Contents
- Species
- Latest Articles
- Feather Duster Budgies
- Budgies, Cockatiels & Lovebirds Are Parrots Too!
- Small Birds Do Talk!
- Bird-Inspired Prose From Kevin Brockmeier
- 3 Tricks Your Budgie Can Do!
- New World Parrots: Conures, Amazons, Macaws & More
- Perks Of Owning A Pet Parakeet
- Pet Birds & Children
- Budgie Sounds
- Budgie Vs. Cockatiel — Which Is Right For You?
- Top Toys For Parakeets
- Presidents & Their Pet Parrots
- In the Mood for Great Parakeet Food?
- Ask Lafeber
- My parakeet has not layed eggs although I saw them mate more than once
- Old budgie meets new budgie and becomes aggressive
- Bonding
- Why my budgies fighting while they have babies in box
- Male Budgies both side finger missing
- Budgie problem
- 2 female parakeets
- my budgie keeps hurting my little sister
- Sudden budgie death
- Budgie breeding
Species
Budgie (Parakeet)
The budgie (parakeet) is often thought of as a "beginner bird," however, this social, outgoing little bird deserves just as much care and attention as larger parrots. Budgies are playful, love food and they can rival any parrot in terms ...
Latest Articles
Feather Duster Budgies
The Feather Duster Budgie is a mutation that might make you doubt a bird is inside all the curly, overgrown feathers ...
Budgies, Cockatiels & Lovebirds Are Parrots Too!
Here's a look at some common small bird myths and facts ...
Small Birds Do Talk!
Bigger birds aren’t the only ones talking. In fact, some of the smaller parrots are capable of mimicking human speech and can even amass impressive vocabularies. Here’s a look at some of the tiny talkers of the pet bird world ...
Bird-Inspired Prose From Kevin Brockmeier
Kevin Brockmeier takes readers on a journey to a city where everyone sings, except a mute man who raises parakeets. And then something amazing happens ...
3 Tricks Your Budgie Can Do!
There are many behaviors that a budgie will do naturally. With some practice, you can give a cue for the natural behavior, and then have a nice behavior your budgie can perform upon request ...
New World Parrots: Conures, Amazons, Macaws & More
Parrots can be categorized according to Old World psittacines and New World psittacines. Do you know if your parrots are "Team Old World" or "Team New World"? ...
Perks Of Owning A Pet Parakeet
Parakeets as pets are a manageable size, entertaining, social, and talkative. Small enough to fit in your apartment and travel with you, parakeets can make great pets. Check out these 8 perks of sharing your life with a parakeet ...
Pet Birds & Children
Find out the real reasons why budgies and cockatiels can make wonderful pets for children, as well as all the wrong reasons for bringing a small bird into your home ...
Budgie Sounds
Budgies (parakeets) chatter a lot, as budgie owners will have noticed. What does all that chatter mean? Here are some common budgie sounds and what they might mean ...
Budgie Vs. Cockatiel — Which Is Right For You?
For years, budgies, also called parakeets, were the most numerous companion birds, and only recently were overtaken by cockatiels. If you’re looking at getting one or the other, how do they compare? ...
Top Toys For Parakeets
Give your budgie (aka "parakeet") some toys! You will be wildly entertained as your budgie plays, and your budgie will stay active and engaged without getting into any mischief from boredom ...
Presidents & Their Pet Parrots
Can you imagine a parrot perched in the White House? It’s probably happened at some point during our country’s history; after all, some of our past presidents had parrot companions during their presidencies. Here is a list of presidents who ...
In the Mood for Great Parakeet Food?
Lafeber bird foods are a simple and healthy way for you to feed your budgie/parakeet! ...
Ask Lafeber
My parakeet has not layed eggs although I saw them mate more than once
Hello, I have a male and female pair of budgies that seem to have bonded nicely. The male feeds the female and they preen each other. I have seen them mate about 1 week ago but there are no signs ...
Old budgie meets new budgie and becomes aggressive
I've recently gotten a new 8 week old budgie, new cage and toys. After awhile of letting my new and old budgie get to know eachother I placed them in the same cage, im sure they enjoy eachothers company and ...
Bonding
I’ve had my parakeets for two years, never saw them kiss even once . Saw them trying to mate once. The female has laid one egg but never hatched. This probably shows my parakeets have never bonded but what should ...
Why my budgies fighting while they have babies in box
I have two budgies who has 4 babies in the breeding box and lately the female won’t let the male in the breeding box if it does try to enter in she attack male bad, even he try to feed ...
Male Budgies both side finger missing
My male budgies' both side fingers (thumb n little finger) are missing of left foot, might be some bite by lovebird. Will he be able to mate with female fellow, their bonding seems good from a month but didn't mate ...
Budgie problem
My female budgie must have gotten into a fight so she was hurt ard the eye .. thn i kept them.in separate cage for a day or 2 thn kept thm back together .. but now when the male tries ...
2 female parakeets
I have a 2-year-old and a 1-year-old female parakeet I introduced them last year and they're now in a big cage together. They have recently started to squabble with each other. What should I do? ...
my budgie keeps hurting my little sister
my budgie Corry goes out of her way to hurt my little sister, my sister has not done anything to her and I would like to know why and ways to stop it from happening ...
Sudden budgie death
Hi. I just lost my second beloved parakeet. She was sitting on her food bowl and then suddenly fell over. Not even 15 minutes later she died. We had a bird before her do this but we thought that he ...
