About

Welcome to my birdie blog! This blog began in December 2010, to record life with my, at that time, flock of four: Atilla, Raspy, Cagney & Bezukhov.

The flock has evolved over time & this blog details: different flock personalities, flock dynamics, health issues, losses & introductions. The circle of life is certainly demonstrated within this site. It has been a roller coaster ride & the ups & downs continue to this day.

(Note: Glossary is at the end of this page.)

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Why is the blog called “Puddings & Toyboys”?  Sisters Atilla & Raspy got their ‘Puddings’ nickname in March 2010 from a photo entered into a caption competition put on by a Budgerigars Forum. The winning photo is below:

In October 2010, Cagney & Bezukhov arrived. Given the boys were almost 2 years younger than the girls & they paired up, they got the nickname, the ‘Toyboys’.

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To fill in the gaps prior to the commencement of the blog, I added some backdated posts:

• Birth of my girls – August 2008
• Arrival of my girls – September 2008
• Birth of the boys – June 2010
• Arrival of the boys – October 2010

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Major events since the blog began:

🌈 Raspy RIP – November 2011 – flock down to 3

🌈 Atilla RIP – September 2012 – flock down to 2

❤️ Phineas arrives – October 2012 – flock up to 3

❤️ Thomas arrives – May 2013 – flock up to 4

🌈 Thomas RIP – January 2014 – flock down to 3

🌈 Cagney RIP – September 2015 – flock down to 2

❤️ Dalai arrives – March 2016 – flock up to 3

🌈 Phineas RIP – September 2016 – flock down to 2

❤️ Perry & Lennie arrive – November 2016 – flock up to 4

🌈 Bezukhov RIP – July 2018 – flock down to 3

🌈 Dalai RIP – February 2020 -flock down to 2

❤️ Moriarty arrives – October 2020 – flock up to 3

🌈 Perry RIP – February 2023 -flock down to 2

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Glossary

Explanations of terms, acronyms & general weird things…

• ttmss swing

Puddings on the ttmss swing

This term is used widely in this blog & refers to the teeter-totter-mirror-see-saw swing.  It is just a way to distinguish that particular swing from the other swings.  The swing basically has two perches astride a double mirror.  This quickly became a firm favourite of the Puddings due to the fact they could sit together….. yet apart… Over the years it has also been widely used by all members of the flock & is still in use today (though a newer version!)

• the Ferplast

The Puddings first home was the Ferplast Rekord 6.  When they moved into The Manor, the Ferplast was used as a home for others, e.g., Thomas, or a quarantine cage or a chill-out cage.  It was upgraded to the Ferplast Piano 6.

Ferplast abandoned for the Manor

• The Manor

The Manor is “Montana Manor”, the Montana San Remo cage that the Puddings moved into in June 2009.  It was eventually phased out & replaced with the Liberta Oregon.

First day at the Manor

• the loft area

The loft area refers to the domed part of The Manor & was typically used as sleeping quarters.

Loft area

• Mr EV

Mr EV is Mr Exotic Vet.

• Mr AV

Mr AV is Mr Avian Vet