Vickykh

Hi Maesie He sometimes brings something up. I only see him do this when he sits on my hand, knee or if he is perched on the monitor of my laptop when I am facing him. He has been behaving this way for the past 3 weeks. He is not on any medication and seems healthy. I hope its not a sign of illness.

Every so often when Franklin is sitting on my knee or hand he does this? It looks like he is bowing and regurgitating. I have a video of this behaviour. Sorry the video is not great quality and is a bit dark. Can someone tell me what he is doing? Click Here to See Franklin

Congratulations Phoebe! That's a great caption.

They are both so cute! My favourite is the last photo of Squee Flying.

Congratulations! That's a fanastic bargain. I have the exact cage myself. I paid around $100 brand new for it. It's a great cage. I like the large door at the front and it's easy to clean.

Congratulations on the new hen. Good luck in your new hen and male bonding. Let us know how they get along when quarantine has ended.

I have voted 10 times. We are now 21. We are getting closer to number 1.

Henrietta is out of quarantine and I gradually introduced her to the flock. George clicked straight away with her. They look so cute together.

He is very cute. My latest Henrietta does the same.

Thank you Kaz, your knowledge and advice is always appreciated. That's fantastic you picked up that it was a she first thing. When I originally asked if its a he or she I was getting both from members and deep down I was hoping for a boy but now I dont mind because she is such a cutie.

Thanks Libby and Elly for clearing that up. I wasn't sure from the start whether it was a he or she. I've changed the name to Henrietta. The strange thing is that she doesn't bite and is singing which is more common for males. I guess I'm lucky to have such a lovely hen. hehe

I found a picture of Balki with a couple of spikes.

Henry was having so much fun destroying my cushion. Thought I'd share a couple of pics.

He is adorable. It's a great look. Really suits him. :hap:

George and Franklin have been extemely naughty flying on my tv and sitting there perched and then flying back to the top of their cage back and forth. If I wanted to get them back into their cage it would be nearly impossible because I would be chasing them around and so I decided that I had to clip their wings. I had cut all their primary feathers thinking this would be okay but then found out that I cut too many and should of left some so they can fly just a bit. Anyhow, the problem of them flying onto the tv has been solved but should I be concerned that too much has been cut. I have noticed that when they are in the cage they used to fly from the floor to the first perch but now they cant and crawl onto the cage to get to the perch. I feel bad for clipping their wings and Franklin is a little grumpy. He does not seem like his usual self towards me. Normally when I feed him millet from my hand while he is in the cage he would sit there eating happily and would peck at any of the other birds that try to eat the millet as well. I tried feeding him the millet after he had his wings clipped and he showed no interest which is very unusual for him. After I clipped George's wings he was sitting on my finger singing for quite some time. George had not sat on my finger for that long in a while.

Thank you. The camera im using is the Nikon D60 which I bought about 2 weeks ago.

Here are some pics ive taken of the gang. Lots with George. He enjoys the camera. :budgiedance:

I'm sorry to hear that. It is possible that your other 2 birds may have had an illness which they caught of each other. General signs to watch for that your bird/s may not be well is if they're fluffed up, sleeping alot in the day and lethargic. Try feeding your bird millet from your hand. This may make your bird used to your hand again. It could motivate your bird to become tame again. Best of luck with getting your budgie tame again.

Hi Dave I know what you are going through. My first budgie George was tame when I bought him and was happy to sit on my fingers and allowed me to scratch his head from time to time. When I introduced my second budgie Franklin he changed and did not want to spend time with me. When I tried to get him to step up on my finger he wouldn't and rather sit close to Franklin. After a couple of weeks George went back to being his normal self again and would sit on my finger again and then Franklin became a bit more tame too. I think this behaviour could be a phase because your first budgie didn't have another bird as a friend for a long time and is very excited to now have one and wants to be with it all the time. I'd say give it some time and patience. Still try and spend time with your budgie by talking to it and being close to it. Don't try to force it too much to sit on your hand and gradually it could go back to being tame again. How long have you had your second budgie for?

Welcome back Merlin! He is a such a good boy eating his greens. Reminds me of George. :offtopic:

He is really something. I love his lovely bright colours. Beautiful budgie. :offtopic:

They are beautiful birds!

I like the name Adonis but I'll stick with George but He must be the Adonis of budgies. Everyone loves George and my other birds adore him and are always following him. :wine The bug avatar works every time. I like how people think they have a bug on their screen. hehehe

Congratulations Derek on your new aviary! The birds are beautiful! Hope everything goes well. :yellowhead:

George decided to fly into the bedroom to look at his reflection in the mirror. He looks so cute that I had to take a couple of pics. :yellowhead: