About three weeks ago, Dewey showed off a new look:
The balding actually got worse than that – but soon his pinnies started to grow in.
Lost a throat spot.
Dewey doing his porcupine impression.
Itchy!
Looking much better.
From the back.
Dewey looking handsome with his brand new feathers.
Budgies love to play practical jokes.
Happy April Fools’ Day!
We don’t always get the budgies’ photo right on the first shot*. Here are some pics that didn’t make the cut.
* Due to the photographer and through no fault of the models, of course.
Ozzie recently took his first bath. He loved it! The budgies are pretty good at taking turns (well, they do squabble a bit). But the tub is tiny – a bigger one is definitely in order.
All clean!
Poor little Dewey is moulting with a vengeance.
Oh my.
Recently, Ozzie packed up all of his belongings and moved in with Cooper and Dewey.
The three are getting along well. Ozzie is very popular. If he’s not hanging out with Cooper, he’s hanging out with Dewey. He’s rarely off on his own.
There has been the occasional squabble, but the budgies are doing a great job sharing their food/toys/perches. Cooper seems to have first dibs on everything, though. Hopefully, Sunny will have an easy move as well.
Moving can be exhausting…
I weighed the budgies today (except Sunny – who is not 100% tame yet).
Cooper:
Dewey:
and Ozzie:
In ounces, they are: Cooper – 1.4 oz., Dewey – 1.2 oz and Ozzie 1.1 oz.
Yesterday Cooper, Dewey and Ozzie went to the Vet! Dewey went to have his leg band closed up (it was open and catching on toys) and his Fu Manchu nails trimmed. Because Ozzie was a rescue bird from the animal shelter, he was eligible for a free exam. Cooper just went along for the ride.
Here they are in their travel cage in the waiting room.
Cooper decided to take a bath in the water dish. What a nut.
In the examination room. The little basket Ozzie is in is the scale. The budgies looked so tiny when the doctor examined them. He even listened to their hearts with a stethoscope – it was too cute.
Here is Dewey looking very dapper with his closed band and trimmed nails. The budgies were very brave and did a great job – so they were all rewarded with millet when they got home (Sunny, too!).
We don’t always get the budgies’ photo right on the first shot*. Here are some pics that didn’t make the cut.
* Due to the photographer and through no fault of the models, of course.