And then there were two...I think that two of the five eggs are all the babies we will get this time. I may be surprised tomorrow but I don't think so. The first two babies hatched on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 July. It was a wonderful Birthday surprise for me (July 25).
So far Alfred and Lucinda are doing a great job parenting. Parrotlets are huge eaters to begin with but now...woa. I'm delivering the fresh veggies, rice, pasta, soaked whole wheat bread two to three times a day. When Ipeaked into the nest I could see that the crops on the teenie babies are nice and full. So far - so good.
Also today three English budgie pairs got their nest boxes back. They seem to be well bonded and in the mood for baby making-fingers crossed here.
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Showing posts with label English Budgies new pairs. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Thursday, September 9, 2010
New Birds
I'm so very excited to be getting back into the swing of things. September is always a new beginning for me - more so than January 1st.
The summer was great. Our family a few fun getaways. We love spending time in nature - both camping and cottaging. There's nothing quite as nourishing for my soul as a good campfire and sleeping in a tent. However, I really missed my birds and am glad to be not going away from them for the next good while.
The latest arrivals at Heartsong are lovely lovely birds. They are beautiful and cute at the same time. They are gorgeous colours and I can't stop admiring them. What are they?? English Budgies... big beautiful English Budgies. I have three pairs now and they are great!!! If you're not familiar with English Budgies you should be (:>}= They are MUCH bigger than the American - pet shop - version. They are also very calm - which I love. So two pairs will get their nest boxes in October. The other "pair" are too young being only three and five months old. I may end up taming them and just playing with them for about a year as they are simply adorable.
I also have a pair of regular budgies working on their nest. One of those is Stuart and the other is Sunshine. They are both pied and should have some amazing babies. They are going through the cuttle bones like crazy. They are also eating a wide variety of fresh foods as are all the others. Well, all but the new EB's but I will gradually introduce these to fresh foods. First I'm letting them get settled in... and spending a lot of time just admiring them.
The summer was great. Our family a few fun getaways. We love spending time in nature - both camping and cottaging. There's nothing quite as nourishing for my soul as a good campfire and sleeping in a tent. However, I really missed my birds and am glad to be not going away from them for the next good while.
The latest arrivals at Heartsong are lovely lovely birds. They are beautiful and cute at the same time. They are gorgeous colours and I can't stop admiring them. What are they?? English Budgies... big beautiful English Budgies. I have three pairs now and they are great!!! If you're not familiar with English Budgies you should be (:>}= They are MUCH bigger than the American - pet shop - version. They are also very calm - which I love. So two pairs will get their nest boxes in October. The other "pair" are too young being only three and five months old. I may end up taming them and just playing with them for about a year as they are simply adorable.
I also have a pair of regular budgies working on their nest. One of those is Stuart and the other is Sunshine. They are both pied and should have some amazing babies. They are going through the cuttle bones like crazy. They are also eating a wide variety of fresh foods as are all the others. Well, all but the new EB's but I will gradually introduce these to fresh foods. First I'm letting them get settled in... and spending a lot of time just admiring them.
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