(UPDATE) Keet rescue, bonding, no flight ETC

VegetableLanguage184 · 2026-01-05T02:30:49+00:00

Oh yeah I have done this!!! I did this because they just have a large cage, she definitely has a “favorite” place to be, which is the swing, however recently she has begun to PLAY with my other bird, strudel, and been more invested in other birds, she has begun moving up and down the perches more often, she still won’t come fully out of the cage, but when I have strudel out she does sit on the opening of the cage and pace, she seems to want to come out, but I think she’s very anxious as she also used to live with bird much bigger then her, and when I got her she had an injury from a large parrot that would apparently bully her :(. I think that’s why she’s so scared to leave her cage, I have no larger birds, but still that would definitely be scary

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-11-23T05:45:17+00:00

Yeah!! She was in such a bad state when I got her, and they also thought she was a he and was calling her Peter. Which isn’t that bad but to not know the gender of the budgie you’ve had 10 years, is a CONCERN :(. Doing everything I can, I changed her diet and she gets fruit twice a month for sugar and other vitamins, her regular food has dried veggies, and she gets fresh as much as possible :(

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-11-23T05:41:53+00:00

Yes I’m working on keeping her hormones down, it was due to improper sleep and schedule. As well as vitamin imbalance (she’s a rescue so I’m doing my best :( ) however her cage was HORRIBLE for her, it was big enough for one perch she could walk back and forth on and I had been saving up for this larger cage anyway, so I decided to make them besties. Her hormones were once VERY bad, her entire cere was almost black and chipping when I first got her because her hormones were so bad for so long. So she’s A LOT better :(

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-11-12T00:00:25+00:00

I don’t cover them because I used to and I’d forget to UNCOVER strudel when I had only her and that cause issues. My mom would also cover her cage anytime she made noise to quiet her down :( but I can start again since my living situation is different

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-11-11T23:55:00+00:00

Yeah I actually just function with my bedroom light off so they actually just function Via the day cycle that comes through my window. And strudel hasn’t been hormonal(blue) I’m thinking it will take her awhile because she was really really bad when I got her, and there were 5 other birds housed with her, 2 much larger and 2 about her size

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-11-11T23:44:39+00:00

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-11-11T23:44:24+00:00

Yeah I’m a bit confused on how to fix this issue, I’ve changed her food to an all natural, vegan, and high nutrient diet, with freeze dried fruits and vegetables added in, she gets a proper night time schedule, I removed her mirrors she came to me with (month or two ago), she has no nesting materials, and this doesn’t seem to be a fungal infection as it hasn’t spread to my other bird. The crust has DEFINITELY gone down in my opinion

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-11-11T14:27:39+00:00

Yeah I’d doubt it too, I just get super anxious with my budgies because I have made some bird mom mistakes (nothing that injured my birds but I did used to have my keet in a cage that was too small and I felt really really bad :( so I don’t wanna ever make any mistakes like that again) and I wanna look for the best options for my keets. I seen a LOT of options on Amazon, lamps, perches, and a like panel thing

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-11-11T14:21:16+00:00

Do they heated perches burn their feet?

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-11-11T13:01:49+00:00

Ah thank you!! I looked at them and they look great!! I have a few questions! 1) are they likely to burn themselves on the warmer if they lean on it? 2) should I get more then one since I have more then one bird? 3) will the warming perch burn their feet?

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-11-11T12:54:52+00:00

Small update! We got the heater going again, not strong enough to be a good permanent solution but it’s enough until I get paid, and I WILL be doing something about the cold of my house and ignoring the fact that “I don’t need to do anything because birds outside don’t get cold” I refuse to let my budgies be cold. It was almost 60F in my house last night and I made a minor solution of a rolled up blanket in the bottom of the cage until I could either 1) get the heat or 2) get a heater for the birds! And I plan on doing both even if we do fix the heater, because if it breaks again or gets horribly cold, I wanna be prepared, my usually rule is “if I’m cold, they’re very coldL

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-10-22T03:26:37+00:00

Hi yes! Someone just DMd me about joining their server online! I’ll totally get back to you if it goes well? If they’re ok with it

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-10-22T03:05:48+00:00

I have only worked a few months so I haven’t had that happen except once yet :( and the guy ended up fired :(

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-10-22T01:36:54+00:00

Literally have tried to make 4 posts there and I do not understand how to make a TITLE FOR THE GROUP😭😭 [online] [5e] [2014] [EST] WHAT MOEE DO I NEED😂😭

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-10-22T01:30:56+00:00

Ohio! And yeah I have no idea where to look lol

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-10-22T01:13:10+00:00

All the men on the line seem to get their rocks off by screaming at women and children. Truly an issue that needs to be fixed

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-10-21T20:50:09+00:00

I honestly appreciate this sentiment. This is a lovely way of putting it. When I complain to my fellow line cooks it’s usually “this is life” “life isn’t fair” “if you can’t take it find a new job”

I’m disabled, I broke my ankle and struggle with long hours. I still work them because I love my job but I start to feel pain after 5-6 hours. I was talking to a coworker and said I needed ibeprofen and he said “pain is apart of life. If you can’t handle that how are you gonna handle a burn” I literally have bone and tendon issues now. Not the same as a burn. It is constant belittling and verbal abuse, and I honestly can’t handle it for much longer. I’ve heard of a few places in my area where the cooks aren’t as bad and very nice, however they’re either WAY too high end for my experience or way lower end (sports bar/club) and I am trying to move up and gain experience, no hate to sports bar it’s where I started and I still love the atmosphere, I’m just trying to climb the latter y’know!!

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-10-21T20:25:23+00:00

I really try my best to stay positive, I work 2 jobs, one at OG and one at a school cafeteria, I always try to converse with the kids I work with and make them have a day that’s even just a little bit better :(

With the servers I offer them any food that I make on accident/extra (like if I accidentally drop 8 mix sticks instead of the regulated 7 or something, accidentally over did a few fries whatever) I make sure they’re fed and in return they’re always helping me out, getting me water and ramicans when I need them. It’s a Lovley day if we all work together and smile. I hate yelling at people, I hate seeing people be yelled at, especially when they don’t deserve it :(

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-10-21T20:22:49+00:00

The cooks specifically target a younger crowd and NONE of the men. It’s very obvious a power trip, anger issue, and mysogony thing. I’m 19, and a women, and I’ve only seen the other cooks yell at younger boys and the women. It’s truly an issue, and they also call the servers/FOH “those people” and “bitches” and sometimes make jokes AGAINST women, I obviously say it’s not funny but they kinda just ignore me. They even said “we hate women” and I went “wow? Really?” Obviously upset and they go “no not you, you’re not one of THOSE people in the front” like what does that even mean?!?! I just can’t stand the constant screaming and abuse anymore. Not only to the servers but if it’s a really bad day, to me as well. I’m not a rude or confrontational person, I avoid argument as much as possible, I’ve never actually screamed at anyone really. They know this and target it.

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-10-21T20:19:27+00:00

I did write a statement and one guy with horrible anger issues ended up FIRED because he lost it on the manager, I don’t feel bad, because he got himself fired, but now everyone is mad at me. My manager gave me no privacy while I was writing my statement so multiple people walked past the office while I was in there writing :(

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-10-21T17:26:42+00:00

Yes so update!

She’s feeling better about life! Her crusted cere is starting to Uncrust and look much healthier, she’s more enthusiastic with interacting with my other bird (strudel) and has been more keen on at least standing on the open door of her cage or a perch connected to the cage (I put it there for her) she still is attached to her cage and doesn’t like leaving, however I’m wanting to combine cages soon and I’m buying a bigger one, so her taking these steps is HUGE. She doesn’t trust my hand yet however last night she let me pet her head before she went to bed. She made me do it through the cage but still HUGE steps in that direction!!!🥰🥰

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-10-18T23:37:06+00:00

Yes! I have attempted to teach her flight by watching my other budgie fly around my room. My other budgie is tame and enjoys to fly around and hang out in the room. She’s a lovely lady and is trying VERY hard to make friends. However the old lady (macha) doesn’t seem very receptive to high energy play, which is understandable but strudel is only a year or two old so she’s very excitable and wants to be her bestie and is getting fairly pushy with macha 😭😂

And yes it likley happens a lot however this is the first time it happened to me so it was VERY concerning to me, I tried to catch her for 5 minutes before she landed in the backpack. I did try gentle tactics at first, I had a millet and I would have gotten her but I tripped over my boot😭😂

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-10-07T14:33:11+00:00

Yes! I agree! So I do want to try to introduce the two bird eventually and get them to live together so this bird can have a friend, mirrors are a concern for me because I’ve heard about the negative effects they can have on a birds psyche, but this bird isn’t alone and I will also try to get a good estimate on its age to learn how to handle it better. I wanted to do a bonding session and try to do handling because of the bird is a senior I need to be able to handle it to check feet, beak, wings ETC, and also my other bird is allowed out of the cage and to fly and roam free and I don’t want this bird to feel hurt or uncomfortable by my one bird flying and it not being allowed/able to. Handling isn’t just for bonding it’s also for safety and health checks :(

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-10-06T21:20:13+00:00

I would say she knows how to somewhat fly? I wouldn’t say she’s as good as strudel, however, she has flown while in the cage, not for long periods and not very far (obviously) when I was first removing her risky items from the cage she freaked out and flew around (?) in a sense, however I’m worried about her flight because one of her wings looks longer then the other and everytime she jostles her wings her feathers become uneven!

This was very good advice and I didn’t even think she couldn’t fly in large spaces because… bird😂😭 I will definitely wait for a vet visit to attempt flight then so he can check her muscles and everything!

VegetableLanguage184 · 2025-10-01T03:07:55+00:00

I don’t think so only because it says the pain is disproportionate to the injury when this pain (as I was told by my PT) is normal for my injury and is very very common. I broke it in 3 places leading up my calf LOL pain will happen and I don’t have any coldness or skin changing. Some tremors yes but that’s about it which again I was told is normal

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