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- Mar 26, 2015
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Well, it's now been just over a week and the 3 birds that went missing last weekend still have not returned. I am still keeping the door open for them during the daylight hours, but my hopes are not high.
This leaves me with 6 birds, 3 blue bars and 3 blue checks. They are all birds that have been with me for over 6 months. I am not flying them until I have at least a few sets of successfully raised squabs. Now employing the Hokum Coco mentality of not flying these birds, because with 6 birds left, I'm not willing to lose any of them.
Of the 3 missing, one of them was my wife's favorite bird, and she's crushed by it. We've lost several other birds, but it was almost always during a training period, not long after we had got them. This is the first loss that has really hit us emotionally, since these 3 had been with us for so long, and the loss is so inexplicable.
I really think my birds are joining local feral flocks. There are many flocks within 1 mile of my house. I think they see them flying in packs of dozens, sometimes 50+ birds, so they fly with them, and follow them a bit and they are led to food and such, so they choose to stay out there. I hope they're happier and remain safe.
Is 'Growly' still with you?
