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  1. Stevie

    Hi I’m new! from Australia

    Hi, I’m new!!! I have already posted a few things about my new baby budgie Stevie. I’m from Queensland, Australia where budgies are of course native to..(not in my area but used to live where there were wild flocks). We have many beautiful birds in Australia and I am also lucky to have them...
  2. Stevie

    Male or Female? To soon to tell??

    I am thinking my little 3-4 month of budgie Stevie is a boy….took this photo this morning while she/he is having a snuggle….thoughts on her/his cere? Or is it to soon to tell?
  3. Stevie

    Budgie loves to snuggle in a towel

    Hi, my 3-4 month old Budgie Stevie (not hand reared but so far pretty placid…so far as I am home all day with her everyday!) loves to snuggle in a towel! Just wondering if anyone else budgies or any bird for that matter like to do this? It’s mainly mornings and afternoons that she / he not quite...
  4. flyzipper

    Little ditty about Jack (and Diane?)

    Thought this was a nice little story...
  5. AussieBird

    Seed mixes ?

    Looking for recommendations for seed mixes, and what to look for in a seed mix. For budgies Please before suggesting make sure it’s available in Australia Don’t want one with added stuff such as sunflower seeds, fruits, and grit Available online, as I am avoiding stores right now And if...
  6. D

    Can't take care of budgie anymore, what to do now?

    So, I'm 18 and I've had a lone budgie for a few years now and ever since my aunt has officially moved in with her two cats at my parents house 7 months ago (against my wishes), taking care of my pet has been real tough. It doesn't help that I've recently been working full-time and going to be...
  7. L

    Swallowed unhusked seed?

    Hi. A couple days ago while hand feeding my budgie, I mixed some Harrison’s super fine pellets into the formula because I heard that as baby budgies wean, their parents will start to make the food they regurgitate more solid (I’m not going to do this anymore because I don’t want to risk...
  8. L

    Male or female budgie?

    Hi! We’ve been hand feeding this baby budgie and he’s almost weaned now. We’ve been referring to him as a boy. But now we are unsure! He seems to act like a female, but then again, he’s only around 7 weeks old. Also, I have no idea what his variety or coloring is. Let me know what you think!
  9. Skyandkiwi

    What are some toys that my birds can easily shred?

    Does anyone have any specific toys, not materials, that my birds can shred easily? Something similar to the bird kabob would be great! My two budgies love anything that falls apart quick
  10. Periwinkle

    How do I help my budgie be more independent?

    Peri has recently started to climb all over his cage in (I assume) desperation to come out any time he sees or hears me. It's getting to the point where he's ruining his feathers climbing the bars and I worry about him not eating as he spends all his time running around. I have to leave the room...
  11. S

    My grieving budgie wants my constant attention

    My budgie Sky has always bossed my other budgie Kiwi around, who has recently passed away. :( He now shouts for attention for the majority of the day, starting early. I feel like he is trying to train me now, and I'm not sure that he's happy with just a couple of training sessions a day. I was...
  12. L

    Is it crop burn?

    We just finished hand feeding our around 5 week old budgie. While we were feeding him, he leaped towards the spoon and ate some of the formula when it was too hot. We took it away immediately. It was only a little and at 113° Fahrenheit. Is this enough to cause crop burn? Is there anything we...
  13. flyzipper

    Outback sees biggest budgie flocks in 10 years due to perfect breeding conditions (video)

    Budgies doing budgie things in the wild...
  14. L

    Normal baby budgie behavior?

    I recently got an English budgie around 4 weeks old. I didn’t know until later that getting an unweaned bird wasn’t a good idea :(( but the breeder told us it was fine at the time, and even tried to give us a featherless baby for free along with him. It’s not something I will ever repeat. But he...
  15. Tibby_blu

    Budgie nibbling

    Hi, I've noticed my budgie has started to eat her sandpaper that covers the bottom of the cage, I've read about how it can mess with their digestive system and feet so I'm looking for a safe alternative that won't harm her if she does decide to nibble on it.
  16. L

    New baby budgie healthy?

    Hi, this is my first time using this so sorry if I did it completely wrong haha. I recently got a 4-5 week old budgie named Bumi from an ad. It seems healthy. He (or she, but I’ll just say he for now) is eating and begging for food, chirping, pooping, sleeping, trying to chew things, and...
  17. Periwinkle

    Nervous new baby budgie

    I'm thrilled to be welcoming Peri, a 7-week-old budgie, but wanted to get more experienced members' advice on what to do for the first few weeks to make him comfortable and happy and friendly. He was handfed but seems extremely nervous - he stays in one spot for hours at a time and I'm worried...
  18. M

    Adopted 3 budgies, now I have 7!

    I became a bird owner at the beginning of the year with two birds KC (f) and Leo (m). And a month later when I went to get a new cuttlebone I bought Yuki (m) (thought it was a female) & Goku (m). There were issues at first but I kept them separate and kept the birds in the pairs that I bought...
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