birdluv

that is so nice of them, l can hardly wait to see some pictures

that is awful and so sad. l'm emailing this to everyone l know.

that is so good to hear, thanks for updating us

l'm not 100% sure but the first one looks like a recessive pied. the second looks like a yf type II, it also looks like it is either a greywing or cinnamon?

Today has now been 1 whole month. I can hardly believe it, time sure flies bye. I have seen a remarkable change in both of their behaviour, they are both more calmer and not timid anymore. I'm still training them one by one but in a slightly bigger room then the bathroom. They both will sit on my finger and l do not have to coax them with any millet seed( l now only give it to them sparingly). Today, Claire sat on my chest while eating a little bit of millet, she also will do the step up command but l will continue to teach her that for awhile, l find she will sometimes forget I have a picture of her sitting nicely on my finger. Hobbes has come along ways too. He will sit on my finger, he is still learning the step up command but he is starting to get the idea of it. I have made alot of progress with Hobbes, infact today he not only sat on my finger but he crawled up to my knukles and perched their, l was talking to him and he was falling asleep l wish that l got a picture of that. l have a picture of Hobbes too, I have made a video of them today too, it is not the best quality since l was in a dark room with very little light, but l hope that you will enjoy it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVTS1CkUlFw

she is a beauty.

too bad the second guy threw away his bird.

those are my budgies favorite too

Hi, welcome to the forums

Hi, welcome to the forums

that is awsome, way to go everyone

Sprinkles an Lemon are adorable. l love their colouring

Blood feathers, also called "pin feathers," are new feathers that are starting to grow. Since they are actively growing, they need a large blood supply and will bleed if broken, hence the name. Each blood feather grows from a special area in the skin called a follicle. The feather has an artery and vein that extend up into it from the follicle and nourish the feather. Due to the color of the blood supply, the shaft of a blood feather will appear dark, whereas the shaft of an older feather will be white. A blood feather has a larger quill (calamus) than a mature feather. A blood feather starts out with a waxy keratin sheath that protects it while it grows. When the feather is mature, the blood supply will recede and the waxy sheath will be removed by the bird. On occasion, a blood feather will break and start to bleed, or it may accidentally be cut when the wings are trimmed. In a healthy bird, a broken blood feather is usually not a life-threatening emergency if appropriate steps are taken. Even if the bleeding stops quickly, however, you may wish to have your bird examined by a veterinarian, and have the broken blood feather removed( if you have never pulled a blood feather before, it is best to let an avian vet show you how). Even if the blood has clotted, broken blood feathers are often removed so they cannot be reinjured and consequently bleed. If a broken blood feather is removed, a new one will start to grow.

Here is the Caption photo. Vote for your most favorite caption To vote, you need to vote once in both section. l will then take the caption from each section that has the most votes and make another poll later on to determine the winner of this competition Good luck to all who have entered. This poll will close on Thursday April 24th *** The Poll is now CLOSED. Thanks to all who have voted ***

here are my pets that are no longer with us my cat Cuddles my dog Muffin my sisters cat(left) Aviary( is no longer with us), on the right is my cat(she is still with me) Sweetpea.

great pics, l really like your violets

that's great

that is great to hear

l'm hoping the medication will help him.

your budgies are beautiful, unfortunately pet stores usually are unreliable with information. the employees are usually clueless about budgies and they will say anything just to make a sell

Hi, welcome to the forum l'm so glad that you found this great forum to help your little feathered friend. l hope that you will stick around and share pictures and stories of your budgies

l love your new mutation

they are very beautiful.

My budgie Claire is sitting pretty on my finger. l thought that l would entry my queen in this months comp

Hi, Welcome to the forums. Elly has given you some great advice. if you want to see a list of safe trees and safe plants you could click on this Link. It is found in the FAQ section. It is great to see that you are doing some research about budgies before buying one. that is very good.