I'm back and I've got some awesome news. But first, the story.

I went away to Canberra at the start of the year. While I was there, there was a tragedy. The mysterious illness took another life. This time it was Tracey. When she died, she had been sitting on 4 eggs, but so I am told, she left them just before she passed away. She is missed dearly. When I found out, I thought, how am I going to breed any more budgies, seeing as though Sammi and Tracey were the only pair of our budgies who would breed? That question went unanswered.

 

A few days after I got back, there was another, even bigger tragedy. Eddie, my one beloved budgie who was the sweetest thing, died in the night. I was only thankful he didn't go through the process as slowly as Sammi did.

Next time I went shopping, guess what I did? I bought another budgie!!! An absolutely adorable little thing, she was simply too cute to resist. I named her Bo because she has a little patch on the top-right side of her head that is shaped like a bow. I believe her to be a Sky blue Dominant Pied. When she finally got out into the aviary after being locked up by herself for 2 weeks, Ray, my beautiful blue normal paired up with her straight away. A few months later, and she has 4 eggs and one cute little 2 day old chick. Here are some pictures of Ray'n'Bo (get it? Rainbow?!)

 

The Question has been answered!

I am very excited and I will get a video or pictures of her and the babies as soon as possible!

Edited March 8, 200817 yr by Sammi

Well good luck with it all, the birds are gorgeous.

Congrats on your new buy...and sorry for your losses. :hap:

 

I noticed you said Bo was kept in a cage alone for two weeks. Was this your quarintine? It's very important to quaritine them for atleast 30 days, (esp when you have already lost quite a few of your birds)

Edited March 8, 200817 yr by maesie

Hope all goes well this time around.

Sammy,

 

Good luck. Ray 'n' Bo is so sickly cute that it is gorgeous! You were lucky that she didn't show up any illnesses during her short quarantine, or an ongoing illness with your existing birds. THAT could have been disastrous.

 

 

Feathers.

Sorry for your losses, but best of luck this time .

A few minutes after I typed this, I went outside to check on Bo again. To my complete and utter surprise, THERE WAS ANOTHER BABY! So then Bo had 2 babies, 3 eggs. I was really HAPPY! After all, Bo is a first time mummy and wow, she is doing a great job of it.

This morning when I checked on her, I was quite possibly the happiest girl alive because, wait for it, There was yet ANOTHER cute little pink thing!!! A baby!!!! How lucky am I! So now Bo has 3 little babies and only 2 eggs left!!!! I'm HAPPY!!! All three of the babies are looking very happy and their crops are well and truly full.

Yah!!! I'm very happy for you. As she's a first time Mum... just keep an eye on their crops (as you already are). Good luck, and enjoy!

The feeling of seeing eggs and babies in the nestbox is unreal I feel the same the very first clutch I have to the ones that are going now .... Best of luck to you and your new additions .....

 

over the rainbow where blue birds fly heheh they are both blue ... Oh a read to much into things (Laughing out loud)

Congrats on the babies!