Posted February 2, 200916 yr So the heat wave came and went and I have heard of people losing animals so this is my little post to all the birds I know of flying free. I lost 2 Green Cheeks I know of 120 Canary's 100 Finchs 30 Budgies A pair of Gang Gangs and their three Chicks An African Grey Breeding pair To all the birds and all the other animals and the 30 odd people who have pass on in the heat my prays are with you.
February 2, 200916 yr I lost 4 Budgies 4 Gouldian Finches 1 Blue Face Parrot Finch 1 Canary 3 Baby Longtail Finches R.I.P
February 4, 200916 yr i was very lucky all i lost were my dear fish i had them five years due to heat and keeping eye on my birds i neglected to check them till night but was to late they had boiled to death even in a two foot deep pond rip my fish (they were the large type) good side to story they had babyslast month and out of the 3oo i have save around 30 doesnt sound like much i know but im told thats great so i have fish still only they are like 2 mm long lol rip everyones passed on friends
February 7, 200916 yr All my sympathy for your loss and also the others you have mentioned. that is so sad to hear i have not lost any yet hopefully i want
February 7, 200916 yr I understand that Melbourne past 46deg C today. yes daz and still hot as right now but alot of the heat from the fires up here trucks just rushed passed then .....
February 20, 200916 yr So the heat wave came and went and I have heard of people losing animals so this is my little post to all the birds I know of flying free.I lost 2 Green CheeksI know of120 Canary's100 Finchs30 BudgiesA pair of Gang Gangs and their three ChicksAn African Grey Breeding pairTo all the birds and all the other animals and the 30 odd people who have pass on in the heat my prays are with you.I lost my budgie Diane to a tumor and finally she died last night.It had been bothering her for sometime but it was time to go.
March 1, 200916 yr We lost all the fish in our pond on that 47 degree day. But thanks to my son's sheer dedication and determination, all his 10 budgies survived. One was easy to look after because he was in quarantine in a small cage so we just brought him inside but the other 9 were in an aviary outside. We don't have aircon so the house was still hot but it was at least a bit easier to manage away from the searing hot winds. My son got a wool blanket and soaked it in cold water then hung it on the side of the aviary to catch the wind. The blanket was dry within 5 minutes so he kept up this procedure for hours until he was almost dropping with heat exhaustion. The aviary is just the exact size of out back door and it can be moved if necessary so in the end we actually removed the door from its hinges and manhandled the aviary into the laundry, through the house to the coolest part of the house (which was "only" about 40 degrees) and we were able to set up a fan and some dripping water in a plastic container with tiny holes poked in it. The budgies were so happy! I'm really proud of my son - he worked so hard to look after his budgies. (I helped of course but he was the real hero!)
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