Posted July 10, 201014 yr Hi everyone.... My mobile phone rings at 11.30pm Friday night 5 weeks ago, it's a lady on the phone crying, after I calm down (I have no idea at this point what the *** is going on!) and she calms down she proceded to tell me she had 2 baby budgies, 1 baby had died and so had mum and dad, from a crow/magpie or some large bird attacking the cage earlier that night.... She had 1 baby left and knew nothing about hand raising....(nor did I really), she asked if I could take the baby, she had seen my add selling some baby budgies in the local rag....I agreed... She arrived at my place at 1am in the morning freezing cold, with a shoe box with this tiny little treasure inside, he had not been fed for hours and had been through a lot, I had some egg and biscuit here thank goodness which I made up and heated it up nice and warm and he ate with gutso!!, I put him in a sock of hubbies and he came to bed with us and slept peacefully til morning....we named him "Orphie".... I got some hand rearing mix from the produce store the next day, and he came along in leaps and bounds, as I work full time I didn't want to leave him alone all day without feeds so my sister came twice throughout the day to feed him... He has turned out to be the sweetest budgie ever....my sister got so attached to him we decided it was better for him to live with her :budgiedance: as she is home every day, he came to see me last night...snuggled under the hood of her jumper... Here is a picture of our little Orphie....
July 10, 201014 yr This is a beautiful story and you and your sister are wonderful people. I hope little Orphie is doing well.
July 11, 201014 yr he is great did the lady not want him wow how lucky is your sister he will love her for life
July 11, 201014 yr Lovely story You are and your sister are very kind people. Glad to hear the little guy is doing so well.
July 11, 201014 yr Author he is great did the lady not want him wow how lucky is your sister he will love her for lifeFunny you say that GB, she actually text me to see if he made it...once I said he was doing fine she asked if she could buy him back.... I ended up ringing her and explaining that my sis was very attached to him and would be devastated if she had to hand him over......she was fine about it thank goodness....And thanks everyone for your kind words, but anyone that loves budgies would do the same.....he has the sweetest little chatter sound....gives beautiful kisses...... and very cute I think it was his calling to end up being hand raised!!I will take a picture next time he comes to visit,,,,
July 23, 201014 yr Author Here is an updated picture of orphie..... he is going really well and gets on great with another baby I gave her just before orphie...he has been renamed now to "picasso" my sis reckons he's not an orphan anymore he has 2 families, mine and hers !!
July 23, 201014 yr Awwww..... That picture just melted my heart.... Congratulations to all of you on taking in this little fella and providing two (!) loving and caring families. Hope all stays well with the both of them. :rofl: Kassidy
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