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Hi all,
Some of you may have seen me post elsewhere that our sweet Blue Head girl, Lady Bird, who has been with us for many years flew out the door on Monday
We are heartsick and devastated. We've done everything we can think of to track her down, all to no avail - there hasn't been the slightest sign of her since we last saw her flying very fast and far away.
I am wondering how to help our other blue head girl, Little Bit. She is about 2 years old. They weren't pair bonded, so I don't think she's in enormous grief, but I notice she has been clingier to me and quieter overall. Interestingly her personality is now reminding me more of how Lady Bird was for the years before we got a second pionus. A little more reserved, more time sitting and watching, less noisy and less flying around.
If Lady Bird never returns to us, we will probably get another blue head, but that would be a year or two off. In the meantime, I'm not sure how to help our current girl. I'm thinking I'll move her cage to the main room rather than the guest room, where she and Lady Bird had their cages together. And generally just have her out a lot of the time (she's flighted and not destructive, so we mostly have an open-door policy with her cage). I know lots of birds do completely fine as solo birds and she does seem fine, but I also know she's never been an only bird, and has now been used to same-species companionship for half of her young life (she's been with us about a year).
I think the whole situation is just making me so damn sad. They were such a fun little duo. It was amazing to watch the change in Lady Bird once she had a bird of her own species around; she'd always been so incredibly mild mannered and quiet, and suddenly she was flying laps around the house, getting into things, way more interested in new foods and new toys. She really became more "wild". And now I see that reverting to "tame" behavior with Little Bit. She does seem happy - eating well, chirping and talking, chewing her toys - but just a lot less energetic and bold.
I wonder if she has any idea what has happened.
Some of you may have seen me post elsewhere that our sweet Blue Head girl, Lady Bird, who has been with us for many years flew out the door on Monday
We are heartsick and devastated. We've done everything we can think of to track her down, all to no avail - there hasn't been the slightest sign of her since we last saw her flying very fast and far away. I am wondering how to help our other blue head girl, Little Bit. She is about 2 years old. They weren't pair bonded, so I don't think she's in enormous grief, but I notice she has been clingier to me and quieter overall. Interestingly her personality is now reminding me more of how Lady Bird was for the years before we got a second pionus. A little more reserved, more time sitting and watching, less noisy and less flying around.
If Lady Bird never returns to us, we will probably get another blue head, but that would be a year or two off. In the meantime, I'm not sure how to help our current girl. I'm thinking I'll move her cage to the main room rather than the guest room, where she and Lady Bird had their cages together. And generally just have her out a lot of the time (she's flighted and not destructive, so we mostly have an open-door policy with her cage). I know lots of birds do completely fine as solo birds and she does seem fine, but I also know she's never been an only bird, and has now been used to same-species companionship for half of her young life (she's been with us about a year).
I think the whole situation is just making me so damn sad. They were such a fun little duo. It was amazing to watch the change in Lady Bird once she had a bird of her own species around; she'd always been so incredibly mild mannered and quiet, and suddenly she was flying laps around the house, getting into things, way more interested in new foods and new toys. She really became more "wild". And now I see that reverting to "tame" behavior with Little Bit. She does seem happy - eating well, chirping and talking, chewing her toys - but just a lot less energetic and bold.
I wonder if she has any idea what has happened.
