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    Quote Originally Posted by smartrock View Post
    I was also wondering how she was contained in the living room. A comfy little roost with easy access to the TV remote and some good snackage from the kitchen.
    Yeah, she'll eat better than the others. A little dinner roll here, some organic salad greens there . . . We can expand her into two side by side crates too if she's here permanently for whatever reason.

    A tip for those of you who want to do this (I know. That's not going to happen. ) - use hay for bedding. Pine shavings wind up everywhere and produce a fine dust which has you cleaning all of the time. Straw can also produce a fine dust and tends to come in small pieces. Hay practically makes its own little mat almost immediately and doesn't go everywhere when they scratch which they do all of the time. People don't like to use hay in their compost piles and gardens because of the seed but if you have a bird on it, they'll eat every tiny little seed and you can just dump it in the area for next year's garden, complete with fertilizer. Chickens are very useful for this purpose.

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    Sweet little one is going to do so well with your care.
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    Quote Originally Posted by POPTOP View Post
    Sweet little one is going to do so well with your care.
    I have to say she's the most delicate bird I have ever had. The mean ones have a fighting chance but Henley couldn't survive a strong wind storm.

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    Just a quick update. Henley doesn't like to be outside (she paces and paces and exhibits clear signs of stress) so for the time being, she's in the living room during the day and in the basement at night because she won't sleep if the lights are on. The good news is that she has gained at least a pound and her comb isn't so floppy so she'll be fine.

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    I believe with your care she will flourish. Glad she is looking healthier already

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