Karoube

Finally she send me new pictures of the spangled, in fact she send me pics of the 3 chicks from the same parents. They are 8 weeks now. Her pics are never very good..but maybe it will help! If you have an idea...she will maybe even change her mind about my favorite that she wanted to keep! There is 2 grey spangled and one normal grey.

but the picture was taken when he was only 6 weeks old... he would have allready been in transition cere?? it is not too young? I dont believe she wants to keep 2 for herself...I believe that she truly believe that the spangle in front is a female even if everybody I show the picture tell me the opposite! one of her friend breed budgies from a longer time and she told her that this one is a female...that's why I guess she is so sure and dont want to change her mind. I will only take the blue one...and will tell her that when she will realise that the spangle is a male, I could still be interested! I dont want to breed...I allready have one male. I only want to keep male because I believe that if I end with 2 males and one female, there is highter risk that when they all reach maturity the males will fight over the female...or I'm wrong on that one?

I want a male...I was going to take both the blue one and the grey spangle in the back...but as it seems that this one is not as evident as with the others, I guess I will only take the blue one! The one I really wanted is the grey spangle in front, but the breeder firmly believe it's a female (even if from the pics I would say male....) and want to keep it for herself.

Badly I cant have closer pictures... this woman who breed the budgies seems to be allergic to pictures! when I ask for more, she just say that she cant garanty the sexing anyway so I need to take the risk...or not. That's why I ask people because I'm not sure I want to take the risk.

Here's 2 baby budgies... the first one is only 4 weeks old. The breeder desbribe her cere as being dark pink with almost no white around the nostrils. the second one was 6 weeks old on the picture and he's now 8 weeks old. The breeder describe her cere as being "kind of pale blue" with white around the nostrils. On the picture, it's the one on the back... the other on the picture is believed to be a female by the breeder (she keeps her for herself) but the woman admit by herself that she is not good at sexing budgies and she's new to breeding. so what's your idea? male ou female?

I dont breed budgies. the info is for someone who contact me (I was looking for a budgie and that woman offer me to take these two babies as she didnt know what to do with them) they are in a cage indoor. Dont know anything about the cages measures as it's not my birds. But I know that she allready take the babies out of the cage and place them in a small tank. would it be better for them to go back with their parents with that kind of igloo? she noticed that the parents are not feeding them anymore and that's the thing that worry her the most. That's why she take them out of the cage. Rigth now I have no news but I gave her the previous advices about handfeeding and giving them plenty of different food on the cage floor. I will keep you update if she give me any news. I have not accept her offer and take them home because I was afray they wouldnt make it with no parent at that age.

There is only 2 babies. The oldest is 34 days old, the other one is 2 days younger. They were allready looking out of the nest, but didnt want to leave it of course. But the mother was very bad with them. THe younger one miss lost of feathers. You see the skin on the head and neck. So they have been place in another cage...in fact it's more like a plastic tank. I will forward the info you give me to the woman who own these birds. So if I understand right, she should try to have them eat by themself. What should be given to them? moist food? handfeeding paste? moist crumbles? moist seeds? all of that? I just want to be sure. did she needs to warm the food? how many time she needs to feed if she do needs to hand feed? And with water...if she put a water bowl at the bottom of the cage, there is no danger for drowning at that age? would it be necessary to give them water in other way too to be sure they drink?

Someone contacted me as she wanted me to take in her 2 babies budgies, 4 weeks old. The mom dont want to care for them anymore. She has lay new eggs and she pick feathers on the babies, she throw them out of nest and she dont feed them anymore. The male is more interested by his female than by the babies and dont feed them no more too. What she can do?

Thanks! I allready own a male lovebird, 12 yo and a baby bourke parakeet. As soon as the quarantine finish, he will meet them so wont be completly alone. And I'm home all the day everyday as I'm a full time mom! do he dont miss any attention!! but I do appreciate seeing two birds from the same specie interact together, so it's sure that some day I will bought him a friend!

I have receive my baby budgie on last Sunday. He's a true sweet heart, allready totally tamed. He fly to me by himself, he ask for kisses and gives some too. He enjoy being pet on the head and on the back while he's on me (he cuddle on my neck and ask for more!) and even while he's on his cage top. He's not afray of hands at all. In fact, he's afraid of nothing. He eats everything I offer to him. He explore everything and he plays with every toys. A true sweet heart! The only problem is his calling! He's a single budgie. He's a male, not handraised, but manipulate while in the nest. He was born on February 22. So he's still pretty young. He was living with lots of budgies. Many times during the day, he just start these special calls. It last long and it's quite loud for a budgie. It's evident for me that he's calling other budgies. When I take him with me, it's kind of easier for a while, he stops, but it starts again even if he's still with me. It happen every time of the day and no preference for when i'm there or not. It's worst when he has look in to my bedroom mirror...so that's the proof for me that he's asking for other budgies to come! so...will it stop while he will bond with me and forget about his budgie friends? how should I react to that? I think about adopting a second budgie (in fact I was supposed to receive 2 at the same time, but something didnt work), but not now. I wanted to wait until he really bond to me..he's friendly and all and I would not like to change when another budgie will arrive! but he makes everybody here mad with his calls! do you have solutions? or getting a second budgie is the only solution? and would it really work?

Thanks a lot for the advices!!!!!! I will keep you update when the birds will be there. Dont worry, you will see lots of pictures too!!!! :(Laughing out loud): I'm happy to be a member of this forum. Seems like I will find great advices here for my new friends budgies!

Hello I will adopt 2 budgies. One, a grey spangle male, hand feed, will join us at 7 weeks old at the beginning of April. The second one, a green pied male, manipulated since birth, will join us somewhere in the middle of April when he will be 8 weeks old. Both are still too young right now. They dont came from the same breeder. Both are allready very tamed with the breeder, accepting to being manipulated and learning the up command. Of course, at start, they both will have their own cage. BUT... will it be possible for them to bond with me if they hear each other in the house? will it be possible for them to bond with me if they finally live together in the same cage after the quarantine? would it be preferable to keep them separate as long as they are not totally tamed and bond to me? but I find it kind of cruel as I was adopting two because I didnt want them to be alone... I'm a stay at home mom so I have lots of time to interact with them...but I found that 2 birds who interact together are much more fun to watch than a lonely bird who's allways waiting for us to play... But in the same time, after reading several posts in this forum, I believe I maybe made a mistake and should cancel one budgie and only adopt the second one in some months... It's sad as I'm allready in love with these babies!! what's your opinion? thanks! Nancy sorry for my English mistakes...it's a second langage for me, used mostly over the web, so I do my best!!