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happy days!! the girls have laid eggs (4 of them, at last count) and all three of them are taking turns minding the little eggies. i got a thorough wingslapping this morning when i checked how many eggs we were up to. almost enough for an omelette! my phone camera lens is still broken, so no good pictures.
[ID: Two photographs of a pair of old german owl pigeons. In the first photograph they are viewed through aviary mesh, sitting in a plastic basket structure filled with nesting material. In the second picture, which is taken inside the loft structure, they are sitting on a blue square plate scattered with seed, in front of a couple of round mirrors with black frames. There are a few scattered ball toys on the sandy, concrete paver floor, and in the corner of the frame, someone’s foot in tie-dyed croc is visible. End ID]
today the girls had a body condition check and had a dose of wormer put in their water. the loft was cleaned and disinfected, and their favourite perch was taken out so that it can be upgraded (pics when it’s done). they are enthusiastic about their new nesting setup, a two-story plastic dish drying rack from a $2 shop, which provides them with two ample stacked nesting surfaces with individual slide out trays (what for? absolutely nothing, but they look cool!). it’s winter and the days are colder and wetter, but they still enjoyed waking up this morning to a sunbeam on their perch, and had a big, excited flight when the loft was empty.
[ID: Four photographs of a pair of old german owls, a type of fancy pigeon, and the layout and comforts of their outdoor enclosure (loft). The first photograph is taken from outside the loft, and shows the birds standing on the top shelf of a yellow fleece lined metal shelving unit. On the second and third shelves below them, food, pink grit, and water bowls are visible. On the sand floor of the loft beyond the shelves, a stack of milk crates, boxes, and a cat carrier are filled with nesting materials like paper and straw. The second picture is a close up of the two birds standing alertly on the fleece lined top shelf, which has been sprinkled with safflower seeds. The third picture shows the pile of crates and boxes in the foreground; a cat carrier lined with fleece, a cardboard box filled with sticks, paper, and cardboard strips, and a milk crate with a box of straw inside it. The pigeons are not visible in this image. The last picture is of the two pigeons on the sandy concrete floor of the loft, peering nervously at an australian magpie who stands outside of the loft, on the slatted doormat, looking in. End ID]
we had our first frost this morning, and since the birds continue to refuse to sleep anywhere except the top shelf of their shelving unit (despite having a perfectly good rafter) I lined it with fleece to make it less chilly on their stupid feet. also slightly rearranged to make pooping in their food bowls a matter of determined choice rather than foolish accident, and then spent forty minutes guiding them to the new arrangement with sprinkles of safflower seeds. also managed to carol over one of the local magpies, who must have thought the noise was coming from the pigeons because he was distinctly weirded out by the whole situation.
[ID: A series of photographs of a pair of old german owl pigeons. In the first photograph, a close up, the two pigeons huddle in a cat carrier on a yellow fleece blanket. They look alert. In the second photograph, a wood and aviary wire structure- a pigeon loft- is visible, and the cat carrier from the first image is now visible on a metal shelving unit; one pigeon stands on the top shelf, the other is just barely peeking from the carrier. There are various toys, food bowls, and mirrors visible in the loft, and, in the background, a lemon tree. The final image is focused on the aviary wire instead of the birds in the background, who are both bathing in a black, flat bottomed bowl on the sand floor of the loft. They are splashing and flapping with so much excitement that they are largely a blur to the camera. End ID]
DAY ONE OF LOFT ACTUAL!! the release was uneventful but exciting as the birds bravely explored their new space. they very quickly discovered their bath, and then just as quickly discovered the folly of bathing on a less-than-warm day, as they shivered to dry themselves afterwards. a wild raven came to closely inspect the new residents, and the girls finally got a chance to put a face to the bird behind the complaint “stop burying ham in my veggie garden, you feathered dick!”
[ID: A photograph of a fir wood and aviary mesh structure- a pigeon loft under construction- with large, rectangular concrete pavers as the “floor” of the structure. In the background is backyard and rear wall of a beige brick house, with a potting bench, a septic tank portal, and various plants, buckets, and gardening debris visible beyond the pigeon loft. End ID]
day whatever of the quarantine coop. after taking more than a week to recover from a back injury, work has finally continued on loft actual, with the paving sand levelled and the misappropriated concrete pavers laid. the birbs have been happy with semi-regular indoor flight time around my kitchen, the little shit wizards, but i think we’ll all be glad for the loft to be done so that they can poop on a whole range of new and exciting surfaces.
[ID: A photograph of an untidy stack of large concrete pavers, standing on their ends, leaning against a pale brick wall. The edge of an aviary wire and fir wood structure- a pigeon loft under construction- is visible in the background. Various construction debris litters the ground. End ID]
Day ten of quarantine coop. did I just write an image description on a pile of concrete pavers for the floor of the loft? no, you fool, i wrote it TWICE because tumblr ate my first post. the gorls are too small imo, so they will be getting peas, mung beans, and peanuts to suppliment their regular food. i have prised nine stolen pavers from the unwilling earth and work continues apace on the floor of the loft, which will now be comprised of a pad of sand, the wire floor, and pavers (with sand in the cracks between them). cleaning and bleaching nine giant pavers has sucked ass, so enjoy a picture of my grim endeavour!
