Kirsty

Yep...Mine puts everything in his water!!!I just change it at the end of the day!!

Thank you heaps....I will wait till he moults....

OMG...How cute!!!! Yep thats what he is doing...COOL!!!! Would it be "bad" to treat for mites if i only "suspect" he has them?...A few friends have commenter he scratches alot...I was thinking of getting mite stuff and doing it anyway.....Hes been a BIG scratcher since i got him in june from LPS.... Thanks for the fast response guys... Kirsty Too right Neat!!! How cute!!!!

Hi all...I have a feather prob...Billy Bob has feathers comming out of his head that are only the stem...Ummm...i will try explain better...It seems to be the stem of the feather...He scratches quite a bit..Ive checked out the topics on mites and scaley face etc, but none of them touch on the feather thing...I dont have digi camera (broken) so i cant post a picture..I have also noticed he losses feathers from underneath, the soft downey ones.... He had great appertite and sings and plays...Any ideas please?...Cheers, Kirsty

WOW Spike...I dont know about this...One of the others will be able to help you...I just wanted to say good luck mate!!! :feedbirds:

Thanks for the advice Liv, I will not forget it if it happens again. Unfortunately, not long after posting that message I had to pack the computer for our move south. He ate some seed out of my hand and perked up a bit, so I put him in his cage (he started crawling around so I was hopeful), covered it with a towel with a little gap at the front and kept him inside overnight. Unfortunately in the morning he was no longer with us. :budgiedance: I am very sad now, as I only wanted to give the best nutrition I could, but I didn't know enough about it, and now he's gone as a result. I miss my Ghost. ShadowGhost, Im very sorry for your loss...Thanks to reading this though, it wont happen to me and Billy Bob..or others...Was it due to food change...I didnt realise this..Ive only had Billy Bob a week today, but didnt realise how bad changing food could be...Thanks for letting us know...RIP Ghost :angel1:

Their great arnt they!!I cant get enough...I listen to them most every day...And ohhh yeah...they are GREAT looking also...Love the grittyness of the songs.... :budgiedance: Specially good drinking and cleaning music.... I AGREEEEE!!! Next time they come to town i am at their show in a - I had tickets for when they were here 2 years ago, but I missed it becuase i went into labour with my dauther - I put it down to too much excitemtnt Hey, when are they going to release a new album!!!??? - its been ages since they released something new! Hey Liv...Im not sure if theres another album in the works...but ill l;et you know ifn i hear anything.... ...

WOW Thanks guys...Ive been watching him without him knowing and he pretty much just sits there...BUT as soon as i get into his view..He will preen, scratch and pretty much ignore me....Quite funny...Hes got a strong character!!!

Hi there...Ive had Billy Bob for one week ( 8 week old male blue ) and every time he sees me he starts preening and scratching, to a point where ive concidered a vet..BUT could it it be a phycological thing...scuse spelling if its wrong...EVERY single time he sights me he will preen...i think he is to saying "you dont bother me!"....Cause thats the attitude he gives off!!!....He is definately responding to my hand in his cage in a good way...whether its to fix food and water or to try and get him to "step up"...Hes still a bit scared but getting better every day, and i stop when he gets too nervous, and start fixing stuff in his cage....I am trying ti get him used to my hand in a non threatening way....Any opionions would be great, Kirsty

Their great arnt they!!I cant get enough...I listen to them most every day...And ohhh yeah...they are GREAT looking also...Love the grittyness of the songs.... Specially good drinking and cleaning music....

I have had my new budgie"Billy Bob" since yesterday arvo and hes been silent since then...BUT today at about 10am i stuck Nickleback on the cd player to begin my housework and lo and behold Billy Bob wont stop chirping and singing!!!He loves it!!!He even appears to be dancing...Has anyone else got a budgie that has a fav band/singer?.....Cheers, Kirsty

Ohhh gosh... There have been some terrible budgie deaths...At least we can all learn from forums and threads like this...I will hede the warnings!!!Thank God there is somewhere we can learn from others like you guys...Cheers, Kirsty

Thanks Sailorwolf I had spotted a thread about that and am going to check it out...Thunder comming...Gotta go now...My 4 yr old is telling me "get of the puter mum, quickly"....Kirsty

Hi there...I live right on the water at Bermagui...Am i allowed to post you some?...I have soooo much i dont know what to do with it!!!!Let me know ifn you want me to send you some....All the best Kirsty

Could anyone please tell me the average age a baby budgie leaves the nest?..My birdie arriving on friday has been out his nest a week...what age would that make him roughly?...Thanking you in advance, Kirsty

Many years ago when i was a child, we used to put Budget outside with the other birdies...Well Budget pushed his head through the cage and got it stuck!! We used to think this was very funny and give him a scratch ( effectivly rewarding him for doing it) Meanwhile one day some sort of hungry bird ( butcher bird maybe) found Budget and pecked his head off while he was stuck !!I was devistated when i returned home from school to find my headless budgie..( still poking through the gap he'd made) Just thought id let others know about this...It prob seems obvious BUT not at the time...Poor Budget would had died a terrible terrible death...So i guess supervision is needed when birdies are outside ( even in cages) or make sure the bars on the cage only have very narrow gaps...I had another budgie that went down behind the fridge and also died...BUT its now been close to thirty years since ive had one ( baby budgie arrives on Friday!!) and ive never forgotten the feeling of finding him that way..We are so lucky to have this fantastic forum at our finger tips so as we can learn from others mistakes...To all those out there whom have lost their beloved birdies im very sorry and thank you for letting us learn from your misfortunes...Sincerley, Kirsty

OMG...Thank you all soooo much...I feel so welcome...Kirsty

Thank you guys!!Ive been on this forum now for about three hours and i could keep going BUT theres no house work being done!!!Tis very addictive eh? You all seem like a great bunch of bird lovers, im very happy to be a part of your thriving community...Kirsty

I just wanted to say hello and intro myself...I have found this forum to be EXTREMELY helpfull. Its so great to have all this info at your fingertips in the comfort of your home!!!I am getting a baby budgie on friday for my daughter ( and me)...She is a real animal lover saving anything she can eg: snails ants anything that crosses her paths...She is so caring with animals..At moment we only have a fish...I have a local lady who is a breeder picking my birdie up on friday from Batemans Bay and im so exited...I will spend the next week on your great forum leaning what to do and what not to do...Ive made a great little spot for him/her to sleep and as i live near the beach i will have endless supply to cuttlefish bone...I will be trying to handle birdie as much as possible as i would love him/her not to be in cage very often...we have no threats/cats/dogs etc so i hopping birdie will just hang round freely..I have a few questions but i will do some more looking at threads before i start posting as im sure its all been asked before...So thats it guys...Thanks for having a place where we can learn from others...Im determined to do this right and i want my birdie to be the happiest ever...Will glady accept ant tips from you guys...Thanks for reading, Regards Kirsty