Angelic Vampyre

Dude that is so me, she got told that the other day!

So need to join this group. For years I kept it to One or two budgies and then... well... I think i need another hobbie!

Another one for the bunch! :glare: looks so cute!

I am right there with you Kaz, For me at the moment it is Budgie trouble but I see the bigger issue. The other issue is that her mother is on her third child to third guy and all of them are under 4 years of age, she get's "bored" with the kids which is why they spend the weekend with my sister and her boyfriend. I might be sterotyping but she is one of those mums who has the kids for the baby bonus and seems to get pregant at the drop of a hat. Once is an accident three times is a you're not trying very hard are you! I see all the signs of trouble with this little girl and it worries me. I hate it cause there is nothing I can do about it. I don't claim to be an expert but I know what I am talking about with kids I have brought my nieces up, it's part of my job, I have had foster kids and emergency housing for kids and yet when I suggest something for the bf to do he gets all "you don't have kids what do you know?" on me! GRRRRRR. Jesus I went to uni and did Pastrol counceling to work with At Risk Teens! Hello I think I know something about raising kids, I got my two nieces who where 8 months and 2 years old when I was 14 and put myself through school and and brought them up after their mother died and their father had a nervous break down! I have had two kids I don't care if I did not give birth to them! One has now completed school and at uni the other one is in her final years of school (thank god for boarding schools). I am going to have to put my foot down with her and her father. She will not be allowed into my study unless I am there with her, she will not be allowed into the breeding room full stop. This weekend I am going to explain my issues to him and say that if I lose a bird he is going to have to $$$ compensate me! (he is really stingy with money so this will hurt him). I wish there was more that I could do for the kid but I can't, She is going to grow up with a mother who does not care and a father who does not understand what it means to be a dad! Neat - I am going to lay down the law this weekend. I have already said that she can't be there this weekend cause the breeding room is going in and doors will be open and closed and everything will be happening and I don't want to risk her getting injured by one of the builders or the sparky. She is not allowed in my room or my study nor is she allowed into the breeding room and that is final! I have tried to be nice but neither of them get what it means to have kids and my sister so desperatly wants them but I fear she has got a lot of home truths that will bite her in the ****!

Love it!

My Builder took one off an breeding room that he was converting into a granny flat :budgiedance: so he snaged it for me so I don't even have to do anything with it, it comes all ready with avairy wire so yeah and also it is free!

She is going to end up killing herself or having a serious accident. I do this for about half of my living (eg I am a nanny 50% of the time) the youngest boy I have full time is now 3 and I have had him since she was born really I know what he can do if you turn your back let alone leave him in a room alone! MB I soooo want to do that. Your kids are always welcome at my house but she is not. What also annoys me is if I am not home they put her in my bed... They never ask and she wet the bed last time, I swear I can still smell it and I have had the matress cleaned!

Will do, IF and a big IF my cages get here today I am going to set them up on the Patio and bring the patio cage into the house with the quaratine guys in it so that they can be moved into the flight cages for a good week at least to allow the fumes to go away as I don't even want to risk them being in the avairy which is just outside the door.

OH you know she wants to come home and live with me right? :budgiedance: She was sleeping on my lap last night!

okay So I got a new Budgie from a local breeder. She is really nice and only cost me $40 (some of his birds sell at auction for $200+) and her Grandfather won a diploma so I am really happy with her. She escaped from her cage and was lucky to not fly out the open door but into the study and where I have some guys in breeding cages. So a frantic dash home and find out that she is okay, go to put her back in the cage and find out that she did not escape but the cage is broken, the cage is broken because my sisters boyfriends 18 month old daughter had tried to look a the pretty bird and when she could not get the clips off the doors she tried to take the top off the bottom and broke the plastic (the cage was on the way out anyway but still NOT HAPPY) This is not the first time she has tried to get one of my Budgies out of a cage, she has tipped over Buddy's cage and has also opened up and left open Lemon and Limes cage. She has also opened the Patio cages on the bottom and left it open. So far I have been really lucky and have not lost a bird thanks to her but it really is only a matter of time. I am really mad about this, they do this all the time, she gets up and they turn on TV and leave her to go back to bed. To make matters worse we have a grumpy old dog who WILL BITE her if she annoys him! She cannot be left alone with him because is he bites her he will have to be put down as is the law! It's really annoying me. But what really really pissed me off it that I now have NO cages, I mean none, the one she broke was a complete back up cage. I can't put her in with the guys in quarantine on the patio as after MBs loses I am not taking my chances with them. I can't put her in with the Guys in the house cage because really that cage is only big enough for one Budgie not two like is in there and also they are older cocks and she is a younger hen, not to mention that they are still in quarantine until the 20th of this month. I can't put her in with Sky cause well that would be stupid! Mozzie is still in the makeshift hospital cage and DQ went back in the aviary for this new girl to use the back up cage. I can't put her in with Buddy because he should still be in Quarantine really but I am being a little lapse with him and also he is in a loan cage which is TINY. I have her in the travel box for a few hours but that is kind of cruel and she was freaking out! So I went against my better judgment and will get yelled at by people on this board but I put her in with Harley and blocked up the breeding box. The breeder puts all his birds to be sold on Triple C every few weeks and she only came off a course in the past few days, she has been wormed and has been de mited. So the risk is low but I am SOOOOO annoyed that I had to do this! My only other option is to put Harley in the aviary and give her his cage but he does not like the cold and drops body weight like that if he gets cold so I really don't want to put him out. I had put Storm out in the aviary over the weekend because as a breeding hen I am thinking she is a lost cause, she keeps laying eggs and must be breaking them within hours of laying them. :budgiedance: So I am grumpy because I had to do something and I have had to risk Harley (even if the risk is low) because my sisters Boyfriend does not look after this kids right. And what really annoys me is I go around to MBs and her kids are great with birds and cages and dogs and everything else she has there, (oh can't forget the horney rabbit!) so I know that it's not because she is 18months old but because she has no real parenting going on. He falls asleep and leaves her the run of the house she gets into my stuff and it really annoys me. I am going to have to put a child gate up leading into my study as I can't close and lock the door as it is two sliding doors and also the room gets very stuffy and as Buddy is going to be living in there I want him to be able to get fresh air. GRRRR she is so NEVER going to be allowed anywhere near my breeding room. okay thanks for reading I just needed to vent!

After a few false starts here is where I am upto. Cages coming today Builder coming in during the week to do the electrics and then coming in on Saturday to do all the other stuff. I will then paint on Sunday and over the next week. Lino to go down on the floor next week, and I have to purchase avairy wire to attach to the frame (any ideas on where to buy this?) Then hopefully once the paint fumes go I can start moving the guys in! *does a happy dance* Will post pictures as I do things, going to start moving stuff around tonight when I get home from work between setting up the new cages and dropping cages off to MB

Thanks for that Kaz I did search but I did not find this topic great topic and great pictures

She seems fine and no visable signs of sickness, I did a complete body serch and found no signs of any growths or anything else. There is no respitory issues no issues with her poo. I am going to stick both of them on a broad spec antibiodic and then boost her vitiams for the next few weeks. She is an older bird but I just can't justify taking her to the vet when there is nothing to say that this is more then just her being unco. I did split her fromher mate for about half a day on Sunday and she sulked and he screamed so I decided it was better for them to be together then be apart.

Yes I think I need to!

I had a look but could not find any pictures. I was wondering if anyone has or knows where you can find pictures of a Hen in breeding condition and one out of breeding condition and post them. I would like to have a look and compare. I know in theory what it is suppose to look like but would like some visual aids. Also I know for Lutinos it might be different again any photos would be great. The breeder that i went to see this past weekend talked about how he put prospective pairings in a flight cage for about two weeks before moving them into the breeding cage. This allows them to bond and for the hen to come into condition. Any thoughts or theorys on this? I am in the need to know everything modd Thanks in advance

I don't need pictures I got puppy cuddles! all the way home and then again later in the evening! I think I am in

LOL tell me about it! MB what where??? i did not see it! i was just there! Where??????

it's right up there with Live Joural and this place!

She seems fine, is eating well and really happy so I think I will just let it ride untill her follow up visit with the vet unless it starts to worry her.

The little bugger escaped her cage and instead of flying out the open door she flew into the study and my sister found her hiding from the dog behind the desk! LUCKY! that is now going to be her name!

LOL don't you just love how they latch on to one toy and that is it for them!

If you don't want chicks then take the nesting box out, it may stop them from doing it so much it may not. But if it's not needed it's just taking up room so i would take it out.

Oh I so aree!

Budgies are sex machines! I have had boys that breed/attempt with boys and boys that breed/attempt to breed with 7 or 8 week old chicks. If a cock is bothering the female then i would remove her if not then let them have their fun!

I could just see that, "here take that one and that one and i don't like that one, but don't touch the bunny! I will hold the door open for you on the way out."