I bought my buttercup ringneck on the 17th april 2011 when she was 3 months old. I named her Little Buttercup. She was a very cute baby and very quickly we fell in love with each other! I even potty trained her and taught her a few tricks as well. She would join me for my midday nap daily and either rest on me or climb up the curtain and sleep on the rail till I get up. I really miss her now that I have to nap alone. Then one day I made the biggest mistake of my life. I had to go somewhere and was in such a hurry and left the window open where the cage was kept. When I returned home after dark I went to cover the cage but saw my baby was missing. I went looking in the dark my whole yard over calling her name but no answer. I went to bed thinking I will find her next morning as she might be sleeping somewhere. At sunrise I went looking again calling, looking everywhere in my garden. Then looking under the kids trampoline I found a bundle of yellow feathers and a red beak!
My search was over. The stray cat that keep on prowling in my yard killed her. I felt very embarrassed:oops: at my carelessness. I feel I deserve it for being so horribly careless with my Buttercup. I collected the feathers and made a frame with some and still have some kept in an envelope, got another idea to use the remaining feathers. To make things worse it was on my birthday that I found her dead. Needless to say no birthday for me that day. She will be remembered forever. Although I have a cockatiel, my heart is crying for a Ringneck, they are such cute birds. Thanks to all who sympathised with me.
Waiting to be with you again, in Heaven, my Baby.
Ash
I couldn't fathom the loss of any of my babies.. especially to even think they were killed viciously by a stray cat..