Nope, my wing was still sore but I could rest and not try to fly. My meals were served to me and my poopy papers were changed often.

Then, the lady took me in a carrier to see a man she called a “Vet.” The Vet was very nice and took a picture of my wing! No wonder I hurt! I had broken my right distal Humerus! Horrors! No one seemed to know if I would fly again…only time and rest would help. I heard that my poop check was something called “negative” and my vent area was doing just fine. BUT, when they weighed me, I was only 191 grams!! Oh my! I don’t want to be fat, but this was going to the other extreme! Time to eat and so I did! The nice lady fed me very well with treats like Safflower and Hemp seeds…YUM! Didn’t like those big round things but most of the other seeds were just yummy. What I didn’t like, I just tossed out! Every so often I would feel “rain” and I just preened away! I just relaxed and rested. Stood on my brick most of the day and thought how lucky I was to be alive!

For a few days I had to take some medicine but I didn’t put up too much of a fuss. I knew it was good for me. The kind lady said I was VERY GOOD and the most laid-back bird she had ever seen!

Every so often, I would see a black 4-legged creature walk below my home and sometimes there was a gray one too! They didn’t pay me any mind tho. One day I saw another bird but he didn’t look like me at all but he couldn’t fly either! He said his name was Mr. Squeaks and he wanted to know just what kind of strange pigeon I was. He had never seen anyone like me before. I told him that I was a West of England Tumbler. My color was called Tortoise-shell and I had 3 colors along with all my white feathers, plus some emerald green feathers on my neck. But most strange to Mr. Squeaks were the feathers on my feet! He had naked feet! I asked him why didn’t his feet get cold! He said he lived indoors and had enough feathers to preen without worrying about his feet too!

Today, I went to see the “Vet” again. And, guess what?! I weighed 225 grams! Yeaaa! My poops were still negative. A “plug” was pulled where my wing had been broken. I have to have some stuff put in the hole for a few days.

Oh, yes, I had my picture taken too by a lady named Cindy and she said she would post some for you to see. Even one of the ladies working for the “Vet,” wanted a picture of me! Everyone sure oohed and aahed over me. With my white eyes, I guess I do look different but I keep hearing everyone say how beautiful I am. Well, gee I already knew that! Humans sure are funny!

Thank you for reading my story. I’m sure I will have more adventures coming up. I am going to be able to get an honest-to-goodness bath AND slowly meet other the pijies who live here too. Sounds great to me, if a little scary…

I almost forgot! My name is WoeBeGone (Woe for short)

[Lovebirds]

Well Woe.....it's nice to FINALLY be introduced to you!! Now, we'll patiently (somewhat) wait for pictures............that LADY that's taking care of you? She's a really sweet gal and we all know how lucky you are. You be good now, ya hear??

[corvid]

Wow , Mr Squeaks !!!, what a reading that was. I LOVE every word from that story.

You have a such a talent for writing. My Gosh, keep those stories coming.

(im new here to this forum, so maybe i have no idea, are you are writter ??
, if so , I did not mean it to sound cheesy. I really did enjoy reading with such easy and fun.). Thank You.

Nell

[AZWhitefeather]

[corvid]

O my, O my, the bird IS GORGEOUS looking in deed.

And now famous too.. LOL

Very nice pics. thanks for sharing.

Nell

[mr squeaks]

WOE AND I ARE SENDING OUR MOST GRATEFUL THANKS FOR THE TERRIFIC PICTURES, CINDY!! The story wouldn't have been the same without them!!

Personally, Woe can't take a "bad" picture...she is sooo pretty!



Thank you so much for the compliment, Nell. No, I'm not a "writer" but I DO like to write when the "mood" strikes. I wrote about the ASU pigeon extraordinaire, Peter Pied Piper. My first story posted here was about Mr. Squeaks (Part I & II). If you check out my threads, you will find them. Enjoy!

BTW, I started writing Woe's story and just couldn't "get off the ground" when I wrote from "my" point of view. When I decided to let Woe tell her "own" story, welllll...the words just flowed...

More adventures will be upcoming!

Love and Hugs
Shi

[AZWhitefeather]

Originally Posted by corvid

O my, O my, the bird IS GORGEOUS looking in deed.

And now famous too.. LOL

Very nice pics. thanks for sharing.

Nell

Thank you, Nell.

Originally Posted by mr squeaks

WOE AND I ARE SENDING OUR MOST GRATEFUL THANKS FOR THE TERRIFIC PICTURES, CINDY!! The story wouldn't have been the same without them!!

Love and Hugs
Shi

You are both most welcome.

Cindy

[Charis]

What a little doll!

[philodice]

Nice photo shoot, and even nicer story! Welcome to PT, Woebegone!

[TerriB]

So glad you ended up in such an excellent situation, Woe! You are stunning!

Mr Squeak - well written article!

[maryjane]

Congratulations! What a gorgeous pijie. And so lucky.

[Feefo]

I hope that we will hear a lot more about Woe! I really enjoyed that. And the photo is beautiful.

Poor Woe, he had a very rough time, thank goodness he was rescued and found you. 190 gms is nothing!

Now for the "science bits", by now you should be aware of my obsession with plugs and holes :

How long after the rescue was the plug removed?

What are you treating the hole with?

Our Star had a fractured humerus, this was when I knew little so it took Helen to find it and I don't know the exact location, just that the broken end was sticking out of the wound. The bone was filed down (by the vet, under anaesthesia) and the skin sutured over it. Not only did Star regain the ability to fly in the aviary but he escaped for three days during high winds and coped well enough toreturn when he was hungry and missing his mate. So there is always hope, but I doubt that you will want Mr Woe to take to the skies again.


Cynthia

[John_D]

Mustn't let my little ones see your pic, Woebegone, or they will be demanding 'fluffy socks' for their feet, too

Beautiful pix and a really fun pigeon tale!

John

[TAWhatley]

Wonderful story, terrific photos, and a very beautiful and very lucky bird! Thanks Shi and Cindy!

Terry

[Maggie-NC]

Oh WOE, you are so beautiful! Your mama wrote such a wonderful story about you and I enjoyed it tremendously. I'm so glad you're on the road to recovery and feeling lots better these days.

I'll bet you love your new home and your new mama. She is the best! I don't know if she has told you but I am your Aunt Maggie because your mama and I were separated at birth!!!!!!!