Budgie/Parakeet Archives – Page 3 of 15

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. […]

6 oversexed parakeets in a huge cage

2 males 4 females. Keep laying eggs. One has been on her eggs over the 23 days. Should I remove eggs. She looks weak heavy breathing male feeds her but she gets out only for a minute then back on her two eggs. They are in coconuts. Another female just laid three eggs which were […]

Aggression

I’ve had the same 4 parakeets (all female I think) for 4 years. All of a sudden there is fighting and one egg has been laid. The aggression is scary, but I’m not sure what to do. Do they mount for dominance and why so much aggression with all of them so suddenly?

Adding another bird to cage

Hi my mom has 3 budgerigar 2 male 1 female. Thought about adding another female. For I fill like the male is lonely. The 2 males got into a fight which has never happened before, but the female laid two eggs. I don’t know what to do? Someone said to toss the eggs, but I’m […]

injury

one of my budgies was involved in an accident which caused his left foot to be somewhat paralyzed he cannot close his left foot al the way the vet thinks it is nerve damage and may return to normal in time is their anything I can do to speed up the healing.

Eggs hatched

My female budgie’s egg just hatched first one . As a pet parent is there anything I should do, or should I just let mother take care of chick?

Cages health and issues

My budgie pair age is 6-7 months old I think and they bite me ferociously and they have a cage 14x14x14 and I feed them millets as daily diet Should I change the cage and diet and I have tried many ways to stop biting but it won’t work pls help me with biting and […]

1 or 2 Budgies?

I can’t decide whether to get 1 or 2 male budgies from a breeder. I understand 2 will bond and likely not be tamable. But I also want to give them their best life. I’m not too concerned that 1 budgie would be lonely, but the breeder said it’s only best to have 1 if […]

Is is okay to leave a parakeet in a room that was just painted?

My husband put my daughter’s parakeet in a room that was painted not long ago. He started putting the parakeet inside the room maybe 2 days after he was done painting. He also stained the floor with a floor paint stain. I can still smell a more than a faint smell of paint inside the […]

Optimum temperature for 30 day old budgie

Hello, can you please tell me the optimum temperature for a 30-day-old budgie and is it okay to keep him in an air-conditioned room (temp: 24 C) at night?

Veggies for 23 days old budgie.

What are some soft veggies I can give my 23-day-old budgie?

Parakeet bird

It it ok to have to females together

New parakeet bitting his right foot

E we just brought home 2 male parakeets. About 5-7 months old. One of them keeps picking up his right foot and biting it, why would he be doing that?

Budgies breeding

We have one male budgie who is around 15 months old, our vet told us he was lonely and needed a friend so we got another budgie a month ago from the same place. They told us that the new budgie was male and the vet also agreed, however after looking online, we think she’s […]

Budgie not warming up

Ive had a budgie for 4 mths and he wont warm up to me, when i put my hand in cage , he runs and is afraid. He doesn’t take a bath either. He only comes to me when i give him treats??

Runner budgies

I’ve just gotten a runner budgie, is there any special way to treat her?

Bring birds on trip or leave at home?

I’m heading to a cottage for a week and I’m wondering what is the best option for my budgie and lovebird. At home they each have a spacious flight cage. Both cages cannot fit in my car. I could bring them with me in two small travel cages, but they’d be in these cages for […]

Female budgie

My female budgie is over a year and half old and was flying normal she has been out today and not flying likes she shoukd be. Does anyone know what could be wrong

xanthoma

I believe that my budgie has a Xanthoma he has a bulge around his vent area just like another of my budgies has but the thing is this budgie is only 8 months old and the other budgie is about 6 yrs old and a female is there any way that I can reduce this […]

Bird poop is green with black in why

My bird poop is green with black in is it normal or is there a problem

budgie training

Hey Lafeber i have a question. So i have 2 parakeets clipped but they are really bonded to each other so they wont really leave there side and if they do they chirp really loud. How do i tame both efficiently without grabbing them? And how do i create a good bond with both so […]

Parkiet

Kan een parkiet die altijd binnen staat in een vogelkooi verhuisd worden naar een buitenkooi ?

My budgies won’t mate :(

My friend gifted me a pair of budgies who were initially a pair. At the time, the female budgie was laying eggs however, when she had a change of enviroment she no longer sat on the eggs therefore, I removed the nesting box. Fast forward, I have given them some time to take a break […]

UVA and UVB lighting for birds

I read in a bird book that parakeets should have a lamp that provides UVA and UVB rays for optimum health. Is this true and how strong should the light be. Also is it true that birds can see colors that humans cannot see?

Break up a bonded pair

I have a gorgeous male parakeet who is bonded to a poor quality female who is crippled. Can I take him away from her and try to match him up with a top quality female.

Budgie black poop

Hello there! I noticed today that my budgie who I got is march became really sleepy today and had 3 droppings that looked really dark. Almost like black but I’m not sure if it’s just a really really dark green. I’m wondering why my budgie is sleepy and producing dark droppings. He was acting fine […]

Budgies pinching each other

Hi, I would like to know why one of my budgies pinched and dropped the other one. She likes to bother my other budgie, and today she pinched her and dropped her. Is it because they’re both female? What can I do about it?

hello

My albino parakeet lays eggs, is she a female then. I was told it was a he, but she isn”t very friendly but very vocal.

Breeding parakeets

Is it safe to breed first cousin parakeets to their first cousins

nibbling

was just blessed with a new baby budgie it is 6 weeks old and when ever I hold it or put my hand in it’s cage it likes to nibble on my hand and fingers not biting not sure if I should break this or let it run its course.

Budgies poop

My budgies is on Liver medicine and digestion medicine, so the poop was black in colour with green liquid… As well as runny poop are coming sometime normal, few time yellow liquid

Not hatching eggs

Why my budgie is not hatching eggs she layed eggs more but she don’t hatching any agg it is happening from 3 years too still she is not hatching eggs she laying eggs how can I do that she may hatch eggs?plz tell me

What type of double cage?

I have a male budgie and a female lovebird who (so far) have gotten on splendidly together for a year. I keep them in separate cages because I’m aware they normally can’t coexist in the same space. But when I leave their cage doors open, they visit each other’s cages and happily hang out, and […]

Budgie

Hello, I am leaving for ten days and have to leave my budgie alone. She usually has my cockatiel to keep her company, but he has to be left for pension in a hospital while I am gone because of his health problems. I have a friend who will come twice a day to feed […]

How do I tame 2 birds in a cage?

Hello my name is Faizan and I was wondering how I could tame these two budgies together. Since a separate cage would be a lot I was wondering if there are any tips to tame them both.

Is this Odd parakeet behavior

Is it normal when you have 3 pairs of parakeets and one female chooses to breed and lay eggs, that the other two females keep destroying her eggs. I’m a first time birds parents so this is odd behavior to me

Bobbing Tail?

My 4 year old budgie has started bobbing his tail up and down and I have only noticed it tonight. I moved his cage upstairs to my room tonight as I noticed him shivering with his beak in his chest (our aircon is broken and it is very cold downstairs). Now it is 11:30pm and […]

Parakeet mates

My son gave me his two male parakeets, Irving and Cloud who had been cage mates for 3-4 years. After a couple of days I put them in with my others now 4 females and 4 males. 6 birds have now coupled (male/female) including Irving. His former cage mate Cloud is quibbling with Irving and […]

new baby parakeets

the mother is in cage with father and another female parakeet she laid the eggs in a food bowl on top of pellets they hatched now 9 days old should i move birds to bigger nest box with paper towels so they can be in clean environment is it ok to put fresh bedding so […]

Female with blue cere

I recently bought a six month old grey female parakeet to eventually breed to one of my males. I’m confused because she has a blue cere. The breeder told me this is normal for greys and blues. I am going to send a DNA sample for sexing but I would like to know if a […]

weaning baby budgie

my budgies have a baby which is 3 weeks old had to take the female out because she was fighting with the male so the baby is with the male he seems to ignore it at time the baby is picking up seeds and vegies from the dishes at the bottom of the cage, the […]

Can I break up a bonded pair?

Hello. My question is: I have two female parakeets not in the same cage and I want to breed one of them. I recently acquired two males who are bonded to each other. Can I put one of them in a breeding cage with the female. Will they breed? Will the other male be broken […]

Taming a Nervous Parakeet with Clipped Wings and Managing a Tame but Biting Companion in the Same Cage

Hi, I recently got a new female parakeet named Mango from a pet store, and they had clipped her wings. Whenever I move too fast around her cage or when she gets scared, is very nervous, and sometimes flails around the cage. She isn’t hand-tame. I also have another parakeet, Frosty, who is almost 5 […]

Bully budgies’ disturbing behaviour

Hello, I am closely monitoring my budgies’ behaviour since 3-4 days and I have observed that out of five, 2 female budgies keep bullying other 3 male budgies. The females are always picking up on male budgies. Male budgies are the peaceful. I have read that bullied budgies can get stressed and it is not […]

Tempature

What is a good room temperature for a parakeet with a hot summer coming I’ll be running AC I don’t want him to get too cold

My 4 month old budgie fell unconscious and died within 20 min in my hands

Hello, I had 6 budgies untill this morning and the youngest budgie (named Kiwi) died this morning. Kiwi had fallen unconscious 2-3 days ago and we took him out and comforted him and gave water. After that he was playful and looked good. However, today again he fell unconscious on the bottom of cage. I […]

Female parakeet died

Why would male parakeet kill female and how?

Dad budgie

Baby budgie is 3 weeks old and dad is acting aggressive towards mom and baby. Out of 3 eggs only one hatch. Baby doesn’t seem ready to be on his own but dad is making it dangerous with his behavior. He fought the mom so terribly and she seems to be guarding the cage from […]

Is my female budgie pregant or sick?

My female budgie has signs of preganacy: Enlarged abdomen, tired, eating more, can’t fly as well, and she’s laying down on my bookshelf (this is a small dark space, but there isn’t any materials to make a nest.) However, this behavior has been going on for a few weeks, and she hasn’t layed any eggs. […]

Are parakeets fragile birds?

I had a parakeet when I was young but have bought my grandson 2 and one died in 3 days and one died in 2 weeks. His parents are saying not another one as grandson was heartbroken. Any small bird that is heartier?

Do I need to keep my bonded male & female together after they mated and laid fertile egg?

My females spends lots of time in the nesting box with her 5 eggs. Egg laying is finish. Do I need to keep the male parakeet with the female untileggs hatch and babies get older?

Budgies

My budgies are mated and almost 3yo The male budgie is used to cracking their eggs, and now they had a single egg and he kept trying to get into the nesting box but the female won’t let him. So i separate them after few days, but placed the two cages next to each other […]

Can I Hand Tame Them?

I got a young female parakeet named Lemon approximately 8-9 months ago and was not able to hand tame her. Then I got another parakeet a female named Blueberry and I was close to hand taming her so I put them in the same cage. They two have bonded and now I lost all progress […]

My female parakeet changed over night

Hi, My female parakeet had a her first clutch a couple weeks ago and none of them hatched. She naturally abandoned the eggs and they were disposed. The first two days after, she was very tired and slept a lot. On the 3rd day she started to attack me viciously. I usually give my her […]

Bird Type: Budgie/Parakeet