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Posted by: stevieweeks
« on: January 07, 2025, 07:31:46 pm »

I inherited Birdie in November 2017, and Mom had him for at least a year before that so he was over eight years old depending upon how old he was before we got him... I believe that is about the normal lifespan for a budgie in captivity...

Thanks for all the good wishes...



Posted by: squarecutter
« on: January 07, 2025, 06:40:47 am »

At the very least you did your duty by Birdie, and your M,m and itsz nice that it became a bit more than that.  Goodby Birdie as the song goes, RIP and sorry for your loss Stevie
Posted by: ivor
« on: January 07, 2025, 02:45:52 am »

Sorry to hear that Stevie. How old was he?
Posted by: afinch
« on: January 06, 2025, 06:55:42 pm »

So sorry to hear of Birdie's passing.  Budgies are also truly domesticated, and many of them are happy living inside and outside their cages.  That was the case when I had parrots, which I had to rehome due to my becoming very allergic to them.
Posted by: Jack
« on: January 06, 2025, 05:17:51 pm »

Some people don't realize how much animals can become part of the family.  I'm sorry for your loss.
Posted by: David M. Katz
« on: January 06, 2025, 04:04:13 pm »

Seems Birdie had a good life. Sorry to hear he has passed.
Posted by: stevieweeks
« on: January 06, 2025, 03:07:47 pm »

Some of you will know that I inherited my mother's budgie when she died... at the time I wasn't terribly thrilled about this but I became Birdie's owner by default since neither of my sisters wanted him...

I soon became fond of birdie and used to his cheerful singing whenever I came into the room. I am a little sad at the thought that I won't be hearing it anymore.

Birdie won't be replaced since I have developed some trepidation about the ethics of keeping birds in cages, and think that I will stick with dogs, creatures that are truly domesticated.