budgie

Just wondering why the first chick hatched 2 days early. First egg was laid April 20th around 8-9am, and hatched a half hour ago. Hatch date wasn't supposed to be until Monday-Wednesday. Is this because the ambient temp in my apartment is warm? Certainly surprised me. Should I also expect the...

Hello, I have had my budgie for about 2 weeks now and after I'd say the 6th or 7th day he seems to have become more distanced and not really aggressive, but defensive of when I put my hand into his cage. Before this he was letting me pet him on the stomach and wasn't that worried when I was near...

So I've had him for almost 3 weeks now and I'm trying to get him to trust me. I got him from petsmart, so I know its gonna be hard. Right now he's escaped form his cage and is flying about the room, but the thing is I don't know how to get him back in his cage. He won't let me touch him and he...

Crystal is the Yellow, Kiwi is the White Mix. They are both so loving

Crystal is the Yellow, Kiwi is the White Mix. They are both so loving

Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum. I have very little experience with birds. When I was little, I had two budgies but only my mom handled them. I did not get out of that experience due to my young age. We didn't really know what we were doing so they were not tamed or trained at all. They...

My parakeet, Kika, is around 8-9 years old which I have been told is kind of elderly for a parakeet. He made a couple of vet visits recently for colds and has recovered beautifully! However, I've noticed he has been scratching his face against his perches and other things. To the point that he...

I've recently been looking into getting another budgie. I visited the petstore and played with the hand-fed babies. And one female budgie was super friendly, she'd hop up to any hand that was within six inches of her! I've been rethinking some of the stereotypes I've associated with females...

Can someone with experience tell me if it is a good idea to raise two hand-fed budgies together in a single cage? Will they remain tame, or will they become wild and afraid of me over time? Should I just buy one bird?

Hi all, I'm new to this forum and don't have a bird (yet). I've fallen in love with the GCC species but am currently gathering information on whether or not I would be a good caretaker. My beloved budgie Jack Frost recently passed. He was only 4, far too young for the little fella to pass...

My name's Chris, and I currently have one male budgie (Finn) and one male linnie (Neville). They live in separate cages. I have a Yellow-Sided GCC coming in about 2 months. My problem right now is that even though Neville and Finn do like each other, Finn is bullying Neville. Most times they...

No idea if anyone has experience with this sort of bird dynamic but its worth a shot! We currently have 2 budgies (paired, in the same cage, and not hand tame) and a conure (lives solo and is hand tame). Since we got the conure last summer she's had a fascination with sitting on the budgies cage...

hi all , I wanted some advice from those of you that have alot of experience with budgies.My budgie has his left eye closed as of today and his right eye is most normal , he is playing and eating as usual and there seems to be no discharge or anything of that sort.In the past the vet gave me...

Kaneki (Albino Female Budgiegar) Jack (Cobalt SF Yellow Face II Recessive Pied Male Budgiegar) The first of 8 eggs has hatched!

So I've had Toby for 3 weeks and few days...he likes to sit on my hand, he still seems a little scared initially when he gets taken out of the cage (he does fly out by himself). He is still getting adjusted I'm sure, but will react to my voice and will look excited when I get home from work. I'm...

Hi all! So I just want to ask how is my progress and what can I do to make things a little better or smoother... Okay so firstly...I have had my new budgie,Toby,for two weeks now. He is still very quiet and shy. He eats well, mostly seed right now but he has eaten few veggies like lettuce and he...

Does anyone have advice for feeding a medium sized flock (10-15 budgies) high quality food without breaking the bank? I currently feed a high quality seed mix, and water supplemented with small amounts of breeding supplement and iodine. I also occasionally add coconut oil or red palm oil to the...

I have narrowed it down to Linnie, Parrotlet, or Quaker Parrot and would like to hear peoples experiences with those and which would fit in best with my family. I only looked into birds I always already interested in, but if someone thinks of another bird that would fit in with my family better...

Are there any budgie breeders in california? I really want a hand fed baby budgie and I had budgies before so I am experienced!:greenyellow:

I am going to be a new parrot owner after a week or two or three or four... .But i am going to get one and it is going to be a budgie:blue2:.So i wanted to get all the information i can and so i joined this site. Right now i have a green budgie named Alex of my friend. He dropped alex just...

Who is in the new aviary? 4 budgies and a cockatiel (not pictured) Here's Lucas and Polly, a breeding pair (purchased from people who didn't want them anymore) Here's Kaneki, and Albino budgie (purchased at a petco) And here is jack, a Yellow Face II (single factor) Cobalt Budgie (purchased...

Any preference to a pellet diet? I've been looking into converting my budgie to ZuPreem Natural... Thanks ahead!

Juniper is a 3 year old, female budgie. She is very tame and has never has issues with biting. Lately she has been biting my lip and holding in place of giving her normal "kissing" pecks. I believe it is out of affection. My initial thought was that it was due to hormone changes, since it is...

Hey everyone! My name is Josh, and I own a Budgerigar named Juniper. Juniper is a female, Fullbody Greywing at about 3 years old! She's a beautiful bird and super energetic. I keep her fully flighted and she sure does love it. Juniper will fly all around the house, switching from shoulder to...

I posted here about the most wonderful little budgie boy Tesla I adopted on January 1. He has been doing very well except his wing and tail feathers. :( He was reportedly from a local shelter and had a leg band which he chewed off later, and I assume he was tested for PBFD, polyoma and other bad...

A story about my Henry. I decided to get my baby Henry, a blue english budgie, from a breeder near me, and I loved that little bird more than anything. He was so special to me. He was allowed to fly around the house freely once he mastered the art of flying, and he would always come to me when...

I never knew that budgies can be velcro birds! :greenyellow: Tesla, my little New Year miracle baby, is a love beyond limits. I cannot believe he was here for just 12 days, and he only wants to be on me, get petted, give kisses and sit on my fingers or nap under my chin. :) When I try to put him...

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I've owned budgies and cockatiels, and here are some common traits of them that I found intolerable: - budgie: easily scared - budgie: craps too often; like I need a towel in hand if I ever bring him out of cage - budgie: hates being touched, and perpetually afraid of hands - budgie: too...

Hello! Some background first: I have two beautiful birdies, a Green Cheek Conure, and an English Budgie. The conure I've had for a year, the budgie only a week, housed separately of course. My budgie seems to be male, under 5 months, and the pet store I got him from is known for being super...

Hello everyone! First off, how is everyone doing today? My question is relating to my little budgie friend named Glow Worm. I am trying to figure out where I am going wrong in my training. From what I have read online, he should be about one year old or so. He is a male, and he sings all the...

My budgie bird (got him about 2 months ago) is scared of the finger/hand. The good thing about him is that he doesn't bite, but when he's scared he gets all stiff and skinny (kind of scary). He eats off my hand and will accept treats and stuff, but he's scared when I try to make him step up...

My budgie is making good progress I think, and thanks to the people who gave advice, I haven't given him up. He accepts food from my hand easily and is getting better at target training. He won't go outside the cage and he still is scared of my hand (stays frozen) but for a bird that came from...

So I recently started target training my bird in its cage since it's still not really tamed but he doesn't move much. He likes millet so I give him that after he touches the tip of the stick. He only touches the stick when it's right in front of him, below, or a little bit over. I did it many...

I bought a budgie about 2 months ago. He is about 6 months old and I have spent a lot of time trying to tame him. I searched everywhere online and followed the steps but he won't become tamed! I bought him from a petstore so I know it would be hard to tame. They told me it would take about a...

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Hello! Last night I found a Budgie on a side walk in Korea Town, Los Angeles. The poor dear was terrified and my boyfriend to just snatch her (don't worry, it was gentle, but I'm sure scary for her) and put her in the travel cage because she wouldn't respond to any calls or let us pick her up...

My male budgie named Cole cannot fly. He is 10 years old, and is kept with a female budgie named Ella. They both weigh 1.1 ounces. This has been going on for about 1 month or two. He also developed defacation problems too. His feces sticks to his feathers sometimes and hardens. I clean it every...

hi everyone!! we have a new addition to the family~ happened to walk past a bird store and see this poor lil guy in a really bad state:( i suspected scaly mites coz her/his face was all crusted up nails were real long. the lil fella is so skinny and was lying on the cage floor. we asked the...

Good Morning! I currently have four budgies, and am considering buying one or two cockatiels. Right now I'm still in the research & supplies collecting stage, but I just had a question about their noise level. From what I understand, they aren't extremely loud, as compared to some of the larger...