This is a video of Archimedes' first attempt at flight. He clearly didn't realize he needed to let go of the blanket to get into the air, he's now flying fairly well, with only the odd miscalculation leading to bumped heads.

 

 

 

 

 

Also, could I get some opinions as to whether Archimedes looks like a boy or a girl? I'm thinking hen, but going by personality alone I'd go with boy.

 

 

I also just found out that my budgies at my parents place have Megabacteria So I've now got to keep an eye on Archimedes for any signs seeing as his mum has it. Mum took three of them to the vet yesterday and she's prescribed sodium benzoate for 14 days. The vet also told mum to put Jack and Ria (Archimedes' parents) on a diet after we've taken care of the megabacteria, as they are morbidly obese, which I've been telling her to do for the last 6 months, I even wrote her up a weekly schedule with what and how much to feed them. She calls me yesterday and says "Why didn't you tell me to put them on a diet???" I felt like screaming! Ah well. Now that the vet has told her what to do maybe she'll listen...

Cute video! I don't think she was trying to fly, so much as excercising her wings. They do that when they are still in the nest box. It's funny, you hear what sounds like a little motor going in there. And I always think their first flight is funny, too. It's like they just take off without realizing they could do it, and then they fly around and around, cuz they don't know how to land!

 

 

(I think she looks like a hen, too.)

How cute he is.

Very cute little baby, I agree with finnie about exercising her wings they also do that to strengthen them when there in the box. Yeah it could possibly be a female.

i think its a hen too she is so cute

I'm gonna say boy ;-)

I noticed this is an older thread, how are all the birds going?

Megabac is not a good thing :-(

It is not something that will just go away either, it is with the budgie for life, that is, if they survive :-(