New addition to the budgie villa at Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf
From the perspective of Gut Aiderbichl
(written by Gisela Pschenitschnig)
The beautiful, pastel green-yellow budgies Lisa, Lea, Steffi, Maria and Theresia as well as Jakob, dark green, are new residents in the budgie villa.
The previous owners have given up keeping budgies and have asked for their parakeets to be taken in at Gut Aiderbichl.
"That's actually where I want to be. My home is nature, the trees, the sky, the sun and the wind, chirp!"
The home of parakeets is Australia and in a roundabout way man imported the small, colorful animals to Europe. They are one of the most popular birds and live in many European households in cages, which are very often too small. Some can fly in the apartment, and sit on cupboards or doors.
Long time ago, gardens and houses of Europeans were exotic-free. Meanwhile, it has become fashionable to keep a wide variety of exotic animals in the living area. The silent suffering of these animals far from their homeland is hardly noticed.
Animals are not stamps that you can collect
Parrots, budgies, canaries, etc. - they are not rare stamps, but living creatures and sensitive pieces of a puzzle that find their home in nature.
In 2017, Gut Aiderbichl's animal emergency center received a call for help. 80 budgies were allegedly living in an old apartment. We were amazed when we actually found 323 parakeets on site. The animals lived in the smallest space, it stank, it smelled of despair and hopelessness for the small feathered friends. All budgies were carefully captured and brought to Gut Aiderbichl Gänserndorf into a large aviary, where they live together with over 100 parrots.
Everything is a cycle and everything makes sense
Man must learn to accept nature and leave it as it is. He must learn to mend the many cracks in nature's system. Human egoism must be curbed - let's leave the animals where they are at home. Similar thought: I don't eat strawberries in winter, but regional fruits and vegetables. I accept nature as it is.
The budgie villa at Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf
Just over 100 budgies now live in the wooden house, which is protected outside by a huge enclosure net. Lisa, Lea, Steffi, Maria, Theresa and Jakob feel very comfortable among their peers. Eager nibbling, chirping or dozing in the sun is especially pleasing to our budgies.
We are eagerly waiting for the warm spring, because then we will let our budgies fly in the small garden in front of the wooden house. One or the other bird could also sit on a human shoulder, because, who wants, can take a break in the small garden and watch the funny goings-on of the budgies.
Sincerely, your Gisela.
If you want to hear the song of a bird, don't buy a cage, plant a tree.
~ Unknown author
