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Pet Forum / Birds / Birds / February 2004How soon before English budgie can be sold?
We're thinking about getting another English budgie. Our local bird store says that they have a line on some that are either 3-4 weeks old. We asked what color, and were told it would too soon to tell. We were also told they would be ready to be sold in another 3 weeks. Questions: How many weeks does it take to determine the coloration of an English budgie? Is 6-7 weeks the correct amount of time before an English budgie should be sold? Thanks. --Jerry English Budgies leave the nest between 4 to 5 weeks.They should be left with their parents for aprox 1 week to assure weaning. Or removed to a nursery with other babies so they can learn/copy to eat and decome independant. Seed can be felt in the babies crop and drinking should be observed before allowing for sale. Most colours of babies are apparent at aprox three weeks. yes on 6 to 7 weeks selling age. You should feel lucky that this Pet Shop is responsible and telling you the real facts. YW. http://www.abs.org/ American Budgerigar Society. > English Budgies leave the nest between 4 to 5 weeks.They should be left with > their parents for aprox 1 week to assure weaning. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > You should feel lucky that this Pet Shop is responsible and telling you the > real facts. Thanks for the info. We like this store very much. Their birds always look healthy and the cages are always kept clean. Unfortunately, it is relatively small and they only have a certain amount of birds available at any one time. This is the same store in West Hollywood that had a burglary some years back and had a fire last year. They rebuilt and are still there. We'll just have to wait a few more weeks to check out what they have and make a decision at that time. To Jack: We also bought Shlomo at this store, who was 9 weeks old when we got him. Thanks again, Jerry and Sue English Budgies leave the nest between 4 to 5 weeks.They should be left with their parents for aprox 1 week to assure weaning. Or removed to a nursery with other babies so they can learn/copy to eat and decome independant. Seed can be felt in the babies crop and drinking should be observed before allowing for sale. Most colours of babies are apparent at aprox three weeks. yes on 6 to 7 weeks selling age. You should feel lucky that this Pet Shop is responsible and telling you the real facts. YW. http://www.abs.org/ American Budgerigar Society. What do English budgies sound like? The stuff on the net says they're less active, but that's all. I've never been in a store with English budgies, or I just didn't recognize the sound. Just curious. >What do English budgies sound like? The stuff on the net says they're less >active, but that's all. I've never been in a store with English budgies, or >I just didn't recognize the sound. Just curious. They sound exactly like regular budgies. I have an English and a normal budgie and can't always tell who's making the noise. Mine is much more laid back, and doesn't chatter as much as the regular budgies, but he makes his share of noise. He also talks, coughs, and laughs. :) Becky Gardel <Gardel@earthlink.net> says... > Is 6-7 weeks the correct amount of time before an English budgie should be > sold? I brought mine home at 9 weeks. But he'd been ready before that. Jack  Signature*Top-posters are generally ignored* aka Keet Visit my webpage at http://junior.apk.net/~jac/ "Always proofread to see if you any words." |
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