So here is my last clutch, three are going to little girls as first pets ages ranging from 10 to 16. their parents' want to start right, always good, and the four a male i believe is going to live with an older couple who currently have one petstore budgie that won't tame down, so he's going to be a mentor and a friendly pet.

all being handfed now, piggies

 

 

 

Squweesh

i'm naked and its cold in this house!

so i'm going to jump off the table (he actually did, i was ready to catch though)

I am so cute! look at my face!

so i can't fly out of here but i will crawl!

bowl of babies

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And

 

Helmer

very cute budgie babies, very daring too...(Laughing out loud)

Hi August,

 

Great pics and even greater little group!

 

But why are they being handfed? What happened to the parents?

i find babies that are handraised from really younge ages like all parrots make great pets, and have a head start when getting a new home. but its a personal choice in the end, i really enjoy it.

Helmer looks impressed :ausb: cuties.

 

Babies are cute, you don't find too many people that hand feed budgies so you are a rare commaditiy (at least in the US), I see your are in Canada. Do you take them straight away or let them parents do the feeding for the first 2 weeks (I have read some people do that).

 

Thank you for sharing your babies, and GOOD LUCK in vet school what are you planning on majoring in?

it depends on the parents and the size of the clutch. i usually wait until the oldest it 14-16 days, but i had a hen at one point that plucked her babies so i pulled them at 3 days old.

 

i want to go into avian oncology or orthopedic surgery, the two areas interest me a lot, orthopedics more at this point because over the summer i watched a family friend who is a equine vet fix busted up knees and it was amazing, so i like that idea i defiantly want to specialize though not just become a cat/dog vet.

find too many people that hand feed budgies so you are a rare commaditiy (at least in the US), I see your are in Canada. Do you take them straight away or let them parents do the feeding for the first 2 weeks (I have read some

thank you for answering my question

That is awesome August, I am sure vet school will keep you busy but we hope you have time to check in with us and tell us how you are doing. One thing I know you have to be 1 smart cookie to get into vet school so pat on the back from us over here in the US . You GO!!

:hap: Good luck in your studies and remember that we can't have enough avian vets in Canada! Helmer is pretty sweet as well!