Everything posted by Elly
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Can I Find Budgies That Were Not Hand Reared?
Good luck on finding your new baby...here where I live I have yet to come across any budgies that have been hand reared most have been parent reared with not much handling either. Good luck, there are some awesome breeders on this site that will work with what you are wanting.
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Sad News From Home....
Maesie you have been through so much this year, huge hugs is all I can offer plus anytime you need to talk PM me or e-mail me. I wish I lived closer so I could give you a real hug and not a virutal one. My prayers go out to you and your family.
- My Beautiful Bg
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New Issue's ?
I have heard great things about honey, as for cherries I believe the fruit is okay but the seed don't let them pick at it because Cherry pits are known to have natural cianide and I have read that in different articles that is why the branches are on the unsafe list on some forums.
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Concerned For Neighbours Budgies
The sad thing about most animal organizations is that if they have food, water and there are no dead ones they don't do anything but give a warning if that, I have seen it on the animal cop shows on T.V. I really feel for you because you are hopeless to do anything unless your neighbors were more open to suggestion on care of both puppy and birds.
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Hi, I'm New
Welcome to the forums. There is a chock full of information to learn about breeding budgies BEFORE you actually just throw in that box so you better read quick . As Liv said how old are your budgies that is the most important factor and do you have pics of them to post.
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Raspberries Juice
and if you are up to it you can make your own raspberry cordial without the booze, there are tons of recipes on the net .
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Ahhh, Spring Time
gorgeous flowers indeed ladies!! WOW
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Should Come Home To Some New Babies!
that will be a great reward
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What Have You Learned? - All Members Participate
Karen, any recent pics of Boris, you know we just love her here on the forums, I will never forget when she layed an egg for you .
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Congratulations Liv,elly And Neat!
Thank you Jenene and Karen, I am very excited!!!
- Merlin - Cute
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Another New Budgie
I am so jealous, this is my favorite color combination .....I have to say snap away Deb and submit her picture for Budgie of the Month
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For Fun - What Was Your First Post?
That is great Liv, I love rereading the post and think oh yeah I remember now ... almost 1 year already WOW time flies!! Who else would like to share their first post?
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A Tough Parenting Choice
Hugs, I wish I could give you answers, that is a hard choice, I know one thing your family comes first so when you put it that way no matter what its I know you will make the right decision.
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For Fun - What Was Your First Post?
Can you find your first post...I was browsing for information for the FAQ and look what I found... Link your first post on this post...look how much some of us have really grown.... Kaz...I know yours is in there too Ellly's First Post
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New Member To The Family
He is a doll, after quarantine you can certainly gradually introduce them. Here is an article from our FAQ section on how to Introduce another bird into your flock. There are many more articles too that you can read about nutrition, behavior etc... by the way...he is a he . How to introduce a 2nd(or more) bird (s) to your existing flock Quarantine Program is the first thing you will need to do before your introduce any new birds to your existing birds (flock). Here is a method that I have used and found to be useful when introducing a new bird to the existing flock. This method is primary to be used if you are introducing in a small setting (such a inside cage or a small aviary). Those who have large aviaries may have different methods since the situation is different. When I introduce Pretty to Merlin it was a gradual process. When quarantine was over these are the steps I took. 1. I first let them out together on top of the cage with complete supervision 2. I kept their cages side by side but not where they could beak fight or pick at each others toes. So about 2 inches apart 3. I then let Merlin go in Pretty's cage during the day supervised only 4. I then let Merlin go in Pretty's cage during the day unsupervised only after I knew that everyone body was settled. 5. After I knew the daytime unsupervised time was okay, I then housed them together. Now not everyone may do what I did but this is why I did this. When I first introduced them Pretty thought Merlin was a girl (he was a boy) and kept trying to jump on his back plus he was very hyper flirting like mad. Merlin kept refusing his actions of love and would do a lot of dolphin noises. I moved on to the next step when Merlin was doing so much dolphin "mad" like budgie noises and Pretty settled down. For me it took just a little under 2 weeks. Everyone is different some members can put their budgies in straight away (after quarantine is over) but I could not.
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What Have You Learned? - All Members Participate
Since you have joined BBC what are some things you have learned, you can repeat what others have said or add even more. I look forward to reading everyone's answers and having other members read and share. Somethings I have learned: 1. The Importanace of Quarantine - I didn't realize that when you got a new bird that it should always be quarantined for 30 days, in fact the avian vets will tell you 90 days. 2. Food & Nutrition has been very interesting subject for me and I didn't realize that lettuce was a junk food and that birds really need a wide variety of diets, along with the toxic food. 3. Talking about toxic...I had not a clue that teflon was poisons to our birds there is much more...what have you learned?
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Such Garbage...
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Need Help
It is normal behavior, as long as the eggs are being layed about every other day she will be okay, this is very natural and how the eggs are fertilized. You can keep an eye on her bum for swelling and redding to ensure she is not getting eggbound.
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What Is The Ideal Size For Both Pet And Show Type Budgies
This article in our FAQ goes over the average weight for pet vs show budgie Weighing Your Budgie , how long I believe the average from head to tip of the tail is 12 inches but I am sure others will come on and tell us for sure.
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The Budgie & The Cockatiels
Can you work on reducing the daylight hours? Do you cover their cage? If you do you can cover it more like 12-14 hours for a week and see if this decreases this behavior, all you can do is work with the enviroment that makes the behavior happen. You may have to separate them if you find the cockatiel has had enough of it too.
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Mating Behavior Or Playing?
It is a "play" mating and a ritual, do not introduce anytime of nesting material or box and it should be okay. Budgies can have recreational sex but nothing happening, they are too young to breed but they are not too young to experiment so to speak. You can also help reduce this type of behavior by keeping them covered for 12-14 hours (yes increase it) for at least a week and then always at least 10-12 hours a day this will help keep this type of hormonal behavior in check. As with training you are going to have to work with them together separating them is causing anxiety in both of them. Work with your most confident bird and the other one will follow.
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Initial Trust
sounds like he is coming around, yes you have to take it slow with some birds, a small dowel perch can be used first and then your finger, you can teach him step up on the perch and then once he has that you can slow put your finger next to the perch and encourage him to step on it with millet.
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Lil Pied Chick
okay that last picture is way too cute...keep that one for budgie of the month next month or this month? the first baby can you scream boy on the cere why can't they all be that easy