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Author Topic: Back into budgies!  (Read 367 times)

Ctine

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Back into budgies!
« on: July 25, 2012, 07:28:32 PM »
Hello! I've been enjoying this site for the past week and thought it would be fun to join. I've had birds most of my life -budgies growing up, then lovebirds, various finches -even a button quail! After a long happy life, the last of my finches passed away late spring, and I felt it was time to fill my big flight cage with budgies. I enjoyed my finches but missed the interactiveness of budgies, so it was time to go back to the birds I loved the most! I got my budgies about 2 weeks ago. An albino (Ghost), a standard green (Blaze), an opaline yellow/green (Summer), and a light blue opaline (Blu...for lack of a better name ;) ) They are all very young, I tried to pick out all males, but I believe now Summer is female -white around her nostrils became more obvious a few days after I brought her home. She certainly is the bossiest of the bunch! They seem to have all settled in nicely after 2 weeks and are working on their pecking order amongst themselves. I'm working to tame them, but am sure I'm in for a long lesson in patience trying to take on 4 at once! They are currently eating millet out of my hand, so I guess we're off to good start.
Anyways -I just wanted to say "hi" and I look forward to chatting with all you budgie folks!
Budgies: Ghost, Blaze, Summer, Blue, and Arry
Poodle: Marty


Ctine

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Re: Back into budgies!
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2012, 05:45:51 PM »
Hi! I finally got some pictures of the gang...
Budgies: Ghost, Blaze, Summer, Blue, and Arry
Poodle: Marty

gardenfish

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Re: Back into budgies!
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2012, 06:15:31 PM »
I think Ghost and Summer are females. Nice selections of colors.

Rick

Ctine

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Re: Back into budgies!
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2012, 06:00:01 PM »
Thanks! Do you really think Ghost is a female? I know it can be harder to tell with albinos. Here are some close-up pics...

I appreciate any feedback. If Ghost is female -is it still alright to keep them all together (2 males and 2 females)? I'm not planning to breed them.
They all seem to get along fairly well at the moment. Summer (definite female) is the crankiest and will pick on the others when the mood hits her -usually directed at Blu or Ghost -not so much with Blaze as she seems to like him. But it is nothing evil -just sqwaking and knocking one off the perch...and with clipped wings, its the long climb of shame back up to the top perches. I am keeping an eye on it though.
« Last Edit: August 06, 2012, 06:02:23 PM by Ctine »
Budgies: Ghost, Blaze, Summer, Blue, and Arry
Poodle: Marty


 

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