Aaaaaaaaaaaaaw look at the lil egg!!! Kristi I had no idea you had birds!!! I love birds... long story short, as a boy growing up on a farm in PA, I was sad to see so many of our beautiful game birds shot every year during hunting season so I put up "No trespassing" signs everywhere and even called the cops of a few hunters who came onto our farm. So I began raising quail, pheasants and of course, ducks (we had a lot of ponds). To this day the farm is a refuge and in 5 years of raising, collecting eggs, hatching them (I had an incubator, for those smarty pants out there) and rearing all the young, I managed to grow a family of ducks 5000 strong. The only expense I had were the incubators and their use and seed to plant crops just for my birds. I loved them so much and to this day, we still have families that come back every year to rear their young too.

Birds rock...

Is it any wonder why i became a pilot?

:oD Keep me posted, Kristi!!!!!

Rocky Mtn Ryan

It kills me when I see baby birds out here that have fallen from the nest and are still too young to fly. Its really a death sentence for them here. I try to put them in some shade with water and seed, but that's really all I can do for them. Bringing them into a house full of cats won't increase their odds. It seems our house is also on some migratory path, as we've been, at various times, home to owls, hawks, falcons, ducks and even a blue heron. They're all attracted to my fish pond. Poor fishies!! lol

Glad you guys like the birds, but still....has anyone successfully saved a bulb that looks like that.

Thanks and although I sort of hope no one has seen this, I hope maybe someone has and has some advise!!
:-/
Kristi

Kristi, it seems all of our resident experts are busy in their gardens, and not online much. I sent an email to Jodi, to see if she'll have a moment to pop online and help you out.

Kristi -- Do you have a picture of the bulb after you clean/treated it? It doesn't look good from what I can see but there are chances of survival. I wouldn't expect flowers for 2-3 years (maybe longer) from the damage that has been done. It appears that water got within the core of the bulb via-the neck and rot started from the center moving on to the surrounding areas. You should probably consider bottom watering for the time being. How does the basal plate look? If the basal plate was not badly damaged, you still have chances of offsets forming. You've done all that you can do (treat, clean, repot) so I would just leave it up to Mother Nature. If it were me, I would just buy another bulb and hope for the best for the sick bulb. Good luck.

P.S. the Blue Jay chick is adorable. Expect the eggs if fertile, to hatch in 16-18 days. I used to have budgies as well but now keep less noisy and smaller bulbs.

Whoops! *smaller birds.

Hey, Kristi... been out of touch with everyone lately... got a lot on my plate, a re-injured back, and a poor mood to match.

At the point that bulb is at, I'd do two things... first, I'd place an order for another one, if that's a favorite...and second, I think I might try chipping/twin scaling with that one. You know the routine... large baggie, moist vermiculite, clean knife... quarter the bulb, basal plate left on each piece, place in baggie, blow up, and place on heat pad, if you have one... and be patient!

How on earth did that bulb get so wet that it rotted like that? The way it rotted is kind of strange.

Anyway... I hope everyone is doing well... I'll be around more once autumn hits, and all my work slows down... until then, take care!

Oh Jodi....sorry about the back. I don't know what happened to the bulb. It's not like it was situated to get tons of water. We've had no rain, so it's all been by sprinkler. If anything my bulbs are on the dry side. Wonder if it had a "funky" brown layer between layers. I really don't know. It's all clean and in the kitchen. We'll see how it goes. It's an Exotica bulb and I have a couple!

Take care...Oh...I'm down nearly 25 pounds since Feb. So excited....the Hippy Hippi-lovers will have to do another biggest loser next year. This was FUN FOR ME...because I was really inspired to win...want that "Bulb money!!".

:-) (teasing to get others in the contest next time!)
Kristi