Where would you hide if you were a budgie?

[SquawksNibbles]

hope no one had a little snack til you find him!

Yikes! I really hope not! I’m hoping for some good news/updates soon.

 

[Icey]

OMG check under furniture, on the curtain rods, in the drapes themselves, any toys they can hide in, window sills, counter tops...
I pray you find the wee guy (before the cats do)

 

[Lady Jane]

Lay out a big millet spray in the places you think this budgie may be hiding. Crossing fingers here that he is safe. Sometimes you may not see the feathers!

 

[macawpower58]

Pull out your stove/frig, check behind them.

 

[Sweet Louise]

Did he turn up?

 

[Budgiebonkers]

Sounds like the cats prolly got to him just because they didn't before don't mean they wouldnt a bird that size you wouldnt see feathers either

 

[Sylvester]

Update: Still can't find him.

I have one big downstairs's closet to go through and I am going to re-check everything again thoroughly. A friend thought maybe he died from a heart attack, but once again I would have found his body. I put my other parakeet in a travel cage and am carrying her through the house. Last night I turned a music channel on to see if he would chirp along. I can hear faint chirping but I can't figure out the direction it is coming from. I think it may be the closet. Everybody is locked up, including my cockatoos. I also have an alarm clock that has bird chirps as one of it's wake up options. He needs to make sounds so I can get to him.

Thank you everybody so very much. You all have been incredibly supportive and kind.

 

[Sylvester]

Did he turn up?

No, he didn't. But I am hearing some faint chirps, just can't figure out the direction in which they are coming from.

 

[Sylvester]

Sounds like the cats prolly got to him just because they didn't before don't mean they wouldnt a bird that size you wouldnt see feathers either

No, I really don't think so, just something tells me that didn't happen. There were no signs of an attack, and no body either.

My cats are incredibly well fed to the point of obesity, and they are not hunters. Now that doesn't mean that one could not have played with him until he died, but once again there is no body.

 

[Sylvester]

Any updates?

Yes, it is about two replies above. Thank you.

 

[Sylvester]

My budgie has done scary adventures to the basement, but when he gets scared he gets quiet and only chirps occasionally. I'd check everywhere that's in plain sight, things like on bookshelves, tables, etc. Then things like curtain rods (one of my budgies favorite spots) and then behind/under stuff, beds fridges etc.

If you have hooks on the back of doors check those, on top of tvs, if a closet or cabinet was open, that kind of thing. I'd leave out feeding areas everywhere you can (so maybe millet or another treat your budgie holds sacred) and water. Maybe put some play areas he is familiar with around too. So if he is scared, he can maybe decide to come out to the familiar area.

I really hope you find him safe

The cats are all locked away. Thank you. I just hope I can find him in time. I am afraid of him starving to death more than any cat getting him.

 

[Sylvester]

Any small tears in screens or anything? I looked all over for my green cheek before realizing she had escaped the house

Pretty much look behind any large items: ovens, fridges, etc. You can take photos with a digital camera or cell phone to look behind without needing to take everything apart usually.

Any treats or sounds he would react to with chirps?

I am taking the female parakeet around in a small cage, have the music channel on, and an alarm clock that sounds like birds chirping.

 

[Fergus Mom]

Awwww - I was SO hoping you had found him. Follow those faint chirps and keep us updated - prayers and hugs are with you.

 

[Sylvester]

Awwww - I was SO hoping you had found him. Follow those faint chirps and keep us updated - prayers and hugs are with you.

Thank you! I will not give up.

 

[Dona]

Oh my gosh, where is your sweetie? Sending some prayers up.

 

[Sylvester]

Thank you. I have a horrible feeling,.. the closet. And you ought to see this closet. I inherited this house from my great great aunt and that closet still contains a lot of her things. She has magazines going back to the forties, not to mention HER mother's magazines going back to the late 1800's. This ought to be fun.

 

[cassiesdad]

Thank you. I have a horrible feeling,.. the closet. And you ought to see this closet. I inherited this house from my great great aunt and that closet still contains a lot of her things. She has magazines going back to the forties, not to mention HER mother's magazines going back to the late 1800's. This ought to be fun.

That's the area to be concentrating on then...

 

[iamwhoiam]

I really hope you find him. Is there any way at all that he could have gotten out of the house?
Was the closet opened?

 

[Lady Jane]

Guess its time to give this closet a thorough cleaning out. You just never know what you will find!

 

[camelotshadow]

Put some water & seed around the house. Bring the others around. You heard peeps?

He could be trapped under something or behind or in a drawer you close or closet????

Darn!!!! They will usually come walking around if they can. Maybe fell behind something & was hurt...leg or wing...

Listen for those chirps but then again birds don;t like to give away there location if they are hurt as it brings predators...

Poor lil guy