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Post by battybirdie on Sept 19, 2006 21:18:52 GMT
Just be careful that you don't see 6 little birdies wizzing around in the chamber though
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Post by battybirdie on Sept 19, 2006 21:16:18 GMT
Time to invest in one of those Dyson Animal things eh!
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Post by battybirdie on Sept 19, 2006 21:10:04 GMT
hehe - you'll need a new hoover before long
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Post by battybirdie on Sept 19, 2006 20:47:39 GMT
Awwww how cute My mob would devour that box of Trill in one sitting I have to buy seed by the sackful these days - although I have to admit that I'm not going through it so quickly now that I don't have Kaks spraying it around the house
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Post by battybirdie on Sept 5, 2006 17:25:45 GMT
Awww - they are sooooo pretty
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Post by battybirdie on Aug 3, 2006 23:34:08 GMT
He's a little stunner
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Post by battybirdie on Aug 3, 2006 23:32:49 GMT
Aawww ! He looks like you used too much hair mouse on him
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Post by battybirdie on May 14, 2006 7:30:42 GMT
Sooo cute - now you just need to teach him how to use the shower
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Post by battybirdie on May 17, 2006 22:38:20 GMT
Well here you go guys - finally a couple of pictures of my Batty Budgies! Cybil my female started life as Cyril - unfortunately mother nature had other ideas!! She's a little sweetie, and while she is a really laid back character she's definitely the one in charge in that cage! The cockateils do what they're told!! And here is Mr Tickles - strange name eh! I got Mr Tickles from an elderly lady who couldn't take care of him and he talks for bird-kind. Mostly he seems to talk in his sleep though! lol! As he's drifting off to sleep he'll be sat there saying "Tickle, Tickle, Mr Tickles, Pretty Boy, Kiss Kiss, Tickle Tickle"!! He's very sweet, but also quite a little cross patch - he's always grumbling about something!
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Post by battybirdie on Dec 1, 2007 23:30:38 GMT
Good news on the Tickle-Monster He's doing really well, and actually went back into the main aviary today He was sooooooo chuft that he completely forgot to bite me when I put some veggies in The vet said that his stitches should disappear in about 3 months, and the biopsy results showed that the tumour wasn't malignant, so fingers crossed things are looking good my little man-eating budge
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Post by battybirdie on Nov 24, 2007 15:55:15 GMT
Thanks guys - the good news is that he made it through the night, and is back to trying to bite me every time I put my hand in the cage He does still look a bit sore, but that's definitely to be expected after what he's been through. Fingers crossed that it's all uphill from here
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Post by battybirdie on Nov 23, 2007 23:46:47 GMT
Hi gang - Mr Tickles (aka Boozy Budgie) had surgery this morning to remove a tumour that had grown, extremely quickly, on this bum. Because of the location of the tumour, and the fact that his cere had changed colour, we were initially worried that he might have had testicular cancer. Fortunately, although large, the tumour seems to have been confined to the outside wall of his abdomen. The vet has sent a biopsy away to confirm what it was in case there is a chance of it reoccuring. I was really worried about putting him through surgery, but didn't really have a choice due to the location of the tumour. If I had left it, it wouldn't have been long before it began putting pressure on the nerves in his legs, and he would have been crippled. So far so good, he's come through surgery, and is eating and tweeting contentedly. Fingers crossed he gets through the night and then I'll feel a bit more confident ...
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Post by battybirdie on Jan 14, 2007 16:44:49 GMT
Good news! All the new babies are doing really really well They now all have names too Bella is yellow (and a bit of a diva it would appear!) Shylo is Pale blue and white with light grey wings (he/she is the most reserved of the group) Squiggle is mostly white with a few blue squiggles! (completely besotted with Shylo ) Millie (aka Millet-Muncher!) is mostly white with just a few blue feathers Last night I let all 10 of my birdies out together for the first time! Terrifying! It's like sitting in a wind tunnel when they all start hurtling around the lounge I don't think the newbies could quite believe their luck and kept landing on the stairs as they haven't yet worked out that they can't get a grip on the bannister! Have to admit Buzz I was a bit worried about putting them in with my guys, but my house is tiny (1 up 1 down), and I wouldn't have been able to get them far enough away from the others to have made a difference. I did give them all a good look over, and other than being terrified they looked reasonably healthy. Even so it's still amazing how different they look, even in less than a week - bigger , happier , brighter , livelier , noisier - Thanks for all the kind words guys, but I think I was actually the lucky one to have them find me - they are such lovely little people and already I can't imagine not having them around
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Post by battybirdie on Jan 11, 2007 19:31:14 GMT
Awww thanks guys , but I only did what each and every one of us on here would have done. It was someone I work with who said that her friend knew someone who had been given some budgies and didn't really want them. She said he had 4 and wanted to rehome 2, so I said I'd go over and have a look. When I got to his house, I found all 4 budgies in the smallest cage ever and cowering on top of each other in the bottom of it. I asked him which two he wanted to rehome, and he said take your pick, so I asked him if he was keeping the other two. His answer to this was that I could have all four of them if I wanted as he" didn't really like 'em that much" Can you imagine anyone not liking birdies It didn't take me long to say yes to that as you can imagine! Anyway when he moved them from their 'cage' into my transport box (which by the way is almost as big as the cage they were in! - you remember the one don't you Scully, it's the one that Sprite was in it that day?), he grabbed two birds at once It was all I could do to keep my mouth shut, but for the sake of the birds I did just that and got them out of there and home as quickly as possible. They are now happily enconsed in my indoor aviary (4ft x 2ft x 5ft) with my other birdies. When I got them home though they were so scared that it took them over and hour to venture out of the travel box, and even then I had to force the issue. They are still a bit on the jumpy side when I put my hand into the aviary to change the water/feed dishes, but they don't fly around in a panic now when I'm just moving around the room. This morning I found all 4 newbies sitting on the millet ball that I made for them all having a lovely feast I've got one yellow, and 3 white/blue pieds. The yellow birdie is called Bella (courtesy of my Mum!), and the one with the most white is called Millie (due to his/her millett obsession) - I'm still waiting for the others to tell me their names, but I'm sure they'll find something that fits soon So sorry not to be able to post pics at the moment gang, but I'll make up for it in a couple of months time when I've saved enough dosh to get my computer fixed It'll be batty birdie overload then , as I still haven't introduced you all to Gertie (Berties new wife) and Jinty (Mr Tickles new wife) So with a beak count of 10 (6 budgies & 4 tiels) - me thinks I will keep racking up the overtime gotta keep that seed coming
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Post by battybirdie on Jan 9, 2007 9:56:40 GMT
OMG! The batty flock has almost doubled in size ! Last night I rescued 4 baby budgies They were in a cage measuring no more than 15" x 12" and all sitting on top of each other they were soooo scared I went to get two of them and came home with all four - just couldn't leave 'em They are so pretty! Photos when computer fixed!
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