Sheri
9th February 2007, 02:45 AM
Hey guys, First let me say, THIS WAS NOT MY IDEA lol. So anyways, I got the new cages in and set up. And had the old cages sitting in the bird/computer room on the floor and hubby got a bug up his butt and decided we needed to go to the Bird store ASAP. I figured out why when we got there. He wanted a budgie. *sigh* Ended up walking out with 3!!!
#1-Blu- is a handtame Male?? White in color with smudges of blue on its chest and the black stripes on its head and a little on the shoulders.
#2-Sky(he looks like he has clouds on his butt lol) is not handtame definately male(blue nares) and is Yellow, white and tourquoise(sp? lol) VERY pretty I love this little fellow.
#3-Em-son named her- is also not handtame and female. She is a dark lavender color or mabey its a dark blue?? I have no clue about budgie mutations.
Anyways, I am NOT planning on breeding them. But need to know ALOT more about them and fast. Hubby thought he would get away with just buying the birds but I taught him a lesson about that real fast. I picked up food and new perch's and toys and more toys and food and perch's LOL. Thankfully the cages I had been useing for my tiels and conures are plenty big for now I think. I got them budgie sized seed and pellets and they will get the same fresh foods all the other Fids get. Do they have anything else in their diet that I wouldnt normally give my Tiels and Conures? The store had some egg mix that looked good but I wasnt sure and the owner/breeder wasnt in the store when we were there yesterday.
I know its stupid to do impulse buys and the budgies are in quaranteen but there is no way I could have stopped hubby. I'm not happy that we went in and walked out with more birds but I cant change that fact now and just want to learn everything I can. I think Hubby had it in his head that budgies would be easier to handle and wouldnt bite him(he wont touch my other birds that MIGHT bite him). BUT I've allready been bitten by the 2 untame Bugs. The handtame is a real sweetie and I think I can get the other 2 on the level as well. Given time, and ADVICE PLEASE lol. HELP!!!!
P.S. I'll take and post pics as soon as hubby comes up with the camera cord :pissed:
#1-Blu- is a handtame Male?? White in color with smudges of blue on its chest and the black stripes on its head and a little on the shoulders.
#2-Sky(he looks like he has clouds on his butt lol) is not handtame definately male(blue nares) and is Yellow, white and tourquoise(sp? lol) VERY pretty I love this little fellow.
#3-Em-son named her- is also not handtame and female. She is a dark lavender color or mabey its a dark blue?? I have no clue about budgie mutations.
Anyways, I am NOT planning on breeding them. But need to know ALOT more about them and fast. Hubby thought he would get away with just buying the birds but I taught him a lesson about that real fast. I picked up food and new perch's and toys and more toys and food and perch's LOL. Thankfully the cages I had been useing for my tiels and conures are plenty big for now I think. I got them budgie sized seed and pellets and they will get the same fresh foods all the other Fids get. Do they have anything else in their diet that I wouldnt normally give my Tiels and Conures? The store had some egg mix that looked good but I wasnt sure and the owner/breeder wasnt in the store when we were there yesterday.
I know its stupid to do impulse buys and the budgies are in quaranteen but there is no way I could have stopped hubby. I'm not happy that we went in and walked out with more birds but I cant change that fact now and just want to learn everything I can. I think Hubby had it in his head that budgies would be easier to handle and wouldnt bite him(he wont touch my other birds that MIGHT bite him). BUT I've allready been bitten by the 2 untame Bugs. The handtame is a real sweetie and I think I can get the other 2 on the level as well. Given time, and ADVICE PLEASE lol. HELP!!!!
P.S. I'll take and post pics as soon as hubby comes up with the camera cord :pissed: