Burge Bird Services

02/26/2025

Don't forget your daily animal rescue click! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1122136

02/23/2025

Don't forget! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1122136

02/21/2025

You know what to do! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1122136

02/20/2025

All the cool kids click every day to help rescued animals. https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1122136

02/19/2025

Did you vote today? https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1122136

02/18/2025

Keep on voting for the critters at Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary so they can stay at #3! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1122136

02/17/2025

With our help Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary is currently in third place in the Shelter Challenge! Keep on voting for them every day from every device at https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1122136

02/14/2025

AVIAN MEDICAL CASE OF THE DAY: THE PIGEON WHO MADE A BAD DECISION

Solaris is a 2 year old racing pigeon who lost her way, and the breeder did not want her back. She found her way to a loving home where she joined 11 other rescued pigeons, who have their own room that is safe for them to enjoy flying and interacting with each other. Solaris is the troublemaker of the group, and if the door is not shut securely, she sneaks out and heads to the garage. When she stopped passing f***s, had an enlarged crop, and was losing weight, her family brought her to my hospital on Thursday.

Radiographs (X-rays) quickly confirmed that Solaris had been a very naughty girl when she would sneak into the garage. There was an open safety pin and a tiny metal fragment in her ventriculus (the second part of the stomach, also known as the gizzard), and a larger metal piece in her crop. We hospitalized her and started her on fluids, antibiotics, pain medicine, and a chelating agent to help bind any toxic metal in her bloodstream.

On Friday, we spent 70 minutes in surgery, making a small incision in the junction between the proventriculus (the first part of the stomach) and the ventriculus. While I was able to grasp the safety pin, I could not maneuver it into the position I needed it to be in so that I could pull it out, so I had to enlarge the incision. The top of the pin broke off, probably due to the metal weakening from the stomach acids, and I was able to bend the shaft so that the entire pin turned in the direction I needed so I could pull it out. Next, I used a very powerful tiny magnet (the round disc you see in my hand) to find and remove the small metal fragment that remained. After closing up her stomach, muscles, and skin, I put the magnet on the end of a long grasping tool and slid it down her esophagus into her crop. As I moved it around among all the chunks of food she was not digesting, I heard a click as the magnet found the large metal piece, and I carefully extracted it.

Solaris will continue on her medications for several more days, and will probably be in the hospital over the weekend eating easily digestible foods while her body heals. She is not completely out of danger, but her odds are pretty good, because despite all of the issues, she has remained bright, alert, and perky.

Don't forget to support our rescue friends by voting for Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary at https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1122136

02/13/2025

Don't forget to vote for our friends at Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary in the Shelter Challenge. They are currently at #4, but if they hit #3 their prize will go from $500 to $2000! Click here every day! https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1122136

02/12/2025

The Shelter Challenge has started another round of voting, but this time the prize pool is so small that it makes no sense to split it with any other groups. Therefore, we are asking all bird lovers to support out friends at Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary by clicking every day at https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1122136

I may not post a reminder every day, but please click for them as often as you can!

02/04/2025

We need packing materials for shipping auction items! No, I'm not shipping any ducks, but I need bubble wrap and packing peanuts for items that were donated to our rescue that we are selling on eBay and other online platforms. We DO NOT NEED BOXES since we have about a million of those. If you have packing materials you don't need, we would appreciate you dropping them off at our office.

01/26/2025

HELP! I MUST SELL THIS AWESOME CRUISE AS I CAN'T GO! GET A TOP OF THE LINE CRUISE FOR A BIG DISCOUNT!

I have a balcony room for 2, Feb 8 to 16, on the Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady (Virgin allows adults only, so no kids will be splashing in the pool!). Miami-Puerto Plata-San Juan-St. Croix-Bimini, with multiple excursions booked, but those can be cancelled.

Virgin Voyage Scarlet Lady Feb 8 to 16:
VOYAGE FARE (sea terrace with limited view, meaning you can see the ocean from your balcony, but part of the ship will be blocking some of the view):
I paid $4474.00
DISCOUNT:
-$1788.00
INSURANCE:
$228.00
SHORE THINGS:
$1220.00 (excursions, which I can cancel)
GOVERNMENT TAXES & FEES:
$198.00
PORT FEES:
$238.00
TIPS, FOOD, ESSENTIAL DRINKS, WIFI, FITNESS CLASSES, & ENTERTAINMENT:
INCLUDED
TOTAL:
$4570.00
AMOUNT PAID:
$4570.00

VOYAGE INFORMATION
SAILING DATE
Feb 8, 2025
EMBARKATION PORT
Miami
ITINERARY
Scarlet Valentine's Voyage
8 nights
Day 1 - Miami, Florida, United States
Departs 06:00 PM local time on Feb 08, 2025
Day 2 - At Sea
Feb 9, 2025
Day 3 - Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Arrives 09:00 AM local time on Feb 10, 2025
Day 4 - San Juan, Puerto Rico
Arrives 12:00 PM local time on Feb 11, 2025
Day 5 - St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Arrives 08:00 AM local time on Feb 12, 2025
Day 6 - At Sea
Feb 13, 2025
Day 7 - At Sea
Feb 14, 2025
Day 8 - Beach Club at Bimini, Bahamas
Arrives 08:00 AM local time on Feb 15, 2025
Day 9 - Miami, Florida, United States
Arrives 06:30 AM local time on Feb 16, 2025

This booking includes the following excursions (but these can be cancelled): Puerto Plata horseback riding, dune buggies, and beach time (for 2); St. Croix catamaran sail in the morning (for 1), sea turtle snorkel in the afternoon (for 2); Bimini wild dolphin swim morning (for 2), Sting rays afternoon (for 2). No excursions booked for San Juan. Also included are: $200 bar tab, wifi, all gratuities, and dinner reservations each night in one of the upscale restaurants.

I will accept the first offer of $2850 for the cruise alone, or $4070 for the cruise with excursions which is a $500 discount off of the already discounted price. This is by far the best deal you can find for this cruise!!!

01/05/2025

It's official, we won in the Shelter Challenge again thanks to all of our friends who voted! We will be splitting the winnings with our partners at The Gabriel Foundation and Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary.

We still need help to cover the shortage in our budget. Our recent fundraising campaign is at https://www.facebook.com/donate/2590835331123205/2590835347789870/ if anyone is able to help us out. These contests are nice, but the winnings are far from enough to keep us afloat.

01/05/2025

Would you like to read about our top 10 rescue stories of 2024? I just completed the page, including the story of the mystery bird we will not reveal the identity of. Go to https://burgebirdrescue.homestead.com/Topo-Ten-of-2024.html?_=1736037158037

01/04/2025

IMPORTANT INFO, FEEL FREE TO SHARE

We share this every winter, because birds are so sensitive to the cold. Here are things you can do if you lose power in cold weather. We have 2 generators, so we will always have heat if you need a place to keep your birds warm. PLEASE CALL US AT 816-356-4700 IF YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR BIRDS.

***Put the cage in the bathroom, shut the door, close the drain, and run hot water in the shower periodically to keep the room warm. This will work if you have a gas water heater rather than electric.

***Put the bird inside your shirt against your skin, but be careful not to suffocate her by squeezing too tightly.

***Wrap her in a towel or blanket to conserve her body heat.

***DO NOT just cover the cage with a blanket. The bird cannot heat all that space and will die of hypothermia if the temperature drops.

We know birds that died when the power went out and they were left covered in the cold house.

***Put her in your car (parked outdoors) with the heat running and the doors locked. DO NOT leave the car inside the garage or you will risk killing the bird and your entire family from carbon monoxide poisoning! DO NOT leave your car unlocked, it may be stolen.

***Use a propane space heater or fireplace to heat the room. DO NOT burn anything other than paper or wood. BEWARE OF FUMES and be sure to keep someone in the room constantly to watch for fire hazards or smoke. Bring a carbon monoxide detector into the room if you have one.

01/02/2025

Our fundraising for 2024 was not enough to cover the expenses incurred by the 333 new birds that came into our rescue. The rescue has not been able to reimburse me for all of the year. If anyone is able to help by making a small donation, it would be very much appreciated. https://www.facebook.com/donate/2590835331123205/

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12/30/2024

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE IS MONDAY AT MIDNIGHT!!! Don't miss your opportunity to be part of the winning team. Our coalition with Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary and The Gabriel Foundation should be splitting the 8th place prize of $3500 as long as nothing changes tonight. Get in those last clicks, and we will post again as soon as official results are available.

https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880

12/29/2024

An English Budgie is a modified version of the Australian Budgerigar that was bred to be a show bird. While they are one member of the parakeet family, only in America do we commonly call these birds parakeets. Over many generations, breeders selected the largest birds with the biggest heads, so eventually they ended up with a bird that is twice the size of its original ancestor. Follow me for more bird trivia!

And vote! Monday is the last day. https://www.shelterchallenge.com/shelterchallenge/Shelter/Detail/1227880