Muse Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 We got our delivery yesterday (Friday 12/5) of the two 5'x7' Centurion walk-in cages with 1/2" bar spacing. They will be combined to make a 5'x13' flight for the ever-growing budgie population. So far we have a flock of 24 from the hoarding situation in VA, a flock of 8 surrendered locally - of which we lost one who had been battling with a macrohabdus (aka megabacteria, aka Avian Gastric Yeast) infection for a couple months now. Then we took in three more together, then another solo budgie. We also have one on the way from VA whose owner passed away suddenly and the family member taking care of her affairs was going to put him down because he didn't want him. And with the one we took in first, that makes a grand total of 37 budgies! We have to lay down some kind of substrate on the floor as there is carpet (yuck!) in that room right now. Once that is done, we can put the cages together (hopefully in a day) and the little birds will be FLYING! Yay! Hubby is counting on his bonus this year to pay for screening in the porch for outdoor flights. Progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffNOK Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Glad to hear things are progressing. Would love to see some pics of your rescues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robopetz Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Thank you for taking taking care of all of them. And, yes! Pics are always welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 Jack - a mitred conure who was abused, either throw against something or hit with something with enough force to shatter his right femur and rupture his right eye. He has a little trouble getting around, and cannot hold food in his foot while he eats so treats have to be held for him. He's very sweet. His favorite things to say are "Gimme kiss" and "love you" usually in between nips, lol. Very gentle nips, though. This is one of the cockatiels. We believe he's older, at least he looks it. No name yet, as he's not been 'virtually adopted' (sponsored). Budgies. LOTS of budgies. Rasa - he came to us from a woman who was considered just having him euthanized because he viciously attacked her, flying at her face. I convinced her that he'd be fine here and he has been. He's fallen in love with our baby girl, Megan, who is a Grey. Love truly is colorblind. I bought the substrate tonight and tomorrow will work on putting it down and maybe even get brave enough to crack open the pallet of cage parts. I am here by myself this week, so we will see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 The male of a pair of parrotlets. They are such shy little things. The normal grey 'tiel. He also has not been 'virtually adopted' yet so he has no name. Ariel - a Fischer's Lovebird. She's in love with my husband. Anna, one of our special girls. She was evidently "born that way" according to the former owner. Despite having only part of a beak, she eats well and is very healthy. Snowflake, RIP 12/01/14 - she battled a macrohabdus (aka Avian Gastric Yeast, formerly called "megabacteria") infection for a couple of months before it finally got the best of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robopetz Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Great Pics! They definitely look happy and well cared for. Great job and keep what your doing for these wonderful birds. I wish I had the time and space to have a rescue. Hawaii does not have one here at all. There is one but its on another island, Oahu has none at all. They stay on craigslist till they are sold or if not sold then who knows what happens to them =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Looking good, the budgies are like a pastel rainbow of birds they have such a grand time interacting and fly so very well. at the Sanctuary I volunteer at we have the Tiels and keets together in an aviary that is about 15' by 6' outside by the pond under a willow tree.Always busy birds chattering and playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana600 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 It's a blessing for all these little birds to have a loving home and the care you provide. It's tough to think where they would be without you. I wish I could help put your cages together. It's going to be wonderful to see these sweet birds happily flying and enjoying the haven you are creating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 UPDATE: Video of the ribbon cutting held on Christmas eve: Lots of little flying wings and happy budgies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRSeedBurners Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Those are some lucky little miniature buzzards. I had the same bead curtain for a couple days and it kept falling apart so we sent it back for refund. I found a steel bead curtain that we never ended up ordering because the wife is now hell-bent on getting me my welder and enclosing our whole back yard in netting (another exhausting job for me). I thought of your little budgies the other day in Petsmart/Petco (can't remember which one). I went to their little budgie enclosure and found one had his leg locked in the door. He was struggling and no telling how long he'd been there. So I raised hell and got immediate reaction and let my wife handle the details as I was so goddamned mad. They wouldn't let her take him to the vet and promised to take him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdhouse Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 The spectrum of new hope & possibilities; so many beautiful bright colors. And the Littles are going to be so happy in that awesome aviary. This thing just keeps getting better & better. Great job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Those are some lucky little miniature buzzards. I had the same bead curtain for a couple days and it kept falling apart so we sent it back for refund. I found a steel bead curtain that we never ended up ordering because the wife is now hell-bent on getting me my welder and enclosing our whole back yard in netting (another exhausting job for me). I thought of your little budgies the other day in Petsmart/Petco (can't remember which one). I went to their little budgie enclosure and found one had his leg locked in the door. He was struggling and no telling how long he'd been there. So I raised hell and got immediate reaction and let my wife handle the details as I was so goddamned mad. They wouldn't let her take him to the vet and promised to take him. Yeah, they often do not vet them, because of the low profit margin. This is why I boycott stores that sell live animals. Petco was caught years ago putting sick or injured small animals in a freezer to kill them rather than treating them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 For anyone who would like to take a peek and see what happy little rescued budgies look like when they are flying around in a 7' x 9' aviary: http://mardensark.camstreams.com/ The picture is tiny, and not the greatest but the streaming service is free, which is what we can afford right now. At least folks can get a peek at the happy little birds. The cameras were my Christmas present this year (one in there - online and another not online for me to use to watch the 'bird room' and a third will be installed in the play room but it must be housed in a bird-proof enclosure). The camera is pretty cool. It has a mic and speaker, so I can hear (audio is not broadcast - sorry! we just don't have the bandwidth) and actually talk to the birds from my office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywings Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Sweet! poor little guy that had his leg caught in the door hope they did treat him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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