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Hi I am looking for some bush budgies. Not the pet ones Andrew

The surviving budgie has settled in now and is eating nicely. I can clearly now see a bulge in his crop. Went to see the seller today and he gave me two free birds to compensate for the loss. The two new birds still have black in their beak, but they should be fine as i am keeping them indoor for now. Thank you B. from Oldbury

Thank you everyone for your contributions Its a miracle. When i got home from work, the guy is sitting on a perch with its eyes open, abeit looking a bit lethargic. I have attached his photo as my avatar. The best thing is that he has finished off one whole millet spray himself. He must be starving... But not sure if he drunk any water. I will keep him indoor with the heat mat on for the next few days to be sure. This time, i will just have the seed mix (rather than fresh seeds or millet spray) in the cage now to see if he touches them. I did remove the feathers of its dead companion and took a few photos. Its breast bone looks prominent but i dont think its emacipated. For now, i think it might be a combination of young age, stress from relocation, cold night (maybe insufficient down feathers) which did it. Will let you guys know how he is by the end of the week. Thanks Andrew

Hi guys One of my budgie died suddenly this morning and i just like to get some help as to possible reasons. Background: On 01/10/11 afternoon, i bought two bush budgies (descendent of wild budgies colony bred in a very large aviary) south of river in Perth. The seller looks to be a breeder with lots of other birds, so i believe he would be taking good care of the birds. Both birds are still young, with barring still visible above the cere. They look healthy when purchased and were transported in a clean cage and then housed in a clean cage. The cage is outdoor under a cover patio, with shade cloth covering two sides of the cage. I do noticed that they are always huddle together, but i put it down to stress and fear due to new surrounding. There is water and Trill seed mix in the cage, but they never touched those at all. On 02/10/11, i put some fresh grass seeds in the cage, and they loved it and ate all of it (i fed my canary with the same grass seeds and nothing happened to the canary). They seems to settle in over Sunday and were starting to explore their cage. Towards the evening, i noticed that they were starting to huddle on the floor in a corner of the cage (previously they were at least staying on the perch). But i didnt pay much attention as their eyes are open and they look alert, so i though they are just hiding because they are scared. Got up this morning and one of them was dead on the floor. The surviving one was still huddled (almost laying ontop) next to the dead bird on the floor. It is still alive but not looking well, as its eyes are closed and it doesnt attempt to escape when i pick it up. All i can do is put it in the carry cage, bring it indoor and put a heat mat in the cage. There are water and a millet spray in the cage. But i dont think it will survive the day, as it is literally lying with its head on the floor. It wasnt windy or that cold last night, so i dont think the weather got them. i dont have heaps of birds (prior to getting the budgies, i only have 1 canary and 3 quails) and they are all separately housed, so i doubt its a disease thing. I am mystified at the moment as to what could cause a bird to die within 48 hours??? Thanks in advance