Well this week has not been a good one in terms of our birds. We have unfortunately lost two of our birds. Billy the Cockatiel died on Thursday evening or Friday morning and Harry flew away on Tuesday.
When we went down to the aviary in the morning of Friday Billy was found dead in his cage. He was brought from his cage at my mother-in-laws to be allowed to be a little more free in the aviary. Maybe the move was too much for him as he was a old bird. Still at least he died in the freedom of the aviary, rather than inside his cage. I don’t think he suffered as I am sure that he would have just fallen asleep.
As I write this article there is still no sign of Harry the budgie. He escaped on Tuesday evening and has not shown up since. I am sure that someone will find him and probably give him a new home. Or maybe they will take him to the local vet and we may yet see him again.
On a lighter note we have had a new arrival on Wednesday evening in the aviary. Sky, a small blue and white coloured male budgie joined us as he was in need of a new home. He does look a little nervous and angry but already he seems to have settled in well making good friends with Carlos, the other male. I have not yet been able to get a photograph of Sky as he, and the other budgies are inside at the moment with all the poor weather. I will post one in due course, but he is the same colours as Christina, one of our female budgies.
ADDITIONAL
Today we now have another Budgie arrival. Stanley is a baby budgie, really tiny that we have picked up from the pet shop. He was found and brought to the pet shop and there were going to give him to the RSPCA as they couldn’t sell him. Therefore we said that we would take him. He will have to stay inside in his cage for a while before he goes into the aviary. He is really quite cute.
January 19, 2008
u got loadsa pets?
I cant stand them lol
January 19, 2008
What pets or birds.
January 19, 2008
I’m really sorry about your birds. The new one looks pretty cute though and its great that you were able to save him from the rspca.
i think its funny your white and blue cockatiel looks nervous and angry.. i cant imagine what that would be for a bird; but as a cat owner, i completely understand how your pets take on emotions. Its completely strange… but i think i understand what you’re saying.
January 20, 2008
sounds like ya got a loadsa birds!
January 20, 2008
Rachel
Sorry you comment didn’t appear for a while it was trapped in SPAM due to heightened security. I keep getting offered allsorts of dodgy drugs which I really am not interested in
I think all pets have personalities. I also have had cats in the past and I think they show the most personalities of all pets. You can really tell when they are in a mood! My rabbits are the same. You can tell when they are happy and sad just from the expression on their faces.
Stanley the budgie is settling in well. Apparently he will need to stay in doors for around 2 months due to his age and then he may make the step into the aviary with the other birds and the rabbits.
January 20, 2008
It seems as though Stanley is settling in well now. Today he is in his new cage. We have put no mirrors in there in the hope that we can get him to talk.