ConureCrazy
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R.I.P Tweeters the Cockatiel<3
Before I joined this forum, I knew no bird people who actually cared that my baby was gone. They assume, hey they're only like 40 bucks, why don't you just buy another one? I can never replace the feeling I got when I was only 6 years old and you came through the door, all chubby and handsome at only 6 months. That very first night you fell asleep in the drawer you were sitting in while I was next to you on the computer trying to look up pictures of birds just like you. I was still a kid and ended up naming you Tweeters. I couldn't kick you off of those seeds entirely, but you sure liked kale. You loved your little bell... Then there was that one day you flew out, I thought you were gone for good. Nope, a week later a tiny miracle came along and I found you at my front door. A lot of years passed... We got multiple budgies, another tiel, but you were still there. We shared pasta, you pooped on the keypad, I made you toys. Then that horrible day came. I would give anything to change it. The door was open, you got spooked, and flew. Up and over the neighbors, crash landing in their yard, along with a stray cat. I didnt hesitate, I jumped right over, but I was too late to get to you. The cat took you under the porch, I couldn't get under, but it didn't matter, you were already gone. I left after I don't know how long with not even anything to bury, just feathers. For a while I was crying all over the place, then I was mad at the cat. And myself. And the world. And I hope you'll forgive me, but the neighbor had caught the cat. They went out of town with the cat still in the pen. No food or anything, so I let her go. Hopefully when I set her free she didn't do any more harm. Oh, I miss you old buddy. It seemed right to finally tell people who would care and not just think of you as just a bird. 
Tweeters was my best friend, and I decided to give him a proper farewell here in this thread. He was a cockatiel who never learned to say anything but man he never was quiet.... He had a bit of splayed leg, he could take off but not really land... he never took flight unless he heard a loud, sudden noise. He passed away in July 2011. I'll say more later, along with some pictures once I'm off my phone. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Tweeters was my best friend, and I decided to give him a proper farewell here in this thread. He was a cockatiel who never learned to say anything but man he never was quiet.... He had a bit of splayed leg, he could take off but not really land... he never took flight unless he heard a loud, sudden noise. He passed away in July 2011. I'll say more later, along with some pictures once I'm off my phone. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
