Bird Keeps Eating Eggs
For some reason our male bird keeps eating our female bird’s eggs, he starts chipping at them and when he breaks them, she throws them out. Why is he doing this? How can we stop it?
Lovebirds
Hi my name is dee, my lovebirds had babies growing fast. Everything was going great but the male suddenly became aggressive towards mum not letting her feed the babies instead he wanted to feed them. I have separate the 2 adults what should I do know
Budgies And The Science Of Speech: How These Tiny Parrots Mimic Us
A new study reveals that budgies mimic speech using specialized neurons like humans, offering insights into vocal learning and speech disorders.
Perfume/hair spray
Is it okay to have perfume/hair spray on around my budgie?
Nesting box
Where should the nesting box be located in the cage , for budgies?
Training a female budgie
Hiya, I bought a female budgie that is less than 4 months old just a week ago, and she’s already become very comfortable with us – she can climb onto your finger if you push her a little, and when we let her out of her cage, she flies around the room and sits on […]
Budgie Male or Female
Hi, would one be better with children than the other?
Can I have 3 birds together
Can I introduce a budgie to a new budgie if the old one already had a friend who died
Breeding budgies
My male budgie wants to breed with my female budgies but she is uninterested so I want to find him a new female budgies that’s ready to breed what do I look for?
Budgie (nest box question)
Hello, I’m hoping you can help. To clarify, I am not a breeder, don’t believe in it, nor do I want to be. I have 4 pairs of rescues in large homes/cages. about 4 months ago I noticed (with letting all out together for their playtime) that there was a male with another one that […]
Can parakeet/ lovebirds die of fright
I go to a childcare program who wants to get a bird. But I’m afraid that when we get the bird, some of the little kids will scream at it and it might have a heart attack. The childcare center is quite loud and I’m scared that the bird might because it’s too loud in […]
Traumatised budgie
Micky has been ill ,so had to give him medication for 5 weeks.Having to get hold of him has left him so frightened.He is very quiet and not moving very much,but eating ok.He has never been a playfull budgie,so im thinking does he need a friend?
Feeding
I have tried to feed my budgies fruit and greens. They wond touch it??
Parakeet death
Parakeet was 7 months old when a new kitten arrived. New kitten was fascinated with parakeet. Could the stress of having the cat present scared it to death?
Fight of budgies
In a big cage recently I have brought two pairs of matured budgies in that cage I kept only 1 nesting pot and I think because of. That they were fighting between each other
New birds
Should you cover parakeets when you first bring them home
Size of aviary
Reading about aviary sizes, people always tell you cm/bird or cubic inch per bird. But this does not work for a small number of birds (yielding absurdly small sizes). What is a minimum size for an aviary for two budgies for example? What kind of rule of thumb could one apply in such a situation?
Calcium rich foods
What bird foods are calcium rich?
Do we separate bonded male/female budgie pair?
We adopted two budgies from a pet store: a girl and a boy. After doing plenty of research and feeling confident in our knowledge on budgies, we bought them in a pair to prevent loneliness. However, we have overlooked the possibility that our budgies are siblings and I’ve learned that since they were adopted from […]
How many sides of budgie cage to permanently cover?
The RSPCA website says AT LEAST 2 sides of the cage must be covered (against a wall) to give birds a sense of security from predators. Given the “at least”, would it be a good idea to cover the third side as well? Also, what is the minimum length of natural perches (for resting and […]
taking vacation
I have 2 parakeets that live outside of the cage. I have purchased a self feeded for food and water. They sleep in extra large plants that are ceiling high. I keep the top of the cage open which they use only for feeding. Last time I visited family back in May I took them […]
Aggressive blu parakeet
Hi , I got a 3 month old parakeet a while back. He is now 9 months older lad. He bites constantly and is aggressive. He has a large cage with his favorite toys. I have never chased him or forced him to do anything can you give me some advice
My budgie’s egg
My budgie’s egg is too small will it hatch?
Budgie breeding
How do I get my budgie to sit/incubate her eggs? She lets them drop to the bottom of the cage and ignores them. Is there anything I can do to help her care for them or can I care for them until they hatch
Budgie mating
How long are my 2 Budgies going to keep mating??? It’s been going on since September!!!!! I don’t want eggs!!!!!
Budgie eggs
I have a pair of budgies in a single cage a few days ago I saw a broken egg shell inside the cage, today the female laid another egg however she didn’t sit on it while the male dropped the egg from the breeding box, what should I do?
How to get my bird used to me
I have had my budgie for over 6 months and he still doesn’t trust me. He’ll let me watch him eat and be near him without freaking out. He doesn’t take food from my hand and when I take him out he climbs on top of the curtains. I live by myself and have to […]
Can two species of budgie breed
Well, I have a male English budgie and a female Australian budgie. Can they breed?
Can chicks live with the parents?
Why is it suggested to move any chicks to their own cage?
How high can budgies climb in a single step?
There’s always the question of vertical bars and climbing exercise. How high can budgies climb in a single step? Is 2 inches (5cm) too high?
Polymers budgies can chew through.
Thank you for your very forthright answers to my last questions. Good to have clarity at the planning stage rather than once the babies are in the house. Trying to understand what non metals are budgie safe for toys. 1. Could a budgie bite through a 2mm solid nylon thread? It is a single solid […]
Hi
Hi my budgie laid two eggs on the floor and we found them broken and then she just laid another egg that was fine on the floor i picked it up and put it in her breding box and she threw it back out
Why my bird’s poop is large?
Well, it’s been 6 days since my female budgie laid her last egg. And yesterday the male bird flew away. So still my female budgie’s poop is large like before her pregnancy. Why is her poop large and is it going to affect her health?
Unfall Wellensittich
Einer unserer Wellensichte (knapp 2 Jahre alt) ist versehentlich aus dem Käfig und dann auf den Boden, als unser Hund im Zimmer war. Der hat mit ihm speilen wollen und dabei ordentlich “gepackt”. Dabei hat der Vogel einige Federn verloren. Flügel nun recht kurz und Schwanzfedern quasi ganz weg. Bin total traurig und mache mir […]
can a female budgie takes care of her fertile eggs without a male
well, it’s been 5 days since my budgie laid 3 eggs. Today when I woke up I saw the male budgie was missing because the cage door was open and I remembered that the door was closed last night. Then I searched the whole room but couldn’t find it. Also, the window was a bit […]
Gas fireplace
Can you use a gas fireplace in the same room the budgies are in. Is it safe to only have the pilot light lit on the gas fireplace at all times in the winter.
Death of two female Parakeets.
After a couple of months, getting along beautifully, the female dies seemingly of a broken neck, no other marks on her. Waited a couple months before bringing home a new female, and they became even closer than the first. They did everything together and slept so close, they looked like one bird… They were inseparable. […]
Health issues, no avian vet near us
My parakeet recently passed away, he was ill for maybe a month. His partner is now sick pulling her feathers out and large soft stools. There is no avian vet around my area. She is alert and very active but I worry her health will become worse. What can I do?
Parakeets
I have 2 parakeets both female with brown ceres. They have been together for just over a year. They have laid a few eggs but I knew that they could do that. But last Friday one of the eggs hatched and I have a baby parakeet. Is this even possible?
Acrylic cage ventilation
I know the general opinion against acrylic cages and I share it but still trying to think of ideas to make it work in the interest of allergies. So here’s addressing some issues with them. 1- Lack of climbing exercise -what if I put acrylic panels over a regular cage (which I intend to build) […]
sudden death
my normally healthy 8 yr old parakeet died suddenly appeared healthy all days eating chirping acting fine, I have 10 birds all budgies they get the same diet everyone else is fine.
Is my budgie being aggressive or is this normal behavior?
I had two budgies: one girl and one boy which lived together for 5 years. The girl passed a few days ago and I felt bad that my bird was alone now so I went to the pet store and got him a friend, also a girl. They are in the same cage and have […]
I think I have a sick budggie.
My female budgie has a round sack on her lower abdomen. It’s soft to the touch and it’s been there for approximately three and a half weeks, She’s using the bathroom fine and I just don’t know what’s going with her or if she’s in any danger ?
budgies being scared of me
hi my 2 budgies are really scared of me. i buy them a treat to tame them but they are also scared of the treat. i dont know what to do
Male parakeet
Why does my male parakeet rub himself on top of my head & gives me love bites. All the female parakeets run away or peck him cuz he too aggressive & they hate him.
male budgie attacking a female budgie
hi we bought two budgies at a fair. we have two feeders. one day i saw the male budgie hitting the female one on the head because he wanted to get on the feeder that she was using. another time i saw that the girl budgie wanted to use the feeder where the male budgie […]
Male budgies cere ?
Hello, Why would my 6 year old male budgie’s cere change from a bluish purple to gray….he is going through a severe molt
Budgie mesh size
Can a budgie cage be made of rodent proof mesh, or will the small aperture be potentially injurious to toes? It’s 5mmx5mm 0.6mm thickness.
Nutrition breeding cages and perches health
So I have 2 budgies their cage size is 13x13x13 I have been caring for them since 5 months and they fear me and their surrounding it’s the reason why I haven’t installed Any toys in their cage they fear everything surrounding them and it’s winter in India and I was trying to install cardboard […]
Behavior and enrichment
Avi So my friend has two budgies in cage of 13x13x13 and they fear everything around them except him and their food and so watched on somewhere where they told me to put cardboard on sides of cages so I recommended him to do the same but I have budgies but I didn’t do it […]
Shall I get my budgie a friend?
Greetings. I have a male budgie named Ki and I have him since he’s a baby, now he is 4 years old. I got him alone at first because I was spending my entire days in my room with him. He is not scared of my hands, he hops on me freely, but he is […]
Taming and behaviour
So I am thinking of bringing another pair of birds budgie and I have one pair from 5 months and I am not interested to tame them because I think they have bonded with each other so if I bring a new pair and try to tame them they will do the same I think […]
Glue safe to use
What glue is safe to use to make or repair budgie toys? Thank you
Budgie safe adhesive
What are safe glues to use to make budgie toys? Or is there a home made adhesive recipe you are aware of? I’ve read that certain glues are safe after drying but the sources aren’t reliable, just other people stating it. Same thing with the home made recipes of flour, gelatin, and water- not from […]
Behaviour
I have a pair of budgie and their age Is under 9months i think And they bite me aggressively especially the male one so what is the reason behind this and their basic info is They live in 20x20x20 cage The shopkeeper told me to give millet as daily diet And i bought them 4 […]
Budgies fighting
We have two female budgies for a couple of months, they have been fine and seemed really bonded. Over the last few days days one of them has started being stroppy and will be aggressive to the other one. There are no eggs or places to lay them, it seems like the aggressive one seeks […]
My bird
My bird is not well, I fed him the bread, and then his feces became black and he feels lazy
Budgie moving head back and forth after eatinf
I adopted a very tiny budgie about four months ago. Every time she eats she opens and closes her beam for about 5 minutes and then moves her head from side to side. The head movement will last typically anywhere from an addition five minutes up to a half an hour. Often times she takes […]
Puede soportar temperaturas baja los periquitos?
En donde yo vivo en invierno la casa está a 16 grados la mayoría de invierno, es posible que sobrevivan al frío ? O como podría hacer para que sobrevivan
Weaning baby budgie
I raised a baby budgie from an egg. His parents could not feed him (unavailable) so I raised him. Hes 8.5 weeks old now, healthy and happy but won’t wean off three hand feedings a day. Oleas3 help . I have his cage fully stocked with seed, mini pellets and millet spray plus fresh water. […]
