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It's been almost a month since I picked up Shelly, as we have named her, and have not had any inquiries about her, despite continued ads running in the local rags. With that, I have decided she will continue to reside here. Should someone eventually claim her, I'd have a hard time giving her up, but I certainly would, just as I'd wish for Chibi. At any rate, here she is...



Sam

I can't believe that it has been that long since you got her already. She sure is pretty. How is she adjusting to all the other birdies in the house?

She is so pretty Sam, she looks like my Tango. Is she tiny? I went to a Bird Show today and all of the Tiels there were huge, my Tango is a tiny girl, Tiki is bigger ... but these guys looked like they were on steroids LOL!

again, pretty little girl. How much longer do you plan on quarantining? As for her toe... I would ask the vet... Casey's was doing that for a little bit, but it was fine... it didn't happen continuously... maybe broken, deformed (born with it), or maybe dislocated?

Ya know, the older we get, the faster time goes by. Chibi has been gone now for over a month, and Shelly has been here almost a month. As for size, she's not overly large, and weighs in at 85 grams. She's comparable in size to the last clutch of chicks with the exception of Daisy, who is a whopper at 101 grams! She seems to be adapting quite well, and will mix with the other kids sometimes, unlike Cappy who is a total recluse. She won't mix with any of the others, and usually stays perched on a brace of a table beside my chair, or on the back of the couch, or on a shelf under an end table. Shelly has such a weird personality tho, and while she comes and goes more or less as she wants to, if we leave the room and leave her in the den, it's not long before she finds us and comes to wherever we are, and with me, it's in the cave. She won't let you touch her, but it's OK if she lands on YOU She's warming up a bit tho, and I suspect she'll be hand-able before too much longer. I do need to get her to the vet's office for a well birdie checkup, but have been procrastinating. I also need to take Smokey in for a deformed feather removal on his left wing. I don't know what happened to that particular follicle, but it's never produced a good feather. It always comes out all gnarled and misshapen, and it does not grow more than an inch long. I know when it starts bothering him, as he'll cry out at times and I see him trying to stretch his wing, but that is apparently when it hurts him.

Q. Have any of you ever read or heard anything about "killing" a defective follicle to prevent any feather from growing in? I need to ask about that when I take him in, and since it won't grow a good feather, I suppose it'd be better just to not have one at all.

Sam

Welcome to the family Shelly!!! You are very lucky to have found a Dad like Sam.

Sam, she really is beautiful!!!

Yesterday, I was searching through some 5,000 pictures I'd taken since '02 and was looking for good shots of Chibi, Ginger and Chikara. Finally found one of Chibi worthy of printing, and Emi got it framed and hanging. While I was looking for a good shot of Ginger, I happened to somehow mix up Shelly and Ginger. Finally found one of Ginger and compared it to Shelly, and the resemblance is absolutely remarking. Those two could pass for sisters any day of the week, and I think that is why Gizmo is profoundly interested in Shelly. He's not tried to make a move on her, as I'm sure he knows it's not Ginger, but definitely interested! I'm still amazed at her personality -- sort of like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, combined with a "I don't give a rip" attitude towards humans

Sam

Sam, Annabelle sounds a little like Shelly... "Don't touch me!!, but I can touch you!!!!"

lol, strange little buggers! I am glad she has a good home with you... and now maybe a boyfriend! lol.

**hugs** Jackie