We’ve had our pet parakeet for 3 years now. The first 2 years he was able to come out his cage after school. I have owned several different parakeets over my lifetime. I wanted to spend time with the bird so I grabbed him and he got extremely infuriated. He is very jittery and does […]
Hello sir, I am vasanth from chennai. I am having 4 budgies….. 6 months ago 2 baby birds were born … one died in that….. so now there is only 1… It is not matured and got mate with another budgie and now there is a egg…. That small baby budgie dont know to take […]
I’ve had my little budgie for 2 1/2 weeks I keep a shallow dish of water in the bottom of the cage and a dish of seed and pellets , every day I try a different fruit. The only thing he’s enthusiastic about is the seed and to my knowledge he has never had any […]
My birds all fly in the house will thy have eggs
i bought a parakeet and i’m raring it to become a service animal, any tips or suggestions?
Hi, I recently bought a budgie that I was told was hand reared, I got him at 8 weeks old and he is now 10 weeks. He literally runs away from me every time I try get close, he sometimes gets on my finger when I am holding millet but jumps off as soon as […]
Hello! I have two pairs of budgies, all just over a year old, in separate flight/breeding cages. There are no nest boxes yet. One pair is bonded and the other is starting to show bonding behavior. I am doing all my research before deciding to breed (or not). Two questions I have not been able […]
I have 3 parakeets in a small cage. Two male and one female. The female one, you see, l say it’s kinda crazy. It goes inside the place where l provide the food (seeds) and it’s tail started to fall off. I think she’s pregnant ’cause her belly looks really big. The males are fine. […]
Its me again, dont know how to respond to the other question… but she has laid 2 more eggs, do you have any clue what to do?
I just recently got a baby cockatiel. I have plenty of budgie pellets (since there’s 2 of them and they don’t eat as much) and for ease (since my cockatiel is already accepting the food), I’d like to feed both birds the budgie pellets. Is that ok? Are the cockatiel pellets formulated with different nutrition? […]
Hi again, I also have another bird who can fly, but sort of crash lands on the ground. He used to fly really well. But now I can’t take him far away from his cage. I’m afraid he will injure himself.
Hello! Thanks for taking the time to read this (I am a teen so this might not make that much sense, for I can be informal.) My budgie/parakeet has just laid an egg, which she only lays one egg at a period of time. She has laid an egg before, so this is her second […]
is it ok to place a woven nest inside a divided rectangular nest box? It just had a bare wood floor, and my bird was not interested in any nesting materials. I was trying to avoid splayed legs on any hatchling. But now she has tossed out her eggs ,unhatched . So I am thinking […]
my budgie sat for a week on her eggs then started tossing them out and breaking some. She is in a large flight cage with her male. I have a rectangular nest box high up . I put a woven nest inside it. Should I let her breed on the bare wood? Do I need […]
Baby Parkeets born July 12th and stays in nesting box with mom had feathers but now seems to have lost the feathers at the back of neck and top of wings. How do I know if it is normal feather forming thing or is in need of vet care?
My parakeet won’t eat any fruit or vegetables.He just eats seeds, he only once nibbled a little of a cherry and then he never again touched it! I don’t know what to do,I don’t want him to get sick.Could you please send a list of food that parakeets enjoy.
Bit of a dumb question, but, I’m getting a bird soon, and I wanted to know how I should give them water. If it should be a small bowl or a bottle like thing that you sometimes see in hamster cages. If needed my type of bird is going to be a budgie/ parakeet
Is it too late to hand tame them? I am tried but have not been successful. Also what size cage is best for them?
Hello, my name is Elizabeth. I have a white-1 year old parakeet whose name is Lucky [I believe she is anyway], but I just had a quick question. My parakeets tail does a slight light bob when she sleeps; however, she plays, she eats, she snacks, she drinks, and she baths herself along with her […]
Hello Brenda, I am the mother and owner of thirteen beautiful birds. I don’t know if my email was received. I had written a couple of days ago. In regards to what to feed my precious babies. Especially in regards to Dr. Lafeber’s Nutriberries , Avicakes and Pelletberries. I for the life of me; do […]
I have 3 diamond dove in a cage I have 1 parakeet in a other cage side by side i want to put them in a flight cage together will they get along
I’m getting a parakeet soon and I wanted to know if this website has good food to order for them. I already know that a normal seed mix may not give the best nutrients. But I’m curious to know which ones would be best for the parakeet. I’m thinking about getting the classic nutriberries if […]
Hi, I’m trying to find out what is wrong with my Mum’s budgie. It is quite old and now has one tail feather which is very thin but more than a foot long. I’ve not been able to find any info on this elsewhere and am hoping you may know what is causing this. I […]
My birdie was having trouble giving so we looked up how to help Now the egg is soft and she’s not sitting on them Will it even hatch?
I have 2 pairs of budgies who are over a year old and should be the right age to mate. I have put both pairs in one breeding cage (was this my first mistake?) and added two nest boxes (was it too soon?). However, birds don’t seem to be bonding at all. The females seem […]
The point: How can I encourage my bird to act to a real one instead of what they do to a mirror? My parakeet has been alone in a cage for almost three years. Then, he only had a mirror as a friend. I finally put him with another real bird and he thinks the […]
Hello, I have a 7 year old female parakeet who is currently caged alone. She lived with one male 5 yrs until he died of old age last year. She is very healthy, loves nutriberries, avicakes and veggies and flying indoors. If I were to get her a cage mate(female) from a pet store, is […]
I have a pair of budgie. The female started laying eggs and now has 3 eggs layed in the nest box. But she sits very little on the eggs, she comes out frequently. The weather here is not too hot n humid that she would not like to sit on the eggs. So, my question […]
Hi there, A few weeks ago, I rescued a parakeet; as in, he flew into my yard, I managed to capture him with a bin and a lot of bird seed and, after lots of posting online, talking with the local vet, and asking the local shelter, no owner has come forward and I’ve decided […]
I have a white English parakeet, Lana, whose cere is both blue and flesh colored. I was told by the previous owner she was a female because they were told she had laid an egg. I got her at the same time as the two American parakeets she was living with, who are brother and […]
When they have babies how long I can have the babies in formula
I have 2budgies and a cockatiel. I give them a mix of pellets and seeds, but I don’t think they eat the pellets at all. Any suggestions on pellets for budgies and cockatiels. They won’t eat the pellets ive given them or have anything to do with fresh veggies or fruit.
My male is 1 1/2 years old. But he started to do things which they do while mating so I bought a female but she is also 1 1/2. What should I do now?
What would be the minimum dimensions for a travel cage for 2 budgies. (not for a long time, just for a small visit to the park)
Parakeet wont use nesting box, eggs on cage floor above the tray
I have a Budgie Parakeet and a Green Cheek Conure (as of today). The Budgie is about 2 that has been part of our house since hatched. She is a little stubborn and spoiled. I bought home this very sweet Conure today. I was at a store and it attached itself to me and would […]
Will a bubgie sit on another budgies eggs
How can I make life better for my parakeet, sitting on 3 unfertilized eggs? Cage mostly covered. Well fed; water, seed, millet, apple. Curious cats, barking chihuahuas and soft talking parrot nearby. Cleopatra is 6+ years old. Her companion, Cesar, died 5 years ago. Her lovebird friend Nefertiti, died 2 months ago. First time, alone. […]
Our new, 6 week old hand fed parakeet has a place on his chest with no feathers and it looks like it may be a lump… is this normal? Anything we can do? Thanks
Why my budgie stomach is getting bigger day by day. Now it is very big. Please help me with the solution.
my parakeets have been going in a hole in my ceiling lately and the female hasn’t come out in a while and i woke up to hear a baby parakeet in the ceiling, so should i move it? i don’t know what to do in this situation. do i put it in a breeding box […]
Hi, My name is Allyson and my budgies are not breeding. They have a breeding box and are male and female and are old enough but they just won’t breed! the male has bred with another female, do you think that’s interfering? Please help, i really want to breed my budgies but they just won’t!
Hi there, and thank you so much for this great website. I have a couple of budgies, which had two parakeet babies three months and and half ago. They have been great, specially in these times, i have enjoy seeing them growing up day by day, so it has been a great experience. Then a […]
My budgies nest box has broken which contained eggs fortunately eggs was safe but I replaced old nest with new one and I placed eggs in new nest box. But my budgie not sitting on eggs what is reason
My budgies are not breeding and some budgies are not sitting on the eggs
is it safe to put to same sex parakeets in one cage
My budgie do not mate or not lay eggs after 3 months? But now a days the female has no afried to my hand her stand the floor of nest why?
I have a successful pair of budgie . The female laid 4 eggs in which 2 are fertile and two are infertile . At start she was incubating good but suddenly she stopped sitting on them ? What should I do now? Please help me.
Can you put a Peach faced Lovebird and a Parakeet in a flight cage together? I had a Indian Ringneck, but something ( I think a neighborhood black cat) got ahold of her the other night, and pulled a wing off. She died last night. My Indian Ringneck was in one flight cage and my […]
My Budgie layed two eggs and no more, what is wrong?
For the past week or 2 my budgie has been in the nesting box, we know that the two budgies have mated, she has layed 2 eggs and isnt sitting on them at all, please help
I have a pair parakeet (male and female). She started laying eggs (2) from the perch. The eggs went to the floor of the cage and both cracked. Two days later, she laid another egg (1) from the same perch on the floor again. Then I placed the egg in the nest, but she won’t […]
Hi, I’m currently stuck at home due to COVID-19 but I and my dad have been thinking of buying a bird for a while and of course, we can’t buy one Right now but hopefully, if this pandemic ends we would like to buy a bird. We’ve had many parakeets from pet stores but the […]
My female has been inside her box now for over 30 hours now, so I’m expecting her to lay her first egg very soon. The pairs for mmn er owners said that she never uses much nesting material. Shes chewed a hole the size of a quarter in the front of the box on the […]
Hi my name is Breanna my mom has a pearl cockatiel and recently got a parakeet but the parakeet keeps biting the cockatiel we have a separate cage that the parakeet came in and we are sure that the cocktail is a female and the parakeet is a male she had the cockatiel way before […]
Hi! This may will make one year with my pair of Budgies. I found that I may have spoiled them by letting them out of their cage all the time. After they have their breakfast, they’ll start screeching because I try to keep them in until 12pm. (Usually uncover their cage at 9am). Will this […]
What to do if my budgie wing bleeds
I’ve broken my birds placst mate will he be ok
What to do? I was not intending to breed babies. My parakeets seemed to want a cozy dark space , so I got a coconut shell for them, no nesting material, and next thing I know she laid 4 eggs. 2 hatched this week. I am excited and nervous. Mom fiercely protects(sits on/screams at me […]
I have communal aviaries and cages. How should I present food for 3 different bird varieties – canary, finch and parakeet?
