Budgie Questions & Answers

So recently (this week) I've been having to leave my budgie alone at home. I haven't been able to spend much quality time with her because of that. Today she has been left alone for already almost ten hours! I thought that I was going to be home much earlier today, but my family had unexpected plans. We will be home in about 2 hours (I'm hoping at least). Is my budgie okay? Will she get sick or something If I leave her alone too much? She is the only budgie in her cage and my mom does not seem to understand that she needs socialization and attention and exercise enough to care about getting home quickly. My mom is like that constantly, and I know that my poor birdie is not okay on her own!!! Any thoughts/suggestions/ideas?!? Anything will be greatly appreciated! And my mom says we can get another bird, but she says "later".

Also what is the difference between them.

OKAY! I know that you are going to say "Take you're budgie to the vet now!!!" but, I can't at the moment...and that's a fact. So please help, my budgie was in the room when I was doing my nails, and also she was in the room when there was candles lit...I've heard that you are NOT supposed to let your budgie breath in things like this, but I was stupid and forgot, I'm sorry. Now she is at the bottom of the cage, all fluffed up, and I know this is NOT a good sign...So please tell me what I am supposed to do, and how I can help her without taking her to the vet? I'll most likely end up taking her to a vet, but I can't right at the moment, so please answer! Thank you, ~MissVoyage

Okay, I know I ask a lot of questions about breeding. But I need all the information I can get. Recently I wanted to breed these two budgies I thought looked cute and would make cute babies.. I let them bond for about 4 months before I tried putting the nest box in. Than I looked stuff up and found out your not supposed to breed a female budgie over 4 years of age, cause of causes of egg binding etc.. So I removed her from the cage and I realized I had a female budgie that was the same age as The male. But they didn't know each other that well.. So I put them in a cage together wall all the other birds were in the flight cage. And after about 7 days of bonding with the new female they started fighting. THAN the female that was previously with him started to cheer him on and now they keep tweeting to each other, and he's not paying any attention to the new female budgie.. I think maybe he misses her? What should I do to increase the chances of the male and new female bonding more?

I bought a budgie (albino) last week from a petstore (petco), she doesnt fly, as her wings are clipped, she is a baby (around 2 months) , will she get back her feathers and will she be able to fly again ? I read online that if a baby bird's wings are clipped it will never learn to fly or might not develop the flight feathers agains. I have housed her in an aviary and tried putting the perches apart to encourage flying but she doesn't fly. She doesnt explore her cage either, sits in one place for long time and uses only one small part of the aviary. She doesn't eat vegetables either nor the cuttle bone or egg shell, although she chirps well and respond when I talk. Please help.

I got my budgie yesterday and today its scared? it wont move of its food it lets me pet it but it wont eat its just looking around?

My Dad said I can get a bird. What one? I have 1-2hrs for hands on play and about half an hour for care(feeding and stuff). My budget is kind of low. The bird will have to be hardy because they will live in the shed. I might try out finches to see if i can actually care for birds. I could breed them or budgies. Which is easier to do? I could tame the cockatiel as a buddy. What are the prices for the stated birds. Thanks in advance

Please answer soon!!!! HIS LIFE IS AT STAKE!!!

I am getting a Green Cheeked Conure soon and need some help.... I've read every single website that has popped up on my Google searches, but need and opionion from someone experienced. I currently own a male budgie and need to know how th two will get along. Should I get a male or female green cheek? I need something that would be most compatible with a male budgie (I understand it truly depends on the gcc personality). Another thing, how do I introduce the two birds? They won't be living in the same cage, but need to know how to slowly introduce each other. I've read up on isolating the gcc, but need more info on how to and what to and everything else about that. Also, any tips on taming the gcc? It seems like it'll be like taming any other bed, but still need some help. I will buy a book, but would like advice from experienced gcc owners. The people that I've talked to at the zoo (I volunteer there so I'm not "animal stupid") didn't have much to say, except for one girl who was very helpful. Thank you very much!!!!!! Also, I found this cage. I think it should be good for the green cheek, but just to make sure, What do you think? *Click the link* http://www.birdcages.com/bird-cages/large-bird-cages/seraflightcagelarge.cfm#pr-header-PRP106

So i just got 2 budgies that have been on seed for there whole lives (5 and 2 years) is there any way that you switch them to a mostly pellet diet. i would do a day thing were it was 10% up the 90% the last day. But are there any methods i should try they don't really like it and just leave it in the bowl and i don't what to starve them or something. so post what ever you thing is a good method and i will try them out. P.S. i am using zupreem fruit blend flavor is this an ok brand. or are there better brands to buy

Call me dumb, but I am just wondering since my budgie is pregnant. No smart ass answers, or you get reported. Thank you! (:

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Okay so i have a round 14 budgies that have been breeding for a while and i have had many interesting colors come out of them, I would like to know how can a black face budgie be bred? I've looked at several different sites on black faces but can't work out what needs to be done to breed them PLEASE HELP ME!

hey, i have a pair of recessive pied budgies. The male is white with a little blue on the bottom, and the female is yellow with a little green on the bottom. They are a little over a year old and I've had them together for 2 1/2 months. They get along very well. The male is always pecking at her beak and jumping around making noises. They groom each other and regurgitate food in each others mouth. That's a good sign. Here's a short video of both of them. Comment and Subscribe if you'd like. If any advises on breeding, let me know! Thanks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqvhPcieGAg&feature=youtu.be

Theres a long story to this, could he sleep on a pillow or something? If you want to read it: (its just a paragraph) http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlMgZYwg6X1HKYGSEnptPLbsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120204191639AALS9YL

I have to male budgies. They will perch next to each other (not touching but close) and the one grooms the other sometimes. But also sometimes peck at each other and fight (not for long and they don't ever physically harm the other). Is this normal behaviour for two male budgies?

I'm planning on letting my parakeet and my cousins parakeet mate. after they have babies, how do i tell their gender?

I've been breeding budgies for many years (An old family tradition passed down.) but I haven't had too many lutino or albino birds in that time. My old budgie breeding handbook that was published in the 1970's states that all albino or lutino budgies are genetically female. Is that true, or is it a heap of budgie poop?

There is nothing wrong with the budgie. He is a healthy 15 week old male budgie. Its usually when im watching tv or playing music. Ive other forums and posts about similar behaviour. Everyone said it is doing it for attention. Does it think the music or the tv is another person 'talking' so it thinks it isnt getting any attention? If so how do i stop it?

Hi! I really want a chinchilla, I already have a cage because ive had 4 pet rats and a budgie, a cockatiel and i have a really evil mayas senegal at the moment along with a seven month old collie, so anyway I have a cage. So how much is the actual chinchilla going to cost? Also if you know anyhting else about keeping chinchillas that would be great. Thanks for the 2 answers so far... but I live in England so if you write it in dollars it isnt that much help. Thanks anyway!

heey can you guys check out if this budgie is a hen or a cock! as many answers as possible. ! that would be great!! Heres the website! http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index.php?showtopic=31655 THANKYOU!

Hello, do budgie parakeet have more dander then lovebirds. I was wondering if they have dander like a cockatiel. Everytime I see them in pet stores they seem to look like they shed little feather. Can someone with budgie parakeet please tell me about their experience. thanks

I live in Melbourne and i breed budgies. I am very interested in breeding rainbow budgies I'm currently working towards making my own rainbow budgies but i think it will be a whole lot easier if i start of with a pair of rainbow budgies. Do you know of a breeder in Australia or even better Victoria that breeds rainbow budgies?? Or do you know anyone that will ship their budgies to Australia?? In a few months I'm going to orlando for a month does anyone know any rainbow budgie breeders near orlando, USA?? Thanks any answers will be a big help :)

Okay so I have three birds. My conure and my budgie seem to be the best of friends. They clean each other, they regurgitate food for each other, they snuggle, etc. but every now and then Louie (the conure), looks like he is kicking ollie (my budgie) and they get really mad at each other. What's going on? :s They live in different cages just in case one of them gets hurt, but I get them out to play every day (:

i want to get a dove and i'm doing reseach. but what brand of bird food should i feed it? one website said it feed a dove budgie food, and then it said not to feed a dove parrot food !?!?! i know they need grit. but what brand of food??? 10 points best answer!

One of my hatchling budgerigar's down feathers are black as opposed to its siblings' white down feathers. What does this mean?

my budgie is always at the bottom of her cage she has been for about 1 half days now im getting worried she about 8/9 years old we have called the vets and booked an appointment for tomorrow but i wont sleep right without knowing what wrong with her roughly . the vet said budgies live for 10-12 years so she could we be on her way but i Love her to bitts and iv put food and water at the bottom of her cage so she wont go hungry or thirsty i opend the cage to put food at the bottom of her cage in a small bowl and she run straight to the cage door and tryed to get out so i let her and she fell asleep on my arm is she looking for comfort or is she cold i need answers ?xoxo

I got a budgie 2 weeks ago, the breeder told me he was male, and that he is about 8 months old. Im wondering now whether this is correct as he is really really quiet and not showing any signs of taming down at all. his cere looks bright blue round the edges but then is covered with a brown flakey crust but you can see the blue underneath?? so confused :/ The confusion comes because the cere is both brown and blue?

when i was 4 my mom got a budgy bird name jojo andit was blue with black eyes i think. i just remembered it yesterday and its not around anymore. is a budgie bird a good pet because if it is i will get one for valintens day hopefully from mom :) will it get along with a cat if the cage is too high for the cat to jump at. my cat is mittens and is named this because it has whites paws. can i name this new bird jojo to? can i get one at sobeys? thank tommy c. i am 8

Can i make nest box of cardboard box.I am not able to find wooden box?Can i take the egg and keep it in the box and will bird lay other egg in the box.Please help it is my first time.

I've just bought two new budgies and they have green poo? i've read that green poo is normal? but some people say green poo is good and some say bad so can someone clear it up for me as im panicing here! thanks Love bird please can you mail me? tattoo80@hotmail.co.uk

Hi, In July 2011 I took my budgie for a routine claw cut to a new (and recommended by a friend) vet. The vet was pretty rough and removed the bird from her cage with a big towel and took her out of the surgery to do the claw trip (after declaring she had good perch reflex's I amy add) When the vet returned her to her cage she could not stand well and after my repeated insistence (because he was keen we just took her home) he checked her perch reflex. One of her legs did not respond. A long long story but the vet did not really want to know and under pressure offered to splint the leg. Following the splint she looked so pitiful I demanded an x-ray which showed she had a spiral fracture. The way forward was euthanasia or he could try and pin the leg...we opted for pinning the leg out of desperation and shock but it was too much anaesthesia and we lost our poor little bird of 5 years...our family was devastated...we went in with a well bird and came out with an empty cage. I have made a complaint to RCVS and they say that there is too much disagreement between the witness statements (well the vet was never going to give the same sequence of events as me!) and that it would not be possible for a disciplinary committee to determine how our bird broke her leg. This is despite the vet statementing that her leg got caught in his looped towel...but his intern put in her witness statement that my 8 year old shook the carry cage!!!! A terrible terrible lie. Anyway the case has now been closed but I feel so very strongly that the vet was grossly negligent. My question is...does anyone know if I can take something like this further once the RCVS has said that they are not going to forward to the Disciplinary Committee...I feel very injusticed. I am pretty sure if our bird was a horse or pedigree dog it would not have been so readily dismissed. I would be interested to hear if anyone has experienced anything like this before and the outcome, I am just so sad. Many thanks :o(( To be honest, it is not about the money but just how everything happened. I feel so angry at the lies the vet has told, obviously to protect himself, in his statement. It is obvious to me that he was guilty of serious professional misconduct. I have since read the following on another forum that was interesting...and unfortunately from what I can see...very true. "However, be aware that the RCVS acts more like a ‘protection agency’ for vets and is exception reluctant to actually do an investigation. I am involved with a mater in which we have been pressing the RCVS to investigate a complain, only after nearly a year have they finally agreed to ‘consider’ investigating! If I did go to the small claims court...as I guess I could claim for her cage etc etc...where do I start? Thanks for your comments...it really helps to have some positive support...this has been going on for 7 months now and I am sad I can't seem to get the closure I think I need :o(

I live in Melbourne Victoria and i own around 14 budgies and a lot of other birds and i am currently breeding budgies. I have been looking to purchase an albino budgie but i dont want to purchse 1 from a pet shop because they are over priced. does any1 breed albino's or own them in melbourne who are looking to sell them?

(male) hes 4 or 5 months old. ive never had fruit or veges in his diet except for the occasion iceberg lettuce leaf. i only feed him budgie seeds. should i give him fruit and veg? if so what kind ? will it keep him healthier? Thankyou very much for your answers everybody,

(male) hes 4 or 5 months old. ive never had fruit or veges in his diet except for the occasion iceberg lettuce leaf. i only feed him budgie seeds. should i give him fruit and veg? if so what kind ? will it keep him healthier? Thankyou very much for your answers everybody,

Hi! Last week I purchased two budgies (Brooklyn & Ike), approx. 4 - 5 months old. I would like to form a good bond with each of them, however, after doing a little research on how to tame them, I discovered it's not reccomended you get two budgies if you want to have a good relationship with them :( Though, from what I've reading, it can be done, but, being a first time budgie owner - I'd like this process to be as easy as it can be for both me and my two budgies. So...my question is, while it's still early, should I seperate these two little guys for short period of time? That way I can spend time each day taming them individually, hopefully speeding up this process, and creating a better bond with them :) After they are tame & I share a good bond with each of them, I would put them back in the same cage. If I do end up seperating them, the cages should be in seperate rooms, correct? Thanks for any suggestions!!!

My bird for the past two days fluffs up like if she where cold my old bird went threw this like 2 years ago and died :(, and i don't want the same to happen . I want to know if there's anything i can do at home to help I called exactly 5 different vets and they all sent me another number to call guiding me even further from where i live. I dont know what to do :( I really don't want my budgie to die , I have two of them but the other one seems fine its my girl one that's sick.

I really want a bird and don't know which to get. I was thinking either a cockatiel or a budgie, which one? Also if you have a personal favorite let me know so I can consiter it. I don't want a bird that is really loud or chirps/squaks before 7:30 in the morning even if it's cage is covered.

my parakeet seems ill ...i'm not sure of his age,he is normally really energetic and fun but recently he have been really tired,fluffed up and stays at the bottom of the cage...there is another bird in the cage that is a girl though she does not seem any different then normal...is there any solutions to help my budgie... he is one of the best pets i've ever had i don't want him sick....and i can not afford to bring him to the vet,so someone Please Help!!!!!! i have been searching for hours trying to find cures but they all say to go to a vet...please do not tell me to go to a vet

i have 2 budgies. The female one dosent give a fu** when a cat is around. I had kept the cage outside. They were safe in the cage. But the male one overeacts. He just starts to jump like crazy when he sees a cat. Now i heard my other ringneck screaming and i hurriedly got near them. The cat was just sittin 2 to 3 feet frm them.when i was chnging their food, i found three long feathers in the tray. I can judge by looking at the poor male one that he lost them. They look like the longest of his flight feathers. Which are broken from the same side. Will that poor thing get them back??? I am very worried about him.

i bought a parakeet from petco 4 days ago and i been wanting to hand train it but she dosent let me even get close to her she even bit me once so is there any way i can hand train it sill because a friend told me that you cant no more because its used to birds not humans o and idk if age would be a problem or not but i cant tell how old is she because she is all white or albinoso i cant see the ring on the eyes and she dosent have any lines on her head or a thingy on their leg tank you for you answers

had him about a month but he just wont come on my hand. he sleeps a lot and doesn't hardly fly and now has started 2 bite even when i have a treat 4 him...he has toys but doesn't play with them either. kids loosing interest in him as he's biting but we all love him and want to make this better. help!

i have 4 budgies but i have noticed a change in the amount of seed they eat and same with my scarlets. do i limit the amount of food or just let them eat as much as they wont. they also have a supply of vegtables and fruit in the morning.

I have read every single website that has popped up on my Google searches, but still feel the need for more info. I'm getting a Green Cheeked Conure soon and need some info. I currently have a male budgie, so I'm concerned about having the two together. They won't be in the same cage and most likely not out at the same time unless they approve of each other. I don't know if I should get a male or female...? What would be best? Also, I need more advice on how to introduce each other. Websites that I found weren't the clearest on how to do this... Another thing, if anyone has any good ideas for home made bird toys that are SAFE for budgies and conures, please speak up. If anyone has experience living with a Green Cheek, please help me out!!!! Thank You very much!!! (Answers are always appreciated)

I have clean the cage because it was a total mess inside the cage and the mother is now sitting high up on the cage and will not come back down to care for the baby budgie. Is she just stretching out her wings? not taking care cause of a human scent? please help me... ASAP. Thank you P.S ------ I'm freaking out right now.

my female budgie lost her feathers around her neck and the chest . she has a mate and every time when he get close to her she hit him whats wrong but last year she laid eggs and they hatched . whats wrong? plz help?

This probably sounds silly but..my budgies have done the 'deed' even though I scolded them not to. Now we have 4 little 10-14 day old babies-hatched. I kept reading everywhere that owners should put pine shavings down for 1. splayed legs. 2. cleanliness 3. etc etc. So I looked and looked and didn't find pine shavings, but found wood chips-it says for bedding for small pets (birds, rodents, etc) and I'm just wondering if wood chips is OK? (instead of pine shavings) I thought it was fine until I read on www.avianweb.com that wood shavings are not recommended because chicks eat/swalllow the chips and something can get lodged in their crop, causing death. And I honestly kinda freaked--I'm new at this unexpected and out of the blue-budgie breeding thing and I'd be crushed if something happened because I was neglectful. I also read somewhere that before placing the wood shavings inside, that they should be watered down and left overnight so they become 'fluffy' and softER for the chicks. True? Anyone experience with this? Many thanks!

We got 4 budgie a little over a year ago, and keep them in a very large cage. The diet has been the same for about 5-6 months nothing is added. Today at about 7pmi noticed one of them making weird whisling noise, open mouth a bit, spreading his wings in a half stretch. Nothing else was abnormal. And at 8 he was on the bottom of the cage. I hate myself that i could help him but until now i cant understand what was wrong. Also i have 3 others that i want to help if something like that happens. Does anybody seen their bird do something like it. Please help me understand

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