Goodbye Jacq - my special feathered friend
Well, I guess it was inevitable. And I kinda had a sinking feeling that it would happen.
That does not help with the fact that I am sad about Jacq’s passing. I knew, when I got home yesterday, that she was sad. She jumped onto my finger and did not want to leave my side. She kept crawling up to my neckline and nuzzling. When I put her in her cage a few hours later - I noticed that she was at the bottom of her cage.
Birds, very rarely go to the bottom of their cages to “sleep.” They like to be up high.
So, usually when you see a bird at the bottom they are as good as dead. Or they are super sick. Birds also hide their sickness until they are so close to death, by the time they actually show their sickness - it’s too late
Jacq and I though - we had a special bond. I was there when Sam and Madelynne (her mommy) hatched her. When Jacq was a tiny, ugly little birdie - with no feathers - we would lie on the couch together and “Napie.”
She was born around Christmas time, and the only lil one that made it. The other two her sister/brother did not.
I really wanted her to be hand fed/trained and she was.
But boy - she could be a real bi^ch when she was cranky! And bite! Boy could she bite when she was in a bad mood. lol.
I suppose it was for the best. She would have been miserable without Sam. But - her mommy misses her today. 
I am glad that we were able to spend our time together yesterday and the day before. At least she knew she was loved.
Goodbye Jacq.
Friends to the end.
Dec-2006 - 04/18/08
