http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd43/ja...00/DSC00748.jpgHi there,

 

Just got my 1st new budgie yesterday.... Just have a few questions.

(1) is it definitely a male ? The lady i got it from said it was a male, but just want to make sure as i heard its quite hard to tell when they are so young ( when i handle him he doesnt bite me )

 

(2) she said it was only 5 weeks old.... does it look like its only 5 weeks old ?

 

(3) how long before it will start eating...... Ive had him for 24 hours now, and havent noticed him eat or drink...... he seems very relaxed with me, and doesnt seem scared or stressed at all. So wondering why he hasnt eaten yet ?

 

(4) will babies eat eucalypts.....? I put some nice new eucalpy shoots in his cage and doesnt seem interested at alll

 

(5) Is it a yellow faced blue.... ? thats what i wanted

 

...Below are some pics of him so u can tell me if its definitely male....... sorry if they are too big... I dont know how to resize them :hap:

 

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jason

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd43/ja...00/DSC00748.jpgHi there, Just got my 1st new budgie yesterday.... Just have a few questions.(1) is it definitely a male ? The lady i got it from said it was a male, but just want to make sure as i heard its quite hard to tell when they are so young ( when i handle him he doesnt bite me ) Looks like a boy (2) she said it was only 5 weeks old.... does it look like its only 5 weeks old ? Looks about that age...YES(3) how long before it will start eating...... Ive had him for 24 hours now, and havent noticed him eat or drink...... he seems very relaxed with me, and doesnt seem scared or stressed at all. So wondering why he hasnt eaten yet ? young ones generally search the floor for their food, so maybe a shallow tray on the floor of the cage would be good(4) will babies eat eucalypts.....? I put some nice new eucalpy shoots in his cage and doesnt seem interested at allltry him with things like that when he is older (5) Is it a yellow faced blue.... ? thats what i wanted YES he is a YF type 2 skyblue. When he moults his bluish colour will go a little more greenish. ...Below are some pics of him so u can tell me if its definitely male....... sorry if they are too big... I dont know how to resize them :hap: pic1pic2jason

Cheers Kaz

 

 

He's really cute...has he a name yet ?

Edited October 18, 200717 yr by KAZ

He is very cute :hap:

He is very cute

 

 

thanks for the replies......No Name for him yet, still thinking.....Any suggestions ?

 

By the way, the reason i ended up getting a budgie, and wanting a yellow face blue , is because i found a older one in my backyard the other which sadly passed away a few hours after i found him....

 

This is a picture of him after he passed away .... :hap: Im hoping my will eventually have the same colours ?

 

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Jason

Edited October 18, 200717 yr by Jasonwr6000

He's gorgeous!!! Reminds me of a budgie I had when I was a kid. I called him Beefa (B fa budgie) silly name I know but he is the image of him.

He looks like a HARLEY to me

He looks like a HARLEY to me

But he's soooo cute and doesn't look like he would sound like potato potato potato......

:ygbudgie: VERY cute, best you put some small food/water cages on the cage floor until he becomes accustomed to the "official" containers. Bongo, Spencer, Chapter, Chrysler, Kerry, Laptop, Bingo, Dragonfly, Samson, Paintbox, Phoenix, Arthur, Sunny, Spirit, Groovy, Funky, Georgie, Frankie, Charlston, Bufus, Roquefort, Kettle, Potato, Heath, Hugo, Norman, and I am done....................