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Post by criswell on Oct 3, 2023 21:10:10 GMT
I'm glad Indie is OK and that it's nothing serious. I can confirm that he has been doing too much flirting. Gwen had to feed herself today but didn't seem to mind. They called for him this morning but then got on with their day.
I'm sure Indie will be back to his lovely self in no time. We'll have a think about what to do with regard to quarantine.
Were Pippin, Yuki and Indie pleased to see each other?
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Post by Ira on Oct 3, 2023 21:21:40 GMT
I think so. They were certainly screeching back and forth this morning.
Indie and Yuki did a lot of mad flying about.
Pippin was more blasé, but he and Indie have never been as close.
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Post by ariella on Oct 3, 2023 22:10:39 GMT
Glad that Indie has a treatable diagnosis. Hope he takes his meds like a good boy!
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Post by Ira on Oct 4, 2023 5:42:36 GMT
He's not cooperative at all. And because there's a lot of medicine to give it's not as easy to make it obvious that once he takes it it's over.
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Post by criswell on Oct 4, 2023 23:07:41 GMT
I'm glad they were pleased to see each other. I hope Indie wasn't too difficult about taking his medicine today. Is it once or twice a day?
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Post by Ira on Oct 5, 2023 5:13:45 GMT
Twice a day for both. It's definitely a 5 minute job rather than a 30 second one.
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Post by criswell on Oct 5, 2023 6:37:22 GMT
Poor lad. No wonder he isn't too happy about it. Not too many days to go though.
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Post by Ira on Oct 5, 2023 6:46:31 GMT
No. One of them finishes after tonight. So then it's just the big one. Managed to get both in his beak pretty quick this morning so he didn't end up looking bedraggled.
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Post by criswell on Oct 13, 2023 15:46:18 GMT
I think that you all know that Dexter is getting two friends rather than one thanks to Ira and Anthony very kindly letting Aster stay with us. Four weeks quarantine finishes on Wednesday 18th, but we might wait until the Saturday 21st for any introductions. We're not sure how Dexter will react to new friends, but it's quite likely that he will be super exicited and very in the face of a new budgie. He might also think that the arrival of 2 budgies was a take over, so after discussing it with Ira we've decided to introduce Dexter and Aster first. Aster is much less forward than Rito and probably wouldn't get a look if Rito came downstairs at the same time. So we'll let Dexter and Aster get to know each other for a few days and give Dexter a chance to calm down a little bit before he meets Rito. Rito, like Dexter, can be quite full on, so hopefully their meeting will be a bit calmer if Dexter has got over his intial excitement.
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Post by Loz on Oct 13, 2023 16:04:30 GMT
I think that you all know that Dexter is getting two friends rather than one thanks to Ira and Anthony very kindly letting Aster stay with us. Four weeks quarantine finishes on Wednesday 18th, but we might wait until the Saturday 21st for any introductions. We're not sure how Dexter will react to new friends, but it's quite likely that he will be super exicited and very in the face of a new budgie. He might also think that the arrival of 2 budgies was a take over, so after discussing it with Ira we've decided to introduce Dexter and Aster first. Aster is much less forward than Rito and probably wouldn't get a look if Rito came downstairs at the same time. So we'll let Dexter and Aster get to know each other for a few days and give Dexter a chance to calm down a little bit before he meets Rito. Rito, like Dexter, can be quite full on, so hopefully their meeting will be a bit calmer if Dexter has got over his intial excitement. Very exciting time ahead Sounds like a good plan. I wonder whether things will work out the way you plan them though. After all, we are talking about Ira's budgies here - I have some experience in these matters.
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Post by Ira on Oct 13, 2023 17:43:03 GMT
I corrupt them terribly.
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Post by ariella on Oct 13, 2023 18:13:43 GMT
Looking forward to hearing how the first of the introductions goes. The quarantine period seems to have whizzed past! Really hope Dexter and Aster quickly become friends.
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Post by Ira on Oct 13, 2023 18:23:59 GMT
It's been a busy time! With all the comings and goings. If you need help wrangling them, criswell, let me know. Those two have always been the hardest to catch of the bunch.
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Post by criswell on Oct 13, 2023 21:46:36 GMT
Thanks Ira I will do. We may well need your help. It's a big cage to try and catch a budgie in! loz I more concerned about Dexter being the spanner in the works. I'm assuming he will be pleased to see some budgies but he may have other ideas. All of Ira's budgies have been really well behaved since they've been here. At some point I will have to start thinking of Aster and Rito as my budgies. Maybe when they move downstairs That still doesn't feel quite real.
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Post by Loz on Oct 13, 2023 22:00:58 GMT
Thanks Ira I will do. We may well need your help. It's a big cage to try and catch a budgie in! loz I more concerned about Dexter being the spanner in the works. I'm assuming he will be pleased to see some budgies but he may have other ideas. All of Ira 's budgies have been really well behaved since they've been here. At some point I will have to start thinking of Aster and Rito as my budgies. Maybe when they move downstairs That still doesn't feel quite real. When Boba & Smudge are pulling the tails of the boys or performing other acts of thuggery and mayhem, they are Ira's budgies again (briefly) Quarantine is a strange time of budgie stewardship for me, it always feels weird. Once the new buds have joined the Flock, things seem much more natural. The exception to this was with Berek & Loric - they were their own little Flock and were always in their element, even during quarantine.
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