~ Charly ~

Well ... my "aviary" is only really a patio aviary, it's on a stand. We can't build a safety chamber on it then. But, we will be getting a bigger aviary with a safety chamber, and we will be putting it in the shed just to keep all the birds inside.

Another two budgies have escaped from their cage ( dumb aviary doors ! ). They are two young birds named Princess and Dusty, both females. Dusty is a Cinnoman, she is a green-grey blue colour. She escaped today, 6 / 12 / 2011. Semi-tamed I guess ... Princess was suppose to be a Lacewing, but I think she may be Albino. She is plain white, and a very inquisitive bird. Somehow yesterday ( 5 / 12 / 2011 ) one of the doors to the aviary was left open or popped open ( wasn't main door ), I am pretty sure she was the first to escape the cage, before two others who were returned on the same day. Anyway, if you find them, or the other bird, please PM me ! I'm waiting for them to be returned.

Oops, forgot. She is a Sky-Blue CINNAMON Opaline hen. Sorry.

Our Sky-Blue Opaline Hen escaped from her cage today and she is untamed. We call her Sky. If anyone catches her again / sees her, please PM me ! We are on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Thanks for any help.

I though it looked more pink ... I was thinking male but then again I may be wrong.

Hi, I looked through the posted topics, and through the FAQS, and I didn't find anything on this ( I hope I didn't miss anything ). I was wondering if, when budgies are breeding, do they get food cravings for some fruits and veggies or other foods ? The question suddenly popped into my head and now I really want to know. Sorry if there is already a topic on this .... But thanks.

Aww ... It would have been nice to see what the turn out was if they were to hatch. But I guess no one can change anything now can they ? Sigh ...

Ice's name has now been changed to Sky II ( in honour of Sky I ). Ice did not fit. It is Sky for for short ....

Yes, I have seen it. I have seen a few love birds in a small cage once, actually very recently, who had been pulling their own feathers out because of boredom. The poor things, the only things in their cage was a perch and their food and water dishes that sat on the floor, and each other of course. The poor things were helpless. I have seen much worse - such as a sick bird sitting at the bottom of the cage surrounded by many other budgies, no one bothering to tend to his illness - but anything else I would rather not mention. I recommend you don't buy from that pet store again if you dislike the way they treat their birds. If you buy a bird you just feel sorry for - and I admit I have done it before - then the pet store isn't going to learn much from it, all they'll learn is that if they sell sick or injured birds or don't clean the cage or whatever, customers will feel sorry for them and buy them. It's hard not to, but don't give the pet store money for doing something wrong, that isn't how it goes. Maybe report this to the RSPCA if it gets any worse.

Now that you've asked that I am wondering the same thing.

I'm sorry for your loss. Loosing a beloved pet is the worst thing ever, you must feel so miserable without her. I know I did when my budgie passed away.

That's a shame. Better luck next time. Hopefully next time you will have some nice birds and end up with some really nice chicks. Good luck !

Hi everyone ! I thought I would get everyone to post a picture of their little buddies. And it doesn't matter what kind of little buddy he is - whether he is feathered, furry, scaly, slimy, whatever ! We want to see them ! I'll get some pictures of my pets and post them in the morning, right now I don't have a PhotoBucket account and I don't know how to use it. But I'll get the hang of it soon enough. And I know there is probably something like this already posted, but there are more people that have joined this forum now, and we want to see their pets too !

You seem to be doing a pretty good job there ! I haven't even added a nest box to my birds cage, I'm still preparing. This is my second round at breeding, and I decided I would do LOTS of research on some stuff before I tried again.

Sorry KAZ ! I keep doing it, don't I ? I promise you that I will try and search the questions and FAQ's before asking any question that have probably already answered.

Where can I get the flakey bran from ? I think I might try get some and try it out, it sounds pretty good.

I know that the Apple Cidar Vinegar is healthy for them or something, so I decided I want to add this to my budgies water. But how many drops of it do I put in every 100 mL's of water ? And what is its real purpose ? Oh, and also, must I introduce this slowly or is it okay to just put it in there straight away ? And if I must introduce it, how should I go about it ? Thank you everyone for your help !

I know there are a lot of nesting materials out there, but I want to know the best. And what I mean by "best", I mean the cleanest, the safest, something that wil keep eggs from rolling about ( unless mother moves them of course ), etc. etc ... I am preparing myself for breeding. I have done this before, but I just want to find the top nesting materials. I have searched the other questions and the FAQ's, some mention some nesting materials, however they don't tell you which is better out of all of them. Thanks everyone !

My budgies probably have never seen a mealworm, and if they have, they don't notice it, so that's probably why they don't eat them.

It does. Just had a look for some recipes on there. I'm making a feeding schedule for my budgies right now.

Great ! That is very helpful, but you forgot money and knowledge ! But of course, you'd hope everyone has money for any dramas and knowledge for dramas too.

Your not alone. I bought a budgie with splayed legs ( I feel sorry for disabled budgies in pet stores ), actually, I got it for free. The pet store worker said "The breeder must not have noticed," which is even worse ! Who sells a bird if they don't know its condition ?! It is absolutely ridiculous if you ask me. Poor little birdies.

Don't worry, if I ever come across anything even close to that I am reporting them to the R.S.P.C.A. I wish I could remember that pet shops name, because then I would try report them. Then again, I am on the other side of Australia now, in QLD.

Hello everyone ! I have been thinking I want to start breeding budgies again, and I have bred budgies before but I was wondering if anyone had any breeding tips that helped out really well ? Like what seed do you feed your pair, how do you care for babies that had been abused by mum or dad, etc. etc ... I have cared for a baby bird from its first day because the parents were throwing him around. He was doing well, really well, and it turned out he was an albino, red eyes, white feathers. He was a slow-grower though, the others had fledged, and he was only half feahered, but he died of what we believed to be Sour Crop. So what do you feed young birds, how do you keep them warm, what temperature to keep chicks at, how hot must food be before fed to chicks, etc. etc ... I really want tips on looking after the chicks, I know the basics of breeding and a bit more, and a bit about caring for babies, but I really want to learn more before breeding again ! Thanks everyone !