MichelleO 0 Posted February 1, 2011 Member ID: 6,564 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 3 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 35 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/02/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 16, 2011 Birthday: 12/11/1960 Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) Hi I have just purchased three young budgies from a breeder. I have an outdoor aviary (given to me by my family a little while back for a birthday gift). They thought it would be good for my hand raised cockatiels, now singular as Bobby flew away just before Christmas . My cockatiel is indoors as handraised, though sometimes outside in a cage when we are out there such as barbecuing etc. I got the budgies seeing I have the aviary which is undercover on the back patio. I only got them today and put them out there. I do have to say it is nearly 9pm now and the three of them are hanging off high up the front (1) and the other two on the side of aviary on the mesh that fronts aviary. I am thinking the perch is not up high enough and this is why they may be doing that? As far as I know Bluey is male (reasonably deep blue colour) and the other two are female. Blossom is green/yellow and Olivia is pale powder blueish/grey. I also have other animals and have only recently ventured into birds, aside from poultry which I have. I hope to breed eventually. All suggestions gratefully received. Michelle Edited February 1, 2011 by MichelleO Link to comment
*Nerwen* 0 Posted February 1, 2011 Member ID: 5,064 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,817 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 18, 2014 Birthday: 20/02/1982 Share Posted February 1, 2011 welcome Michelle what size is the aviary? Budgies like most birds feel safer up higher and your three are in a new environment. All of mine still sleep on the side of the wire a high as they can get, and fight over the corner spots. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted February 1, 2011 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Hi Michelle and welcome. Sometimes they hang off the wire on the front of the aviary if you have lights on at night near them Link to comment
amanda 0 Posted February 2, 2011 Member ID: 6,512 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 87 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 805 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/01/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 9, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Welcome my budgie is not in an aviary but she hangs on to the side of the cage at the highest possible point so its completely normal. the higher the safer for them Link to comment
Jabberwocky92 0 Posted February 6, 2011 Member ID: 6,543 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 30 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 147 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,380 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 22/01/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 15, 2011 Birthday: 21/08/1992 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Hi, I have noticed the same thing with my budgie Dalek, since he's been in the cage he's been hiding in the top corner all puffed up and then ventures down to the bottom. I also know that the birds we have in the aviary do the same thing. And there is always a fight for the corner spots. Rather cute when you wake up in the morning to see them all half asleep in the corners. LOL Link to comment
birdluv 0 Posted February 11, 2011 Member ID: 2,137 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 144 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,842 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/03/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 30, 2018 Birthday: 06/04/1978 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Hi, welcome Link to comment
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