New Bowls Please!

We realised that the budgies like to eat out of see-through bowls more than the coloured ones. So we had a brain wave and ordered them some glass ash-trays. We already had one which they used regularly so we got 4 more.

They are quite big and more than one budgie can eat from one at once so five is sufficient.

Plus they are hygienic because they are glass and it's easier to wash than plastic.

They love them!

Everyone can see the food that they are eating which seems to mean less seed waste for them.

Here are some budgies enjoying their new bowls!

Seed Storage and a new table for the fiends

We managed to get hold of a great cool box for storage of the 20kg sack of budgie seed that we took delivery of recently. It didn't all fit though so we had to store the remainder in some klip it boxes!

We also got a great new(ish - we got it from a kind soul on Freecycle) table on wheels to put the Summer Palace on, this should make it much easier when vacuuming and sweeping as it can be rolled out of the way.

When Monty saw it he felt he was one step closer to owning that Harley he had always dreamed of.

Recent photos of the fiends, humungous table and masses of seed are below..

Treats for the Terrors

How about this for a bargain - in our local pet shop we can get seven big sprays of millet for a quid. So this weekend we made a special trip via the Island Hoppa (Which is a free bus service) to the market and also ended up buying some 700g bags of budgie seed and budgie tonic seed, two ping pong balls - one orange and one yellow plus a couple of fruit treat sticks.

These treats will last them a while as I only give them a millet day once a week and the rest of time time it is used as a reward for good behaviour. They are not that well behaved!

These budgies are so spoilt..

Of course we had to reward ourselves with a Chelsea bun each too. Well why not!

Lots of photos and a millet day!

Got a lot of photos of the birds to show :)

Roswell has been posing for the camera as he's a very photogenic budgie, must be the "show bird" in him!

Dumpling has been going to his favourite corner demanding head scratches from me.

The budgies had a massive millet feast yesterday in the Summer Palace, I like to treat them with a millet day now and again and they really enjoy it. I got a great photo of them all in (and on!) the summer palace, see if you can spot and name all nine!

Little Custard is still following Roswell around and flapping at poor Jerry whenever he gets near to his old buddy. Jerry still manages to occasionally feed and preen Roswell much to Custards annoyance!

My King Monty is doing his best to show all the other birds that he is the boss by flapping around them, staring at them and generally running rings around them and us!

Quite often I will hear him call to me, turn round to look at him and he'll fly off, he does it so often that I get neck ache, little b*gger. He also landed on my head yesterday - you'll be trying to have a serious conversation or concentrate on something and he'll suddenly flap past you and jump on your bonce :)

It's all go for the budgies

The sun is out and the budgies are very lively, it's a good job because they have so much to do today.

I hope that they can make time for their rigorous schedule of preening, playing, singing, squawking, flying and of course eating!

Their day started some time ago when they were uncovered and presented with their usual treats of Dill, Carrot, Babycorn and Cress. Of course they have their Trill budgie seed and a smattering of Harrisons superfine bird pellets thrown in.

They have since tucked in, made a mess and left me little presents everywhere, it's very kind of them and I look forward to many more throughout the day.

Piccys from this morning..

This one photo just about sums up the budgies today

Snowy has been going about his daily business, eating, preening getting on with being a budgie and doing budgie things. Roswell has been following him around trying to become his best friend for the day, this is annoying Jerry who is getting really jealous and trying to chase Snowy away. Which of course is annoying Monty so he’s standing up on the rack with his feet as far apart as the little chap can manage. He is doing his best “I’m so huge I look like I have been riding a big horse, don’t mess with me” which is really funny because he’s the tiniest of all the budgies.

Get off your horse and drink your milk

Look into my eyes, look into my eyes, not around my eyes, you’re under!

3,2,1, you’re back in the room – give us a kiss. Penny for your thoughts Monty?

 

Missile one – GO GO GO GO! Ready missile two?

 

Snowy “I think I can see a bald spot”