Comments on: The First Goodbyes (And A Nice Save) http://rupard.org/2008/08/13/the-first-goodbyes-and-a-nice-save/ Time keeps on slipping (slipping, slipping) into the future... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:42:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dad Rupard http://rupard.org/2008/08/13/the-first-goodbyes-and-a-nice-save/#comment-12944 Dad Rupard Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:19:20 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=227#comment-12944 I called Mit to get some expert advice on the baby birds. She is our resident professor on animal husbandry. She suggested I, in effect, build another nest...so the credit for the idea goes to her. My current concern: how is mother bird going to cover the whole crew at night? Am I going to have to cover the little goobers at night and uncover them in the a.m.? I sure hope not. Moving that 12 foot ladder is pretty boring. Interestingly, Mit said that Robins lay their eggs one at a time over an extended period. She opined that the biggest (first born) baby kicked the others out of the nest since room and board was at a premium. If that's the case, birds pretty much act like humans. Life is full of similarities. I called Mit to get some expert advice on the baby birds. She is our resident professor on animal husbandry. She suggested I, in effect, build another nest…so the credit for the idea goes to her. My current concern: how is mother bird going to cover the whole crew at night? Am I going to have to cover the little goobers at night and uncover them in the a.m.? I sure hope not. Moving that 12 foot ladder is pretty boring.

Interestingly, Mit said that Robins lay their eggs one at a time over an extended period. She opined that the biggest (first born) baby kicked the others out of the nest since room and board was at a premium. If that’s the case, birds pretty much act like humans. Life is full of similarities.

]]> By: Beckles http://rupard.org/2008/08/13/the-first-goodbyes-and-a-nice-save/#comment-12943 Beckles Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:36:53 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=227#comment-12943 Maybe the mom Robin could push the babies around in one of your handcarts if the nest doesn't work out. Maybe the mom Robin could push the babies around in one of your handcarts if the nest doesn’t work out.

]]> By: Mom Rupard http://rupard.org/2008/08/13/the-first-goodbyes-and-a-nice-save/#comment-12941 Mom Rupard Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:14:13 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=227#comment-12941 A bird update: the little robins fell out of the nest again today. Dad did a little home improvement on the nest, attaching a Spanish moss new nest to the bottom of a small plastic flower pot. He then wired it to the tree and replaced the babies. The original nest still contained one baby that had not fallen. Mom Robin seemed surprised, but did not reject the new nest. I understand that she is requesting Dad to build a deck. Love, Mom A bird update: the little robins fell out of the nest again today. Dad did a little home improvement on the nest, attaching a Spanish moss new nest to the bottom of a small plastic flower pot. He then wired it to the tree and replaced the babies. The original nest still contained one baby that had not fallen. Mom Robin seemed surprised, but did not reject the new nest. I understand that she is requesting Dad to build a deck.
Love, Mom

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