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Post by skysmum on Mar 2, 2018 16:16:03 GMT
Ohhhh OP i'm so sorry, i hate it when they go like that and there seems no explanation . As you say it was mercifully quick so possibly stroke or heart. RIP sweet little girl, flying in fields of millet with all her friends
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Post by clt80 on Mar 2, 2018 17:13:07 GMT
Oh poor Whiskers and Mildred, bless them. I often wonder if they understand
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Post by OP on Mar 2, 2018 19:36:21 GMT
I don't think they understand per se. They know that one of the flock is missing, but I don't think they know why. If they are a close bonded pair then the one that is left will certainly miss the other one. This is shown by the lone one calling for the partner. This is a different situation whereby Whiskers saw me remove the body of Bobby, he just knew it was one of the flock, take her away never to be seen again. Now Whiskers was friends with Bobby and would feed and play with her, but he also does this with Mildred. Mildred has just fit right in and has now claimed the three males as hers. I have seen all three Whiskers, Kiwi and Oscar feeding Mildred. She has only chased them away when she was fed up with their advances. Mildred is fine. Whiskers seems to be fine. He doesn't seem to have any animosity towards me. In fact the flock are just carrying on as normal. I am the one that is missing Bobby.
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Post by clt80 on Mar 2, 2018 20:42:14 GMT
Oh OP take care of yourself. Remember all the good times. You will always have them x
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Post by clt80 on Mar 2, 2018 20:44:08 GMT
I agree in that they know when someone's missing. I've witnessed the pacing up and down, and the calling. It's heartbreaking. But I don't know if they understand death. I think, like you say, they just know when someone is missing.
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Post by suesbird on Mar 2, 2018 21:14:07 GMT
So sorry Op, fly high sweet Bobby
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Post by helenmat on Mar 2, 2018 22:45:50 GMT
OP so so sorry you lost Bobby, I haven’t been on here today and am only just catching up. Fly high little one. Big hugs you! X
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Post by criswell on Mar 2, 2018 23:12:32 GMT
I'm so, so sorry. Bobby was a beautiful bird and she had a lovely life with you and her budgie friends xx
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Post by Hezz on Mar 3, 2018 0:20:06 GMT
RIP Bobby.
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Post by rose on Mar 5, 2018 21:35:40 GMT
Just caught up with this, OP . So very sorry to hear about beautiful Bobby. But from her point of view, so so much better than a long-drawn-out, painful illness ... Hope Whiskers's coming to terms with it.
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Post by OP on Mar 6, 2018 7:47:52 GMT
Thank you rose and everyone else that posted. I think Whiskers has had to come to terms because the new boys won't have it any other way. They have stopped him and Mildred from brooding, although Whiskers has been spending a bit more time with/on me. He does integrate with all the others in the flock as well.
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Post by criswell on Mar 7, 2018 23:06:13 GMT
I'm glad Whiskers is doing ok. I hope you're doing ok too, OP
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Post by OP on Mar 8, 2018 8:06:48 GMT
In general health and mind I am OK thank you criswell.
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Post by bud9 on Mar 10, 2018 17:26:17 GMT
So sorry for your loss of bobby, R.I.P little bud.
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