My budgie sprouted a heckin seed in his water bottle?!?

[JamesonJose]

I'm not joking. I wish I had taken a picture before washing it down the sink.

It was during water changing time as he was getting low in his gravity feeder,

And what do I see, a germinated little sprout thriving in there. It scared me at first, I thought it was a worm for a second. But after examining and remembering growing plants in grade school, there was no doubt in my mind.

My budgie is a gardener!

 

[LaManuka]

Welcome aboard to you and your genius gardening budgie! I’m glad your issue got solved

 

[Flboy]

Welcome! That sprouted seed points to an inherent weakness and danger in using water bottles! To grow, it had to be in there for a couple days!
Not a reflection on your cleaning habits, they are notorious for being a cesspool of sickness! Also, we have a few members that have lost birds because the feeder jammed and it wasn’t noticed in time! A day or two can prove to be fatal in the right conditions! I recommend keeping an open source of water too and just deal with birdie soup! They love being little chefs!

 

[Laurasea]

Be very careful as this could have easily blocked the water bottle. Water bottles need to be checked for clogging every day.

Your post made me smile, very cute.

 

[itzjbean]

Sprouted seeds are fun...when they're expected. In a water bottle...not so much! lol

I use stainless steel bowls for water and food dishes only. They do fling seeds in their water sometimes or even poop in it, so I change and clean them frequently, once daily at least.

 

[Scott]

Welcome aboard to you and your genius gardening budgie! I’m glad your issue got solved

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