budgie

Hi everyone! My name is Maggie and I’m bird mom to an 8 month old violet English Budgie named Morty and a 3 month old Rosy Fronted Conure named Loki! I’m also mom to a wonderful 9 year old daughter named Lily, who is Morty’s bff! We brought Loki home today and he or she (we find out in a few...

Hi all, My girlfriend has a budgie and it's supposed to be a boy but she spoke to a lady who works in a pet shop and she told her that it's a girl. If it's a girl, shouldn't it be laying eggs like any female bird? We are a bit confused and would appreciate some help Thanks, here's a picture...

Hi all! A bit of backstory... I got my first parakeet, Rio, over three years ago. It was just him and me, and I had taught him how to come out of the cage and step up. Fast forward a year and a half and I got another parakeet, Luna. The two immediately bonded, and Rio "forgot" his...

Hello All, I've been working at a parrot sanctuary in southern California for 3 years now and I've been around all types of birds from parrotlets to black palm cockatoos, and I have a good idea of how to take care of birds, however I have never dealt with injured birds to this extent. When an...

:greenyellow: I am devastated. All I wanted to do was provide a great home for my budgie and some companionship but I'm afraid my budgie may be unwell. As some of you may know, I've came here before with concerns about Goose's health, as I found her laying down on the bottom of her cage...

My parents wont let Budgies (2) outsidea cages because they are scared that they will escape,or hurt themselfs. How can i make them change opinion?

Hi, My budgie Gooses (previously named Turkey) health is concerning me, especially because birds hide their sicknesses so well. I've found her a few times at the bottom of her cage, lying down when I got back from work. She shot right up and got on her perch when I turned on my music though...

Hello! I bought 2 months ago red-fronted parakeet (I don’t know if it’s correct in English, the Latin name: Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) called Henry. But I made a mistake and I didn’t know a lot about parrots then so I trusted the shop owner of the pet shop. He said that the bird is very young...

I just adopted 5 budgies. They are 8 months old, supposedly, and I got them from a local rescue. I want them to have the best life so I joined to learn as much as I can and share stories. My family owned a pet shop as a child so I cared for many animals early on. At this point, they are totally...

Hello! I've recently bought my budgie Turkey and I adore him! The pet shop i bought him/her from told me Turkey was 3 months. I had done my research and I didnt think he/she was 3 months old. But in good faith, I believed them and would have bought Turkey either way. What do you guys think...

Hi, I just discovered my budgie bleeding from his wing, after checking him for around 10 minutes I couldn’t find a blood feather and so I just put a lot of corn starch on it to try stop the bleeding. I’ve put him back in his cage and am keeping an eye on him. He’s acting normal but keeps...

Hi, I'm Hannah and here are my birds - Puff (blue with yellow head), Peewee (white), Pixel (blue), Pippy (cockatiel) and Pikachu (kakariki). My birds are my whole world, they are extremely spoilt. They are only put in cages for bed, even Pixel who as you see had her wings clipped as a baby has...

I recently took in my boyfriend's roommate's budgie. He's had him for some time, a few months or so now, and he wasn't exactly kept in the best conditions. He's been fed only seeds. He had a mirror toy that he became obsessed with and as a result became very bitey. He took to pleasuring himself...

Recently I bought my parakeet toys designed to hook outside of her cage and perch on. I hooked her cage open so she would be able to get to them easy. However, I didn't know where to start in helping her realize she can come in and out however she wants as she pleases. I started with getting her...

Hi! I am new to the site and have never posted on forum but am in need of an answer and hope to find it here. I have a budgie, sun conure and double yellowhead. My budgie has mated with the sun conure about 8x this morning. Is there any chance they were successful and will they (or can...

I posted about this a few days ago, but people stopped responding, so here I’m going to post a photo. Please look at this photo and tell me whether you think this is normal and he’s actually a she, or if it is something to be worried about. Also, this budgie was lost for an unknown amount of...

Hi, my Mum found a lost budgerigar getting attacked by native birds while walking her dog a few weeks back, and he seemed completely healthy for quite a while. However, just today I noticed that the base of his cere is a bit crusty looking. I was wondering if anyone could help with determining...

Hello, I want to get friend for my cockatiel can i get him a budgie? So far I've seen many people around me who have budgies and tiels together and they say they co-op very well even today I saw one budgie trying to feed tiel.

Hi! I really need help, recently my budgie hasn't been well. I'm trying everything, he's usually really active and loves to chirp a lot, he's still very active and eats. I don't have a vet close to me at all, its hours and hours away. He has always been healthy until now, this is the first time...

Hello everyone, I'm sorry if this has been asked before, I just prefer to get a direct answer to my question (just trying to be thorough :) ) Me and my boyfriend are considering getting a pair of budgies (we were thinking cockatiels at first, but just fell in love with these little guys). So we...

Hello :greenyellow: can I give my budgie kohlrabi / german turnip greens?

Howdy folks of the forum. I just registered and i have a question about my budgie. She is a rescue, i've had her for 8 years, her estimated age is 12. I keep taking her to the vet. She's thrown up twice this month. And no, not regurgitation. I'm talking white sticky liquid. I'm afraid its...

I don't know what to think as I type this. I am heartbroken. My sweet budgie Leo died tonight--he was only 2 years and 7 months old. The worst part is that it was my fault. My sleep schedule has been horribly messed up, so lately, I would stay up all night. Even if I covered his cage, Leo would...

Hello everyone, as you can see I have a semi sick budgie on my hands. She is one of my adoption birds and I do adore her but I haven’t been seeing a positive change in her. So when I took her in, I noticed that her feathers were pretty bad. They were growing in odd ways and she seemed a little...

I just got home from school and I noticed something atypical on one of my budgies, Yin’s beak. He/she (don’t know the gender yet) doesn’t appear to be sick, I’ve only just gotten the both of them yesterday. I need advice on what to do because I can’t call the vet because my mom says they’re fine...

:blue2:I’ve had my budgie for 1 yr and 4 months. I’ve only been able to briefly hold him but that was a year ago. I can’t hokd him anymore and he doesn’t come out of his cage. The only way I can coax him to be “outside his cage” is to put his favourite toy right near the door so he has to sit in...

So my little sister got a couple of budgies a few months back and ive been trying to help her take care of them better (shes nine and their mom doesnt really know much about their care.) so ive been researching and switched their diet from only seeds to about 10% seeds and 90% pellets. (They...

Hello! I have a budgie named Putin (weird name ik) and I need some advice. So I've had him for a few days now and he is turning out to be a brave little ball of feathers. He already eats out of my hand, straight up jumps at the door when he sees me putting seeds in my hand. When I have seeds in...

I am new pet owner. This is my first pair of parakeet. They both are with me for 2weeks now. Second one is more friendly then the first one. But I can't tell if they are male or female by their cere. Can any of you help me please?

My budgie is a bit clumsy and flies around all the time but a couple minutes ago, it flew into the cage door and fell. One of its wing feathers has come out and there's bleeding. I don't know what to do in this situation, please any advice. The budgie isn't alone, it has its partner in the...

I bought Yuna this February from a local market and I love her to bits. She was just a baby put in with a small cage of adults, and she hasn't grown much bigger. About a month ago I noticed that her beak has changed - it's a bit flaky and scratched up. Sorry if my pictures aren't the best (the...

Heya! Hope this helps someone out either looking to buy an extra or new cage, or looking to upgrade from a smaller one to spoil your babies. I came across this sale the other day when looking up the same cage I had purchased for my own bird...

I adopted two parakeets from a neighbor. Male and female. There was a breeding box already in the cage and I found out the female had laid an egg! I’m not too familiar with birds as I am a new bird owner (I’m learning quickly). She is on a good diet (seeds, pellets, veggies and mineral block). I...

I've owned parakeets in the past, however, this is my first albino. I thought she was pure white until I examined her closely. While her eyes are the standard red/dark pink and her legs are flesh of an albino, her feathers have a very soft pink hue to them. The part of the feathers just above...

Hello, my name is Baca and I have several pets. 2 dogs, several fresh water fish, 2 budgies, and 3 kids lol. Joining the forum as I just adopted a 2 year old(supposedly) budgie named Charlie which I've had for about one month.:blue2: Today I got a second budgie, which we named Coco who is an...

He is 1 year old and some people have told me he is male, while others say female so I’m not sure anymore. Thanks for your help :whiteblue: https://postimg.cc/image/6z0qf2331/ https://postimg.cc/gallery/30rrb6wni/

So I’m sorta new to birds, and I’m kind of confused on the gender, I heard that brown/crusty is for female and purple/blue is for male. I always thought my green bird was a boy but lately his/her cere is kind of crusty but it has a bit of blue on it? He’s roughly probably a year old so his cere...

Hello everyone. I guess the...bird...is out of the...cage??? I would say cat is out of the bag but uhh, bird forum. Three weeks ago, I ordered a huge cage for Lily and Snowball. So huge, many have reviewed “I could fit at least 6 budgies in here without feeling it’s crammed”. Meaning, since I...

My budgie flew into warm oil while he was outside the cage, I washed her and dried her but I'm not sure if she will survive. Any help?:(

So I have three budgies and I want to breed the two. There are two males and a female. One of the males is already bonded and preening and feeding each other. The nesting box has been in there for about two and a half months and there is no sign of the female ever going inside of it. There is...