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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 01:30 PM Original message |
Mystery of the dying budgies: Dozens birds drop off their perches in front of judges |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. I was always told to keep my budgie out of a draft. |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. What about the lungs? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. It would have to be something drastic to make them die wouldn't it? |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I'm not Kestral but it doesn't take anything drastic to kill a budgie. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I didn't mean that. I meant that the lung congestion could kill them and that |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. 38 birds died in moments, this wasn't because of a draft |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Or in my brother's case, a vacuum cleaner. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. Maybe the birds don't like being judged? |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Don't look at me. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 02:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. budgies are highly social and enjoy shows/being shown |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Not doubting you, but how do you know? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. how do i know...what? |
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piratefish08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. I think they died from embarrassment. |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
8. Sounds like a Legionnaire's Disease for birds. nt |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
14. It's probably all the mercury in the flu vaccines. |
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Sinti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
15. This sounds like the original strain of bird fly |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. no (see post 10 & 11) |
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Sinti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 02:10 PM Original message |
Wow - okay. I knew I didn't trust that non-stick stuff - cooking on poisons is strange IMO n/t |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
21. before the problem was well publicized in the 1980s many many birds experienced sudden death |
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Sinti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Love birds, but can't bear to see them in cages |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
17. THE classic sketch.... |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
19. Not much meat on em |
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tilsammans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
20. So sad! |
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SPedigrees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
22. Poor little budgies. RIP nt |
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