Okay this is a true story of my budgie Polly

 

Last year in October, i had returned from Busselton to my house where obviously the first thing i did was to see my birds and check they were al okay. But i was a very lucky girl to have checked the birds, for i heard a frightened screesching inside my violet hens nest.... i immediatly checked what was going on there. i scared out a hen from the nest which wasnt the mother :rofl: and one of my first lutinos, had a huge scar across her back:(

The other four babies from that nest were taken out by the same hen. I was worried for this poor chick, so i kept him in a box with another of its sibling so it had company during its first few streessful hours of pain. I fed her with polenta (corn pasta) and after a while of keeping the pretty bird tame it would try to feed our hands.... Sadly a few days later outside in the cage the mother of polly was killed by the same budgie that hurt Polly, so i let her go and never saw the bird again. For Polly i made a little cardboard house and i clipped her wings for a while and took care of her well.

 

She now lives outside with the others, and she is unique and i can tell her from all the other lutinos i have. She has a unique calling chirp, and just lokks the prettiest out of all the birds. Its a shame however to know that Polly has gone into other nests herself, and killed another two babies i couldnt be there for, but i suppose it is budgies instinct. Nowadays when i try catching her to take her inside for a bit it is a difficult task. But the second shes indoors, she sits on my finger and now flys around onto my shoulder, which is interesting because she still likes me.

 

Here are some pictures of Polly

 

 

 

I understand that some of these @%&*# hens need to be let go...

She's very pretty!

 

Do you colony breed? Maybe you should try cabinet breeding, would save your chicks

I understand that some of these @%&*# hens need to be let go...

 

 

then i was yuonger and i couldnt take in the fact that budgies kill eachother

 

I do colony breed, but soon after the current nests i will take them out and no more breeding in avairys i am planning to breed in cabinets

 

 

 

Sometimes i bring in Polly to help do my homework She likes to listen to music and chirp along and lately shes asking for a nice head scratch when shes in a good mood

polly is gorgous

okay sounds great!

 

Polly sounds like a wonderful little bird and must be a joy to have around!!

thanks ghazzigh and bird paradise she sure is a pleasure to have around, except at night when she starts my neck because she thinks im going to move her fromm her sleeping spot