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Hello.
Jan 16, 2007 15:51:59 GMT
Post by Billie on Jan 16, 2007 15:51:59 GMT
Welcome to the flock
Sorry this welcome is so late only just catching up on some posts after Christmas, what beautiful teils, they are gorgeous. You do have a lot of animals to look after, and to think I thought I had my work cut out with four budgies and a canary #rolleyes#
Hope you had a nice Christmas and Happy New Year, if its not too late to say that.
Billie
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Post by Billie on Feb 7, 2007 11:32:12 GMT
No, have you seen one then or is this a wish list type bird. Welcome to the forum.
Billie
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Post by Billie on Jan 16, 2007 15:35:12 GMT
Welcome to the flock, Looking forward to hearing all about your birds and can't wait to see the pictures. There's a link in the General Information section about how to post pics using Photobucket. Billie
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Post by Billie on May 24, 2006 15:05:34 GMT
I was having so much fun posting as a guest (JC) that I decided to join. So far my feathered family stands at one canary called Tilley. However I am hoping to get a pair of budgies in about a months time. Everythings on hold until their new home arrives, in the form of a nice big Montana Madeira cage. Should be plent of space for the two of them. Will post Tilley's picture as soon as I find out how???
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Post by Billie on Nov 22, 2006 16:50:00 GMT
Hey Nicki Welcome to the flock , I told you they were a friendly bunch didn't I Hope Echo is settling in nicely and look forward to lots of pictures and hearing more about her. Billie
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Post by Billie on Oct 26, 2006 20:55:46 GMT
Welcome to the flock, I'm sure Jake will come round in time. I got my four budgies in June. Harry was bold and took millet from me and after a while of watching him scoff all the treats, jelousy got the better of sky and she did the same. The same thing happened with stepping on to my finger, I've kept budgies all my life but for the first time since my first budgie these are becoming tame enough to sit on my finger. Find out his favorite food, feed him through the bars if he feels safer with this. Talk quietly to him and sit near the cage, so he gets used to you being close, but not in his space. If he will take food through the bars, try holding the treat in the cage near but not in front of him. After learning that you aren't a threat I'm sure he'll come on leaps and bounds. In the last month Minty who would take food from my hand will now step on to my finger to get to broccoli held in my other hand. Talk quietly and move slowly is the best advice I can offer. It may take a long time, but when you love them it makes it so much more special when they do trust you enough to come to you. My grumpy budgie Kingfisher Blue will take food from me and has just put one foot on me. She jumps back when she realises shes done it but I stay still and I'm sure she'll come round in the end. Good things are worth waiting for as my Mum used to say.
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Hiya!!
Jun 1, 2006 13:14:40 GMT
Post by Billie on Jun 1, 2006 13:14:40 GMT
Hi Goldikat Welcome to the mad house. What no birds , stay here for long and if you don't have any yet you will soon be rushing to get some. Have fun
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Bread
Mar 2, 2007 17:37:12 GMT
Post by Billie on Mar 2, 2007 17:37:12 GMT
Caution, the RSPB advises that you always soak bread before giving it to wild birds as if you don't it can swell in there throats and choke them . Especially a problem for young birds being fed by parents. Personally I wouldn't give my budgies and canary bread but then I'm well known for being over cautious. Having said that Tilly does occasionaly get a small crumb from a rich tea biscuit. I couldn't comment on parrots and the like as I have never kept them so have done any research into their dieats and what they can and can't digest. www.rspb.org.ukBillie
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Post by Billie on Aug 31, 2006 15:12:13 GMT
I have to say I would have been surprised if you could have got one, unless it was sleeping. My husband tried to take a photo of a goldfinch who was sitting on a teasle eating and so fairly still and none of the pictures he got were clear.
We have tried digiscoping which is when you get a view of a bird with a telescope then take a photo through the scope, unless it sleeping or you have one of those cameras that you can take shots one after the other you're very lucky to make a good picture. I'll post my attempt with a avocet as this was my first attempt.
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Post by Billie on Aug 28, 2006 16:47:06 GMT
They are amazing birds I've seen a couple now, last summer when we went bird watching we got REALLY lucky and had a great view of a youngster being fed by an adult. Couldn't believe our luck they were there for a bout 15 minutes, all you usually get is a blue blurr. The blue flash on the back is incredibly bright isn't it. You'll have to be quick draw Mc Graw to get a photo though, especially as most digital cameras have a delay between pressing the button and the camera taking the shot.
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Post by Billie on Nov 28, 2006 23:07:51 GMT
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Post by Billie on Nov 28, 2006 22:42:31 GMT
I'm not putting myself up as an expert, but I am a regular bird watcher. Now I might be wrong, need a bit more info on colours but that looks to me an awful lot like a grey heron. What colour was its beak and what colour were its primary feathers either from above or below if you saw them, can't be sure from the photo coz of the light. Did it have a lot of grey on it. The other reason for my questioning it as a stork was that I camped somewhere in Holland a couple of years ago that had white storks as dialy visitors. Its very disconcerting when your eating your breakfast and a bird walks past just outside the tent and its eye is at your eye level! I'll upload the pics. Made friends with a local who regularly camps there and she had a dish for water and another for food. She threw bits of cheese to them which they caught and ate. When they came to our tend I threw bits of sausage to it and it was very tolerant of people and an excellent catch and caught every piece of sausage! There have been a couple of white storks mentioned in the uk lately, so it may yet be a sork.
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Post by Billie on Sept 16, 2006 13:33:24 GMT
I'm so glad its working out for you now BuuZbee, sorry for the late reply only just found this.
Tiggernut 5 I don't know if this would work for Kaks, but when I was trying to transfer budgies from cage to cage they didn't like standing on the thin edge of the door itself. They didn't seem to understand where the gap was. The way I solved it was to put a twist on perch on the outside of the cage in front of the door, then they had something nice and visiable to land on and walked along the perch and after a peer around went through the door ok, this works well for going in or out. I think they have a problem if they can't figure out where to land to go in/out. I use this method each time I need them to go through the door and they seem happy with it and took to it straight away.
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Post by Billie on Jan 3, 2007 22:04:46 GMT
I will be thinking of you, and your poor little bird. Hope all goes well for you both.
Hugs
Billie
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Post by Billie on Apr 20, 2007 19:50:55 GMT
They were great. I've got one... There isn't a hoover made that can remove budgie seed from the carpet.
AND on hard floors the hoover actually spits seed half way across the room.
Billie x
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