I have decided to do a daily blog of activity in the Budgiebird Hilton aviaries if anyone's interested. We have so many comings and goings, and with over 150 budgies and new events, new babies, and daily surprises that a daily diary, if you will, would keep the updates coming.

So Todays events for Friday July 14th 2006 is......

No young babies died through the cold night last night......a BIG plus.

Lucifer and Shiloh are raising one of their own babies so far and one adopted baby. More eggs to hatch.

A new baby to Izzy (cinnamon green opaline ) making 3 babies in her box.

The three babies in Misty (dilute YF2 grey) and Chuckys (dom pied) box are colouring up and I was hoping for a dominant pied in there. There some funny coloured pin feathers coming through.

Four babies in Kayas box all doing well.

Ciara has 3 so far all well.

Slinky and Bloo have three babies

We have eggs due to hatch anyday now.

Great news is that Buddha has finally learnt to fly. I have been giving him flying lessons

Little Bao is still scuttling about.....she is SO TINY and scuttles around like a clockwork toy

more to follow later in the day.

***ADDED TO ***

Here is Ciara and her 3 babies

Kaya and her four babies

Izzy and her three babies

Slinky and Bloos three babies ..........more later

Edited July 14, 200618 yr by Bubbles

I just little Bao! What is considered "cold" in your part of the world?

I just little Bao! What is considered "cold" in your part of the world?

We have had some nights of 2 degrees celsius or thereabouts which can kill newborn budgie babies in the nests

:ausb: And the highs would be? I looked in the BIG newspaper today but all it lists is Sydney? :

Daytime temp is good...around about 27-30 degrees celsius...........February is a hot month and temps can get to the 40's celsius. http://www.perthtouristcentre.com.au/weather.htm

Wow, I can really appreciate what you have to deal with temperature wise. Only about 22 here today, will be hotter (up to 30 or better by the weekend). :ausb:

Glad to hear that Buddha's flying!!! I just love that guy.

 

 

I can't wait to see Slinky and Bloo's babies!! they'll be gorgeous!! :ausb:

Bao looks so small and runty, I hope she flies very soon. She is so sweet. Great job Buddha on your first flight .

 

That is why I couldn't have an outdoor aviary we can get to 0-10 F :wine time to move to a warmer climate :budgiedance:

Bao looks so small and runty, I hope she flies very soon. She is so sweet. Great job Buddha on your first flight .

 

That is why I couldn't have an outdoor aviary we can get to 0-10 F :wine time to move to a warmer climate :budgiedance:

Bao is definitely small and runty, Lovey. She is so so tiny....I would say the midget version of a budgie. She would be a half size budgie right now. Mum was small too and her Dad isnt what I would call a decent size budgie either. Another budgie I call Cameo came out of her nest tiny too but has grown in the week or so she has been out. Here's hoping. But Bao might just be a midget budgie. Buddha can fly about 5-6 feet right now without crashing, so his flying lessons from me will continue till he gets better.

Edited July 14, 200618 yr by Bubbles

Oh clever Buddha! Mind you, I'd love to see you flapping your wings to teach him to fly :budgiedance: :wine

 

*Blows kisses to the little one*

Oh clever Buddha! Mind you, I'd love to see you flapping your wings to teach him to fly :wine

 

*Blows kisses to the little one*

I don't flap my wings Lin....I hasnt got any : And poor little Bao has such little wings that there's no room for air under them to give her lift :budgiedance: on the other hand, poor Buddha needs bigger wings to flap to lift up his body.

 

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Here's two of the babies in Misty and Chuckys nesting box.... hard to tell what they will end up......one has creamy yellow on the wings. Third baby ....photos to follow as they didnt come out well.

Baby one

Baby two

and here is Mum and Dad (these are old photos taken when they were younger)....

Both parents have been involved in the hatching of eggs and the rearing of babies....a new age Dad.

Edited July 14, 200618 yr by Bubbles

Can we have video of Buddha flying??? Pretty Please????

scuttle had cream coloured wings while growing

Todays news in the aviaries..........Saturday 15th July 2006

Buddha flew the full length of the aviary.....thats 30 feet !! He is doing well. Bao still not flying more than a metre or so in bunny hops. All the young ones hang out on the aviary floor near their seed tray, sunning themselves. I will try and get photos of Buddha flying but it may be awhile. He doesn't fly unless he absolutely has to. Poor little Scooter has hurt her wing miscalculating a landing, but no broken bones and she is mostly a groundhog too right now, with some flying.

New babies.....Pepper (mauve opaline) and Spice ( grey opaline ) have their first baby. A new baby to Butter (creamino) and Rufus (dom pied) ....who wasnt looking after her first two ( one is fostered, the other died) but she is feeding this bub.

Ciara now has four babies, Kaya has her four babies and they are colouring up nicely, Slinky and Bloo have four babies and Lucifer and Shiloh have one of their own and one fostered from Butter. I will take some more pikkies of Misty and Chucky's three babies as today brings new colour surprises there. We have two new baby budgie females, as someone owed me a trade from way back and I chose my two new girls this morning. One looks a bit like Melon. The one that looks like Melon is called Jenni after a forum member (Nerwen) and the other little one is called Linnie after two forum members (Cheeta...Bih Lin and Lin)

Linnie's dad was a lutino and Mum a yellow face grey spangle and Jenni's parentage.....was Mother a soft limeygreen colour yellowface spangle and Father was a strong violet and white dominant pied.

New photos tomorrow of all babies.

Edited July 15, 200618 yr by Bubbles

SQUEALS OMG I'm so cute :(Laughing out loud):

 

She is a darling Karen and of cuase I want to steal her Yellowface spangle Oplaine Very cute.

 

Linnie is a greygreen split for yellowface.

Another look in Misty and Chucky's nesting box at the three babies reveals what may be two colouring up like the mother....very diluted colouring, with maybe some blue. Photos tomorrow as visitors cut into my aviary time. Removed the Frangipani tree, and drilled some holes into the tree trunks in there to put perching in place. We are going to put a large pot in there with some bamboo I think. Buddha is flying everywhere now but makes time to be with Bao who is still a little groundhog. The beautiful violet opaline that came out of Radars box (with Angel as mother) has turned out to be a male which is a nice surprise....all my opalines thus far have been girls.

Oh Cheeta, aren't we gorgeous! And yes, Nerwen, your beautiful as well Thanks Karen, I'm honoured

Simply gorgeous thank you for the udpates!!! I love the new names and the babies

teehee You too Lin.

 

Lucky you with Radar's bub, does he have a name?

 

Looked over Misty and Chuckys babies again doesn't look like you got a pied from them this time round.

teehee You too Lin.

 

Lucky you with Radar's bub, does he have a name?

 

Looked over Misty and Chuckys babies again doesn't look like you got a pied from them this time round.

No....I defiinitely didnt get a pied from Misty and Chucky this time around. But theres something unusual happening with two of them. I will get photos tomorrow.

Radars violet opaline boy has no name as yet........suggestions ? If opaline is sex-linked....how come I got a boy ? All suggestions re opalines in a nest in the past have been always "you have a girl"

I probably don't even have to say it but... I will anyway.

 

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Jennie. She is beautiful!!!!!!!

 

Linnie is adorale too. But you know me and those YF2 spangles.

No photo does Jenni justice....she is even more beautiful.

Awwww... Linnie and Jenni are both gorgeous gals!!! I especially love Jenni's colouring though!! Wow!!

They are so cute - Jenny's color is sooo beautifull !!!

Radars violet opaline boy has no name as yet........suggestions ? If opaline is sex-linked....how come I got a boy ? All suggestions re opalines in a nest in the past have been always "you have a girl"

 

Well mum has to be opaline while Radar can be split for it.

 

how about BJ as a name ??

 

No photo does Jenni justice....she is even more beautiful.

why thank you Karen :(Laughing out loud):

Edited July 16, 200618 yr by Nerwen