Went up to Clive's bird store to get monthly supplies and had all intentions of getting a female budgie for Butch or 2 females and a male so there would be two pairs of budgies. It seems local bird stores aren't raising budgies any more as hand feeding and time invested in taming them doesn't make it worth while if you have to sell them for $20. I hate buying them in national pet stores as they run the equivalent of puppy mills for birds such as inbreeding and their health and longevity are questionable. I was disappointed when Deborah said that someone had brought in a budgie that was found in an empty warehouse and they were just looking for a good home for it. Long story short I have a new budgie. It is a male so I don't know how he and Butch will get along.

Right now I have him in a separate cage but even though Butch is out of his cage he is ignoring the new guy. I will try to put them together this evening in the same cage and see what happens. Hopefully they will get along or, at least, not fight.

Though you can't see it from the pictures there is a purple cast to the blue feathers and his cere is a light purple. I was contemplating calling him "Purp" but don't particularly like that name. Also was thinking "Sky too" as Butch's first cage mate was called Sky.

ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR A NAME FOR THE NEW GUY?????