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Well, there are rarely dull moments here, lol! Thank you all for the welcome, I am looking forward to learning more about these incredible little creations!! Who knew God could pack so much personality into such a little package! Personality and cockiness, that is, hehe!

Apparently lovebirds get egg bum, too . I've already noticed she doesn't really want nesting materials and read up a bit on it, I did try the oats like someone mentioned elsewhere just to give a little cushion to the bottom of the box and make it so it's not totally flat, and she's keeping that in there a bit better. I haven't looked the past couple of days to see if she has laid anything, I'm just leaving them in peace to do what they do best, being birds. He's still bobbing and feeding her and courting her like mad, though, so we'll see. My lovebirds, however, right on time, exactly 10 days from when I caught them doing the act and was cruelly subjected to uncensored bird **** .... well... we've got our first egg . Boiling an egg per day and sharing it between the lovebirds and budgies, along with crushing the shell finely and mixing it in with their food and sprouting seeds... gotta give them those extra nutrients! Thank you all for your responses! My kid are excited about the prospects of possible bird babies, but I have also warned them that they might have a high mortality rate and not to be disappointed if it happens! Hopefully we'll get healthy chicks, though

Yes, thank you!

Thanky thanky!!! My husband lives in fear, wife and 2 daughters, one of which is very soon at that 'hormonal' stage...poor man!! They are back together now. I did come upstairs first when we all got home to make sure there were no other casualties, and all seems fine. He's taking care of her, eating like the proverbial pig, feeding her, and singing to her, and the little wench is just eating it up, literally. The smart alec in me wanted to ask if 5 minutes was for hard boiled or soft boiled, and if they were good with salt, by the way! I'm going to let them nest this one time, since she is already preparing it, very broody (you can read that b*tchy if you'd like) and I'm not sure if she is already working on producing the eggs or not, but they have paired. After this, though, I will be removing the nesting box. I have provided her with wood chips (natural) and various other natural straw and straw type materials, is there anything in particular I should give her to help her prepare? Thanks for the help, and TOTALLY understand your nick.... little buggars are terribly addicting!

I've had our male budgie for about 4 months now. Well, had is the right term. About 6 weeks ago we moved in an established male/female pair into the same cage. We did it slowly, letting them get to know each other. All three birds were owner rehomes - the owners couldn't keep them any longer, so we adopted them. They did fine, no problems, the occasional screaming and bickering, but not often at all. We had no idea there was trouble, they ate together, washed together, preened together, so it seemed things were okay. I guess not. My 13 and 6 year old daughters came home to a grisly sight yesterday after school. Unfortunately, I was out with their little brother . Lilly, the lone female and part of the established pair, had killed Anders, the lone male they moved in with. She was covered in his blood all around her beak and on her wings. Poor Anders was in the bottom of the cage barely alive, and my girls found him. Lilly had scalped him. All his head feathers from his cere back to the back of his head were gone, and there was blood everywhere. This was very shocking to us all, as we had NO indication whatsoever there was a problem! They all seemed to get along okay, otherwise I would have split them up before! Lilly has 'gone into season,' for lack of better words, and she is looking to nest, Danne, the male she lived with before has been feeding her, and we've seen them pairing, so I suspect that Anders might have 'overstepped his bounds' somewhere, somehow, but not sure, since we weren't home. My question is, we did separate Lilly and Danne afterwards, and Danne slept in a spare cage we have overnight, they could hear each other, but not see each other. They are together now, but I'm so nervous! I need to leave the house again soon for about 3 hours, and just don't know if I should leave them together, separate them again, put Danne with our cockatiel (they get along fine) or what. If Lilly could snap and kill like that without us having any idea she was upset, will she do it to her mate? If they have a mating box already that she goes in to and 'plays around' in, is it too late to remove it if they have recently mated? I know it takes about a week and a half between mating and first egg, if I remove the box now, what will happen to her eggs if she is going to lay them? Please be easy on me. I'm trying to do the right thing and I am VERY willing to learn and take advice. We love our birds, they are not just the kids' play toys, my girls are very engaged with them and taming them and spending time with them, and it's been a good thing for them, especially my oldest, who has ADHD and sometimes a little social difficulty! Thanks in advance, Naomi

I'm Nayomi and an American in Sweden. I've got 2 budgies...today. Yesterday I had 3 . I've also got two lovebirds and a cockatiel. Not to mention 3 kids, 2 cats, and a husband! My sudden, traumatic and tragic reduction in flock size sent me out on a quest for info, and I had a hard time finding an active budgie group, but then found you guys. I'm 46, and as I said, an American in Sweden, and I've lived here for 13 years. My birds are all kept in cages that meet the requirement by Swedish Agriculture department, and they are all allowed to fly free in the house for at least 3 hours or more a day. Right now the lovebirds are not flying free, but they are umm...well... they aren't called 'love' birds for nothing, and he's being very protective and territorial of her while she's 'busy.' I'm friendly, spontaneous, and spell like the cheeky American I am . I also have severe ADHD and mild Asperger's syndrome, so sometimes I can either reveal too much, or not quite read things right, and might misunderstand things a little bit, but it's not intentional, it's just who I am, and I can promise you that my heart is in the right place! Hope this American gal is welcome here!