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Saturday, May 28, 2011

AVIARIES AND CAGES OUTDOORS

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 Rosebud, a Rosy Bourke, with Ricky, a Normal male Bourke, in their outdoor flight near Portland, Oregon. Rosebud and Ricky indoors....
Saturday, May 21, 2011

Some Cats are Great with Birds

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"Chama and U-chan are very good friends, but it is a rare case.The relation between the cat and the budgerigar is very dangerous.Pleas...
Friday, May 20, 2011

Bird Leg Deformities

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If you missed the comment question at the end of the previous post, here it is with my answer: “Hi Gail! I am about to get a baby Bourke...
Friday, May 13, 2011

REPLACING NEST BOXES FOR BREEDING SEASON

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Hello All, Eight home made parakeet nest boxes after a good cleaning. Dry and ready to bring inside. Installation was the next day. I...
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Sunday, May 8, 2011

YOUNG PARAKEET ISN'T THRIVING ... A Question From Erik

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Erik writes: I am a regular reader of your bourke blog and have a couple of questions for you about my new bourke that I got yesterday....
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

TRIMMING PARAKEET NAILS OR CLAWS

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In the next few days I will be replacing nest boxes on my cages. The birds have been fed healthy breeding formulas and they are ready, exce...
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Saturday, April 23, 2011

SEXING LUTINO BOURKES ... Malcolm's Question

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Malcolm, your server in the UK won’t accept my email replies to you. Malcolm wrote with a question about his pair of Lutino Bourkes who do...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Where Are the Hummingbirds?

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An Anna's hummer at feeder even in snow. In twelve years of living on Oregon's south coast we've always had dozens of humming...
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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Ask Questions...

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As I read the key search words that bring visitors to this site, there are a lot of questions. Many I've answered in previous posts, but...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Portrait of Rosebud, female Rosy Bourke Parakeet

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Rosebud, Rosy Bourke hen hatched Spring of 2010. We've decided to let one of our very tame young hens fly the coop...so to speak. Ro...
Sunday, April 10, 2011

Handfeeding Question & Answer

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Janice writes:  "I am raising some rosys also. My hen is on her 2nd clutch of the year. The 1st egg hatched April 1, the second on Apri...
Thursday, April 7, 2011

Budgerigar Personalities vs. Splendids or Bourkes

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A safe way to hold baby Budgies and not have them fall off  a child's lap. These four pale blue babies haven't fledged yet. I l...
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Budgerigar Parakeets, Adult or Baby Budgie Identification

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 Adult Male Budgie  Very Young Budgie Compare these two photos for an easy way to recognize a young Budgerigar Parakeet. Notice ...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Question and Answer on Handfeeding Young Bourkes

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Back & forth feeding is efficient. They share a mother's beak, so why not? Shawn asked a question today about feeding baby Bou...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

BEAK TOO LONG - TRIMMING BIRD BEAKS

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Rhett's overgrown beak. Another view of his overgrown beak, like a fish hook.  He didn't struggle or complain at b...