Paint Me Proud
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We have a very special baby budgie in the family.
So, my eldery nan, after losing my grandad, asked for some budgies. We purchased her a very sweet pair of budgies who she promptly named Peter and Lucy. My nan adored these budgies, they had the biggest suitable cage we could find and were spoilt rotten.
At easter last year my nan became ill and was transfered into hospital, she was diagnosed with an advance aggressive cancer and given a terminal prognosis.
While she was in hospital her treasured Peter and Lucy were passed to me to look after and come and live in my aviary with my selection of other birds.
Sadly in august my nan passed away, peaceful and ready.
I have duly cared for Peter and Lucy ever since and watched their cheeky characters blossom with the new freedom of an aviary.
A few months ago Lucy started to nest and had a clutch of eggs, much excitement spread amongst the family but sadly the eggs were infertile.
A second clutch of eggs also infertile.
So fast forward to december and I hear a little cheeping fromt he nest box, open it up and there's a CHICK!
My parents were thrilled and christened it Florence after my nan, so here's hoping it's a girl.
10 days later and the other 4 eggs start to hatch
So I just wanted to share a photo of the beautiful baby Florence, now 2 weeks old and she will be kept here in my aviary, in our family as a reminder of how much my nan loved her budgies.
So, my eldery nan, after losing my grandad, asked for some budgies. We purchased her a very sweet pair of budgies who she promptly named Peter and Lucy. My nan adored these budgies, they had the biggest suitable cage we could find and were spoilt rotten.
At easter last year my nan became ill and was transfered into hospital, she was diagnosed with an advance aggressive cancer and given a terminal prognosis.
While she was in hospital her treasured Peter and Lucy were passed to me to look after and come and live in my aviary with my selection of other birds.
Sadly in august my nan passed away, peaceful and ready.
I have duly cared for Peter and Lucy ever since and watched their cheeky characters blossom with the new freedom of an aviary.
A few months ago Lucy started to nest and had a clutch of eggs, much excitement spread amongst the family but sadly the eggs were infertile.
A second clutch of eggs also infertile.
So fast forward to december and I hear a little cheeping fromt he nest box, open it up and there's a CHICK!
My parents were thrilled and christened it Florence after my nan, so here's hoping it's a girl.
10 days later and the other 4 eggs start to hatch
So I just wanted to share a photo of the beautiful baby Florence, now 2 weeks old and she will be kept here in my aviary, in our family as a reminder of how much my nan loved her budgies.
