Be Careful What You Wish For

[Feather]

Originally Posted by jazaroo

Hi Maggie,

I am sitting here in awe.

I could not imagine having to look after and be responsible for so many young lives at once. My hat is truly off to you and your husband on the fabulous job you and he are doing for them.

Ron

Maggie,

Ron summed up my feeling.

Feather

[Trees Gray]

Hi Maggie...or should we call you Mother Maggie?...

Thank you for being there for all these "youngun's".

You sound quite organized and have all the babies pretty much seperated by their maturity and skills.

I am also going to pray that the qualifying bunch of youngsters will soon graduate to self-feeders, so you can take a deep breath and relax for a moment.

I guess you are not suffering from baby withdrawal anymore, huh?

[Lady Tarheel]

Thanks everyone and Treesa, you know what? After we get these raised I'll probably want more although one at the time. It's funny that we got about half of our yearly quota in one fell sweep.

We just had to bring #16 inside the house. So disappointed. Augusta and Holly, who I thought would have done the best job of any of them just abandoned this little fellow. He was about 12 inches from them and so very cold. My husband brought him in and warmed him with his own body heat until I could get a warm nest going. Gave him fluids after he got warmed up and hopefully he will make it. At least he wasn't comatose like our Frosty was when we got her. I honestly don't want to put him in the same nest right now as #17 because there may be something going on with him. They are in the same aquarium but in separate nests.

[Trees Gray]

[quote=Lady Tarheel

I honestly don't want to put him in the same nest right now as #17 because there may be something going on with him. They are in the same aquarium but in separate nests.[/QUOTE]


I also immediately feel the same way when a couple give up feeding and caring for a baby. It has happened many times, it's as if they know something we don't. It is still good to seperate. You are on top of things!

[Lady Tarheel]

At the time I made my last post, my husband had moved one egg from under Cappy (and Ginger) because they were sitting two eggs and one baby. He moved the egg under my boy Ringo and Katie (who had been Feisty's mate) then went to the store to buy another heating pad. (That is another story - didn't get it because all he could find were the kind that cut off in one -two hours.)

When he got home, he went straight to the aviary to check on the babies and the egg that he had just placed under Ringo had hatched and was cold as could be. In addition, the two eggs that had been under Pinto and Michael (yall keeping up with this cause I'm having trouble myself) had been deliberately pecked and broken open. Both had babies. He brought one to show me and it nearly broke my heart. It was the tiniest little baby pigeon, about 1" long but its head was fully formed and about the size of a pigeon fly. I can't imagine why they did this but I guess that is nature.

Don't know if #20 will make it. He is tucked in with #16 and has been fed 1 cc of probiotic and water. It will be another miracle if it does.

We sure are tired. Whew!

[Lovebirds]

Originally Posted by Lady Tarheel

(yall keeping up with this cause I'm having trouble myself)

Not really but that's ok. LOL............I know you must be tired. Makes me tired just reading and thinking about all you two are doing. I know you are giving it your best shot though and if anyone can pull all these younguns' through, it would be you..............

[Trees Gray]

hi Maggie,

I'm sorry to hear about the tiny one pecked out of the egg, I'm sure you are emotionally as well as physically drained about this time.

Please get a good nights sleep and let us know how things are when you get a chance.

[mr squeaks]

You are on an incredible journey of saving and helping!

All of us are with you and we will be here to welcome you when you return with your updates...

WARM THOUGHTS TO HELP SUSTAIN...

[TerriB]

I really appreciate all the juggling you do to give these babies the best shot at a long and healthy life! So sorry for the ones that don't make it. Looking forward to your updates!

[stach_n_flash]

lol wow thats alot my dad would be mad if i brought all those home well im glad their all doing well besides #20 and the eggs that were cracked

i placed 2nd in the 4 x4 but the team placed 3rd ive got a new photo place to take a look at my art and such take a look if you want

[JGregg]

There's a macmilk (pigeon milk replacement) recipe on the International Dove Society page. It looks sound to me, you might want to give it a try on #20.

http://www.internationaldovesociety....es/macmilk.htm

[Lady Tarheel]

JGregg, thank you for the link. Boy, that recipe sure has a lot of things in it. I have copied it down and will see if I can find most of the items.

We had to bring a 4th newborn into the house yesterday afternoon because although the foster parents were taking care of it, some of the other pigeons kept walking on top of the foster parents and generally causing havoc so we felt "better safe than sorry". Right now, fingers x'd, everyone is still ok. The smallest weighs 13 grams but has a lot of spunk. We put one of the small ones in with the each of the two larger babies for warmth and they are the cutest little fellows. The only baby still in the aviary is the one under Ginger and she seems to be doing fine with her. We did set the clock for 2 am to feed them last night because we were so worried about them. Great fun.

The other 12 little ones are doing well, growing feathers all over and soooo sociable. The 3 little juvvies are only being fed at night and spend half day in the aviary. They're beginning to eat pretty good.

Our dove that had canker is off metronidazole since yesterday and has finally decided to eat so she hasn't been fed for a full day and is pooping nicely. This is the only dove I have ever had that actually makes the "whirring" noise in the cage (like the sound when they get spooked outside) and is so wild that I'm really looking forward to releasing it for its own sake.

Stachnflash - that was a terrific finish - 2nd! Way to go. Tomorrow I'm going to check your art and let you know. Just too weary to do too much right now.

[Lin Hansen]

Michael,

Congratulations on the results of the track meet!

It sounds like you and your team did a great job!

Linda

[Lin Hansen]

Maggie,

Thanks for all the hard work you and your husband are doing helping these babies.....best wishes for great success!

Linda

[Trees Gray]

I'm glad the dove with canker decided to eat on her/his own. The timing couldn't have been better, huh....one less mouth to feed..( literally) LOL