Hello- I'm writing to ask you what we should do. MickaCoo's foster system is dangerously overfull. We have used up all the slack in our system and everybody is full up (some of us are a little too full). And we are losing the foster home for 7 of our birds and will need to fit them in before the end of December. We currently have about 120 foster birds and a sustainable capacity of only about 95. One of the keys to our success has been that we do not overcrowd birds. Overcrowding leads to stress which leads to conflict which leads to injury and illness... Also- we have no financial margin for error. We are basically staying just ahead of the red from month to month. But, as you know, the lost and abandoned birds never get the "we're too full" memo. They just keep coming. Right now there are two young king pigeons and two doves (from two different shelters) that are in need of rescue. I'm reaching out to try and find alternative rescues for them but I wanted to alert you as well. If you know of someone that might be interested in helping MickaCoo help these birds- either by becoming a new foster volunteer, by adopting or by donating, please reach out to them. And please- share your thoughts on what we should do. It is so much simpler, in the abstract, to say "we're too full" than it is to say no to birds that need us. I send you my thanks for all of your support and hard work! MickaCoo couldn't do any of this without you. Elizabeth P.S. We hope to see you at the Mickaboo & 'Coo holiday party in Livermore this Saturday night from 5 to 9. (Details and RSVP herehttp://confluence.mickaboo.org/display/MBPublic/Mickaboo+Holiday+Party+2012 ) *MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue http://www.PigeonRescue.org* * * *Donate to support MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescuehttp://www.rescuereport.org/2009/09/donate.html * * * *Join us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MickaCooRescue* *Subscribe to our newsletter http://eepurl.com/iWq1P* Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.PigeonRescue.org www.RescueReport.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0