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Post by angelicvampyre on Feb 2, 2009 21:19:51 GMT 10
So the heat wave came and went and I have heard of people losing animals so this is my little post to all the birds I know of flying free.
I lost 2 Green Cheeks
I know of
120 Canary's
100 Finchs
30 Budgies
A pair of Gang Gangs and their three Chicks
An African Grey Breeding pair
To all the birds and all the other animals and the 30 odd people who have pass on in the heat my prays are with you.
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Post by madaussie on Feb 2, 2009 22:03:11 GMT 10
RIP all
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Post by vankarhi on Feb 2, 2009 22:18:45 GMT 10
OMG has there been so many human deaths too???
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Post by zoey on Feb 3, 2009 6:48:52 GMT 10
Reports in the paper say 30 people, not to mention Possums found dead on the ground.
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Post by angelicvampyre on Feb 3, 2009 8:58:28 GMT 10
Yeah and they think the death toll with continue to rise as there are some people still holding on in hospitals and nursing homes that the heat just knocked it out of them and they don't know if they will pull through.
My local pet store had big issues, they lost a bunch of goldfish and rabbits and birds when the air con broke and they could not get anyone to come and fix it. The had fans going like mad and all the lights turned off but they lost alot someone said about 50 odd birds and around 100 fish.
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Post by megzly on Feb 3, 2009 11:47:59 GMT 10
oh wow, i didnt realise the heat in different areas affected everything so dramatically! at home we get 48 degree days for weeks on end with no releif and ive only lost one chook so far! all the animals are outside too, even my birdies where outside at home! they coped so well its such a shock to hear of so many deaths!
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Post by zoey on Feb 3, 2009 13:40:25 GMT 10
Yes l guess its up to adaptation with birds and animals,temperature changes to certain levels are okay, but if they go extreme there poor bodies can't cope.Up north where its hotter it would be a different heat for the humidity here also was around 10 percent in those three days over 43 so dehydration would be a major factor.
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Post by Laraine on Feb 4, 2009 11:51:15 GMT 10
The heat has been awful, I also think about all the baby birds in nests and koalas in trees who can't escape the bush fires.
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Post by zoey on Feb 5, 2009 8:01:07 GMT 10
The young in nest's would be awful way to go,hopefully its quickfire and no pain.
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Post by angelicvampyre on Feb 5, 2009 20:03:59 GMT 10
I don't even want to think about that!
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Post by sypher on Feb 5, 2009 20:42:20 GMT 10
Apparently the heays is on its way here. It has been in the mid thirties here, but we are supposed to be getting the heat wave you guys had this weekend. I am not looking forward to it. I will have to keep an eye on the birds.
Shaun
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