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robert
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Post by robert on Jun 19, 2012 6:53:30 GMT
PJ has been freaking me out the last few days because every now and then he does a shiver which is so fast that he buzzes.
I know the shiver I've seen up till now, when they puff up and then shiver to get their feathers in line I'm guessing and the one after a bath. This shiver is like 3 times that speed, actually makes a buzzing sound for a split second.
He's perfectly normal so I'm not worried about his health but is this normal? An age thing? He's coming up on one year.
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Post by stace on Jun 19, 2012 6:59:30 GMT
You mean, like a fly? To be honest, I haven't come across that or, at least, noticed it. It sounds like a quirk of the bird to me, though.
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Jun 19, 2012 7:25:36 GMT
Maybe he is getting stronger  |
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Post by sarah*glittergirl2212 on Jun 19, 2012 11:40:58 GMT
Is he holding his wings away from his body when he does it? I'm wondering if he is hot and fanning his body which they do but I've never heard a buzzing sound though......
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May 19, 2024 15:59:03 GMT
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Post by robert on Jun 19, 2012 11:48:08 GMT
Nope, he's not over heated. It's just like that little shiver/wiggle thing they do after a bath but it's so fast that the feathers make buzz sound instead of a ruffle sound, like he's a little cell phone on manner mode, actually pretty cool. It could be that he's stronger now with age. He's starting to do all kinds of things like flying with more sound and power than is needed. I think he's trying to show off.
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Post by sarah*glittergirl2212 on Jun 19, 2012 11:49:37 GMT
Wow, can you video it?
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May 19, 2024 15:59:03 GMT
robert
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Post by robert on Jun 19, 2012 13:06:52 GMT
I'll try, only seen him do it twice so far.
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Post by samwiseg on Jun 20, 2012 7:04:14 GMT
That would be cool to get video of him doing that |
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Jun 20, 2012 10:48:54 GMT
My holly does something thats sounds like what you're describing, i have a video on my laptop, i will post it for you in an hour or so |
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Jun 20, 2012 20:12:06 GMT
Okay finally had a chance to come on my laptop. One of budgies, Holly does this ruffling thing when she is out of the cage. She does it an awful lot and I've worked out its because she is excited. None of my other budgies do this, other than the odd rearranging of feathers.
Is it anything like this?
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Post by stace on Jun 21, 2012 1:02:51 GMT
Holly is so sweet. Can she fly with that bung wing?
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Jun 21, 2012 7:15:38 GMT
Holly is so sweet. Can she fly with that bung wing? nope I'm afraid not. I got her last December from a woman who was rehoming her because she was too noisy for their daughter.  They couldn't tell me anything about her wing so i don't know how she got it, they thought she couldn't fly because she had been clipped. She hadn't been clipped. |
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Jun 21, 2012 9:33:34 GMT
Always fun to watch Holly |
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May 19, 2024 15:59:03 GMT
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Post by robert on Jun 21, 2012 11:29:21 GMT
Yup that's what he does sometimes but because of the shape of the feathers the sound is a little different.
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Jun 21, 2012 11:31:24 GMT
Yup that's what he does sometimes but because of the shape of the feathers the sound is a little different. Personally I wouldn't worry about it then As long as he is eating, drinking, and acting normal then he sounds fine to me |
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They couldn't tell me anything about her wing so i don't know how she got it, they thought she couldn't fly because she had been clipped. She hadn't been clipped.