budgie

As the title says, Genji has been having a bit of a rough time the past few days and I'm not sure if it's something that warrants a visit to the emergency vet, or if he can wait for his appointment with his regular vet - in which case, what can I do for him until the appointment? Video posted...

Hey all! me and my boyfriend both take care of our budgie Genji, and Genji has grown quite fond of him over the past few months. He's gone away to visit family for the month and has been gone a few days - as a result, Genji has been a bit less social, but otherwise completely normal. Until...

Hello! I'm new to the forum but have lurked around here a little bit. I have four budgies I'm looking to rehome as my living situation is changing in a couple months and I won't be able to take care of them all anymore. I'm in the Toronto/GTA region. Here are some details for each: Kiwi -...

Hello, for some time now i have noticed that when my female australian parakeet (her name is haru) is preening with her feathers ruffled, this bald patch seems to appear, i am wondering if she is plucking, because this bald spot only appears when she has her feathers ruffled, i'm worried because...

I just officially moved into my house (house was built in 1948) but my green cheek conure and parakeet have been here for a couple days. Today I woke up and discovered ants in my bird room! I've collected information online - how to kill ants and such, however, I am extremely nervous about...

Hello, I recently wrote about my problems with budgies. I have and old pair (female - blue and male - green-yellow). I bought a new one (with club feet and one leg broken in the past, he can use it with difficulties - consulted with the vet, it is and old injury). He has his own cage adjusted...

So I have this wooden clothes hanger in my budgies' cage for them to use as a swing. However, I have hear people saying that these can be dangerous so I had a few questions (look at attached images first.) 1. Is the wood of this hanger safe for them to chew? I noticed the yellow one chewing and...

Hey all, My 7yo budgie genji started his molt a few days ago and lost some feathers (only a few pin feathers so far) and has been fairly normal, just slight more irritable. Today, too, he's been totally normal. Until about an hour ago. I noticed he'd been really quiet in his cage and looked...

Hello everyone, I recently bought some freeze dried chopped for my budgies. I got it from a bird toy website. I’ve seen amazing review for it, but I can’t find how long to leave the chop when it’s not rehydrated. I know it’s 1-2 hours after being rehydrated but I don’t know how long when they...

Hey yall! Recently my budgie Genji temporarily had to switch from the food he's had for years to a substitute due to his usual being out of stock for a bit. He didn't like it at first, but after a day he decided he loved it and went on as usual. Well, a month has passed and his old beloved...

Hello everyone, I wanted to get some opinions and advices before taking my little buddy to the vet. Jack our little budgie is 6 years old and has been on a mostly seed diet. Often he eats with us at home so his diet also consists of some fresh fruits and vegetables and a consistent amount of...

My budgie's friend died a week ago (I currently have no way of getting another bird). At first he seemed fine, but now he's keeping his eyes closed and seems a little fluffed up. He isn't entirely tamed yet, so he usually avoids my hand, but now he's not doing anything about it when I try to...

Hello! Wanted to post this just to get some extra thoughts. Not sure if this is being posted in the right thread so I apologize if it’s not! Gort is my 6 year old budgie. He has always had a darker cere compared to my other boys, almost a purpley color. My boyfriend just mentioned to me his cere...

Hi! I recently became the “parent” to a roughy 5-6 week old budgie. He has started regurgitating food on me, and while I know this is probably a normal behavior, I wanted to get a second opinion. He does not seem to be in pain, or doing this involuntarily, but it’s happening quite a bit. Any...

Anyone else's budgie's get more anti-social when they molt? My boy is usually a bit more prickly, but never anti-social during molts, but the past 3 days he's been less social than normal. From wake up to about 3pm, he's his normal self, does all his routines, and is very social. but from...

Hi! I'm new here, but I always end up here when I'm looking for answers. I have had my budgie Opal for 4 years and she just laid her first clutch of eggs starting in mid january. She has laid 10 eggs total now. With the first 5 eggs, 2 were damaged by me (I feel so guilty), but the other 3...

Hello everyone, and thanks in advance for taking the time to read! So, today morning I noticed that my 9yo budgie hadl ost quite some feathers in the vent area, and later in the afternoon I saw him go there himself and 4 more feathers fell from the intense "cleaning" he was doing. Also important...

Hello! I have an almost 5 years old female AG Congo, she is very sweet and social, she lives with a 1 year old female tiel and a 5 years old Show Budgie. They have this big bird room for themselves attached to an outdoor aviary (all of them fly). They are free all day together and at night each...

I just loss Jesse. I feel like it’s my fault. I knew she wasn’t acting normal but I just brushed it off as her being sleepy and it being early in the morning. She just screamed, flew across the cage and then fell dead. I feel like a bad mother. I keep losing my children and now, Saul is all...

Hiiiiii I'm DeeDee and I think I've caught the bird flu (the good kind, bird brain 24/7) :laugh: I just got my first baby budgie and I need more bird brained friends to share my experiences with! Meet Blue! My 12 week old baby! I'm on Day 3 and I have to say bonding is definitely going better...