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Post by brian1 on Mar 28, 2012 16:28:43 GMT
Just wondered how many of you put your cages outside, you would need to have a shaded area so your budgies can go in and out of the sun and get that vitamin "D," if you haven't got a garden you can hang the cage on a wall and partially cover the cage, so get your budgie sun glasses out and get 'em outside........... ;D
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 28, 2012 18:14:20 GMT
No way to do so here. It's too hot most of the year and also there are mosquitoes etc. My birds are so used to A/C
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Post by brian1 on Mar 28, 2012 18:22:51 GMT
No way to do so here. It's too hot most of the year and also there are mosquitoes etc. My birds are so used to A/C HI BB, I actually thought it would be too hot there and where Hezz is, although I don't think Hezz has A/C...........what about others..........
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Mar 28, 2012 19:03:05 GMT
I take the budgies outside in a smaller cage when its nice weather. I put up a big parasol we have in the garden to give them shade. I need to point out that you should never leave your budgies outside unattended. Many accidents happen, such as cats coming into the garden or even other birds. The shock alone can kill a budgie. Also I have read stories where a big gust of wind has blown a cage over and the budgie has escaped. Spring and summer are the times when I hear of budgies escaping through open windows, open doors, and from cages outside. Sorry to hijack your thread Brian
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Post by Hezz on Mar 29, 2012 2:16:20 GMT
No way to do so here. It's too hot most of the year and also there are mosquitoes etc. My birds are so used to A/C HI BB, I actually thought it would be too hot there and where Hezz is, although I don't think Hezz has A/C...........what about others.......... Hi Brian. My birds are outside all night but during the day they tend to avoid the sun as it is too relentless. I have tried getting them into to sun a bit with the cage part-sunny and part-shaded. They stick to the shady side. Because we are so humid, we don't get the very high temps like BB does. We personally don't have A/C but ceiling fans - the next budgie-killer after open doors and windows. Our windows are never closed - it never gets cold enough, but because of the mosquitoes and other insects we have insect screens on every window and door. So budgies are reasonably safe. Except where horrible hens have nibbled holes . Everyone has to be aware of where the birds are before turning on a fan. My husband is the worst - just doesn't check - the boys are pretty good. And I, of course, would never make that mistake! I should add, in the middle of winter, when we do have a cold spell, it doesn't even occur to us to shut windows! We rug up, and when we are still cold, and the wind is whistling in, then it might occur to us we would be warmer with a window closed.
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Post by stace on Mar 29, 2012 2:28:33 GMT
I give my bird some sunlight as often as I can - maybe four days a week on average. His cage has this big kind of bamboo hat on the top, so it's always dappled sunlight. He sits out with me or us at breakfast time for about 30 mins weekdays or an hour in the weekends while we eat and read the morning papers.
Regular sunlight is really important for keeping their immune system strong.
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Post by barrieshutt on Mar 29, 2012 4:20:24 GMT
Regular sunlight is really important for keeping their immune system strong. Quote Stace
and for us also Stace , there are D3 supplements on the market place
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Post by stace on Mar 29, 2012 4:36:08 GMT
Regular sunlight is really important for keeping their immune system strong. Quote Stace and for us also Stace , there are D3 supplements on the market place Living in Sydney, it's really easy for me to provide sunlight the natural way. I realise it's not the same for others. Plus, my bird really seems to like spending a bit of time outside. And I'm always there to make sure he's safe. Even so, there's been a spate of people with Vit D deficits in Sydney recently, because of the unseasonably dark and wet summer we've had.
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Post by Hezz on Mar 29, 2012 9:51:41 GMT
Vit D deficiency has actually been on the increase for a while because of the whole "keep out of the sun, cover up, sunshine will kill you" mantra that has been shoved down our necks for the last couple of decades. Yes, I live in the skin-cancer capital of the world (Queensland), and yes the kids should wear hats when they play sport, and yes a tan can be dangerous ............. but the other extreme is dangerous as well. Part of the reason I add Vit D to my birds' seed.
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Post by samwiseg on Mar 29, 2012 12:27:23 GMT
I take the budgies outside in a smaller cage when its nice weather. I put up a big parasol we have in the garden to give them shade. I need to point out that you should never leave your budgies outside unattended. Many accidents happen, such as cats coming into the garden or even other birds. The shock alone can kill a budgie. Also I have read stories where a big gust of wind has blown a cage over and the budgie has escaped. Spring and summer are the times when I hear of budgies escaping through open windows, open doors, and from cages outside. Sorry to hijack your thread Brian I have heard of that too, you have to be so careful don't you?
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Mar 29, 2012 12:34:38 GMT
A fortnight back we were advised by the orthopedic to spend 30 minutes in sun everyday and I was like, in such heat
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Post by brian1 on Mar 29, 2012 15:42:44 GMT
Very interesting reading from all, and a lot of good advice.......
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Post by samwiseg on Mar 29, 2012 15:49:00 GMT
I think it must be like everything really, as long as it within moderation and as long as you don't leave your birds unattended. Isn't there also a case though as the variety of English budgie is so far removed from the original Australian one it wouldn't cope with excessive amounts of sun? Afterall, breeding would "outbreed" natural genetic things? Food for thought
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Post by brian1 on Mar 29, 2012 16:36:02 GMT
I think it must be like everything really, as long as it within moderation and as long as you don't leave your birds unattended. Isn't there also a case though as the variety of English budgie is so far removed from the original Australian one it wouldn't cope with excessive amounts of sun? Afterall, breeding would "outbreed" natural genetic things? Food for thought With all this glorious weather mine have been out in the flight a lot but do flit in and out of the sun, they absolutely love it..........but seem to know when to go in............
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Post by MattJ on Mar 29, 2012 16:49:20 GMT
Another thing to be careful, is the cage clipped on to the base properly! Carrying Puck's cage to the car (without him in it) by the handle and the base fell off it, if he was in it he'd have been gone for sure! The clips had just worn out over time, now if carrying him in it I'll hold it by the base instead
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