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
- Can I train my budgie without millet spray?
- My budgie is tamed but he doesn’t eat treat from my hand ?
- Why is my parakeet eating her egg
- How to set up breeding cabinet
- My budgies are not sitting on their eggs
- My budgie has tacypnea after his molt
- Had to separate my budgies do to fighting
- Budgie breeding
- Budgie breeding
- Hole in my parakeet’s chest?
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
Can I train my budgie without millet spray?
I can't get a millet spray cuz I am a kid my parents are like. Just let him have seed millet won't give an impact. Olso I have a (baby) budgie and it is olso not eating from my hand ...
My budgie is tamed but he doesn’t eat treat from my hand ?
My budgie is tamed but he doesn't eat treat from my hand ?and olso if he don't have treat I can't train him ...
Why is my parakeet eating her egg
So my parakeets are one cage and they have reached the age where they start breeding, the female layed a egg and the egg was fine for like 2 or 3 days untill today I saw that the egg shell ...
How to set up breeding cabinet
I was wondering how to set up and prepare a breeding cabinet for a pair of budgies ...
My budgies are not sitting on their eggs
I purchased a breeding pair with eggs and the female was sitting on her eggs but then she stopped sitting on the nest ...
My budgie has tacypnea after his molt
I have a one year old budgie. He was doing well until he molted. After a few days he seemed to be tired and slept during the day. After that he was with poor appetite and he didnt play with ...
Had to separate my budgies do to fighting
How do I get them put back together I have had them 3 years know problem then I got s bigger cage put them in after a few weeks my male was trying to hurt my female to the point ...
Budgie breeding
My budgie laid five eggs, three of which hatched. They are now three weeks old. Both parents had been doing a wonderful job taking care of the babies. However today the female is being nasty to the male and not ...
Budgie breeding
I have actually 8 budgies birds and I have separated a pair of male and female in a separate cage and the rest 6 in another cage. But even after 3-4 weeks they are just pruning each other. Sometimes they ...
Hole in my parakeet’s chest?
My parakeet has a hole in his chest. I'm not sure if I should be concerned about it. I noticed it earlier today while I was giving him a bath. Nor my mom or my dad knew what it was ...
