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Post by lisamarie on Nov 4, 2013 2:55:03 GMT
Arghhhhh so idk why I let myself do this, but today I went to Petco and I actually stopped to look at the budgies  I never usually stop and look, but this one caught my eye:   And then after Petco, I went with my mom to the store where we got Lucy to pick up her DNA certificate, and I saw a budgie that is an EXACT replica of my previous beloved budgie, Birdie. No bird can or ever will replace him, but Im so attached to the Birdie look-alike I noticed for a fact the Birdie look alike was female, and I'm wondering if the one from Petco was a male or female, I'll have to see if anyone can tell from the pictures (prob not), if not go and re-visit petco, and if it turns out ot be a boy, maybe it was meant to be for me to get them - a boy and a girl. I just don't know if I'll ever be able to deal if I break apart Bonnie and Clyde's bond. However, since I plan on breeding, if I get these two new ones, at least if i combine one of them with bonnie/clyde there will be more colorful outcomes since B & C are just mostly white. For those of you who haven't seen B & C here they are:  Bonnie  Clyde |
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Post by Pammy on Nov 4, 2013 2:59:34 GMT
B&C are lovely. Well, if you are looking for opinions, since you just got Lucy, maybe you should hold off for a bit on getting another pair of budgies. Then again, I do understand the allure of increasing your flock.  |
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 4, 2013 3:02:43 GMT
I didn't think much of the one at Petco until i saw the Birdie look alike. Now I'm attached to her, which made me also more drawn to the Petco one. But I named Bonnie and Clyde accordingly so I kinda feel obligated to breed these two even though they're not colorful and are pretty much going to have babies that look just like them |
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Post by Budgiebonkers on Nov 4, 2013 3:12:56 GMT
Looks like a hen and is a yf type two sky blue opaline and oh my what a horrible clip job!
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 4, 2013 3:15:31 GMT
BB i thought the same thing about the wings! the tail too! and darn female I guess it wasn't meant to be for me to increase my flock right now |
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Post by Pammy on Nov 4, 2013 4:15:07 GMT
First of all, I think Bonnie & Clyde or gorgeous! But Lisa, you should certainly not feel obligated to mate them if you would be happier producing more brightly colored babies. I understand the matching name and all, but that's not a good reason to produce babies that aren't the colors you are after. Maybe just hold off on the breeding for a while, and later when it feels right, and you find the "perfect" budgie for you, then go for it.
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 4, 2013 4:22:29 GMT
Well I'm not going to force it either way. I have the nesting box already (just not ANYWHERE where they can see it or know I even bought it lol) and I do plan on presenting it to them late next spring, but we will see. They LOVE each other and I don't want to stop them from reproducing because I know they have such a strong bond that they will be perfect for the job. But I don't think I'm buying any more I guess yet. Maybe next spring. But I'm not yet sure about the Birdie look alike. He was so dear to my family and me. I'm attached to the look alike. I'll see. If she's sold when I go back then I won't be upset, I'll just know it wasn't meant to be |
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Post by Emily on Nov 4, 2013 4:30:52 GMT
Lisa, I totally get the Bonnie and Clyde thing too...but it's really okay to change and find another mate for either or both. I unfortunately have come to the conclusion that no matter how much I want to breed Whisper and Bubbles one day, it's just not a safe idea since I bought them from the same cage and never asked the breeder if they were related. Instead, now I get to look for a dominant pied lady for Bubbles, and a yellow face type 2 for Whisper. Now you have a little more control over what mutation varieties you want the chicks to have.
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 4, 2013 12:42:51 GMT
I don't know if B &C are related either! I wouldn't think so but anything is possible. Idk I'm just SO attached to the Birdie twin |
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Post by Emily on Nov 4, 2013 15:07:11 GMT
If you got the birdie twin, would you get another budgie to make a pair then? You're mom would probably not be so happy haha. I would wait since you just got little Lucy
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Post by lisamarie on Nov 4, 2013 15:40:24 GMT
I would feel obligated to get a male with it since it's a female. But yes I think I'm going to convince myself to wait... we'll see. My boyfriend is coming home from school for the weekend and I told him i would bring him to see the one that looks like Birdie. If she's still there, it's a sign!! D:
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Nov 4, 2013 21:40:05 GMT
what a beauty!
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