|
Post by barrieshutt on Jul 29, 2012 17:31:06 GMT
Before buying my new feathered friends would it be necessary to have a little 'first aid kit'? Hopefuly of course I won't ever need one. For anyone with a budgerigar be prepared for a bleed , cornflour or a blob of vaseline will stop the bleed, also have a tub of guardian angel at hand , it can save a sick bird from discomfort.
|
|
Aug 12, 2012 2:01:04 GMT
wendy
Brand New Budgie
Posts: 1
|
Post by wendy on Aug 12, 2012 2:13:40 GMT
hi i am hand rearing 2 baby budgies thay are 6 weeks old and for some reason thay have started to lose their feathers really bad please have u got any idear what it could b thay are bothe in cages as thay are eatting fruit and shell seed thnks
|
|
|
Post by BudgiesBuddy on Aug 12, 2012 7:30:43 GMT
Hi and welcome Post some pictures of your chicks.
|
|
|
Post by barrieshutt on Aug 12, 2012 10:39:47 GMT
hi i am hand rearing 2 baby budgies thay are 6 weeks old and for some reason thay have started to lose their feathers really bad please have u got any idear what it could b thay are bothe in cages as thay are eatting fruit and shell seed thnks it sounds very much like stress wendy due to not having the parental feeding and bonding................they will in most cases regrow in time.
|
|
Aug 23, 2012 15:01:50 GMT
sarafigal
Brand New Budgie
Posts: 2
|
Post by sarafigal on Aug 23, 2012 15:18:13 GMT
I recently inherited three budgies: a mother (about 14?) and her twins, a brother and sister (about 7). They've adapted well, are singing and playing in their big cage, and seem find both the new humans and the dogs interesting. They are NOT tame, though--they never were finger-tamed, and these three never lived out of their cages. I'd like to add one or two that could be finger tamed, and ultimately let them out and about... Will this be possible in the one large cage?
|
|
|
Post by barrieshutt on Aug 23, 2012 15:22:03 GMT
I recently inherited three budgies: a mother (about 14?) and her twins, a brother and sister (about 7). They've adapted well, are singing and playing in their big cage, and seem find both the new humans and the dogs interesting. They are NOT tame, though--they never were finger-tamed, and these three never lived out of their cages. I'd like to add one or two that could be finger tamed, and ultimately let them out and about... Will this be possible in the one large cage? This would be possible but a better option would be to house the newbys in a seperate cage until they are finger tamed and free flying.
|
|
Aug 23, 2012 15:01:50 GMT
sarafigal
Brand New Budgie
Posts: 2
|
Post by sarafigal on Aug 23, 2012 15:42:05 GMT
The cage I inherited is really big--it could hold a nice little flock. How difficult is it to introduce new birds to an existing trio?
|
|
|
Post by barrieshutt on Aug 23, 2012 17:51:32 GMT
The cage I inherited is really big--it could hold a nice little flock. How difficult is it to introduce new birds to an existing trio? the only difficult part will be trying to tame them
|
|
Jul 11, 2012 8:17:03 GMT
Donna Lee
Normal Green
Posts: 457
|
Post by Donna Lee on Aug 31, 2012 10:03:08 GMT
Thank you for this thread, Barrie! It's great to read some of these little tips.
|
|
|
Post by barrieshutt on Aug 31, 2012 10:05:22 GMT
Thank you for this thread, Barrie! It's great to read some of these little tips. we are here to help Donna
|
|
|
Post by barrieshutt on Aug 31, 2012 10:06:27 GMT
Slug update ;
Slugs, Mites and More
Slugs & DE
Have you spotted the snail trail in your birdroom, if yes take action. The slugs will be in your feeders chomping away at the millet seeds during the dark hours. They are disease carriers that may kill our birds when they eat through the snail trail to reach clean seed. Can we win against slugs?
Slugs are hermaphrodites having both male and female organs and all can lay eggs. Each slug will lay about 300 eggs in batches of 10-50, in warm weather these will hatch in ten days. In an average size garden there will be up to 15,000 slugs, most of which will be crawling about under darkness. It appears to be a no win contest in man’s fight to eradicate them. What will help? 1. Slugs avoid crawling over anything dry, dusty or scratchy, such as lime, diatomaceous earth, cinders, coarse sawdust, gravel or sand. These make great barriers to keep out slugs.
2. Epson Salts sprinkled on the soil will help deter slugs and also help prevent Magnesium deficiency in your plants. 3. Vinegar, a good ingredient for slug sprays and removing slug slime.
4. Spread salt around your plants. Salt dries them out so they won’t go near it. 5. When you find a slime trail, destroy the track so other slugs do not follow, try spraying WD40 on the slugs trail, this works as the slug cannot slide without a grip beneath it. They will follow each other’s trail so the more we destroy the better. There are certain plants that slugs hate like the strong smell of mint, chives, garlic, geraniums, foxgloves and fennel. Plant them around the edge of your garden to keep them out. These plants also discourage Japanese beetles.
6. Put Copper of foil barriers around plants that the slugs are eating. When the slugs cross them they are given a small shock. This also works for snails. 7. If you are find slugs in your potted plants, put petroleum jelly around the base and tops of your plant containers and watch them slip and slide. 8. Fill a shallow bowl with beer and wait overnight. The slugs love it. Dispose of the slugged brew by adding it to your comport.
9. Another slug formula: 1 part ammonia to 3 parts of water. One squirt on the slugs is all you need. 12. After eating your 1/2 grapefruit for breakfast, put it into your garden to make slug trap. Turn upside down after putting a small hole or two on the side for slugs to enter. They adore grapefruit and the slugs will gather there to eat the grapefruit and leave your plants alone. Collect the grapefruit and put into the compost bin.
There’s probably no need to tell you what they look like. Their silvery trails will tell you where they came from and where they went to after lunching on leaves of numerous garden plants, including juicy Hosta’s.
In the last couple of years, a new product has been released into the market that is receiving rave reviews from organic gardeners. Baits made from iron phosphate have been found to decrease slug populations without harming birds, small pets or humans. Scientists are still not sure exactly how these elements affect slugs but figure that they inhibit the slug from feeding anymore. The baits are sold commercially under the name Sluggo.
Certain plants will also repel slugs. Ginger, garlic, mint, chives, red lettuce, red cabbage, sage, sunflower, fennel, foxglove, mint, chicory & endive seem to be less prone to slug attack. Plant them around the perimeter of your garden to keep them from infiltrating. One of the most effective barriers, however, seems to be copper tape, as it works wet or dry. When slugs and snails make contact with the copper, there is a toxic reaction, similar to an electric shock, which repels them. The minimum width for the copper barriers needs to be at least two inches; slug barriers sold in nurseries are often smaller and should be doubled or tripled when installed. What will help in my opinion is Diatomaceous Earth. Diatomaceous Earth (DE) is the remains of microscopic one-celled plant(phytoplankton) called diatoms that lived in the oceans and lakes that once covered the western part of the US and other parts of the world. These deposits are mined from underwater beds or from ancient dried lake bottoms. Diatomaceous Earth has many uses. DE is almost pure silica , under a microscope it looks like shards of glass, if an insect with exoskeleton gets DE on them they die as it puncture’s the body , the insect dehydrates and dies, this applies also to slugs. DE kills all bugs; the farmers use it in their grain stores to kill off all the grain beetles, if the farmers use it then our birdseed seed growers must also use it. For it to work it must be kept dry , I have a barrier just inside my birdroom door as I once discovered that slugs were crawling into the birdroom at night. Many people today eat a quarter cup a day mixed into a juice as a detox, do always buy food grade DE if you plan to eat it . Farmers feed it to their animals as a wormer; it is used as a filter medium in swimming pools, a fulling agent in paper, paints, soaps, ceramics and some detergents.
DE is a flea control, kills ants, bed bugs, slugs, mites and worms to name a few.
Application. I apply it using a puffer, an empty washed out washing up liquid bottle would also work, just puff gently into all areas of the birdroom and cages , do wear a mask when using DE.
©2006 barrieshuttbudgerigars S3872.
|
|
|
Post by Shirls on Sept 3, 2012 5:59:51 GMT
What a brilliant piece of information Barrie. So helpful to all us gardeners as well. Thank you very much for that.
|
|
|
Post by barrieshutt on Sept 3, 2012 7:40:09 GMT
What a brilliant piece of information Barrie. So helpful to all us gardeners as well. Thank you very much for that.
|
|
Jul 11, 2012 8:17:03 GMT
Donna Lee
Normal Green
Posts: 457
|
Post by Donna Lee on Sept 3, 2012 16:02:22 GMT
Now I know how to get revenge on all those damn slugs that killed my vegetable patch! Thank, Barrie!
|
|
Nov 8, 2011 20:55:22 GMT
suejr69
Cruising Cobalt
Posts: 697
|
Post by suejr69 on Sept 5, 2012 11:17:59 GMT
Thats some great information barrie.i have a slug visiting my quails cage that is in the birdroom on the floor but seperate from my budgies.you can see its slim trail all around the quails cage.i think its coming in through the bottom of the birdrooms door.i am now at war with the slimey horrible things. sue
|
|