Posted August 25, 200816 yr Hi guys, some of u you may remember these little guys...... well its now 7 weeks later and i would like to introduce you to Booga.... S/He came home with me on saturday. I had been handling Booga in the aviary so S/he is very tame already. Having had him only 2 days we had our first visit to the vet today. I popped out to the shop early thismorning and when i got home Booga was smeared with blood and the newspaper at the bottom of the cage looked like texas chainsaw massacre :budgiedance: poor Booga's little leg and foot didnt look good at all..i got the cornflour out and rang the vet as i was not sure the extent of damage...we managed to get straight into see the wonderful Mr Ray Butler and once he had cleaned away the blood Booga had managed to get one of his nails caught on something and it needed to be cauterised to stop the beeding..we were not sure how he managed to do it as his cage and toys were "cleared" by Ray as safe :budgiedance: he had been going to town on the newspaper so maybe thats what it was....anyway by late thisafternoon Booga was almost back to normal...i think i was more stressed than Booga While i was there Ray clipped Boogas wings also which i dont think H/she is very impressed about when i let booga out this arvo and he realised he couldnt fly properly he kind of gave me this look as if to say what happened hehe!!! anyway hopefully all will go well from now on. before i go can someone tell me what age a budgie is to be able to tell the sex????? at the moment Booga's cere is an even blue colour and i assumed it was a boy but Ray had said it too early to tell.. im sure i will be asking lots more questions in the weeks to come as its been a while since ive had a baby budgie. thanks Edited August 25, 200816 yr by birdluv changed u to you. please do not use shortcuts - use only approved shortcuts found in the board Terms, conditions and rules.
August 25, 200816 yr what a cute budgie :budgiedance: l cannot tell what sex your budgie is, if you are able to get a front closeup picture of the cere would help.
August 25, 200816 yr he a doll what happened to your photo is that you didn't put on the back-lighting feature when you took the picture, when the light behind the figure is brigher then the room the figure is in it darkens to figure in the picture, if you can take another picture without the light being in the background and a close-up of the cere set on macro without flash that would be awesome.
August 26, 200816 yr What a cutie I am so pleased you found a vet you can trust :hap: as for gender..... hmmmmmmm...... I say boy.... i think..... I am not good with the ones with black beaks Edited August 26, 200816 yr by **Liv**
August 26, 200816 yr He's a cute Booga Glad he is all okay from his trauma and that you have recovered too. Im not going to guess the sex though
August 26, 200816 yr The cere color is still dark, in the last picture it looks like it is coming in a dark blue am I correct? He is a cutie.
August 26, 200816 yr Author The cere color is still dark, in the last picture it looks like it is coming in a dark blue am I correct? He is a cutie. the cere is a noticeable blue and pretty much even all over...at what age is the colour definate???? ive been referring to booga as a he so hopefully he is hehe!!! another quick question is that since hes had his wings clipped he stands very upright on his perch, is this a balance issue???? his tail almost points straight down which wasnt the case before the wing clip. is he just adjusting maybe??? thanks everyone for thier replies and advice..it is most welcome
August 26, 200816 yr Then it is a boy, that is called an hinged tail and I do believe it is more prominant when they wings are clipped because of the balance he will be okay.
August 26, 200816 yr Author Then it is a boy, that is called an hinged tail and I do believe it is more prominant when they wings are clipped because of the balance he will be okay. thanks very much for your help Elly
