Shawna

I love it when another bird welcomes and "helps" out a new one. It is precious!

Lovely birds Daz!

Isn't it amazing how they follow one another. In my flock it just takes one brave soul to try something and then they are all game.

Congratulations!!!! Can't wait for pics of babies and the parents!!!! I hope that all turns out well for you!

Kirby, I don't know the actual definition, but I think it is a way to ensure that your eggs are not fertile. If you disturb the developing cells by shaking the egg early on, no embryo will devlelop. It is a way to prevent unwanted chicks without chucking the eggs. So I think Daz is saying the more you handle them, the greater the chance of this happening.

(Laughing out loud). You guys crack me up. Well the reogranization of the cage I think is going to make a tremendous difference with the exercise. They have to fly now to move around (or crawl on the side of the cage). They used to just hop from perch to perch. It really seems to have perked them up. Two have even crawled in a water dish for a bath - that has NEVER happened before. I'm still going to let the tame birds out to fly around and will try working with the four that are less tame. Thanks everyone for the feedback. Happy Easter. Daz, you grow 'em big. Are they show birds or regular old budgies?

Just a quick update. I weighed some of the other budgies and all came in at around 30-35 grams. So Bek is quite a bit heavier at 48. In the hopes that she will get more exercise, I have completely rearranged the big cage moving everything down to the bottom half except two perches on either end. And what a difference that has made. The birds are flying around like crazy now - even Bek. So I'm hoping that will help along with some of Terri's suggestions about nutrition. I'll weigh her again next week and see how things are going.

Skeeter is great! I think a he but still having a hard time telling. I think the cere would be more white all over if a female. Maybe you should write a letter to the owner of the pet store and suggest a better way for them to handle their birds. It may be ignorance on their part. I would hate to think that they just don't care!

How is she treating the eggs? Is she sitting on them? Is she leaving the nestbox much? I haven't experienced any of this before except with my mom's baby. She only hatched one chick of the eggs she laid - I think there were about 5 or 6. The rest of the eggs were duds. Some she tossed out of the nest, some accidentally broke. I think the last two she sat on dutifully and one was a dud and one brought little Emmy. So, hang in there. There might be a few duds in there, but you might just get lucky and get one little baby. I know it is hard to wait but that is really all you can do.

I don't know the answer. I'm sure that someone will be along shortly that knows. Good luck.

I'll try that. I think the pellets are Hagen. I chucked the bag after I mixed them in with the seed. She adores veggies and definately gets here share. She weighs 48 grams.

They do get pellets too but nobody eats them. They chuck them out on the cage floor. I mix them in with the seed. What if I completely removed the seed and just left the pellets for her when I move her to the new cage. Would she eventually eat them? I'd be so scared she wouldn't and would starve. I'm going to go to my local health food store and see if they carry any organic seed mixes and I'll try sprouting. I'm a little nervous about the sprouting because of the mold and stuff - just scared I wouldn't do it right. I haven't seen the aviclens around here. I do have a scale so I will try and get her in a paper bag to weigh her. I'll keep you posted. Thanks for the info!

The birds get gourmet seed mix (includes veggies and fruit), regular seed mix, fresh veggies daily - usually broccoli or romaine or cauliflower. No millet at all. They have been given some egg food and on occasion I throw in a boiled egg (but it is hardly touched). No treats at all. She is the only one of the 10 that seems overweight. I've seen her pig out on veggies but don't notice her at the seed tray any more than the others. I think she is a bigger bird overall than the rest but I just really noticed how "chubby" she looks. My cage is big and the birds can and do fly around in it. But I don't recall seeing her fly much. I would love to let her out to fly more but I'm so scared of her getting hurt. She gets so scared. When the new babies are out of quarantine, I may put her in their cage, and work with her a bit so she can come out with the others. What do you use to weigh the birds?

What causes splayed legs, and how is it correctable? Congrats by the way. I love babies!!!!

I love to see pics of other budgies! They are all just so adorable! I like the name Carrington!

I couldn't believe it when I looked at Beka today - she is getting really fat. See picture of her alone and then picture of her with other budgies both taken tonight. She was not that big when I got her and it hasn't been that long. I decided to let her out of the cage for the first time today to do some flying. She isn't tame so she has never been out before. She didn't fly much - spent most of the time on top of the cage with the others. But did fly when it was time to catch her. Had to resort to the net. Any suggestions to reduce the weight other than flying?

Great pics! Khepri is a cool name and a very pretty bird.

Oh she is precious! Another budgie in my favourite colours. Why can't I find one for me . Congrats!

Great News Kirby! I hope that you get at least one healthy chick (more would be great) out of this batch. When is your first egg due to hatch?

Cutie. Hard to tell sex in pics. Looks kinda like it could be a female but not sure. I like Storm because she is so grey like a stormcloud. So that makes how many for you now?

Another beautiful Spangle girl! Let us know how you make out on your test! Good luck!

Congrats! How many chicks did you have last year and what did you name them?

I love to see budgies playing together. Any video of them coming soon?

He's seems really happy to have a budgie friend! More pics! They are so cute!

I love 'em all. I still think Ceaser has the most amazing colouring!!!