I've certainly be bitten by the budgie bug!!!

 

After getting Alfie and Sandy 3 months ago, I've expanded our flock to 6!!! The plan was to get anther 2 cocks, however when Bessie looked at me and asked for a head rub, I just had to have her and, well, you can't really have an odd number of birds, so I just had to get Rosie as well.

 

Here is Alfie (left) & Sandy (right) having fun on their eucalypt branch:

 

 

And here is the new gang:

 

 

This is Piper. He's a yellow-faced grey and he's got a yellow patch on the back of his head:

 

 

This is Sunny. He's a lutino (red eyes):

 

 

This is Bessie. She's a normal grey:

 

 

This is Rosie. She's a normal green:

 

 

The gang is currently in quarantine for about 6 wks (vet's advice). I'm not sure of their exact ages because I got them from a pet shop, however they appear to have just been weaned because they still want to play 'stacks on' in the corner of the cage. I've put a box into the cage for them so they have a 'nest', but will gradually wean them from it over the next week or so.

 

They are eating well and even attempting to eat some greens which is great because Alfie and Sandy ran away at the sight of greens when I first got them and it took them ages to start eating them.

I've certainly be bitten by the budgie bug!!!

 

After getting Alfie and Sandy 3 months ago, I've expanded our flock to 6!!! The plan was to get anther 2 cocks, however when Bessie looked at me and asked for a head rub, I just had to have her and, well, you can't really have an odd number of birds, so I just had to get Rosie as well.

 

Here is Alfie (left) & Sandy (right) having fun on their eucalypt branch:

 

 

And here is the new gang:

 

 

This is Piper. He's a yellow-faced grey and he's got a yellow patch on the back of his head:

 

 

This is Sunny. He's a lutino (red eyes):

 

 

This is Bessie. She's a normal grey:

 

 

This is Rosie. She's a normal green:

 

 

The gang is currently in quarantine for about 6 wks (vet's advice). I'm not sure of their exact ages because I got them from a pet shop, however they appear to have just been weaned because they still want to play 'stacks on' in the corner of the cage. I've put a box into the cage for them so they have a 'nest', but will gradually wean them from it over the next week or so.

 

They are eating well and even attempting to eat some greens which is great because Alfie and Sandy ran away at the sight of greens when I first got them and it took them ages to start eating them.

 

Very nice find, healthy birds from a pet shop, good to see.

Lib

Great looking birds Lib,

Mine are eating green's straight out of nest as well. I think it could be from parents having plenty of greens when feeding chicks.

There all very sweet

very cute. I really like your yellow face grey

Great looking birds, S.L. 26 (not lib. sorry)

Mine are eating green's straight out of nest as well. I think it could be from parents having plenty of greens when feeding chicks.

Edited May 26, 201014 yr by robyn

hey sl26

 

nice little budgies you have i especially like alfie and sandy

 

and your new little bessie!!!

 

she is a cutie !

Well the gang is settling in well and have started to come out of their cage to eat their greens. It doesn't seem to matter what I give them, they just eat them . Perhaps they can teach Alfie and Sandy to be more adventurous!!

 

 

Taming them been interesting, I've never had to tame multiple birds before (Alfie and Sandy were already tame). Even though they're used to being handled they prefer each other to me, but I'm sure with time and plenty of treats they'll be fine!!

 

aww very cute there!

they are like a little gang of friends, they are babies arent they?

were did you buy them from pet shop?

i figured out that you have a blue, yellow and green! and then 3 greys

they will look fantatsic together, i wonder how the intergration will go

are they all in an outside position or inside?

Yep they are babies, I had to give them a box for the first few days so they could snuggle up together, but they're now perching comfortably at night so the box has gone. I got them from a pet shop in Sydney. I prefer to get my birds from a breeder (got Alfie and Sandy from Lib) but it wasn't to be this time. I spent a lot of time with them before deciding if they were okay. As a precaution they've had a health check by my avian vet and they are all fine.

 

All the birds are inside. When we're home Alfie and Sandy have chosen the sun room as their playroom and fly about quite happily and play with their toys. When we're away they have a big cage with their toys to keep them occupied. The gang are currently in my study so I can tame them and get them used to flying around safely. Hopefully they will all get along when they meet - it will certainly be interesting.

 

Sandy's actually a yellow-face mauve greywing, but in the picture he looks a bit grey (he's moulting at the moment).

what are the other two greys or mauves, how can you distinguish

im never good at that, although sometimes you can tell

as they mauves have a prettier colour :fingerscrossed:

 

LOVE this photo!!! You should submit it for Budgie of the Month (BOM). Very cute bubs too

agreed i lov it too maesie!

 

definatley enter it and quick! entry ends tomoorrow!

but you can always do it next month.

Thanks, I've got quite a few photos of my babies as I have a passion for photography, but never thought about entering any of the pics into BOM. I think I will.