Shell2010

Hi Kaz, Thank you. I really appreciate your words. I agree that it would be too soon to add any bird into the mix and yes I also agree about about quartine etc. I did forget to mention that Sam has been having eggs. She gets so excited when she has them. She comes to tell me that she's had one. She talks to it and looks after it until she realises that it's not alive. It's awful to watch. My main reasoning for buying a boy is not necessarily breeding . I have promised not only myself but both birds that I would give them the best and longest possible life I can give them. I just want her to be happy. I don't care if she breeds or not and it's definately not cost. It's only approx 3 weeks that I've reduced her daylight. She goes to bed at 7pm and wakes at 6.45pm. On weekends I purposely sleep in til 8am or 9am so that she has a longer sleep. They normally have the run of a 2 bedroom flat while I'm at work. I have never caged either of them until bedtime. The vet talked me out of caging them. He asked me how I'd feel being locked in something the size of a toilet? so up until now I've not caged them during the day. But today, for the 1st time, I locked them in. I'm hoping this will help as well. I will do anything to help both my birds have a better, healthy life. Do you think if I lock them in the cage more that it will help?

Sam has always wanted a partner. She goes crazy when she hears birds on the TV, when the wild birds fly past outside. She put herself into, what I call "the lovin" position constantly with me. Unfortunately I bought another female bird 12 months after I bought her. If it had been a boy I wouldn't have this problem. She has started begging the other female bird to feed her. She has raging hormones. As for totally trusting the vet. Do human's blindly trust their doctors? I certainly don't. I've been mis-diagnosed on a number of occassions. I have been following his advice up to this point and the situation has not improved. That's why I'm seeking other people's opinion. I've heard this vet say 1 thing then the next time I've seen him, he's said totally the opposite. Look, I was asking for opinions to see what people think, if they've ever had similar problems. I'm not saying I won't follow his advice but I think that sets of yearly injections for the rest of her life to stop her hormones is not necessarily the right way to go.

I have a 3 year old yellow budgie who does that too. It's makes me laugh when I see it. She's so sweet.

Hi Kaz, I'm new at this and not sure how to use the site yet but learning. I saw Dr Alex Rosenwax - Birds & Exotic Veternarian. She (Sam) had a bad bacterial infection which has basically gone now. That's why he wants to start the injections. Symptons: Very fluffy, just looks ill, doesn't stand up straight, breathing heavy. Still eats and drinks. Goes absolutely mental when the Lorikets fly past the window. Gets very "up-close-&_personal" with me. Her bones are solidifying. Had x-rays, blood tests, etc to confirm her condition. My other bird, Holly is fine. No problems whatsoever.

I have a female budgie who has been diagnosed with a hormone problem and is quite ill. She is approx 5 yrs old. The vet believes she had a minnor stroke last weekend because of this problem and he wants to give her hormone injections to stop it. This will be an on-going thing every year. My question is if I give her a male, shouldn't that stop all the problems. The vet said no, it would make things worse. At present I have 2 girl birds but would be happy to purchase 2 males, one each. I would love to hear from anyone who has an opinion on this as I'm at my witts end. Kind Regards