January 7, 201015 yr Wow, what an interesting thread this is. I just read all 12 pages. It was informative, sad and uplifting all at once. I'm so glad that Cirrus continues to thrive. He's amazing to see. I'm sorry he lost his pal shaggy and brother quill. But I was impressed with love and respect you gave them all. I'd love to see more pictures too. I'd love to hear him sing in his soft voice. Summer
February 4, 201015 yr Author Cirrus passed away this afternoon while i was out. He lost a feather with a large quill from his breast and bleed out All three FD's died with blood related causes. pictorial life of Cirrus And the latest... and last pictures... Cirrus lived a well and happy life... i hope we have all been able to learn a little about his condition as well. Rest in peace my beautiful boy
February 4, 201015 yr Oh no Liv, I just read all this post and to get to the end and read this... I'm so sorry... He had a wonderful life and he was a very haapy lil budgie... Hugs...
February 4, 201015 yr I'm sorry for your loss. It seems he had a good long life for a feather duster. He sure was beautiful. Good job, Liv, for taking such good care of him. We will all miss him. -Finnie
February 4, 201015 yr oh no, so very sorry for your loss. I loved reading about your beloved little mops. They were beautiful, and we can see how much you loved and cared for them all. He is lucky to have lived the life he did and to have had you as his carer. :rip:
February 4, 201015 yr Oh... so sorry honey xoxoxox Interesting about the blood conection though mmmm... Big (((((((hugs))))))))
February 5, 201015 yr Noooooooooo! I'm so sorry for your loss. Thankyou Liv for posting the details of your mops and their lives with you.
February 5, 201015 yr I've just read through all 12 pages and my heart dropped at the sad news, I so wanted them all to make it.I'm really sorry for your loss. Libby
February 5, 201015 yr You did the best you could with him and gave him a good life. This is one of the problems with the feather dusters. Even when their protein is kept up and they are given a good life, there is no way to ensure that they will survive something as simple as a feather loss.
February 5, 201015 yr i just read this im sorry hun you did such a good job not only informing us about their condition and what you found but looking after the beautiful little things rip to them all
February 5, 201015 yr Author thanks everyone. It means a lot. Cirrus was moulting, which proved the "experts" wrong on that. He had normal pin feathers growing in, but they were just longer than normal. His weight was normal and all was doing fine. however, Cirrus, like Shaggy, started to develop these very strange feathers that were incredibly thick at the shaft, about 4 times thicker than a normal feather. These feathers were almost like dreadlocks in appearance and seemed to draw a lot of blood. If one came out, it would bleed profusely as a large artery was exposed. I have had to use pepper and pressure to stop the bleeding of these odd feathers before. I am sad i wasn't there to help Cirrus when he needed me most, but his end was always expected to be premature, so i was a little more prepared than normal.
February 6, 201015 yr I am sad i wasn't there to help Cirrus when he needed me most, but his end was always expected to be premature, so i was a little more prepared than normal. You gave him a wonderful life! Don't feel too bad about the end.
February 6, 201015 yr Sorry to here that the little ones have passed , they were lucky that you spent so much time looking after them. look on the bright side now you have more time to spend on all the others. Ross
February 15, 201015 yr I've followed this thread from the start...and like everyone else I too fell in love with these little birds. So sorry for your loss. :rofl:
February 22, 201015 yr Hi Liv, Just been reading up on your lovely little F.D's. So sorry you lost them, one of the quirk's of nature I suppose but they were lovely little things.
February 23, 201015 yr I'm sorry too. I know he had a great life and with his condition it was much longer than average. You did a phenomenal job.
May 29, 201014 yr Here is Cirrus sitting in his favorite spot And Shaggy pushing the toys around 100% siblings Liv ....is the last photo the hen that went to the nationals and got 12th ?
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