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Viva Vetafarm!
Vetafarm sent Tippi and the flock a package filled with their amazing products. How exciting!
Nutriblend Mini Pellets offer complete pet nutrition.
Budgie Crumbles are made with hand selected Australian produce – with no artificial
colors or byproducts.
D’Nutrical fortifies food with calcium, vitamins and minerals, and promotes strong bone formation.
Probiotic – beneficial bacteria to maintain a balanced digestive system and improve intestinal balance.
Avicare Concentrate is a safe way to clean cages, toys and perches.
Calcivet – formulated to supplement diet when calcium and vitamin D are low.
Spark Liquid, a carbohydrate and electrolyte replacement for use during times of stress, high temperatures, or illness.
Multivet – Multivet is an easy to administer, in-water formula that provides essential vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Multivet is an ideal supplement for all birds, especially those on seed based diets.
Vetafarm products are designed by vets with the freshest, best quality ingredients. With Vetafarm, your feathered friend is in good hands.
Thank you, Vetafarm!
xoxo,
Tippi and the flock
Woolworth’s
As a child, my first budgie, “Budgie” was purchased from Woolworth’s. Budgie was a wonderful little bird. He was finger tame and would turn the pages of my book for me (while taking a nibble).
While Budgie may not have been expensive, to me he was priceless.
Woolworth’s ad from 1955.
Woolworth’s ad from the 1960s.
Woolworth’s ad from the 70s.
Woolworth’s ad from 1993
artwork by Skip Hill
Wild Things
From the Earthflight Series.
Good things come in small packages…
Awesome Aviaries
The budgie aviary at the Turtle Back Zoo in Essex County New Jersey.
The aviary houses approximately 500 budgies.
Visitors can feed the birds with seed sticks.
Love and thanks to our friend Adam Sullens for the photographs. Hopefully we’ll be able to visit the birds (and Adam) in the future.
Budgies and Brunch
The Garden Cafe in Yuma, Arizona.
I came across this restaurant online. They have bird aviaries – with budgies (which are not on the menu)!
Here is their website – due to the pandemic, check to see if they’re open.
We will definitely have to stop by the next time we’re in Arizona!
Brainy Budgies
In a study published by the journal Science, it was found that female budgies prefer intelligence in a mate.
In experiments, select males were trained to open a box containing treats. Other males were not. The females were able to choose between males who could open the treat boxes and males who could not. The females overwhelmingly chose the males who could solve the puzzle, even if they had previously been passed over as mates.
Actual mating was never observed – so it is not clear whether the new male were chosen by the females to mate with or were just to be friend zoned. You can read more about the study here.
Emergency Card
I sometimes worry that something might happen to us while we’re out and about. What would happen to the flock? So I made these to keep in our wallets just in case.
Click on the link to print: ecard18
