Mar 4, 2015 20:25:46 GMT
budgieben
Brand New Budgie
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Post by budgieben on Mar 8, 2015 17:41:54 GMT
Hi all, I stopped on my way home from crews hill today (Have to say the bird shops there are not great) and picked up a couple of fallen branches from what i believe to be a weeping willow tree. Can anyone confirm that i have correctly identified the tree?   Can i just put them straight in and how do you secure them? (wedged in the cage wire?) |
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Post by OP on Mar 8, 2015 17:44:46 GMT
Wait for the more experienced. But please don't put them straight in the cage. They need treating first.
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Post by skysmum on Mar 8, 2015 21:15:29 GMT
Yes definitely a weeping willow, they LOVE it and its very good for them  . |
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Post by jellybean on Mar 8, 2015 21:47:02 GMT
I asked the same question budgieben, about Willow, the advice I was given was to, scrub them well, then soak in boiling water, then to dry them off, put them in the oven at 250 degrees for about an hour, depending on thickness, this will help to kill off any bugs, larger branches can be dried on top of a radiator. I suppose you could wedge them between the cage bars, or you could use stainless steel fittings, this is a link to a company that sells them, they also have, budgie toys, swings, etc, all made from natural wood, lots of people on the forum use them including myself:- www.naturalbirdco.co.uk/ourshop/cat_539765-Stainless-Steel.html. Hope this helps. |
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Post by skysmum on Mar 8, 2015 21:58:31 GMT
Sorry i didn't see the "can i put them straight in" bit. As jellybean has said with the cleaning and drying |
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Post by jellybean on Mar 8, 2015 22:05:48 GMT
It was all thanks to you that I knew it skysmum  |
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Post by skysmum on Mar 8, 2015 22:24:59 GMT
Its good to share |
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Post by samwiseg on Mar 9, 2015 8:13:48 GMT
Yes Willow is great for budgies and has naturally occurring apsprin in it too |
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Mar 4, 2015 20:25:46 GMT
budgieben
Brand New Budgie
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Post by budgieben on Mar 9, 2015 8:17:11 GMT
Good news. I'll get scrubbing and put them in the oven. Thanks for the info
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Mar 4, 2015 20:25:46 GMT
budgieben
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Post by budgieben on Mar 9, 2015 16:19:29 GMT
All scrubbed and cooked and in the cage. Showing little interest so far but he is still very quiet anyway. Is that normal for day 2?
I have begun hand taming today and he has sat on my fingers for a few seconds and is happy to step onto a small perch that i have and let me move him round the cage
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Post by OP on Mar 9, 2015 16:27:11 GMT
It is fantastic that he will sit on your fingers and the perch. Keep doing that and he will be OK with you in no time.
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Mar 4, 2015 20:25:46 GMT
budgieben
Brand New Budgie
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Post by budgieben on Mar 9, 2015 17:00:39 GMT
I am really pleased with that. He is very quiet though. He is eating well but spends a lot of time just sitting on a perch. I am sure it's normal for a new bird though right?
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Post by OP on Mar 9, 2015 17:11:16 GMT
I have two boys one sits on the perch most of the day. the other is jumping all over the cage. So yes sometimes it is normal. If he is sleeping a lot then I would say not normal. We need the more experienced members to tell you more.
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Post by suesbird on Mar 9, 2015 17:11:33 GMT
Make the most of the quiet time because it does not last. If Jo quiet I put youtube on and budgies chirping and singing and Jo starts tweeting away (sorry chirping her little toes can't manage the keys on the Ipad yet to start tweeting). I tweeted once, I have an account but for the life of me I don't know where the tweet went, I never found it  |
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Mar 4, 2015 20:25:46 GMT
budgieben
Brand New Budgie
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Post by budgieben on Mar 9, 2015 17:41:40 GMT
Ha that's funny. I started watching budgie videos on YouTube earlier and it woke scullys up. He was furiously chirping in reply
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