I went out down a country road and picked some seeding grasses for my birds. The newly fledged babies got some, some mums and babies in nestboxes got some, and breeder cages and aviary got some. The babies newly out of nests loved them

Here are some pictures....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sleepy boy.....NAP TIME

 

Others in a nest

AWWWW.......... KAZ they're beautiful!! Thanks for sharing

Looks mostly like wild oats they would have enjoyed them...not sure about the red ones, but could still be oats.

I'll take one, two three, aww heck, I'l have them all!!!

 

Gorgeous photo's Kaz, they do look very happy!

Not only was this post great for the great pics, but it was really good to actually see the wild grasses you feed your budgies. I dont know much about them and often see those grasses along the side of the road and think of picking them for the budgies. In future, I think I will stop and do just that

Be careful doing that Sunnie as you don't know if they have sprayed them

I will be

I go off road to get my grasses ( I wont pick roadside grass ) and make good observations for indications of spraying in the area. There are some little farmlets not far down the road and they will let you pick grass off their land.

Awwwwwwww Adorable!!

 

Mine love their grass too. I have an empty block across from me which is FULLLLLL of these wild oats

Kaz - I was too busy too looking at the grass types

I had to go back and look at the birds ... OMG I can't believe that i missed them

 

They are too cute!!!!!

 

I love the nest box one - the little guy in the corner Would make a great caption comp picture

Kaz great pictures, I really am falling in love with the DEC or the DFS yellow?

Kaz great pictures, I really am falling in love with the DEC or the DFS yellow?

The yellow one is a DF spangle cock...has slight greenish suffusion but a very fluffy bird

Kaz - I was too busy too looking at the grass types

I had to go back and look at the birds ... OMG I can't believe that i missed them

 

They are too cute!!!!!

 

I love the nest box one - the little guy in the corner Would make a great caption comp picture

 

 

 

.... the little guy in the corner looks like he's saying "hellloooooo!!!! get OFF me!!!!"...

great pics Kaz.

 

Interesting to see all those green and grey green birds and then that little shot of white. Another foster baby? If so, why did you foster him? Seems like a lot in that nestbox

great pics Kaz.

 

Interesting to see all those green and grey green birds and then that little shot of white. Another foster baby? If so, why did you foster him? Seems like a lot in that nestbox

Yes...foster baby.....this and another. The mother wasnt feeding them properly and they werent thriving. Removed to this nest for assistance. These parents were very good feeders so they can cope with these chicks with no struggle. I thought the two fosters woul die they were so bad. Even crop feeding a top up was not helping. I put some whole egg powder in the hand rearing formula they were being crop fed and it helped them turn the corner. The added protein helped

Some of the chicks still in a nestbox.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's it Kaz, I'll be sending a postpack for that spangle :laughter: :laughter:

 

 

Awwwwww - can i have this one... PLEEEEEEAAAAASSSSEEEEEEE :laughter:

 

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That's it Kaz, I'll be sending a postpack for that spangle :laughter: :laughter:

She's soon to be out of the nest

Lookin good. I did the same today- we went and had a look at a farm for sale about 4 hrs away and loaded the back of the ute on the way home with fresh wheat and oats for the birds from the paddock. We only got home an hour ago so they will get it tomorrow.

this budgie always eats sitting in or should I say lying in on top of the seed its eatingIts cosy in here

I absolutely love your photo's, and your babies are just big beautiful balls of fluff, I think I need some added size, and fluff proportions are down in my babies. Would you like to swap . I'll beg :bow: . No harm in trying :laughter:

You know Kaz it has been a while since you submitted a picture for Budgie of the Month, that first one is just adorable

You know Kaz it has been a while since you submitted a picture for Budgie of the Month, that first one is just adorable

I keep forgetting the ones I am allowed to enter