This is Rocky. He’s been here since Thursday evening. He was advertised on pets4homes as the family had a cat that was starting to attack his cage. So wheels were quickly put into motion.
He’s around 2 years old.
We didn’t really have room, but somehow we have squeezed him in.
A little blue boy called Barney needed a home!
A very lovely and dedicated budgie lady from the forum drove him 220 miles to me so that he could live here.
Here he is. Welcome Barney, we hope you like it here.
My dear little green boy George is 11 years old today.
I sang him Happy birthday, but he was not too impressed.
Iris likes to sit in a soap dish and look out of the window. We had snow recently in London, so she was enjoying the view.
Penny and Lyra are flightless. Penny was bred for too many years (not by me) and Lyra has French Moult which means that her feathers do not grow properly and they fall out.
I was on the look out for a paddling pool (no water of course!) for them to play in but could only find the blow up kind. Anyone that has hens, knows they are nibblers, so this was not ideal.
A lovely lady on my budgie forum mentioned that she had a paddling pool for her dogs that might work. So I ordered one and it’s a great design with high walls that you just fold out.
Penny and Lyra have had 5-6 hour long sessions in their play area (I can only put it out when my 3 year old is in bed).
Max and Chipper sometimes go in to join them too.
Lyra is a little unsure, but I am confident that she will get used to it in time, she does need a little freedom from her cage.
Peter “Wot? me? err, nope.”
No silly April fools jokes, just lovely photos of the budgies.
Chipper is all grown up now, he’s lost all his baby head bars. Also his Iris rings are no longer black, they are still very dark, but if you are up close to him you can see them.
George, Iris, Chipper and Peter
Iris looking suspicious
Iris and Chipper in background. Bertie close to camera
George almost asleep
George preening in background. Peter on platform. You can see part of Iris.
Chipper close to camera.
Colin preening Daisy
George, Chipper and Max (or Max’s bottom) eating seed.
Max looking handsome
Chipper counting blocks
Iris threatening to throw a mirror off to show how naughty she is.
Bertie and Max playing
Chipper all grown up (almost, he’s still not an adult)
Peter and Bertie (Iris in background)
Colin on swing. Max trying to get his attention.
Peter and Iris
On Monday 3rd May, we took in a new budgie hen. I was told that she might be 5 years old and had previously had several clutches of chicks. She cannot fly, we are not sure why, but it could be because of continuously breeding and not having enough calcium.
She is in a cage on her own for quarantine. The floor is padded with two towels under the newspaper. She also has two ladders as she cannot fly or jump up to perches from the floor of the cage.
I have named the little hen Penny.
So far after feeding her carrot, Dill and Basil, she has tried Dill on it’s second attempt.
When quarantine is over, I shall let her meet one budgie at a time, if they want to come in and see her. Due to her not being able to fly, she wont be able to play normally with the others. I may let her run about safely (under supervision) on the floor of the living room when our toddler is in bed.
I do not encourage any of my budgies breed and do not provide nest boxes, huts or dark spaces for them to lay eggs. So far only 1 hen has laid a single infertile egg as nothing is 100% foolproof and hens can be very determined.
I am pleased to announce that we have a new budgie friend. He came to live with us near the end of November.
We have named him Peter. His previous owner wanted him to go to a place where he would have other budgie friends to play with. He has 7 other playmates here and is very happy.
He’s a quiet little soul (so far, but I’m sure we’ll be able to tell more over time).
Peter will get on my hand for me to lift him into his cage for bedtime. He shares a night time cage with Blithe, Bertie and George.
I have attached a photo of him with Bertie – Peter is the Sky Blue spangle. Also a photo with all of his current friends.
Welcome Peter, we’re glad to have you here!
When I get the camera out to take photos of the budgies, Daisy will do anything to get away from me.
She likes to fly away as fast as she can and keep her beady eye on me!
Oh well, at least she is having fun and being active.
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