Züsi
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My first budgie ever, Züsi. I got her as a present from my primary school teacher. The teacher used to take her budgies to school every now and then so that we could look at them and marvel at them. My twin brother and I were very enthusiastic about them and so the teacher asked us if we would be interested in a young budgie. Of course we were, and shortly afterwards Züsi moved in with us. I actually wanted to buy a second budgie straight away, but my mother was against it at the time. After a year, however, we got her a partner called Cäsi. Cäsi unfortunately died only after about a year. Unfortunately, I have almost no photos of Cäsi and Züsi together, because at that time we didn't have mobile phones or digital camerasa but only a camera with film. Maybe I'll find an old developed photo of the two of them in the near future. I'll tell you more about him later. After Cäsi we bought Züsi Päuli. A great love affair began. In that year, when she lived alone, she got very used to us and became very tame. I still remember very well when I used to lie in bed in the morning and call for Züsi. She came flying straight in and sat on my chest because she really liked the slow up and down. Often she would fall asleep and even today I can feel her warm feet on my chest. Or remember how she used to cling to my glasses or how I used to carry her around the old house on a little swing.
Züsi became less affectionate when Cäsi came along, but that never really bothered us because we knew that she was better off with a companion. Unfortunately, she was very unwell for a while at the age of six and we went to a vet with no experience of birds who could not treat her properly. After about half a year we finally found a bird expert who prescribed a treatment, but she never really got well again. To make matters worse, she broke her wing in a fall and was only a shadow of her former self. We had to make the heartbreaking decision to let her go. Whether it was really necessary and whether there would have been further treatment methods, I can unfortunately no longer say today. However, I will always have fond memories of her and I often say / talk to her in the evening (wherever she may be) and thank her for teaching me so much about budgies.
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Züsi & Päuli
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My first budgie ever, Züsi. I got her as a present from my primary school teacher. The teacher used to take her budgies to school every now and then so that we could look at them and marvel at them. My twin brother and I were very enthusiastic about them and so the teacher asked us if we would be interested in a young budgie. Of course we were, and shortly afterwards Züsi moved in with us. I actually wanted to buy a second budgie straight away, but my mother was against it at the time. After a year, however, we got her a partner called Cäsi. Cäsi unfortunately died only after about a year. Unfortunately, I have almost no photos of Cäsi and Züsi together, because at that time we didn't have mobile phones or digital camerasa but only a camera with film. Maybe I'll find an old developed photo of the two of them in the near future. I'll tell you more about him later. After Cäsi we bought Züsi Päuli. A great love affair began. In that year, when she lived alone, she got very used to us and became very tame. I still remember very well when I used to lie in bed in the morning and call for Züsi. She came flying straight in and sat on my chest because she really liked the slow up and down. Often she would fall asleep and even today I can feel her warm feet on my chest. Or remember how she used to cling to my glasses or how I used to carry her around the old house on a little swing.
Züsi became less affectionate when Cäsi came along, but that never really bothered us because we knew that she was better off with a companion. Unfortunately, she was very unwell for a while at the age of six and we went to a vet with no experience of birds who could not treat her properly. After about half a year we finally found a bird expert who prescribed a treatment, but she never really got well again. To make matters worse, she broke her wing in a fall and was only a shadow of her former self. We had to make the heartbreaking decision to let her go. Whether it was really necessary and whether there would have been further treatment methods, I can unfortunately no longer say today. However, I will always have fond memories of her and I often say / talk to her in the evening (wherever she may be) and thank her for teaching me so much about budgies.
Züsi & Päuli
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