Hi Brenda, I have removed the nest, al 6 babies died,, the mother dies not seem to feed them after she had those 3, I asked about previously,,, even quite a big one of the later 6 did not survive. I will only put breeding box then back after a year, like you said. I […]
Why is Female Budgie attacking 3 fledge lings whilst having 6 nestlings
My female has always been real sweet. I put a nesting box in her cage and now she is biting me really bad. Is this appropriate or should I be Worried
Hello, I brought home a parakeet recently. I had roudybush mini pellets and kaytee seeds in her food dish, and when I was able to confirm she was eating the pellets I took the seeds out completely and fed them to her daily by hand, as well as millet for training purposes. After 5 days […]
My female parakeet is around 3 to 4 years she mated with many males from age 1 to 4 but did not lay a single egg even 1 time like she don’t have any eggs of her own so is it possible in parakeets to not have kids like in some humans?
Im not sure it’s gender! I feel it’s a her, but does an albino bird need to be with another albino bird, I have anothe blue parakeet with dark blue nose and they haven’t had babies ? And I’ve had them for a while!
my budgie bird played 5 eggs 3 of them hatched but one of the chicks is dead should I take the chick out ? or do I leave it in their with the rest of the chicks ?
I have 5 pairs of budgies in different cages. Among them the female of a pair laid only one egg inside the nest box. It’s been 4 days since the first egg was laid. Neither the female nor the male is going inside the nest box anymore. I want them to breed. I don’t understand […]
So, my budgie does have a brown cere which I know indicates that she is hormonal. She has been digging a hole in a pot of dirt we for some reason left in with them and I am concerned that she may be trying to build a nest there despite us also giving her a […]
Three days ago I noticed what appeared to be a growth and abscess on our budgies bottom (just above his vent). We started treating him daily with salt water baths and every second day with avimec (ivermectin for birds). This morning we noticed he has two holes in his neck. You can see right inside […]
My budgie laid an egg after a fight with pair of another budgie pair..but now it is sitting always in breeding pot but not laying
4 5 months ago I got 2 budgies (male & female)as a gift from someone. Then they mated and layer eggs but they didn’t hatched. The female bird laid eggs again in August but those eggs also didn’t hatched. I kept everything clean so that the eggs won’t get dirty. Then one of the pet […]
Hi , so i have a male parakeet and a female parakeet and female laid three eggs. One of the egg hatched today and I saw that the male bird was trying to feed the female bird but she was attacking him insted. Also she is not letting the male feed her. She is coming […]
Hi, I am quite new to taking care of a budgie and I have the following situation. I have one budgie (Blue) that once we got it, we tamed it and she is super friendly and social with me and my girlfriend. We basically let het fly all the time while we are at home […]
I am getting three birds, 2 budgies and 1 lovebird. From what I’ve been told, all three are bonded to each other. The person I’m getting them from hasn’t properly sexed them and doesn’t know the age but roughly 3-4 years each. They are all in a cage that really is a carrier cage and […]
I have 3 females and 3 males with 3 nesting boxes, I have notice, ( first time budgie owner ) and first breeding season for my budgies that I am finding the eggs on the ground have no idea what to do
My budgie has been sitting on her eggs for the past few days but I went out for a few hours like 2 and once I came back I saw that one of my other budgies was in her cage and after removing that budgie she hasn’t been wanting to sit on her eggs should […]
my budgie of around 2 years got sick yesterday, he was fine all day and then started acting lethargic, moving his head and closing his eyes. Took him to a vet and then they could not do anything except put him in the oxygen cage. Charged us 500 dollars for nothing. today he would not […]
I have a 3 year old male budgie who is regurgitating constantly. He was sick with gram negative bacteria in his crop and feces and was placed on medicine for 4 weeks. He was off the medicine for 2.5 weeks and the bacteria is back. Nothing has changed in his environment so we think the […]
My mother of 5 budgies went into the nest of a mother of 3 budgie. They fought with each other and I separated them before they would kill each other. When can I put them back together again?
Hello. Today, I noticed that my budgie is puffing up and pooping a bit and I saw that it is dark green and watery, what is the problem?
Hi, so I have a female budgie who is a above one year old, she laid her first egg ever on March 14 She didn’t have a male and was a tamed budgie and I didn’t know that she must have a male during the laying on the eggs, so unfortunately she was doing all […]
I purchased my male budgie in January and while healthy, he seemed lonely so I got him a female friend in June. At first, they preened each other constantly, but lately, she chases him from the food and toys and pecks at him. He still seems smitten by her and is constantly doing happy chirps, […]
My female budgie is fighting with male as well as my male is not chirping not singing only sit eat few and get back on perch he is not sick not stressed
Are they safe for a young Parakeet
This is my first time having baby birds. My budgie’s egg pipped about 3 days ago, and the day of, it opened up more so there’s a small hole in the surface. Since then, however, it hasn’t cracked the egg open anymore. I’ve been checking every little while to see progress and haven’t seen anymore. […]
I had 10 budgies then one past away and now I have nine, my question is do I have to remove the extra one out and how do u tell when the pair off??
Hi, Our budgies got a baby budgie 2 days back. They normally eat seeds and millets. May I ask what additional care I should give them? What leafy greens to offer? And in what form? They never had before. Like cut them into small pieces ? And how often to replace before they go bad? […]
Hi. I am thinking of getting cage liners for my 2 budgies, & was told the sand sheets are not good. Would cage liners for Guinea pigs be safe for my budgies? They don’t go on the floor of cage much, but I wanted something washable or disposable. Please help
My oldest budgie(female) is named Blue and I’ve had her for around 3 years now. When she was a few months she was the perfect bird. I could take her out of the cage, I could actually touch the cage and mess inside of the cage. She was alone for about a year when I […]
Hi Laefber, I’m only 8 years old.Here’s my question,I want to learn more about Parkeets because I want one as a pet .I wonder how do you tell a Female White Parakeets apart from a male! (P.SPlease write back)
Why my parakeet female eating her own egg…1st time laygin egg She has eaten 4 egg
I haved 2 budgie, male and female, and the male died. I let the female out of the cage to play with my other two handfeed (the female budgie is not) female young cockatiels (they look adult, so i tink they are young adults). She is now good friends with the cockatiels, folowing them everywere. […]
My male parakeet is chasing the hen down and attacking her when close to the nest and when she starts eating he watches her and causes her stress. Should I remove one of the parents or let them fight? If i should remove one which one should I remove. The chicks are about 15 days […]
i have two birds, a female cockatiel and a male budgie, who are living in the same cage. as an inexperienced bird owner i housed them together but am planning on separating them soon. my budgie is a very anxious bird though, and i am worried about how he would react. could getting another bird […]
Hello, my female parakeet accidently mated with my moms bird while I was babysitting him while she was on vacation. She has so far laid a total of 5 eggs, one about every two days, since the male is no longer here, we gave her a very nice toilet paper nest at the bottom of […]
It was out first time letting out our two parakeets and while trying to catch them to put them back in their cages my brother got the tail feathers and plucked them out. We left to not startle the bird anymore, but when I went back I saw blood around the house. Is my parakeet […]
I bought two budgies a month ago from a pet store, and they have mostly bonded with each other, as a male and female, but the male one shows more interest towards interacting with me and my family. How do I show him that I am no harm, while the female one is always influencing […]
My budget lay and egg this morning and I’m keeping an eye on her she is heavy breathing I have noticed for the past 6 hours what should I do
What kind of veggies should I feed my parrakeets?
it seems that my budgies prefer their vegetable wilted over the fresh that they get mostly the spinach and lettuce that they get . They get fresh every day and they let it sit until it gets wilted then they eat it. unlike the fresh carrot slices which get eaten in record time.
This is the first time I see my budgie laying eggs and I am so excited. My budgie has layed the 5th egg today. But the weather was extremely hot today so i just sprayed water in the aviary and accidentally water got into the nest box and all 5 eggs got wet. Though the […]
there are so many miss leading answers on the temperature range budgies can tolerate . I would like a accurate answer since they live in the Australian desert and I know that desert temperatures have a great range from 40 F to 110F what can a budgie safely tolerate.
Hello, Can I have 5 budgies as odd number in one large cage?
Female budgie laid 6 eggs 2 hatched about 2 months ago. I took the male out of the cage when the babies started feeding themselves. He was picking at Nia’s head. The 2 babies now are the size as their parents. Last week she laid 3 eggs but is sitting on the last egg laid. […]
My budgie laid an egg, but they both were said to be females. Do i leave them or encourage her to raise it?
My female parakeet laid a clutch of eggs. I tried to not bother them too much, but once they were almost all covered with feathers, I started picking them up and holding them. Under the pile of babies, I found new eggs. She had another bunch of eggs going before the first bunch were weaned! […]
Hi, I can send you a picture of what I am going to attempt to explain because I’m sure my explanation is bad. My budgie has started displaying new feathers that I’ve never noticed before, his tail feathers stick out near the bottom of his body at about the point his tail starts. He resembles […]
Hello, I have two budgies and it turns out one is male and one is female. Recently the female starting laying eggs, but I believe they have fallen to the cage floor as she seems to be trying to nest on a flat wood plank further up in the cage, I am not sure if […]
So my female parakeet precious laid three eggs a while ago and now one of them has hatched literally a few minutes ago but she doesn’t exactly seem to be feeding the baby all I hear is cheeping from the baby but I was to be sure that she and the baby are healthy and […]
I have 3 budgies I’m jot sure of the sex for them . They have been laying eggs ,they have 4 eggs and none of sit on eggs that I know of. I’ve tossed 4 out .they whr cracked . I have a old cardboard box but they don’t use it. What should I do. […]
My budgie had been shaking its head. Sometimes will be slow, sometimes it will be very fast. Is this a normal behavior?
My budgie laid eggs, and she didn’t sit on them until days after she laid the 9th one. She’s now sitting on them, is that normal?
hi, my female is currently laying eggs. every time she layed an egg the male plays with the eggs and breaks them then throws them out of the nest box. i seperated them from each other and since then she’s layed 2 eggs again. will it be a problem once the eggs has hached and […]
I have 6 parakeets 2 of my birds which are males seem be addicted to carrots. They will choose carrots chips over their other food they don’t care much for fruit but will nibble on spinach. How do I get them interested in trying more fruits and vegetables. The other 4 birds will try spinach […]
it has been hot where I live ( Upstate NY) so I have been putting my budgies cage and all outside ( I have 6 budgies divided into 4 cages ) but where they have to go is on the deck in full sun is it okay that I keep a cover on the top […]
My female parakeet has still been attending her eggs will she take care of any hatchlings?
Hello I was given two parakeets have had them in the past how to get them to eat pellets? I’ve been mixing a few in the food dish but so far they haven’t touched them. Would it be alright to grind the pellets up to almost a powder add that to the food they are […]
We recently got 4 new budgies in addition to our 2 existing budgies. the 4 new ones are in quarantine now and I have noticed that their poop smells a little. Our old budgies’s poop never smelled so I am concerned and out of ideas, as to how to treat the new birds as avian […]
I have a cockatiel and 2 parakeets that I recently bought because my cockatiel stopped letting me hold him and I thought he was depressed. Then I found out he was a girl. Do they pms when they lay eggs? She’s only layed 2 in a week and I’m following protocol. I just wanted to […]
