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Sigmund the Foster Bird is looking scraggly, as he picked a bunch of feathers again. But he can share a tree with Kiwi for 15 minutes at a stretch. And, he deigned to walk across the room so I would pick him up and pay… Continue Reading “Sigmund Update”
One trip to Washington and a few thunderstorms later and Sigmund has pulled all his feathers out again. But we learned that he liked corn on the cob.
Several people at the Refuge have asked for my “recipe” for Birdie Bread, because Birdie Bread is the best way to trick fussy birds into eating their vegetables. I kept saying, “You just grind up some vegetables and toss them into your cornbread mix”.… Continue Reading “Birdie Bread”
On Sunday, I went by the Rescue to drop off the paperwork from Sigmund’s trip to the vet. I ran into Karen, our volunteer director. She told me about a puppy that a Petland store relinquished to her employer (a veterinarian) because he was ill. … Continue Reading “King Charles”
I just went to the Refuge site to check the old photo of Sigmund (he is listed under his nickname, “Ziggy”). Then I had to run downstairs to take a crappy camera phone shot. ‘Cause look at the difference: You know, mine is not… Continue Reading “Progress”
And this is when my Summer Days Off become more hectic than actually going to work. First, a double appointment at the vet for Kiwi the Grey and her foster brother, Sigmund. Both are in excellent health. A lady in the waiting room, who had adopted… Continue Reading “Summer Day Off”
Rich Weiner, the Executive Director at the Refuge, was the guest on Blog Talk Radio: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eblogtalkradio%2Ecom%2FA%2DVariety%2DOf%2DPets%2Fplay%5Flist%2Exml%3Fitemcount%3D5&autostart=false&bufferlength=5&volume=80&borderweight=1&bordercolor=#999999&backgroundcolor=#FFFFFF&dashboardcolor=#0098CB&textcolor=#F0F0F0&detailscolor=#FFFFFF&playlistcolor=#999999&playlisthovercolor=#333333&cornerradius=10&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx&C1=7&C2=6042973&C3=31&C4=&C5=&C6=&hostname=AVarietyOfPets&hosturl=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/a-variety-of-pets Listen to internet radio with A Variety Of Pets on Blog Talk Radio
This widget doesn’t fit into my sidebar, but if I can manage to get it to look right here, I might throw it in as a post once in awhile: http://fpm.petfinder.com/petlist/petlist.cgi?shelter=IL39&status=A&age=&limit=25&offset=0&animal=&title=&style=4&ref=Dp_ppGAne5yR7ac
I brought Sigmund the African Grey back to the rescue for the duration of my road trip. I may have mentioned that we have done a lot of talking over there about how long a time is appropriate for a foster and the reasons… Continue Reading “Fostering Parrots: Sigmund Revisited”
It seems I haven’t told you about Sigmund yet. New foster bird. He came in with another grey and I brought him home because no one had really been able to handle him yet. For the whole three weeks I have had him, he… Continue Reading “Sigmund”
The Next Dark Age 