Munchie's Mum 0 Posted April 29, 2009 Member ID: 4,928 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 160 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 970 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 28/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 6, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 This morning I came out to my aviaries to discover the pair of Greencheeks had chewed through the wire in the internal wall and got into my budgies. By the time I discovered I found it, the Greencheeks had killed 4 baby budgies and wounded another, plus wounded 2 hens . Dead shredded babies were strewn everywhere . 2 hens were attacked while defending their nests and their babies. One hen had her foot bitten up pretty bad, the other had her entire beak ripped off. One of the three surviving babies had such severe head injuries that both he and the beak injured mum had to be put out of their misery by my friend. I don't know if the other hen will survive. The 2 remaining orphaned babies I took in a hurry to my friend who handraises birds because I have no other nesting hens at the moment. I'm so distraught- the attacked hens were 2 my best breeders. Byebye Scone and babies :sad: . (Scone on the right) Link to comment
renee 0 Posted April 29, 2009 Member ID: 4,388 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,462 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 13,420 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 28/05/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 28, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Aaaaugh! What are these Greencheeks? Mutant wire-chewing budgie killers??? Time to move them well away from the poor budgies :sad: Link to comment
Munchie's Mum 0 Posted April 29, 2009 Member ID: 4,928 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 160 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 970 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 28/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 I have a large aviary divided into 2 separated by a door. Budgies in one half, Greencheeks in the other. The previous owner made the divider out of chicken wire, which wasn't too smart. I had no idea Greencheeks could chew through it though :sad: . They did kill and shred up a couple of quails a few months back, but that was when they had babies and were defensive of their territory. But once we sold the babies they left the quails alone. I cleaned up the ugly mess this morning and boarded up the whole chicken wired side of the wall. The Greencheeks are normally really well behaved- I don't know what posessed them to chew through the wire suddenly today when they've never showed any interest in the budgies til now. The remaining living budgies have been moved to another aviary. Sigh. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted April 29, 2009 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I am amazed that they could chew through the wire and get to the poor budgies. Really sorry you had to go through all that trauma though...shocking discovery :sad: Link to comment
sunshine* 0 Posted April 29, 2009 Member ID: 4,673 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 40 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 262 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,775 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 19/09/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 29, 2011 Birthday: 22/06/1990 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Oh my god, That is so terrible! I would have freaked out big time, I nearly cried when the cat caught a mouse!.. I am so sorry for your lose :sad: Link to comment
Richo 0 Posted April 29, 2009 Member ID: 5,074 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 392 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,415 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Man do they look MEAN... sooo sorry M.M. Link to comment
Pearce 0 Posted April 29, 2009 Member ID: 4,449 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 123 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,475 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 14,280 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/06/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 7, 2011 Birthday: 21/04/1991 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Never pictured them for budgie killers. Very sorry for your loss. Link to comment
Munchie's Mum 0 Posted April 30, 2009 Member ID: 4,928 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 160 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 970 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 28/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 Thanks guys. Greencheeks normally are pretty friendly, but when it comes to nests and babies (Greencheeks or other species) they become totally feral and agressive and seek to anhilate (sp?) the competition, even if it means killing the parents who get in the way. Not much I can do now.... It turned out to be a good thing I cleaned out the budgie half of the aviary, because I have a rescued galah coming in today. I'll post him/her in my rescues thread. Thanks for your kind words guys. Those were the last of my offspring for this round. We have 6 fledgelings in the other aviary, and that's it. I gave away the remaining babies to a friend to handraise. Being so cold here in Melbourne now, I'm not sure if the budgies will go down again. We'll see. Link to comment
splat 0 Posted April 30, 2009 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Agghhhh how awful poor little budgies Link to comment
LILBABYBUDGIES 0 Posted April 30, 2009 Member ID: 4,745 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 38 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 618 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3,920 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 15/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 14, 2010 Birthday: 06/11/1994 Share Posted April 30, 2009 im soo soo sorry for your loss it must have been so traumertising i hope the other hen and the two babies make it :'( Link to comment
naomi 0 Posted May 1, 2009 Member ID: 5,182 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 150 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 965 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 3, 2010 Birthday: 04/08/1970 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Oh MM, that is SO sad. I hope your injured ones will be okay. Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted May 1, 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 May 1, 2009 I am so sorry for all your loss it doesn't surprise me that these birds can chew though some thinner guage wire. their bite is nasty!! my niece has one and butter wouldn't melt in its mouth... I would let your budgies moult and have a rest without breeding over winter, then you can start them up again in spring Link to comment
JimmyBanks 0 Posted May 1, 2009 Member ID: 4,130 Group: Site Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 112 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 4,370 Content Per Day: 0.74 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 May 1, 2009 sorry to hear about your budgies getting attacked... Link to comment
Munchie's Mum 0 Posted May 1, 2009 Member ID: 4,928 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 160 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 970 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 28/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 i hope the other hen and the two babies make it The other 2 babies are doing good at their new home. The friend who handraises babies is excellent at it and I trust her with them. I'll show some updated pics when they're older. The attacked hen who survived seems to be getting better. I put her in a hospital cage for a couple of days, and she's perked up a fair bit. Her only injury was the bitten foot (thankfully!), so now it I would let your budgies moult and have a rest without breeding over winter, then you can start them up again in spring Yes I think that's what I'll do. It's just getting way too cold for them anyway. Melbourne is FREEEZING right now. Link to comment
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