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Started by cabirds, Jul 13 2012 07:44 PM

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#1 cabirds

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Posted 13 July 2012 - 07:44 PM

Hi All,

Sorry I've been scarce - my dog of almost 17 years, my baby, Thor!, grew [terminally] ill and eventually succumbed to cancer. I've been pretty much dead to the world.

I rescued two baby JRs (long story) and brought them home day before yesterday. Apparently I've had some upland birds living in the tall grasses in the "back 40" of my yard and didn't know it.

The babies found these birds and I managed to rescue three of the five and place them in a neighbor's yard. They're not great fliers and infant JRTs ... are...

What are they? I'm thinking some kind of grouse, but my books are packed away at the moment. Any help?

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Posted 13 July 2012 - 07:50 PM

These are Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix). They are often kept as for thier meat, eggs (yes the eggs are small, but considered a delicacy in some parts of Asia, Ive eaten a few myself) or as aviary birds and are not good fliers at all. I would strongly recommend capturing them and taking them to a pet store or breeder.

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Posted 13 July 2012 - 07:52 PM

JODIE!!! I was just thinking about you yesterday, wondering where you were!

So sorry to hear about your fur baby. :(

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Posted 13 July 2012 - 07:54 PM

Thank you!

If I have the opportunity, I will. I'll look around for who would be appropriate.

I fear if I have the opportunity - the two little terrorists living in my house will have found the opportunity first. I've stopped feeding birds in the yard too.
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 07:55 PM

Thank you for thinking of me Meghann!

I'd post pictures of the new babies that have joined me - but the only decent photos I have so far don't belong on WhatBird.
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 07:59 PM

I was also sorry to hear about your dog (was concentrating on the bird and forgot to say that in the last post). I know how you must have felt, I had to put my dog, Shorty, down a few years ago, on the day before my birthday no less. I found a pic of Shorty taken just a few days after I brought him home, the pic was 17 years old.

New Year's Resolutions:
Get my lifelist to 300 (at the time of the original writing-293, currently-294)
Finally get Mountain Quail and Vesper Sparrow
Top my previous single year best (2011-253) I'm at 210 as of 6/11.

Latest Lifer(s):Cassin's Kingbird, Basalt Campgrounds, San Luis Reservoir SRA, Merced County, CA, 6/3/13; Harris's Sparrow, Oka Ponds, Campbell, CA, 1/1/13

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Posted 13 July 2012 - 08:05 PM

Hi Jodie! I, too, have been wondering where you were; have missed your humor and lovely photos. So sorry about your friend; been there, done that. It's not easy.

I am ignorant of your abbreviations: JR & JRT. :huh:

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Posted 13 July 2012 - 08:11 PM

Cabirds- sorry about your loss!

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Posted 13 July 2012 - 08:36 PM

Great to see you back, Jodie!

So sorry about your dog. I recently lost my Shetland Sheepdog of 13 years to cancer. :(
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 08:49 PM

I'm so sorry for you loss as well. I know it's tough to lose a companion like that. :(
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 09:58 PM

Thank you all for your kind thoughts!

I'll go ahead and share this - with apologies to the FigBoot for the OT:

4.5wks to 16+ years (just before he got sick)


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Posted 13 July 2012 - 10:40 PM

So sorry to hear about your dog :( . My Lab is 15.

Pat B - she meant Jack Russell and Jack Russell Terrorist.....er.....Terrier.

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Posted 14 July 2012 - 01:35 AM

cabirds,
I'm new but would also like to express my sympathy....

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Posted 14 July 2012 - 02:48 AM

So sorry about your furry friend :( They really do become part of the family.
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Posted 14 July 2012 - 03:42 AM

Thank you, Ann! And welcome to WhatBird!

Thanks BarnSwallow - precisely. :)

And thank you all for your condolences!
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Posted 14 July 2012 - 03:47 AM

Good to see back on the forums Jodie! But also so sorry about your loss.
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Posted 14 July 2012 - 09:21 AM

Thank you, Forestina! Welcome to WhatBird!

Thank JB! I didn't realize you were from Pleasant Hill - my old stomping grounds.

Here's a couple suitable photos of the new babies [ light was really poor ]

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Posted 14 July 2012 - 01:23 PM

Welcome back!!! I was wondering where you were too. . . very sorry about your dog.

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Posted 14 July 2012 - 05:44 PM

We just moved here about a two months ago from Oakland. Now you can fill me in on all the hotspots!
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Posted 14 July 2012 - 05:48 PM

I am sooo sorry for your loss I know how you feel our dog almost 18 died of old age I was at school and after school I was noted that my dad had to put her down. It is very sad when you loose a canine part of your family.

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