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1st March 2006, 05:06 PM
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Disabled Squidget!Squidget, the disabled pigeon is doing very well! He is molting and has gotten some of the shiney neck feathers, lol they are a purple color! I have also heard him trying to coo! It is so cute! He only does that at strangers while he trys to bite! Tough love has forced him to peck on his own, but he still needs to be offered water thru out the day!
My questions are about regular maintenance! I want to order whatever he will need! Including a good vitamin supplement! He currently gets pigeon seed and water! Garlic cap twice a week and ACV water twice a week! Thank You Denise 
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1st March 2006, 05:09 PM
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Also his skin looks dry! Sorry, just wanna be sure to add all! You are all so great! Thanks again!
Denise
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1st March 2006, 05:13 PM
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Denise, where in the world have you been. I've missed you!
So, tough love finally conquered the eating? How is his weight holding? I'll bet his poops are a whole lot easier to deal with now. When Mr. Humphries went from being being hand fed to finally eating on his own, there was a tremendous change in the poop department. The only thing I can think to add are vitamins and probiotics. I am so glad he is doing so well. Hope your daughter is doing well also. Maggie
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1st March 2006, 05:26 PM
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You can't imagine how happy I am to hear some good news from one of our favorite customers considering the other things that are currently going on! Unie is kinda' partial to peas and a little bit of popcorn so what I do is give her occasional "catch-up" meals of Kaytee (tube-fed) to keep her nutrition where it should be. It's difficult with some vitamins because we're learning more and more that some of them can be more toxic than we thought like taking too much Vitamin A. I seem to remember recently hearing something about too much Vitamin E but I haven't researched it yet. The point is, maybe balanced meals are just best. If he doesn't get much sun, then you do need an occasional supplement with D3 in it.
Pidgey
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1st March 2006, 05:41 PM
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Thanks Maggie!
It is tax season and I do taxes, so I have been busy, but I have been checking in regularly to see whats been going on! Lol! Squidget is gaining weight! His poops are perfect, infact he pooped on me tonight, which is unusual, he holds it normally! My daughter is doing good considering her disease! She is into cats, so I bought her a Somali last year and I have been going to cat shows with her! She loves it and her cat has done very good! Denise
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1st March 2006, 05:44 PM
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Cameron,
I think he flakes normal with new feathers coming in, but he still has bare spots of skin which look wrinkly and dry! Maybe it is just me! Denise
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1st March 2006, 06:05 PM
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Thanks Pidgey!
He gets very little real sun, mostly sitting by a window! It is very cold here, but on a nice day, if I don't work to late, I sit on the deck with him for a while. It is almost Spring here now, so soon he will get plenty! His Kaytee is gone, I can buy more, he may like it! Lol! He likes being baby fed! I was trying to grow him up a little! Lol! I know this is not good, but he likes buttered toast and scrambled eggs! I offer him differant foods because what little enjoyment in life he gets makes us both happy! He can't walk or fly so if he wanted to drink and smoke, it wouldn't be a problem with me! Lol! If the kaytee is a good vitamin and he likes baby feeding, he gets it! We can't believe you all missed us! Thank you for remembering! Denise
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#9
1st March 2006, 06:24 PM
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I guess Squidget will be a member here for as long as he lives! Which I hope will be a very long time!
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#10
1st March 2006, 06:31 PM
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Hi Deinise!
Yes! You and Squidget have been missed...! In fact, I think about Squidget every day! ( I really do!) And I imagine him happy and plump and bright eyed and doing things he likes to do. Soon as your Weather permits, do let him have direct Sunshine out of doors... Get some thin matter dried Sea Weed and shred it in your fingers for him to peck also ( good source of easy Natural Vitamine 'A' and high in Vitamine 'C', and has traces of others). It has less Sodium in it than Seeds do, so no Sodium worries on this matter... The little Oriental Market I used to shop in that was just down the Street here, closed up...so, I will go on line sometime soon and see if I can find the brand of Sea Weed I like on line somewhere, and for that matter, I will let you and others know on that so you can get some too if you want. Anyway, all my feral and wild Dove and Pigeon guests and getting-well ones and got-well ones really like the Seaweed. I hate driving all the way across town for anything anymore, so, ordering stuff on line is a nice alternative! A light glistening of Olive Oil on his Seeds both aids in Vitamine assimilation generally, and, in his diet like this, will also benifit his skin so it is not 'dry' anymore. Get a brand new best-quality-you-can small Bottle that is just for him, and use that for his Seeds. Now, are there some particular kinds of Seeds he likes best? and or any he has not tried yet? Glad to hear your update news! Phil Las Vegas
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1st March 2006, 06:58 PM
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Phil,
We are very happy to hear we were missed, thank you all! Yes he as as happy as can be expected, hopefully happier than I know! And yes he is getting fatter! He likes to play with his bell, he try's hard to get the ringer out! I bought other toys, but the millet seed sprays for parakeets, he loves, as long as I hang them up! I am not sure if he eats them or tears them to pieces! His favorite was sunflower meats but now is Safflower seeds! I will look for seaweed and I will get the olive oil for sure! Thanks again! Denise
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1st March 2006, 07:00 PM
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Buttered Toast, Scrambled eggs, Beer and cigarettes.......
Sounds like you are spoiling that pigeon with the good life and few sins. And you wonder why we missed you. What were you thinking! Cameron PS, My Buddy really likes the seaweed too. Phil mentioned it to me once, I tried it and was so surprised it was a big hit. Who would have thought, pigeons and seaweed. Next they'll expect me to make Sushi. LOL. Last edited by Camrron; 1st March 2006 at 07:04 PM.
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#13
1st March 2006, 07:17 PM
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Hi Denise!
I was just thinking about you this morning as well and wondering where you've been. I'm glad that you checked in with a wonderful update on Squidget's progress! It sounds like he's becoming an adult pijjie in his own time. I'm so happy to hear that he's still doing well.  I'm happy to hear your daughter is doing well too and is enjoying her cat and the shows
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2nd March 2006, 12:05 AM
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 . Denise, don't know were you've been, but of course we miss you!!I would get a balanced vitamin/mineral supplement from one of the pij supply houses that has D-3 in it. Don't think you need to worry about imbalances if you get one formulated for pigeons with the components balanced. You don't need to give it every day, perhaps a couple of times a week. I get the Van-Hee multi mineral/vitamin mix, it's anise flavored. I would also be a tad concerned that perhaps Squidget might be lacking enough fluids as well, that one might be a bit tougher to figure out how to balance. Have you tried fresh Romaine or diced/shredded carrots? They seem to like some of these things in their diet as well, and they have a higher moisture content than just seeds. Hope you make it through tax season w/out getting too stressed out, and I'm glad to hear that your daughter is doing well. fp
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2nd March 2006, 12:17 AM
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Little Squidget is a Champion of Little Pigeons, and you are one of the most devoted PigeonParents I know. I'm glad to hear that Squidget is growing up and doing well, especially that he is putting on some weight Do you have any updated photos of Squidget? Regards Alaska
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