Tribute to Peatie and Libbie

I'm not quite sure why I'm posting this, but we think that Peatie is going blind, which of course means that Morgen and Nathan think he is going to die in the next hour. Parakeets usually live for about 12-15 years, and Peatie is nearing that. I don't know for sure how old he is, but he is definitely old! His pupils are teeny and his feathers are changing color, which means he isn't a baby.

We think that he is going blind because his pupils have been gigantic lately. He spends the whole day in his nesting box and hardly ever comes out. He is really nervous about being put on different perches or fingers. He is a lot more trusting and doesn't squawk anymore when you pet him. And he runs into everything!

So, of course, Morgen and Nathan are freaking out and keep asking me all these questions about a new bird that doesn't exist! "When are you getting a new bird?" "What are you going to name it?" "Will it be a boy or a girl?"

I'm not that scared of Peatie dying any minute. I think it would be better the sooner he died, because then he would be put out of his misery, if he really is blind. I'm just scared of coming home from school and finding him laying on the floor of his cage, dead. But hopefully it won't be on the floor of his cage because I made him all cozy in his nesting box with seeds and stuff.