Hills 0 Posted December 25, 2008 Member ID: 4,763 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 529 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3,070 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 28, 2015 Birthday: 11/05/1963 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Ernie was out of his cage this moring and one of those large moths was in the hall way. As soon as Ernie saw it he was after it, chasing it up and down the hallway with such determination that he was becoming a bit careless with his flying. I grabbed the moth and threw it outside before Ernie hurt himself. Do budgies always do this and what would he have done if he caught it? He really looked like he wanted to catch it. Now he's sitting on top of his cage scanning the room looking for it. Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted December 25, 2008 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Share Posted December 25, 2008 (edited) hahaha where is a video camera when you need one!!! That would have been a sight to see I have not experienced that kind of behaviour before. If it was one of those really big moths he might have thought it was another bird :sad: Edited December 26, 2008 by **Liv** Link to comment
JimmyBanks 0 Posted December 26, 2008 Member ID: 4,130 Group: Site Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 112 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 4,370 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 25,112 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 1, 2015 Birthday: 12/02/1982 Share Posted December 26, 2008 That would've looked funny, glad he didn't hurt himself though. :sad: sounds like he wanted some fast food to me.. Link to comment
Hills 0 Posted December 26, 2008 Member ID: 4,763 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 529 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3,070 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 28, 2015 Birthday: 11/05/1963 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 Haha!! I should add he was really good at it too. You know how moths flutter around and don't fly in a straight line, well he was able to keep an inch or so from the back of the moth most of the time. Link to comment
SundayGirl 0 Posted December 26, 2008 Member ID: 4,916 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 115 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 630 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 9, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I remember reading that you can feed tuna to budgies (don't know if it is true or not!) but more likely they do eat moths in the wild??? perhaps? Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted December 26, 2008 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Budgies do eat meat and insects on occasion. its great protein. Some show breeders feed their budgies cooked chicken (no, don't worry, its not cannibalism as a budgie to a chicken is no different as we are to a cow) Link to comment
JimmyBanks 0 Posted December 26, 2008 Member ID: 4,130 Group: Site Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 112 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 4,370 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 25,112 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 1, 2015 Birthday: 12/02/1982 Share Posted December 26, 2008 (edited) not only chicken... I've read some place that quite a few people put the remainder of the turkey carcass in with there budgies after christmas lunch, who absolutely love them... When I questioned them on it they all said it was great protein and had never had any problems from it... Edited December 26, 2008 by JimmyBanks Link to comment
ILoveSy&Cilla 0 Posted January 5, 2009 Member ID: 4,912 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 32 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 220 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 20/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 5, 2009 Birthday: 02/09/1986 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I had wondered about budgies and meat considering my chickens used to eat chicken...yes...cannabalism...they loved it! Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted January 5, 2009 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I had wondered about budgies and meat considering my chickens used to eat chicken...yes...cannabalism...they loved it! Don't worry, chickens are as close to budgies as humans are to Cows - Birds can eat birds, like mammals eat mammals and reptiles eat reptiles. So unless your budgies are eating budgies there is no cannibalism there Link to comment
Hills 0 Posted January 5, 2009 Member ID: 4,763 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 529 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3,070 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 28, 2015 Birthday: 11/05/1963 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 I am finding chickens will eat anything, including my toes if I'm wearing sandles!! Link to comment
Sailorwolf 0 Posted January 6, 2009 Member ID: 1,536 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 84 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,753 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 16,870 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/09/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 21, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2009 (edited) Yep, they will even try the cat. When we had a dog, our chickens used to try and eat her dinner right out from under her nose. Liv, ILoveSy&Cilla was saying that their chickens ate chicken. Edited January 6, 2009 by Sailorwolf Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted January 6, 2009 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Liv, ILoveSy&Cilla was saying that their chickens ate chicken. haha OPPS - I'm too budgie minded... i automatically read it as budgie haha Link to comment
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