Here she is trying to take a bath in her water dish.
She usually does this right after I’ve cleaned her cage.
What a nut.
Silly Sunny
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Introducing Sunny
We put Sunny’s cage in the same room with the other budgies.
They seemed excited to see each other.
Then we let Cooper, Dewey and Ozzie out (while Sunny was in her cage) to see how they would behave. Cooper seemed indifferent and Ozzie preferred to play with the string of a toy, but Dewey was fascinated with Sunny. I think he’s in looooooove. And fickle! He’s supposed to be Cooper’s boyfriend…
Hopefully, Sunny will see how we interact with the other budgies and become tamer. She’ll step up while she’s in her cage, but not when she’s out of it.
Fashion Face-Off!
Sunny’s cere
The other day I noticed that Sunny’s cere was changing color.
It took about three days to go from brown (breeding condition) to a light blue.
Sunny also came out of her cage. She flew back and forth from the top of her cage to my bookshelf. It took me 15 minutes to get her back in her cage. She’ll step up on my finger, but won’t stay on for long. Guess we still have more work to do!
A Trip to the Vet
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!).
Not a chew toy
Which little budgie decided that a brand new rope perch would make a great chew toy?
Silly little Sunny. Chewing/shredding the toys that are there for that purpose just isn’t as fun, I guess.
It’s Presidents’ Day
Do you know which budgie is which?
Day 2
Little Lemon head (that’s what we’re calling her until we pick a name) is settling in. She’s been chirping, checking out her toys and eating her seed (she didn’t touch her lettuce). She’s still wary, though, and flaps around the cage when I put my hand in. Guess it’s time to break out the millet!
Welcome to the flock!
Meet the newest member of our flock!
She is a “re-homed” budgie. She looks a little scraggly because she’s moulting. She’s not tame at all, so while she’s in quarantine we’ll have to work on that. And she’ll need a name, too!