12/31/10
12/25/10
Toy Rearrangement
It's important to change around your birds cage to stimulate their little minds. Having the same old toys everyday gets boring for them and leads to behavioral issues. I reassemble old toys and rotate them around and in and out of the cage at least every 2 weeks. The budgies hit it off big this Christmas... I made them a whole slew of new toys from their old ones, and even bought a new one! I'd say they have enough in there.It looks crowded in this picture, but they do have free space in the back of the cage, it's longer than it is wide in front.
Right above the wicker wreath there's a string of dried oranges- they've barely touched these and I doubt I'll try that again. It takes forever to dry fruit!
12/20/10
Lentil Mash Recipe
This is one of the mash's that my birds are currently eating.
Ingredients:
-Cooked Lentils
-Fresh Broccoli
-Frozen Carrots
-Frozen Corn
Directions:
Cook lentils thoroughly- according to package directions *DO NOT add any thing else to lentils, no spices or salt or oils
Strain lentils and rinse with cold water until cooled
Add lentils, broccoli, carrots, and corn to food processor.
Chop them all up together, to the size of small pebbles
Freeze excess for the rest of the week in ice cube trays! Once it's frozen dump lentil veggie mash cubes into plastic bag or other storage container. Take one out and defrost for A FEW seconds in microwave in safe dish- and feed to hungry budgies!
Ingredients:
-Cooked Lentils
-Fresh Broccoli
-Frozen Carrots
-Frozen Corn
Directions:
Cook lentils thoroughly- according to package directions *DO NOT add any thing else to lentils, no spices or salt or oils
Strain lentils and rinse with cold water until cooled
Add lentils, broccoli, carrots, and corn to food processor.
Chop them all up together, to the size of small pebbles
Freeze excess for the rest of the week in ice cube trays! Once it's frozen dump lentil veggie mash cubes into plastic bag or other storage container. Take one out and defrost for A FEW seconds in microwave in safe dish- and feed to hungry budgies!
12/18/10
Drs Foster and Smith
I love this place. It's a great site to shop for your birds, they send out catalogs too!
How cute is that?! Probably easy to make, too.
How cute is that?! Probably easy to make, too.
12/16/10
One of the best budgie forums around
Talkbudgies is one of the best budgie forums I've found yet. It's always good to know a good forum that you can run to with questions in a time of uncertainty/emergency.
If you have budgies or want to have them, check this place out.
Budgies Rock
They sure do. No wonder these little birds are one of the most popular pets around the world. Budgies or parakeets are small hook billed parrots that make excellent pets if provided proper care and attention.
Throughout my life I've come to love these little guys. I got my first when I was 9 years old, I've had one, if not two, ever since. And now I'm thinking about getting a third... thinking about it, for now. They are like my children, and I spoil them as such. I let them out of their toy covered cage every evening and let them hang out by the window on their play gym.
Then it occurred to me, there aren't enough budgie loving blogs out there! So I'll attempt to create one.
Throughout my life I've come to love these little guys. I got my first when I was 9 years old, I've had one, if not two, ever since. And now I'm thinking about getting a third... thinking about it, for now. They are like my children, and I spoil them as such. I let them out of their toy covered cage every evening and let them hang out by the window on their play gym.
Then it occurred to me, there aren't enough budgie loving blogs out there! So I'll attempt to create one.
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