Elly

big hugs on all your losses , I am glad that you are still sticking with budgies, and look forward to watching your aviary being built.

I hear roos are like our deer very bountiful here we would only see them in the zoos ), nice pics.

You have received good advice but I also advise as someone else has is if you have a bird that is sick and you are new to birds then an avian vet is essential, we can't diagnosis over the interent what is wrong with the bird, it needs to be examined by a professional avian vet, though this route my be cheaper the other route is smarter. . Keep us updated.

Welcome another American , I am over here in Ohio not to far from you and my aunt lives over in the Chicago area. Looking forward to getting to know you and your flock. We have a wonderful contest this month if you would like to enter called Budgie of the Month, it is located under the Competition Forum if you would like to take a peek.

Very normal especially when they are calm and getting ready for sleep, I have read a budgie that doesn't do this could be a sick budgie when they are fluffed but if they are fluffed and on 1 foot it is an indication that they are okay since it requires strength and balance.

Yes it is very clear for me, but see if you can tell her on back more as it looks lighter then her cheek patches.

Welcome Welcome.... Daz is right you are in luck there are many great breeders here on the forum from Perth, we have a forum called Wanted Budgie where you can put a post on what you are looking for. If you do decide on an addition, unless you are not wanting to breed, I personally advise the same gender bird and also make sure you do a 30 day quarantine before you introduce your new bird to your existing bird. I believe Daz has a link in his signature about what quarantine is and the importance along with many posts and articles here that talk about the subject. We love pictures and we have a contest going this month called Budgie of the Month so if you are interested please submit a photo . Again, welcome.

I agree with the statements above it is not recommended to mix.

so cute, you should submit his picture for Budgie of the Month

You will have 100% greens unless the male is split to blue. 50% Dominant Pieds and 50% Normals All males will be split to Cinnamon

can you describe the sound, I don't see a video link to listen to the sound

Merlin doesn't do it to me but Pretty used to do it to me all the time, I believe they are communicating something like here I am or if it is something they don't like they swoop at them (such as a stranger).

put a smaller piece in and we have information in the FAQ about chosing a branches or you can buy them at the pet store if you feel safer that way, cuttlebone is also another excellent source of rubbing, chewing and also calcium.

gorgeous , as I have always said I love your birds.

This is wonderful news again great job Jen. As for the mite spray, I will let someone else answer.

yes everything is okay

you have beautiful budgies and your pictures are fanastic, do make sure you enter one of your pics in the budgie of the month contest for this month

If he is over the age of 8 wks which I assume he is since he was sold then you don't need a lamp at all, I use a heater in my room that Merlin stays in to keep the room a constant 70 F degrees.

that is so cool to be able to see them in the wild like that, thank you for sharing

Congrats to budgieloverkristy who snapped this cute shot of her budgie.

beautiful, congrats

Budgies wouldn't self inflict injury like on purpose, I would take her to an avian vet to get checked out.

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Very nice Matt

Time to vote for your favorite budgie picture. You can vote for more then 1 picture. Please give it a couple seconds for all the pictures to load there are so many that it takes time to load them depending on where they have been hosted by the user. Thank You Voting closes in 3 days The member with the most votes will WIN May Budgie of the Month!!! The winner will have a special post dedicated to their winning picture AND an emblem added to their signature for the month of letting everyone know they won!! Don't forget you can submit a picture every month...so this month is now open ** A note, we had a couple links they can not be accepted all pictures have to be sized to 480x640, thank you . We ask no comments just voting please! If you have questions feel free to PM me PS. at the end of the year we will take all 12 winners for 2009 and will have a Budgie of the Year for 2009.