Budgiesaurus

Just watched a wonderful video by Ross Perry on how to calm a budgie. He makes it look so easy. It's obvious he has a special connection with birds that not everyone has.

Hi Yellow, My budgie was doing the toe-tapping thing quite a while ago. Turned out she had scaly leg mites - we tried treating it with paraffin oil daily (smeared over the legs and feet - very messy) over a number of days, which gave her immediate relief at the time, but did not eliminate the mites. The itching recurred a few days after stopping the paraffin, so clearly the mites were still active. It was only after we took her to an avian vet who treated her with ivermectin, that the mites finally stopped bothering her. I would encourage you to take your budgie for a checkup with an avian vet, and mention the possibility of scaly leg mites to him/her. If that's what your budgie has, the vet will be able to safely give the correct dose of ivermectin. It may just help your budgie get some peace from the itchiness!

Hi Pearce, I'm Budgiesaurus's mum. I think I can have a go at the weeds. Weed 1 - looks like a Wahlenbergia, which here in SA is a native. It could be something else though - I'm not 100% sure. Weed 2 - I'm certain it's Chenopodium album (Fat Hen). Not sure about Weed 3 - maybe Stachys arvensis (Stagger weed), or else horehound (Marrubium vulgare)? Except that both these weeds are supposed to have "opposite" leaves, while yours looks to have "alternate" leaves. You could take a sample to your local council office - they should have horti/environmental staff who would know. Best of luck!

I have two females, I don't think it makes much difference. They don't fight...much

usually um...um....do you think playing go fish is stupid?

worms??? :sadsorry: no way! do you like..... burritos???

:sadsorry: Budgie = budgie (duh). Saurus = dinosaur.... Budgie-dinosaur. I have a mental block when it comes to making up names for websites. My mum suggested it...she keeps saying that budgies are flying dinosaurs :rip:

um..RATS? go fish! Have you read Twilight?

You get SNOW? Not fair!!!

Oh that was soo cute! I love the budgie pulling the car! Did anyone notice that he had 10 budgies, but only 9 came out of the cage. One was still in there when he put them back in the cage!

Spiderbudgie?

Depends what type. Do you like reading?

ummm...ages ago! When was the last time you read a good book?

As you said, the yellow is definitely a lutino. My guess for the second (the blue one) one would be cobalt spangle, maybe an opaline. I'm not sure!

Really? I wouldn't have thought budgies were that mean! Also, I don't think anyone has linked to this yet. http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....mp;#entry290836

Plugged it in to charge What was the last thing you did before you fed your budgie(s)?

Has it got it's wings clipped? You should NOT put down a bird because it can't fly. As SW said, they make great pets and from what I have heard, you can tame them quite easily. I suggest you go out and buy a smaller cage for him and keep him separate from your other birds. The flight feathers may grow back if he has lost them.

I agree with Kaz, since budgies do feed off the ground you should not keep rabbits there. Even if the droppings aren't toxic they probably aren't good for budgies to be eating. I know people keep tiels and budgies together with no problems but princess parrots are huge compared to budgies and they could attack them. Same with lovebirds. If you are worried about the rabbits getting cramped you could make/buy a seperate run for them. AND if you are planning to get lovebirds you will definitely need to buy another aviary for them.

Thanks for pointing that out RIP I wasn't really paying attention to the mum but I thought, how would they put a camera inside the nest and still get birds to go in it? Also, I was under the impression that you don't get many different mutations in wild budgies..

Yoyo? Y?

crying

A couple of years ago we had a boobook owl perched in a tree next to our back fence. That snowy owl is so beautiful

I have the Ashdene budgie mug and tray - they are so cute! I bought them at the Royal Adelaide show for about $15.

Meeple: Normal Skyblue Hen

I thought it would be good if we started a thread of links to budgie related items (please don't tell me there already is one!). Here are a few that I found. Ashdene of Australia - Budgie mug, tray and coasters (scroll to page 40!) Budgie Cross Stitch Design Alicia's Creations - custom budgie jewellery Beware of the Budgie - door plaque Cockatoo Creations - budgie items Feel free to add more links!