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@@GoldenNoodle6 I don’t know about lovebirds but budgies do not live/sleep in nests. They sleep on the highest perches to be safe from predators. I definitely don’t give our birds a nest because they will breed even though they shouldn’t. Budgies are very cold resistant but if lovebirds are tropical birds they might feel cold - I don’t know about that.

@@misty_blue Ok Thanks anyways

Thanks for the advice!

Aww, it means a lot to me to hear that 🥹 I want to make another video but I’m kind of in a dilemma. It’s been a very busy time full of change and I haven’t been able to make time for long videos. I need to see what I can do 🤔 It would make me very sad not to make long videos for Misty & Blue.

@@misty_blue dont worry, take your time

Yeah, some people use it. Some downsides could be that it’s quite costly and it can get messy.

They are such sweet, innocent creatures 🥰

Thanks for your kind words 😊 Bark chips sounds lovely too. I love the smell of wood 😊

Thanks for the advice 😋 I tend to forget about the gloves 😂

True! Sometimes it’s illness as well

Ours too 😂

Good point! In that sense budgies aren’t so loud.

Merci beaucoup! 😊

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I’m so glad to hear that! ☺️

Exactly 😂

Thanks ☺️🤗

Hm yeah, I can imagine that it gets quite messy with paper in an aviary. I think both orchid bark and coconut husk have potential. Most importantly, they should be high quality and not treated with chemicals. And I think it’s best when the pieces are not too small or stringy (I once had it that a bird’s wing got stuck in thread 😨 Thank God she’s fine though). Our birds were always playing with the wood chips in the aviary, so I noticed it was best when the pieces were medium/large size and they didn’t come with toxic elements. Hope you find a good alternative for your aviary! 😊

@@misty_blue That's really good advice. I'm striving to make things nicer. In my local store they sell apple wood and maple wood chips for kindling bbq advertising that they are non toxic and safe to use for cooking so I was thinking they would be fine for the budgies. Any thoughts?

That sounds like a good idea since it’s also considered safe for humans to cook with 😊 And apple and maple wood are both safe for budgies.

My pleasure! 😊 Hope your conure likes it!

@@misty_blue He loved it!💛

Great! 😊

That sounds scary 😯 I’m glad to hear your budgie is ok though! Maybe you can cover the gap somehow so your bird is safe 😊

Hmmm, sounds interesting 🧐 I suspect it’s that it tries to show some dominance because by nature it feels vulnerable so it wants to hide that by screaming. Like it’s warning you before and after that it’s stronger than it might look. At least, I’ve seen them do similar things where they try to dominate each other 😋

Thanks for the tip! 😊 I hadn’t thought about using plastic but it makes sense!

Glad to hear! 😊 It does make quite a difference because they tend to leave many unopened seeds at the bottom 😋

It might help if you give her more things to do, like foraging or chew toys or some cork wood to chew on. It can also help when you start training them daily so they become less nervous.

Glad to have amused you 🙂‍↕️

Thanks for the helpful advice! ☺️

Gladly done! 😁 I hope your budgies will have a lot of fun! 🥰

@@misty_blue oh and I don't have the string that you used to hang it do you know where to get some? The strings that you used for hanging and tightening

Thanks! That means a lot to me ☺️

No 😊

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Sounds a lot like our birds at first, especially the ones we got from a pet shop. They were not used to anything and very frightful. It got better when we got two budgies from a breeder that were more adventurous and our pet shop birds learned from them. What also helped was training/taming them. That made them a lot less scared. Have you tried wild grass or fresh herbs like basil or fennel? Ours also took a lot of time to try fresh foods. I just kept putting some on their cage every day until one day they finally tried it.

My pleasure 🤗

A couple of times per week should be ok :) Not too much, because too many greens can cause liquid droppings. And the more different plants, the better, so you can also give other herbs, vegetables, and grass. Dandelion is also very healthy for instance.

Thanks ​@@misty_blue

Thanks! 🙂 The recovery is going well 😁

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Yeah… 😅 They do that wherever we go 😂 It’s amazing what they can do with their little beaks 😋

There are three things that have worked for me: - Install a bath permanently so they can use it whenever they want - Hang wet greens in their cage. They will use the wet greens to wash themselves - Spray a mist spray near them. Some will like going into the mist spray because it’s like rain to them

I heard they can be a bit sensitive to cilantro, but I didn’t see issues with parsley and dill. I think when you offer them a diverse range of plants you can give a bit daily. You can also try wild grass, carrot greens, mint, and fennel for instance. If you do notice that their droppings become watery, you might wanna give them a rest day from greens :)

Thanks! ☺️ They were having a lot of fun in/with the carrot greens 😋

Yes they always enjoy the extra company :) And so do we! Thanks ☺️

Thanks! ☺️

I had a surgery a week ago so I wasn’t able to make any videos for Misty & Blue. But now we’re back and I can start again 😊

@@misty_blue oh that's the tough phase for you, take care👍😊

@@ajithkanna thanks ☺️

You might encourage them to breed before they’re ready for it. Which can cause them to have problems with forming eggs or their chicks might have health issues. Some budgies also abandon their chicks when they’re not ready for breeding.

@@misty_blue okie thank you for replying. I just got me 2 idk how old they’re

No problem :) What does the cere above their beaks look like? Sometimes you can estimate their age through that. And the first 9-12 months they usually have bigger eyes and then they get smaller.

@@misty_blue one cere is like a brownish tone one is like whitest blue. The eyes are kinda smallish

Brownish means that the female is in a breeding phase, so she's at least 8 months old I think :) Whitest blue is usually with younger males. When males reach adulthood, their cere will become a darker blue and in their breeding phase it's especially dark blue.

I’m not sure. But there is probably an online calculator that you can use for that :)

It sounds cute though ☺️ They can be very playful

That’s fennel we picked outside. Our birds absolutely love it 😋

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Mine go crazy for beetroot leaves

Oh I should try those one day! I heard they are very healthy 😊

Wow thanks! That means a lot to me ☺️

@@misty_blue I've been saving money to buy a budgie, and your videos are a great help

That’s great! 😊 Feel free to ask any questions if you have them

Thanks for your kind words! ☺️

Yeah, it's a heart warming moment to connect with our feathery friends 🥰