On the play gym!
Ozzie
Gordie is still hanging out on the edge. But I’m sure he’ll explore more soon.
Alfie
Where the Boys Are
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Yikes!
I woke up to this on the bottom of the cage today!
There was also blood on the perches and splattered on the wall. It looked like a crime scene! I checked all the budgies and it turned out it was Alfie. He had a bloody foot.
I had to clean him up a little to find out exactly what was going on. Which started the bleeding again. Turns out he had broken a toenail.
I applied styptic powder on his toe to stop the bleeding. Always good to have on hand! Budgies can’t afford to lose a lot of blood, and can bleed out quickly. Cornstarch (or flour, in a pinch) can also be used to stop bleeding from a broken toenail or blood feather. If the bleeding doesn’t stop – take your budgie to the vet quickly.
The bleeding soon stopped and I put the divider in the cage so Alfie could have some quiet time to recover. 
Not that he needed it. He ate his fill of millet (a treat for being such a good patient) and then started playing with his beloved bell. What a little clown.
Budgie quirks – Alfie
The budgies all have their little quirks. You can usually see what Alfie’s been eating just by looking at his face…
I’ve shown this one before. But he’s just so cute with lettuce on his beak.
Mmm. Carrot.
And seed…
Too bad they don’t make tiny budgie napkins.
Quarantine is Up! Part Three
Gordie moved into the big cage today.
He seems to be doing pretty well. He’s been keeping to himself, but has been chirping and investigated one of the toys. He sticks to one spot and avoids the other budgies, but I’m hoping they’ll all warm up to each other quickly.
Emmy came out of the cage and bonked into a wall. Eesh. She seems to be doing better flying around, though. It helps to have Ozzie show her how to navigate the room.
Emmy moved to the quarantine cage. Just until I finger tame her. It’s impossible to do in the big cage. Ozzie will visit and sleep there (and show her that stepping up is easy). As soon as Emmy moves back into the big cage, it will be Lera’s turn to meet the budgies. Jeez, we have a lot of budgies!
Quarantine is up! Part Two
Gordie came out of his cage today to meet the budgies face to face.
Here he is with Ozzie (that’s Emmy down below). Ozzie was a little aggressive, so we put him back in the cage.
At first, Gordie just sat in one spot. Here he is with Alfie.
It wasn’t too long before he joined the others. Here he is meeting the girls. He seemed perkier being with the budgies – following them around and chirping.
All the excitement must have tuckered him out. When we put him back in his cage, he went right to sleep. Of course, growing out all those pinnies takes a lot of energy as well!
Quarantine is up!
We moved Gordie’s cage into the budgies’ room.
Sunny flew over to check out the new guy.
Cooper was next.
Gordie was pretty calm about all these budgies giving him the once over.
The boys (Alfie and Ozzie) finally came over to see what the fuss was about.
Once we’re sure there won’t be any fighting, Gordie will move into the big cage. Hurray!
Hungry Budgie
Alfie noticed Harry with his food dish, so he flew over to investigate.
Harry gave him a few oats to munch on.
But then he spied the open seed container…
And he flew right in!
Mine, mine, mine!
Here’s Alfie in action:
Back in town!
It’s great to be back with the budgies! Harry took such great care of them while I was gone. I’m still settling in and haven’t had time for a photo shoot yet. Until then, here’s a pic of a little wet budgie : ).
We Miss You!
The flock really misses Michelle. She went to AZ to visit family and had a freak accident while ice skating, breaking her leg in multiple spots just above the ankle. The budgies were hoping to see her tonight, but she’ll be out for another couple days. Here’s a video of the main flock because I know she would love to see them.
Movin’ On Up
A while ago something arrived in the mail.
(insert “What’s in the box?” joke here)
It was a brand new cage for the budgies! Harry put it together.
Cooper “coopervised”.
Here’s Cooper deciding if Harry’s work is acceptable.
Once she deemed the cage suitable, the budgies moved in.
Alfie is never far from a bell.
Cooper was not too excited about having her picture taken – she is moulting and doesn’t feel she looks her best. 
Sunny was too busy taking apart the marshmallow toy to pose.
Emmy sitting pretty. The cage has a divider, which is up at present. Until Emmy is finger tamed we have her separated from the others. Ozzie spends his time going back and forth between sides.
Which is easy to do when you have your own airplane!