ANGIE!! Who are the new babies in your signature

[jen5239]

Hey,
Who are the new babies in your signature line??? Didn't even know you were getting them. They look adorable. Fill me in. Details, details. And more pics so I can see them.

Hugs,
Jen

[kyria]

Weeeeellllll ... I told you all about Brinly my new Budgie. He had settled in rather quickly, but i wondered and had read how they love to be in flocks and sleep together. Brinly had it all over JOrdan and would snuggle up with Him, but still I felt like, another budgie might be nice for him and later we might even wack a nesting box in and have some babies. Breeding IRN's would be a massive responsibility, especially if I was to hand feed and raise birds that were not just wild aviary birds, so a female budgie was the go (Thankyou Bryan for your info on Budgies), beside I wanted an excuse to go back to all the breeders I had been to a few weeks prior to show my husband and my kids, the conures, alexandrines, ecclectus, princess parrots etc.

Hubby fell in love with a male Ecclectus .. I knew he would.. he vows if we ever have the money he will have a bird like that.

Well Stella is the result, a big fat, bitchy, noisey budgie she has turned out to be. The only name that suited her was Stella "Stteellllaaaaaaa" like in the movie "A Streetcar Named Desire" with Marlon Brando's animalistic cry-yell at the bottom of the stairs for his wife Stella (Kim Hunter). Well it just seemed to suit this Budgie, and boy is she fat, not just feather fluff, but her body is so big and solid.

So, last weekend .. lol .. I go to the local Animal feed barn to get some Hulled Oats to keep her chubby (Bryan I promise I won't make her too fat) and I see two new baby cockatiels in a cage on the front counter, hand reared, sweet as anything. Perfect for my eldest daughter and besides one was being bullied by the other, I just had to rescue it. My eldest daughter took one look and fell in love. Its so cute, such a sweet little face, but sure has a cute way of letting you know its not happy, little squeaks and a pathetic attempt at a bite, especially once you know a ringnecks bite.. lol

Stella, the Big Budge, has not shut up since we got her and I want to ask Bryan, how do I shut her up. I should have stuck to male birds, she has this incessant Chirp Chirp Chirp. I could handle 10 IRN's sounds over that constant Chirp Chirp Chirp. I really thought that I would strangle her, so I put her way down in the laundry where I could not hear her for a night and I told her in a strong voice, "Stella, If you do not shut up, I fear for your life " ... lol.. I was joking of course. WELL.. I think she took me seriously because last night She was as good as gold. (I have introduced her to Brinly alread, same breeders and all). The tiel is in quarantine for a while. But in all honesty, Bryan, does it take the Budgies a while to settle into the new house and surrounding Bird noises, inside and outside/wild birds ?

OH! AND:-

I cannot begin to tell you how appauled I was with Birdworld in Mornington. Every Budgie I looked at to Buy had something wrong with it. A deformed foot from a ring too tight, flakey scaley beaks, flakey scaley feet, bloated crop, broken toe, missing claws. I really feel for those birds, that place is terrible. The registered backyard breeders I have been to have all been A1 except the clipping lessons that Kai/Jordans breeder needs, thats all, but his love and care for the birds, other than that is top rate.

Anyway enough essay, sorry , sometimes I really get carried away.

Some pictures finally

Brinly & Stella



Stella is 2 1/2 years old





Kiely is only 10 weeks old, just off hand feeding





I always thought you distinguished females from males by the colour of their cheeks. Mostly grey with slight colour is female, but bright yellow and red cheeks was male. ?? Kiely is a girl ?? well I thought anyway. The feed barn sell them for the lady that breeds them, they can't remember what she said they were, they thought male. ?? so confused!! .. lol

[Dani03]

Hey Angie...I'm almost postive you've got a boy there with your tiel. The tiny flecks of yellow in his cheeks and behind his crest give him away. Also, the second picture they way the tiel is perching on your hand is a giveaway too, a male normal perches with his feet closer together because he doesn't have the breastbone structure that a female does. A female, when completely relaxed, will stand with her feet farther apart. Of course this is based on my five years of breeding teils. I used to be able to sex on sight and I would be about 85% acurate...

You can only sex visually when the tiel is over a year old. A male will have a bright yellow mask and the female will not. It is hard for the untrained eye to pick sex while still so young. If you get more pics up I can probably tell you with more certainty.

Dani and Prinny

[kyria]

Thank you I will surely do that as soon as possible.

[IMR4N]

hey angie thas a funny lookin budgie u got there (stella) is she pose to be like that or does she just enjoy her snacks.lol

[kyria]

They are English budgies, which are know for their fat heads, mean eyes and ability to puff up like that. But yup she is fatter than usual, she is addicted to hulled wheat which makes them fat.

Here is a pic of her sitting up, not all relaxed and fat and Brinly next to her is puffed up, not a very good attempt at it I must say after seeing how puffed up Stella can get huh! .. lol

[Bryan]

Well, I absolutely love the Budgie. She is sooo cute. Is she tame? It's alright my male is just as fat as Stella but whenever I take a photo he stretches is body and puff's out his chest. Then after that he relaxes and becomes chubby again. Make shore she gets allot of fruit. It might take her a bit of time to settle in but when she does her and briny will love each other. They make a great couple! Do they feed each other yet? Love the tiel as well (think it's a boy) with the noise problem you have, I have 6 and they all are the same chatting away, because they love life. She probably won't stop but if she really bothers you send her my way She's so cute!!!

[kyria]

ty Bryan.. yep she is very tame .. I was going ask about other foods to feed them beside the budgie mix and hulled oats .. what do your budgies like. She has a bit of an issue with poop around her but feathers , is this normal. And as for the happy life chatter, I wouldn't mind , but this is more just constant chirp chirp chirp ,, grates into the head .. But you are right.. she is adorable in her own way.

She definately is the boss over Brinly

[Bryan]

Well the poop around feathers could be a problem. Most people would say clean it but first check the poo because budgie poo should normally be a small ball of green and white which would drop and not interfere with the feathers. Does she have sloppy poo? Don't be alarmed though because mine had it but it went away. Any one else have this problem? They love strawberries and a bit of apple, also some broccoli but I have friends whose budgies like different things and wont eat the stuff I give mine. Ill pm you for more info

[jen5239]

Angie,
They are so adorable! You have a large family of fids now. How fun! The tiel is absolutely ADORABLE. Stella is darling. I love her big fluffy body. How fun. You have to get them all on video to share with us.

Hugs,
Jen

[Bryan]

I’m with you Jen We won't vids We wont fids ok ill shut up now

[Ducky]

congrats on your newbies..stella & kiely

I knew I saw Jen ask you this ?? I finally found the post so I could catcch the news on them..

[kyria]

thankya!

I did a vid of all my birds.. soon as I get it on the puter and downloaded to dropshots I will post it