Sparky & Sherbie!!!! :ausb:

 

A member of pet lovers forum? was selling her budgies, and knowing how much I wanted a green opaline, approached me and asked if I would take him (Sparkie) of course I said yes then thought poor Sparkie, being taken from his avairy and mummy and everything he knows to come and live with me, I thought I would take his mate too, so that he wouldn't feel so lonely!!

 

They came home today and seem to be settling in well! I've had them lined up for weeks which is why I couldn't get that sweet shivering baby, I already committed to these too and I had a hard enough time convincing hubby that I could have these two (he THINKS I am holding them here for quaranteen and then they are going to a friends avairy) I do have the avairy lined up just in case...... SHHHHH

 

Anyway - here they are!! They have bred before, but the female has plucked her babies so I'm not going to try with them in case she does it again

 

Sherbie - so what do you think of her, Sparkie - mmm I don't know :grbud:

*whispers* She keeps pointing that weird shiny thing at us

Here let me get a closer look

Its okay - she is harmless

Well the place looks okay

corners could do with a clean

oooh check this out

This looks like it could be fun

weee it isssss

I think I'm gonna like it here

well with a home furnished this fine - I think so too

Beautiful budgies Riebie.. :grbud: :ausb:

 

I like their home too.. Are you going to put them in an outdoor avairy or are they going to be indoor budgies? (albeit very spoilt)

No wonder you wanted a green opaline, Sparkie is a good looking boy! I love them inspecting the place :grbud:

Riebie they are both so cute.

Beautiful budgies Riebie.. :grbud: :ausb:

 

I like their home too.. Are you going to put them in an outdoor avairy or are they going to be indoor budgies? (albeit very spoilt)

Yup! First I have to finish building a house for myself then I will build and avairy - one as big as Bubbles!!!

Reibe they are so cute the green opaline is just a green of Bobby. And another almost little Sunny. They look great and I look forward to seeing more pics of them :grbud:

 

Riebe since Karen can't get in yet she wanted me to post this for your plucking hen.

 

ERSPEX DOORS ON NESTING BOXES: this has saved many a chick from `down plucking' and `feather plucking'. It is imperative that when the perspex door is fitted that you remain in the breeding room until the hen and/or cock have been encouraged back into the nesting box. The sudden increase in light tends to frighten the cock and hen away from the box so it is imperative you check they have fed

 

their chicks to avoid the death of one or more chicks from starvation. Once the cock and hen have adapted to the light the hen will generally round up the young and keep them at the back of the box. In many cases she has been known to totally clean the bran/nesting material out of the nesting box, beak full by beak full - maybe when she has completed this task she is too

 

tired to pluck the chicks! Just remember to replace the bran daily so she has something to keep her occupied. If possible leave a small gap between the perspex and top of the nesting box, or drill holes in the perspex or side of the nesting box, so air can circulate in the box - the box can become quite humid if we experience a hot day. I have had a wonderful success

 

make a note in your records, against the hen or cock, so you can use this method again if it has been previously successful.

 

Hope this helps :ausb:

gorgeous birds. :grbud:

:grbud: What a beautiful couple, will complement Bobby and Sunny. :ausb: