Catherine

That is very good to see, Kaz. He is doing well and I hope he will not suffer like that again. It would be great if he chose his own hen and things went smoothly.

Oh, NO!! :sad: :rip: Good bye, little girl. Kaz, I am so sorry.

Oh, GB I just love those pictures! I am really looking forward to seeing your rainbows. That is what I am wanting to breed.

I do not board my birds because of the sort of things Kaz has mentioned. I would not want them to go into anything other than a new cage or one that I had cleaned. When I go away, I have a house sitter who will care for my birds or else I don't go. Is there a room in your house where your birds could be shut away from the repair work? Do you have a garage where they could stay in the interim? Do you have family without birds who would allow them to live at their place for a while?

Do give them the broccoli. All parts of it are safe. It is a great vegetable because it has different textures for them to experiment with. My birds have it almost every day. Some days, there are only the finest fibres left over. I think home grown broccoli would be superb.

Awww! That chick in the first picture is soooo cute! I am very sorry you lost the miracle chick's sibling. It was a great pity about the rampant hen destroying her nest. I hope all your other babies do well and their parents behave themselves.

She has done sooo well to reach that milestone! Those are very encouraging pictures. :angel:

Awwww! She certainly is doing well! :happy-dancing:

Thank you for that informative post, Kaz and for the great, close up pictures.

Congratulations, Cory. Such a darling wee fellow.

I love the name Samara. Will you keep her as a pet?

Thank you,Kaz. I will check it out further.

It seemed like wire to me. I will check it out again. Would it be suitable either way?

I am thinking of dividing my (inside) bird room so that I can let my budgies fly around in one half of it. My cockatiels will be in the other half. I have examined many possibilities and the most suitable material to use seems to be a wire mesh where the squares made by the wires are 12.7mm x 12.7mm. The wire is 1.00mm thick. Would this mesh be safe? Also, would I need to treat the mesh in any way before I use it? It is described as 'PE coated galvanised wire mesh'. Is there something better which I could use?

That is fantastic! Phoenix was the name I was thinking of as I read through the post.

Yes, it contains iron. Silver beet is good, too. Both provide entertainment because the budgies enjoy ripping up the leaves. It is easy to keep a bunch of bok choy crisp. I carefully wash the bunch in water containing aviclens. I shake the excess water off and place the bunch in a plastic container lined with paper towels. I put the lid on and keep the container in the fridge.

The ingredients are carbohydrate dense. It you have cage birds and they do not get a lot of exercise, I would make bread an occasional treat only. Mine like wholegrain bread too. I do not like the idea of them having salt and preservative so I make them a pumpkin bread using wholegrain flour but with no rising agent, no salt and no preservative. Pumpkin has a lot of fibre and less carbohydrate than rice and potato.

I think you should give them the whole stalk. My budgies usually eat the green leaf first and then the stalk. Sometimes they eat the stalk away first and then they eat the leaf after it has dropped to the ground.

Sure! Just add it.

It is not serious, GB.

Thank you, nubbly5. You could do it anyway and the singles could put you in a list of first reserves.

I think the whole thread makes it clear that you care very much for this little fellow and that you are doing everything you can to get him well.

Below is a questionnaire you might like to use. If you like it, please answer it on line so that other members can decide whether to put you on their list of possibilities. You can just write 1.a; 2. c; etc. 1. If the answer does not matter, would you prefer a. Hamburger b. Tofu roll c. Strawberries and ice-cream 2. If the answer does not matter, how many budgies would you like to have a. Fewer than 10 b. Fewer than 20 c. Who cares 3. Are the vegetables in your fridge for a. You alone b. Your budgies c. For you and your birds 4. If you had no vegetables in your fridge, would you a. Get some at once because the birds need them b. Give the budgies extra seed c. Go back to bed and sleep on it 5. If your budgie escaped, would you a. Cry b. Not rest until you had found it c. Escape-proof your bird-keeping facilities d. None of the above e. More than one of the above 6. If you met a prospective partner, would you prefer him/her to a. Have a lot of money b. Have no kids c. Keep budgies 7. Would you describe yourself as particularly a. Good looking b. Clever c. Musical d. Good e. None of the above 8. Do you think election campaigns are a. Boring b. Excruciatingly boring c. Mildly interesting e. Fascinating f. Just exactly what the electorate deserves 9. When you were 5 years old, did you a. Still wet the bed b. Believe in the tooth fairy c. Sook a lot d. Go looking for the pot of gold when you saw a rainbow 10. Which is the most romantic scenario a. Sleeping in b. Holding hands c. Choosing new budgies together d. Offering to clean the aviary while your partner has a day out with the boys/girls I am sure you will agree that your answers to this in-depth survey will reveal your very soul and would be likely to rapidly end your single status.

So GB, as an old fashioned girl, you wouldn't just settle for an old fashioned millionaire?