SilverSage
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For those of you who have been following our progress with our rescue budgies, I want to alert you to some drastic changes.
We have been able to get in contact with a local non-profit organization that actually specializes in Poi Dogs and low-cost spay/neuter, but they felt for the situation and have stepped in. The man I have been in contact with has reached out to the seller who originally owned our poor babies. He initially offered to take the birds off the man's hands in exchange for fixing the man's two dogs, but the seller was not interested in fixing the dogs or giving away for free something he had worked so hard on.
However, the non-profit guy did not give up! He was able to convince the seller to let him take all the cockatiels which will live the rest of their lives with him in a huge (and clean!!) Aviary. Then he and the seller will take down the nest boxes and separate the budgies male/female into the two halves of the aviery, puting the males in the half where the cockatiels used to be. The seller says he doesnt want the birds to keep breeding, and this will put an end to the constant reproduction.
He also said that there are many fewer birds now, less than 100. It is not clear if they died, were sold, or escaped, but this is much better for the health of the remaining birds.
The Humane Society also got back to me (finally!) about the birds. They said there was plenty of food and water so no charges could be pressed, but that they did tell the man he needed to keep it cleaner, and that when the officer did his second check enclosure was much cleaner.
The babies are all weaned and just waiting on Giardia tests, along with the adults. I have decided to keep 2 of the adults pending the Giardia tests. They have also been tested for Psittacosis and Avian Polyoma. I am building these birds 5'x2'x2' hanging flight cage, and I hope that the remainder of their lives are more joyful than what they have experienced so far. I don't plan to tame them at this time, maybe someday but for now they will get a big cage that they can fly in, lots of toys and things to chew, and lots of good food, sunshine, and fresh air. I will post pics when it is built, and when they have names.
The babies with the bad beaks seem to be shaping up! They are weaned onto seeds and pellets and while it is still uncertain if each is able to eat the pellets, all of them are able to eat seeds. I am looking for special homes for the birds with bad beaks in case they need beak trims due to the deformity, but they all seem to be really doing well, and I will keep any babies unable to find homes due to the beak issue.
So right now, 5 adults and 6 babies are looking for homes, but there is no rush so we will wait for the right homes. It has been quite the ride! Thanks for having our backs
We have been able to get in contact with a local non-profit organization that actually specializes in Poi Dogs and low-cost spay/neuter, but they felt for the situation and have stepped in. The man I have been in contact with has reached out to the seller who originally owned our poor babies. He initially offered to take the birds off the man's hands in exchange for fixing the man's two dogs, but the seller was not interested in fixing the dogs or giving away for free something he had worked so hard on.
However, the non-profit guy did not give up! He was able to convince the seller to let him take all the cockatiels which will live the rest of their lives with him in a huge (and clean!!) Aviary. Then he and the seller will take down the nest boxes and separate the budgies male/female into the two halves of the aviery, puting the males in the half where the cockatiels used to be. The seller says he doesnt want the birds to keep breeding, and this will put an end to the constant reproduction.
He also said that there are many fewer birds now, less than 100. It is not clear if they died, were sold, or escaped, but this is much better for the health of the remaining birds.
The Humane Society also got back to me (finally!) about the birds. They said there was plenty of food and water so no charges could be pressed, but that they did tell the man he needed to keep it cleaner, and that when the officer did his second check enclosure was much cleaner.
The babies are all weaned and just waiting on Giardia tests, along with the adults. I have decided to keep 2 of the adults pending the Giardia tests. They have also been tested for Psittacosis and Avian Polyoma. I am building these birds 5'x2'x2' hanging flight cage, and I hope that the remainder of their lives are more joyful than what they have experienced so far. I don't plan to tame them at this time, maybe someday but for now they will get a big cage that they can fly in, lots of toys and things to chew, and lots of good food, sunshine, and fresh air. I will post pics when it is built, and when they have names.
The babies with the bad beaks seem to be shaping up! They are weaned onto seeds and pellets and while it is still uncertain if each is able to eat the pellets, all of them are able to eat seeds. I am looking for special homes for the birds with bad beaks in case they need beak trims due to the deformity, but they all seem to be really doing well, and I will keep any babies unable to find homes due to the beak issue.
So right now, 5 adults and 6 babies are looking for homes, but there is no rush so we will wait for the right homes. It has been quite the ride! Thanks for having our backs
