ST> I'm sorry that your little lovepest didn't make it...but this 
 ST> little girl decided to start laying eggs...she has laid three 
 ST> times now...she is sitting on 4...so I'm looking for a male for
 ST> her...hopefully by the first of the month...she will have a
 ST> male  here even if he will be in another room...for a period of 
 ST> time...;)  I love her dearly and it is so sad to see her
 ST> sitting  on her babies that won't be...;(
          Is there anyway to get them to stop once they start
       laying, other than breeding them? Isn't it dangerous to
       their bodies after a while? 
 ST> I'll bet you do miss her...I don't know what I would do if 
 ST> anything happened to one of mine...;(  I'm so attatched to 
 ST> them...I think more so than to my kids...but then again...my
 ST> kids were just on loan to me to raise to be on their own...these
 ST> guys need me...;)
         Yeah, you expect your kids to "fly" someday, but not your
        birdies. I was real happy when the cockatiel book i got 
        along with her said that they can live 20 or 30 years.
        But from the start she had some sort of an off-and-on
        eye infection. Went to the avian vet several times (each
        time costing more than the original price of the bird).
        It would clear up, then come back. I think that is finally
        what did her in... it just spread. But she was always cheer-
        ful and happy and full of life. I'm glad it was quick and 
        hopefully not too painful.
               Sue
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