After perusing Miss Carolyn's (Swicegood) materials, I'm thinking of asking Dr. Debbie if the clinic will give Lucy a job.

Could be that one of Lucy's problems is that she is too self-centered. Ms. Swicegood thinks that over-producing birds are in a rut, and would do well to have distractions.

Lucy enjoyed the clinic. She was very attentive to the other animals and the people there.

If we could wrangle up a good off-the-floor cage, perhaps Lucy could spend a couple of hours there two or three times a week. The clinic is about ten minutes up the road.

Dr. Debbie owns a blue-and-gold macaw herself that she would like to take in sometimes.

Hmmmm.

UPDATE: Lucy is a good traveler and has been accustomed to travel. She hasn't been anywhere since she was escorted by the police from her condo in May of '05.

Charlie has been an upset to her. The high-dominance action hasn't abated around here since he was brought in. Believe me, this is tricky stuff.

Something completely different might be a good prescription.

And, according to Ms. Swicegood's materials, I wasn't off at all about the dummy eggs.