Release

Jul 31, 2005 19:11

Wow, my mom actually took me and my dad's advice to let the avery of 100+ lovebirds go. Back in Trinidad, my dad and his family used to mine pigeons. They used to let them go and they would always fly back to the coupe. But we know pigeons are trained to do that, but not so sure about lovebirds. But I figured, that if you let the lovebirds go since they're not used to surviving in nature being bred in the avery, that they may not flee far from where they know. Especially, if there's food around. So, I told my mom to just provide a water foutain and feeder in the backyard. Whenever one bird would happen to escape, they always try to get back in the cage, because they do not know the outside very well. They did just that. I came home today and saw a bunch of lovebirds perched in the trees in the backyard, flying down to grub on the food in the grass, while eating with their fellow buddies the doves, crows, and pigeons. We had to let them go which is good, because the avery was getting so compact with all the breeding, and it was tiring my dad by extending the cage and houses. Plus, with it being so compact and not much houses for them to live in, they were dying out. So it was final. We let them go. I'd rather them be free than sold to be caged up in a tiny cage fit for two and meant for the entertainment for people to watch rather than providing for the birds. They grew up in an avery and aren't going in a slave cage where they'll never get sunlight. My dad wanted to do that, but me and my mom always refused. Now we have like a wildlife conservatory all around our house. Once there was a tucan in our tree, then about a month or so ago three peacocks were on top of our roof. Welcome to the jungle! =]
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