The ongoing sagas of Max

[ffiscool]

Max will trust you again I’m sure. Shame they don’t understand that you’re helping. I’ve had doxycycline. It’s one of the few that don’t disagree with me

Hopefully he’ll respond well.

Be good Max

[Marianne Marlow]

Hope you're right.

He seemed to take his meds okay this evening, wasn't too upset afterwards.

Aug 25, 2023 22:18:58 GMT ffiscool said:

Max will trust you again I’m sure. Shame they don’t understand that you’re helping. I’ve had doxycycline. It’s one of the few that don’t disagree with me

Hopefully he’ll respond well.

Be good Max

[criswell]

I'm glad he wasn't so upset this evening. He might have been more worried when you caught him this morning that he was going on another journey in the carrier and he's realised that medicine isn't so bad.

[ffiscool]

When I took him to Marianne Marlow I had the cage on the front seat and he had the side by me uncovered. He sat on the top perch nearest me. Most of the way I had a finger in the cage (automatic car), he held it mostly.


Bailey used to love the car. Sat up on highest perch talking.

[Hezz]

I keep seeing my name come up in this discussion. I can’t remember who it was originally who recommended a finch mix (how that differs from a “foreign finch” mix I don’t know) because of the lack of oats and larger mix of millets, but that mix from Haithes has a great variety of oil seeds - linseed, rapeseed, sesame and nijer seeds plus oats.
I’m sure that seed mixes have changed considerably over the last few years due to what is being grown around the world. I know mine has, a conversation I’ve been having with another budgie owner. I’m not so sure that I would recommend the finch mix if these are the sorts of mixes being offered, and I certainly would not recommend a wild bird seed mix for any pet bird. Unfortunately most brands will not give you any indication of the ratio of one seed to another.

This may give a bit more guidance as to which seeds are good and which are not:
www.omlet.co.uk/guide/budgies/budgie_food/food_list/#:~:text=Budgie%20Oily%20Seeds

[tweetiepiesmom]

How about canary seed mix - I thought I'd read it was recommended for budgies.

[Marianne Marlow]

This mornings dropping and this mornings Max.

[Marianne Marlow]

Hezz you recommended the finch mix on this thread ----> budgerigarsforum.proboards.com/post/261905/thread

BUT, at that time it only had canary seed and millet in it. So it's changed a lot since 2019.

[Marianne Marlow]

He's still just sitting about after having the meds. Must be awful for him

[ladybird]

Marianne can you offer him a bit of millet after his meds?

[Loz]

When I have had to administer antibiotics, my buds were usually subdued for at least a couple of hours afterwards. Antibiotics aren't nice to to some systems, be they budgie or human.

[ffiscool]

A/b prob make him feel a bit yech.

I just had a look at Haiths and there’s one called Genesis that doesn’t appear to have nijer seeds

[Marianne Marlow]

I did notice that one, but its also got a lot of stuff in it that they wont eat.

Reason I liked tip top was cos compared to budgie bravo it had less oats in it.


Panicum millet
Plain canary seed
Naked oats
Japanese millet
Sunflower heart chips
Yellow millet
Red millet
Safflower
Hemp seed
Linseed

Aug 26, 2023 11:15:09 GMT ffiscool said:

A/b prob make him feel a bit yech.

I just had a look at Haiths and there’s one called Genesis that doesn’t appear to have nijer seeds

[Marianne Marlow]

He wont come near me after I've medicated him, so I am just leaving him for a few hours and then talking to him as I walk past.

Aug 26, 2023 8:52:48 GMT ladybird said:

Marianne can you offer him a bit of millet after his meds?

[Marianne Marlow]

Yes, that's just what he's like.

But he's currently sitting on a swing singing along to "It's a kinda magic" on the radio.

Aug 26, 2023 9:03:54 GMT @loz said:

When I have had to administer antibiotics, my buds were usually subdued for at least a couple of hours afterwards. Antibiotics aren't nice to to some systems, be they budgie or human.