Thread: The Great Escape

There's a big cage in the side garden full of lovebirds - don't ask me why...I think the wife's project some years ago. Today, a lovebird that flew the coop months ago returned - sitting on top of the cage roof singing away.

So, maid opens the cage doors to allow it to hop back inside to join its mates.

Result......a flurry of wings, and all of the incarcerated birds bolt. The Great Escape.

Empty cage.....ungrateful feathered fuckers.

Depriving birds of the gift of flight is unthinkable to me.

I honestly can't imagine how anyone gets pleasure from it.

They might all come back in a few months when they realise they'll have to fend for themselves outside.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Depriving birds of the gift of flight is unthinkable to me.

I honestly can't imagine how anyone gets pleasure from it.

I agree. But wife claimed they were born in captivity and knew nothing else.

I had the same thing happen to me .
I left the cage door open , left some food inside and they all came back

Originally Posted by Neverna

They might all come back in a few months when they realise they'll have to fend for themselves outside.

I dunno....the one who planned the break has been out there plotting for months, and obviously survived.

Lovebird adobo? Masarap

Several months ago, my mom caught a "blue bird" in her backyard. It went near her and she was able to catch it. It was then placed in a small cage, with some native chickens as its neighbors. It would sometimes sing when the other chickens made noise. My mom thought it prolly was a pet of someone, since it was very tame - you could touch it. After some time, she released it from the cage, but it just stayed around and ate with the chickens. Sometimes, when I visited my mom, I would talk with it, call it Bluebird, etc, and it would chirp back.

Still after some time, one day Bluebird flew away and didn't come back. My mom waited for many days, but still no avail. Maybe it went back to its previous owner, and the owner caged it.

Some recent months ago, my mom told me that Bluebird visited her once and stayed for the day. She was very happy & fed it with rice & bird mash. In the evening, it went away again. Since then, Bluebird hasn't been back. Maybe it's caged again. We still hope that it'll come to visit once in a while.

Bluebird is bigger than a "maya bird" - the brown native birds here, but smaller than a pigeon. It's like the one sold in pet shops.

That's the story of Bluebird. Sigh...

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

I agree. But wife claimed they were born in captivity and knew nothing else.

In much the same way as me never having shagged Scarlett Johannsen then, apparently.

^Can't miss what you never experienced...............

A budgie that "escaped" from captivity came and sought refuge with humans in the outside "terrace" of our local soi bar. He/she was being hounded and chased by the soi sparrows! Humans are so much nicer than sparrows?

Your lovebirds may come back if you leave food and water for them.

Once I had a big cage of budgies on the side of my house. One day I went out to find a budgie on top of the cage. Thought one of mine had escaped and was sticking around but realized it was a stray come to join the flock. I opened the door and it went in quickly and joined the bunch. This one was really happy to be in a cage. From what I understand, myna attack budgies and they don't last long in the wild.

Originally Posted by misskit

Your lovebirds .

Not mine....this is the wife's bidness.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Depriving birds of the gift of flight is unthinkable to me.

I honestly can't imagine how anyone gets pleasure from it.

Could be wrong but I thought some breeds adapt so quickly to being caged that they will not survive long under their own resources, and best keep them caged to prolong their life.

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

I agree. But wife claimed they were born in captivity and knew nothing else.

Just like slaves born in captivity?
Don't get me wrong, I agree the birds are not stressed by their captivity because they know no better life and it's normal for them. Like goldfish. Such is life.
Getting philosophical here: Why are slaves any different if that's all they've ever known?

Originally Posted by Maanaam

Just like slaves born in captivity?

Getting philosophical here: Why are slaves any different if that's all they've ever known?

Dunno. Never had any slaves.

in fact there is a slave who wrote about his experiences in " Slave of the Watchtower "

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Dunno. Never had any slaves.

That's not getting philosophical. I would have guessed you have never had a slave.

Originally Posted by katie23

it just stayed around and ate

I have a brother does that.

Made me wonder which life would be good for the birds...

1 freedom + no food, no shelter + all sorts of predators...
2 life in a cage + food + clean water + shelter + safety...

Another plus for cage birds is ^ they have human company that feeds them , cleans up their shit, and if they are lucky enough, the cage is near a Tele so they can watch television as well.

Television is always a plus.

Funny thing that, you never hear about cruelty stories of caged song birds, they are so easy to look after as pets.

Originally Posted by wasabi

cleans up their shit, and if they are lucky enough, the cage is near a Tele so they can watch television as well.

Just like goldfish they only have a memory of 3 seconds so they don't mind watching reruns...!

Goldfish need subtitles though as they cannot hear anything underwater...!

This bird seems a bit grumpy at his cage being destroyed. Must love his cage.