The Ins, Outs, and Upside Downs of Budgie Parenting

[StormyPica]

Happy chop-eaters

 

[StormyPica]

Ignore the index card on my wall, it’s a joke contract LOL

 

[HeatherG]

Happy chop-eaters
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Bird butt.

 

[HeatherG]

Is Cossie building up (egg) weight?

 

[StormyPica]

Bird butt.

Yes, happy birb butts.

 

[StormyPica]

Is Cossie building up (egg) weight?

I don't know, I'll have to weigh her.

 

[HeatherG]

I don't know, I'll have to weigh her.

Thought it was weighing day today. Sorry. I hope she’s all right!

 

[StormyPica]

Thought it was weighing day today. Sorry. I hope she’s all right!

It is LOL, but I didn't notice a difference. I'll weigh her again when I get home, just to be sure.

 

[StormyPica]

It's official: I can pick Cossie up like a banana (aka "the conure grab")

 

[HeatherG]

I always called it “like a baseball.”

How is she doing?

 

[StormyPica]

I always called it “like a baseball.”

How is she doing?

Pretty well, still sleeping on the cage floor, but I've decided to just monitor her, as she shows no signs of health issues, so it's probably a sleeping preference or her being a bit nesty.

 

[StormyPica]

Cossie has the eggs, I think. She's been fairly nesty (although not extremely territorial or bitey) and has gained about 4 grams in the past two weeks. So she's gone from 38 to 42 grams. She was already a heavy budgie (although not fat) but now she is HUGE.

 

[HeatherG]

Cossie has the eggs, I think. She's been fairly nesty (although not extremely territorial or bitey) and has gained about 4 grams in the past two weeks. So she's gone from 38 to 42 grams. She was already a heavy budgie (although not fat) but now she is HUGE.

Sounds like eggs. Do you think they’re fertile? How do you think you’ll handle this?

I hope she gets through this ok. She is helped by being in good shape from flying!

 

[StormyPica]

Birbs have been in the living room due to a power outage (because the living room gets the most natural light), but power just came back on! Yay!

 

[StormyPica]

Cossie was feeling cuddly tonight (and she is no longer about to lay eggs), so I have her some kisses and flipped her onto her back... she’s so cute! Why? How? How can a small ”green banana” disguised as a budgie be so adorable?

I dunno. It’s these moments that make all the stress I’ve gone through due to them feel 100% worth it. And sometimes I’ll wish I never had birds (cos sensory issues and it would also be nice to have a bird-free room sometimes), but them I remember:

1. Stormy goes bonkers whenever I get home from school because he’s so excited to see me.
2. Cossie is my favorite little cuddle bug, despite the anxiety and attitude.
3. Apollo can be so fierce sometimes, but when she takes an oat (her favorite seed) from my hands, she is so, so gentle and polite.

And much more. My life feels complete now that I have my little guys, and I wouldn’t give that up for anything.

 

[HeatherG]

Cossie was feeling cuddly tonight (and she is no longer about to lay eggs), so I have her some kisses and flipped her onto her back... she’s so cute! Why? How? How can a small ”green banana” disguised as a budgie be so adorable?

I dunno. It’s these moments that make all the stress I’ve gone through due to them feel 100% worth it. And sometimes I’ll wish I never had birds (cos sensory issues and it would also be nice to have a bird-free room sometimes), but them I remember:

1. Stormy goes bonkers whenever I get home from school because he’s so excited to see me.
2. Cossie is my favorite little cuddle bug, despite the anxiety and attitude.
3. Apollo can be so fierce sometimes, but when she takes an oat (her favorite seed) from my hands, she is so, so gentle and polite.

And much more. My life feels complete now that I have my little guys, and I wouldn’t give that up for anything.

Bird kisses. When you walk past the cage containing the sleepy bird and he blows you a kiss.

 

[StormyPica]

Bird kisses. When you walk past the cage containing the sleepy bird and he blows you a kiss.

That must be adorable!

 

[StormyPica]

Happy Belated Hatchday, Apollo

 

[StormyPica]

Got some lights for X-mas. The birds seem to enjoy them, they really hate my main light being on (they get very sluggish and anxious, maybe the flicker rate is irritating them), but they are so much more relaxed and curious and happy with these lights, probably because they distribute the light throughout the room, and don’t make it super light or super dim. It just makes my room a much happier and cleaner environment. Definitely recommend if you have birds who aren’t huge fans of a lot of light (especially white light, my burds hate that). All the lights are glowing a light orange/yellow color in this photo even though some seem red or green-ish.

 

[Cottonoid]

It's so pretty! I do love string lights I have a little patio with a metal roof on the back of my house and I have lights there - it's so cheery! I agree that it's happier somehow than a bright overhead light.