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Post by bubbles on Jan 7, 2006 8:06:45 GMT 7
I have a baby budgie whos just fledged and he thinks hes a quail he follows the quails he sleeps under the log with the quails and eats quail food... i dont know what to do except watch...its pretty cute.. has anyone else had this happen?
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Post by Amanda on Jan 7, 2006 9:46:59 GMT 7
Ummmm.....No  but it does sound cute  all my budgies ever wanted to do was rip the quails head open and mate her |
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Post by bubbles on Jan 8, 2006 7:13:01 GMT 7
lol it is cute and because the quails are hand raised they are really tame so the budgie has became really tame too
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Post by Amanda on Jan 8, 2006 7:43:17 GMT 7
BONUS!!!
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Post by LittleBudgie2005 on Jan 8, 2006 8:48:27 GMT 7
Have you try to put the budgie back in the nesting box it jumped out of and see if mum and dad feed it and teach it... the ways of budgies not quails... LoL...  |
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Post by bubbles on Jan 9, 2006 5:24:31 GMT 7
mum and dad go down to it and feed it and try to get it to follow them but he still keeps following the quails lol
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Post by LittleBudgie2005 on Jan 9, 2006 16:02:15 GMT 7
Try putting him back in the nesting box and see if that helps...
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Post by Matt on Jan 9, 2006 17:36:48 GMT 7
He may eventually get bored with the quails. Hopefully he will realise there is a big wide area above him some time in the near future!
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Post by bubbles on Jan 12, 2006 12:43:03 GMT 7
hes so cute hes still following the quails but occasionally now sits on the perches
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Post by Mark on Jan 12, 2006 12:58:51 GMT 7
how are the Quails doing are they breeding yet?
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Post by bubbles on Jan 13, 2006 5:23:59 GMT 7
nope just running around with the budgie lol I think we ended up with two normal cocks and two silver hens, at what age do they start breeding?
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Post by Peter on Jan 13, 2006 5:28:44 GMT 7
Would you believe I now have a budgie-quail too! LOL!
Little fella has been running around with the quails for 3 days now
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Post by bubbles on Jan 13, 2006 5:45:25 GMT 7
lol its hillarious isnt it ...maybe its contagious
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Post by Mark on Jan 13, 2006 7:20:54 GMT 7
i dont know when they start breeding !!
my guess would be though not longer after the cocks get there markings under there neck (Correct me if im rong)!!!
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Post by bubbles on Jan 13, 2006 9:35:04 GMT 7
well the cocks have all their markings ...so hopefully.....BABIES!!!!!
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