As you know, weather in Adelaide has been incredibly hot the past week. On Friday a lady I work with went to lunch at a pub and a budgie fell on to the plants and landed on their table in the beer garden.

 

It was not in the best condition, apparently had its wings out and didn't have any strength from the heat. So she gave it some water, put it in a box, and brought it back to work. She knew I had budgies, so I came down and took a look at it. It was a baby hen, looks like she is about to go through her first molt. She looked very healthy and was beautiful colours.

 

So I couldn't resist, and took her home with me. I work in town and there are no homes around, so I wouldn't even know where to start looking to find her owner.

 

I think she was from an aviary as she didn't like being put in a cage. I clipped her wings as she was getting herself into all sorts of pickles flying in the cage and she seems much calmer. I was trying to avoid clipping them in case her owner came forward, but she might have hurt herself.

 

She is in quarantine away from my two boys.

 

Here are some photos - they are not too clear as she wasn't in the mood:

 

 

 

 

She doesn't have a name yet, so any ideas would be great I can't tell you too much about her personality yet, only that she is very very noisy!

She's adorable. I'd still put some posters up around where she was found and something in the paper. I'd hate to have lost a bird and think that someone found her and didn't try and find me.

 

 

She is so pretty!

What a gorgeous little budgie.

How about Droppy for a name?

She is young so I agree to put up posters, call the vets and let them know you found her she may have just got out since she is not clipped, we have a great Article in the FAQ about Finding/Loosing a Budgie.

 

Good on you for getting her inside and safe and following quarantine.

She is a beauty.

She is lovely - and only young too (about 12 weeks)

GREAT save

Aw she's a little sweety

Thanks everybody for your replies. I have named her Kimba. Another forum member has a tiel called Kimba and I have always loved the name but never had a hen!

what a sweetie she is I'm so pleased she found a new home. It sounds like it's been hotter in Adelaide than Melbourne. We have been sweltering here but it sounds so much worse over there. Tough for the animals in the heat.

Thanks everybody for your replies. I have named her Kimba. Another forum member has a tiel called Kimba and I have always loved the name but never had a hen!

 

hehe Kimba is a lovely name

She is a very lucky girl.

YF2 recessive pied sky blue female. Or nearabouts

As you know, weather in Adelaide has been incredibly hot the past week. On Friday a lady I work with went to lunch at a pub and a budgie fell on to the plants and landed on their table in the beer garden. It was not in the best condition, apparently had its wings out and didn't have any strength from the heat. So she gave it some water, put it in a box, and brought it back to work. She knew I had budgies, so I came down and took a look at it. It was a baby hen, looks like she is about to go through her first molt. She looked very healthy and was beautiful colours. So I couldn't resist, and took her home with me. I work in town and there are no homes around, so I wouldn't even know where to start looking to find her owner. I think she was from an aviary as she didn't like being put in a cage. I clipped her wings as she was getting herself into all sorts of pickles flying in the cage and she seems much calmer. I was trying to avoid clipping them in case her owner came forward, but she might have hurt herself.She is in quarantine away from my two boys.Here are some photos - they are not too clear as she wasn't in the mood:She doesn't have a name yet, so any ideas would be great I can't tell you too much about her personality yet, only that she is very very noisy!

I read about the heat wave in the outback country.Suffering still maybe from the heat but looks well.I would name her Angel

She is a real cutie :doh: