New budgie owner in New Zealand

[redbeardnz]

Hi every one!

I have just last month taken ownership of 2 cheeky baby budgies.
Names were a nighmare to decide between me and my partner.

names we decided on was Lily (white) and Gladys (green) named after the flowers lily and gladioli 

I have always loved birds. i grew up from the age of 3 with an avery next door of about 50 birds (finchs, budgies, quail, lovebirds etc) and loved the chirps and squawks.

These 2 are a handful, super loud and very adventurous. Lily had within 1 week figured out how to get out of the cage by lifting the food/water doors (now pegged down) 

please ignore the yellow on Lilies face, i had just tried a new food with her, she loves it but it stains her a bit

[ffiscool]

Welcome. Not sure if we have other any New Zealanders, so extra welcome

Your buds are lovely. Lily is very clever. Look forward to more pictures

[Hezz]

Hi, and a warm welcome to yourself, Lily and Gladys. It sounds as though Lily is going to be keeping you on your toes.

[redbeardnz]

I have just tonight purchased them a new giant sized cage. it doesnt look that big, except i made the ladder and supersized it for them. its Dimensions: 820L x 460W x 1520H mm
gotta treat them like the spoilt princesses that they are.

[samwiseg]

Hi and welcome redbeardnz! And welcome Lily and Gladys!

Glad you found us, hope you enjoy being part of this nut bird house

[OP]

Welcome to the forum, I looked at your buds in the other thread. The new cage looks like what we call the Hamberley. A good strong resilient cage. If it is the same cage as what I have you may be as well making the little doors at the sides secure or else Lily might find a way to freedom. I notice you have the perches going longways across the cage, well mine love to fly across that space so I have the perches going back to front. Lovely looking buds. I bet you will have many hours of enjoyment with them.

[jellybean]

I was just about to same the same as OP about the perches. I have the same cage (Hamberley)
Welcome to the forum, Lily & Gladys are lovely 😉

[redbeardnz]

yea the perches arent ideal, i will sort them out in the workshop over the weekend.
I was itching to get them into something bigger.....now they look tiny.

[Deleted]

Welcome to the forum. I have one male budgie called Squawk. Your budgies are lovely

[OP]

Don't worry they will make use of the extra space.

[redbeardnz]

thanks for the warm welcome guys.
I plan on sticking around and learning lots (see; annoying everyone)

[jellybean]

When it comes to budgies there's always lots to learn 😀

[milliej]

Hi, welcome that cage looks the same as the one my two share, yes it's huge

[Hezz]

Instead of using the perches that come with the cage, see about sourcing some tree branches that are budgie safe. Without knowing what trees you might have available, you can search for budgie safe trees and find plenty of websites to guide you. Just make sure you cross-reference as not all sites will give the same info.