Bird and Bird are still bad parents (2543 hits)
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Submitted by Tom <theubertom.at.gmail.com> (View user info) at 2005-02-22 13:51:27 EST
http://www.ubersite.com/m/60210
I woke up at 4 am yesterday morning for the first feeding of the day for little bird. When I took the lid off the incubator, I held my breath. I remember thinking to myself "Is there movement? Is he alive?" Well, he was very much alive and started yelling at me for breakfast the second it heard me. His eyes weren't open.
The day progressed as normal, but the bird started to look a bit clammy and it was apparent that infection had set in to its extremely deep wounds in its head and ear. That night, little bird died from breathing issues due to its infection.
This was something of a disappointment, you know, I tried to save it but couldn't. Oh well though. We had FOUR OTHER BABIES WOO!
Well, the story takes a poor turn again. I open up the bird box to peek in and I'm horrified by what I find. There are two babies in there that are just flat out dead. Stiff. Cold. Nada. The two others are bloody messes. As it turns out, the dad had a motive and tried, partially succeeding, in killing all of the babies. I lifted the living ones out. They are the oldest and second oldest of the clutch. I washed them off with a solution to find that their wounds were not horribly large, just old.
This has been a very odd turn of events. I have NEVER heard of a parent doing this before, but it isn't uncommon for males in nature to do this sort of thing to my understanding, but never in my endless literature have I read that this happens in lovebirds. More like assholebirds.
I don't know who to call. Is there a bird domestic violence hotline somewhere? Seriously. I don't understand how this happens.
So we have two babies left. I don't really want to have to do this if I don't need to, so I simply take the dad out of that cage and put him in with his son, who promptly beats him up and struts around. Using the "Instant Karma on the Freeway scale of instant karma measurement", this ranks an 8. I put the babies back in with the female, but all she cares about is where her jerk boyfriend is, so this would work. I took them out again.
I had to figure out a better setup in this container, because the babies were still getting too cold. I simply elevated them so the heatlamp was closer and that did the trick. When it came to feedings, they weren't that gung-ho at first. At about 9 pm they had their first major meal and they've been consistent with eating since then, showing no signs of infection, stress, anxiety, or any other major bird issues.
So I think there's some hope for these two.
Meanwhile, I came up with another brilliant Tom idea. Because the container is hard for me to see in and work on the computer at the same time, I set up a camera to view what goes on inside and simply broadcast it over yahoo because it's easier for me to see it that way. I thought it was my greatest idea yet, then friends started viewing my webcam and were like "OMG TOM WERE R U I C BIRDS!!11" and I have to explain to them, then they say something like "WTF FUNNY WEIRD LOLzZ!!1"
Then an even better best idea struck me. I can simply make it so anyone on ubersite with yahoo messenger can view (deep inhalation) BIIIIIIIIIRD CAAAAAM. The state of the art bird viewing camera. Bird cam. View it TODAY!
Tomtheuber on yahoo for those of you with baby bird fetishes.
User Reviews
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2005-04-14 02:17:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Where's the paper boy?
Submitted by CanucksFan (user info) at 2005-04-03 04:22:37 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Wiggles (user info) at 2005-04-01 01:46:05 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Whatever happened of this situation?
Submitted by aceyloulou (user info) at 2005-03-05 02:18:00 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
I laughed so hard at 'more like assholebirds'
Submitted by Nator (user info) at 2005-03-04 09:18:00 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Submitted by hcp28 (user info) at 2005-02-28 15:04:38 (#)
Ranking: -2
They probably killed them because you touched the clutch, thus altering their smell. Way to go.
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Wrong, that's a characteristic almost only 'wild' birds have (none of the domesticated ones). Birds often kill off their young ones, as do a lot of animals. Take hamsters for instance, they eat their own children.
Submitted by chicagogirl (user info) at 2005-03-02 20:16:40 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
ok i am late
Submitted by chicagogirl (user info) at 2005-03-02 20:14:31 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
i sent you an im to see the birds!
Submitted by hcp28 (user info) at 2005-02-28 15:04:38 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
They probably killed them because you touched the clutch, thus altering their smell. Way to go.
Submitted by Wiggles (user info) at 2005-02-28 13:58:37 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
More bird!
Submitted by myredmirage95 (user info) at 2005-02-26 23:16:44 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I wanna see the birdcam!...but you're not online!!! Great idea though.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2005-02-24 15:03:57 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
you're an odd kid Tom
Submitted by Holz (user info) at 2005-02-24 15:00:04 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
aw
Submitted by stevie_says (user info) at 2005-02-24 01:13:37 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
You had me at 'Bird.'...because 'Bird' is just a funny word.
Hahahaahahahaa
Submitted by Timmah (user info) at 2005-02-24 00:57:18 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Sorry for your loss.
Submitted by polyamorousaj (user info) at 2005-02-24 00:33:56 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
don't know what I'm reading but here
Submitted by Quasiplasmohedron (user info) at 2005-02-24 00:13:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Why those birds suddenly appear? Every time! In the mirror!
Submitted by Thored (user info) at 2005-02-23 00:43:01 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Tigre (user info) at 2005-02-23 00:23:30 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
datsz a funky mustashccee
Submitted by Spooner (user info) at 2005-02-23 00:03:34 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Awwwwww, those bired are cute. =)
Submitted by MANICMOTHER (user info) at 2005-02-22 18:43:05 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Awww I had no idea you had a soft side for your birds.
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2005-02-22 18:05:56 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
By the way you mislead me. I thought this would be about Method's Bird.
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2005-02-22 18:04:54 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/piepiepie.php
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2005-02-22 15:45:30 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
My hamsters had babies when I was 13 and they were great parents. One of the babies, though, lost an eye somewhere along the way.
We sold the babies (9 of 12) but nobody wanted One-Eye (that's what we called her). So we kept One-Eye and two others. I dont remember what we called them.
One-Eye got knocked up by one of her brothers. One-Eye was a bad parent. She ate six of the seven.
The assholebird comment was pure gold.
Submitted by munkeypants (user info) at 2005-02-22 15:41:32 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Wiggles (user info) at 2005-02-22 15:37:58 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Seven reviews?
Nobody cares about birds?
Submitted by TheSunGod (user info) at 2005-02-22 15:27:02 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
it's been my experience that birds are either the best or the worst parents in the world. +2 for having a soul. go you.
Submitted by Phinch (user info) at 2005-02-22 14:20:14 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
kewl.
Submitted by Wiggles (user info) at 2005-02-22 14:10:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Poor birds. Oh, well.
I don't know if I have Yahoo messenger or not, but I might get it just to check on the Bird situation.
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2005-02-22 14:03:59 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
never in my endless literature have I read that this happens in lovebirds. More like assholebirds.
hahahahahahahaha
Submitted by Brdn_Nkd (user info) at 2005-02-22 14:01:05 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
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Submitted by Not_Fade_Away (user info) at 2005-02-22 13:55:16 (#)
Ranking: 1
My dad used to slap us until we were bloody all the time! It will toughen up those wussy birds.
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hahaha
Submitted by jgreening (user info) at 2005-02-22 13:58:59 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Poor baby bird that died, as well as it's brothers or sisters that died, too.
I'd go vigilante on Dad Bird and peck at him until he bled.
But what do I know, I'm just a parakeet.
Submitted by Not_Fade_Away (user info) at 2005-02-22 13:55:16 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
My dad used to slap us until we were bloody all the time! It will toughen up those wussy birds.