Something amazing happened to me on Feb 21, 2010. Someone who could not keep care of their budgie asked me if I wanted it. She said it talked a little bit and that about a year ago it flew into her garden while she was outside. The first time I saw the budgie was about one year ago. It's eyes were almost closed shut and it's beak was very scaly. I immediately knew that it had a bad case of the mites and told her to get it to the vet immediately. She took it to the vet and he cleared up the mites. Then when she could not keep him she asked me if I wanted him and of course I said yes.
When I got the budgie home, I knew that I could not put him with my other budgies for at least six weeks as a safety precaution for not passing an any possible illnesses. Therefore, I decided to set him up in my wreck room and I would work with him personally and keep him company. I moved my computer down to the room and set it up and played some videos of Victor for him. Within a few minutes he was talking up a storm so I recorded him. This is the first recording I did on him.
Maylor said:
Maylor said:
Mother of girl sure gives love.
Ryan's comments:
Maylor is talking about my wife Linda and our 4 1/2 month old daughter Kayla. Linda gave Maylor a lot of attention during his first few hours with us while I was setting up his new room.
Maylor continues:
Thank you. You helped me in 10 seconds flat.
Maylor thanks you Ryan for your help.
For Maylor, you've done a lot of good.
Ryan's comments:
I only had a few seconds to diagnose Maylor when I say him the first time. I immediately knew that it was mites and told his guardian to take him to the vet. His eyes and beak were all covered and his eyes were almost closed shut they were so bad. I was surprised to see that he was such a frisky little guy for all the suffering he must have been in.
Maylor continues:
And Ryan's special.
Precious Victor.
Because I know now, I am glad you got me Ryan.
Ryan's comments:
It did not take Maylor long to pick up on the fact that Victor was my budgie and he even remembered my name after I only told it to him once.
Maylor continues:
And Maylor can't fly away.
Lucky Maylor is home.
Ryan's comments:
Maylor must have bonded well with his first guardian because of his talking abilities. Often bonded budgies think they can fly away and find their way back home. Unfortunately many of them never can return because they are in unfamiliar territory. So he is telling me that he will not fly away this time. The woman who gave him to me said that he flew on her shoulder one day when she was in her yard. He was very hungry and thirsty and that is probably where he picked up his mites.
Maylor continues:
May I help you with the translations?
Maybe you will enjoy a budgie as your roommate.
Budgies don't sleep much.
This open door is welcoming. Thank you
Ryan's comments;
There are some very interesting parts in this last segment. From listening to Victor he knowsthat I translate budgies and says he is willing to help. Then he talks about me being his roommate. He obviously sensed my willingness to want to move my computer in with him in a room so I could be near him more. Lastly he talks about budgies sleeping. I don't know how much attention he received in his last home, but I know he was not allowed out of his cage. The first thing I did when things settled down a bit was leave the cage door open so he could come out when he wants. Doing this showed him that he is welcome in our home and he makes
reference to that.