Death and a new bird

[Gretchenellie]

Hello all!

I just lost my 23 year old Cockatiel this morning... He had been slowing down quite a bit in the last week and everything tested fine at the vet. His little body just gave out I guess.

The night before his passing, a young white pied cockatiel was dropped off at a local post office and then brought here to the animal shelter I work at.

The timing is very weird for sure...

I call him/her Postage for now. trying to come up with a 'clever' mail name for him/her.

Friendly little thing, someone has taught it how to whistle and mimic a car alarm.

After his 72 hour hold here, if it is not claimed I will be officially adopting it.

I'll be skimming the boards to see what new things I can learn about bird keeping namely nutrition. My old bird Farley was on a steady diet of Nutriberries, yogurt bites and high quality pelleted food. never much cared for fresh greens, fruits or sprouts.

 

[Gretchenellie]

My Farley bird. RIP

 

[JoshuaTarantino]

Odd twist of fate, but oh so wonderful! I'm sorry to hear about your Cockatiel... This always breaks my heart

I hope for the best with "Postage" It seems s/he would have a great home, such a cute little one!

 

[MikeyTN]

Sorry about your loss with your beloved Farley.....23 years old is a pretty good age for Cockatiels. Hopefully you'll be able to adopt Postage. Please do share a picture of Postage if you were able to adopt.

 

[faeryphoebe1]

RIP Farley. So sorry for your loss.

Postage is so cute! I hope you are able to adopt him/her.

 

[Kyoto]

I'm so sorry. I found out the day that I adopted Kyo that my cockatiel Joey who was in the care of my ex passed away Joey was my bird and I was so devastated. Kyo couldn't have come at a better time.

 

[Allee]

Deepest condolences to you for the loss of Farley. Twenty three years is a long time but not nearly long enough for a beloved companion. I know he will be missed forever.

Postage is a very pretty bird. So sad that someone dropped him/her at the post office. I'm so glad the two of you found each other. Best of luck. Please let us know how it turns out.

 

[Ann333]

I'm so sorry. Losing a friend is always hard. At least he had a nice long life, and now you have another baby to spoil and love.

 

[Puck]

It's always so tough losing a companion we love very much. I think Postage is a very cute name (and bird!). Some other "clever" names might be something like Air Mail or FidEx.

 

[RavensGryf]

I'm so sorry to hear about your beloved Farley. He lived a good long life. I love how this timing just seems like it's meant to be! He/she can never replace Farley, but can help comfort you a bit as your heart heals. I'm thinking he'll be yours

 

[itchyfeet]

Oh I'm so sorry at the same time, congratulations and good on you for having an open heart towards this beautiful wee thing! It makes 'meant to be' so much less cliche FidEx is brilliant Puck!

 

[Terry57]

I am so sorry for your loss of the beautiful Farley. What a long and wonderful life he had, I just wish their lifespans were so much longer

I think Postage was meant to come into your life now, and I love that name, btw. I so hope it works out for you to take him home.

 

[95talongirl]

That is a very interesting twist of fate! So sorry to hear about the loss of Farley! "postage" is a very beautiful bird!