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 […]
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?
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 […]
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.
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?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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?
What are some soft veggies I can give my 23-day-old budgie?
It it ok to have to females together
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?
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 […]
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??
I’ve just gotten a runner budgie, is there any special way to treat her?
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 […]
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
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 […]
My bird poop is green with black in is it normal or is there a problem
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 […]
Kan een parkiet die altijd binnen staat in een vogelkooi verhuisd worden naar een buitenkooi ?
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 […]
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?
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.
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 […]
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?
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.
Is it safe to breed first cousin parakeets to their first cousins
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.
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
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
Why would male parakeet kill female and how?
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 […]
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. […]
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?
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?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
My boy budgie has a bold spot on his tummy he’s had it for awhile now an he’s getting 1 on his head also
Hi Can you please help me with this my budgie laid 7 eggs among them 1 egg hatched 2 days back and today the baby budgie died 😢 I have removed the dead baby and what should I do with other eggs?? Please help me to understand the process
How do these bird have intercourse?
My bird was 1.5 month old . My bird eat by himself for the first time yesterday . He di*d today for no reason . He looks helthy his diet was perfect her cage was clean his temper was perfect he just shaking and 2 hour later he die why
After a bonding pair are separated into their own cage and have raised a clutch, must the pair be kept together or can I separate them back into their respective ( males only and females only) cages?
I have 3 budgie males in a cage, next to an identical cage with 3 females. The females are young so I will wait to breed them. When the time comes, the bird store owner said to let them all mix so they can pair off. Must I then separate the bonded pair for breeding?
Hello again Brenda, Can you give me tips on what to notice if rainbow is carrying eggs? Also thank you all your info. Rainbow is definitely enjoying her space and all the attention from Kiwi as he started to roam at bit flitting with the other females. Hopefully Angel & Dusty are not carrying eggs. […]
