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  1. AmandaFitz

    Is this a good diet for budgies?

    Hi everyone, I am looking for some advice regarding my budgies’ diets. I give them ZuPreem fruit blend pelleted food as a daily diet staple. Once or twice a week I will give them a commercial seed blend as a treat, as well as some spray millet. My real questions regard what I prepare for them...
  2. izzybpb

    Budgie broken toe?

    Yesterday, I noticed strange behavior in my budgie, Skylar. When he would hop from perch to perch, it seemed he would struggle to keep his grip. He would flap with his wings frantically and try to grab the perch with his beak in order to fully land on the perch. He did this multiple times and I...
  3. Nejbirb

    First moult

    Hi guys, So after having Toki and Pickles for a while now, I think they've just started their first moult. Toki in particular is losing feathers at an alarming rate, though there are no bald patches, and I'm worried they may have mites. Call me paranoid (and I may well be) but I've never had a...
  4. Parakeet88

    Parakeet dust bath?

    I was wondering if an occasional dust bath would be good for my keets. I had just given them a bowl of fresh pellets and the female started flailing around in them. I'm not sure why she does this sometimes but it got me thinking maybe she'd like a dust bath. I know in the wild they use dust when...
  5. Zoepr143

    Pictures Is this too fatty?

    So i got a new snack for my budgie and she loves it! But since it’s labeled snack i get worried that she’ll just eat the snack and neglect her usual seeds and veggies. So my question is; is it okay to leave this in her cage or should i take it out and only give it after she has eaten her...
  6. LexxJetts

    Budgie not eating- Sad Update Post #19

    My budgie Doug is about 1 year old. He has scissor beak but it has never hindered his eating, he's always been a pretty healthy weight, and active. He is on a seed diet, I know it isn't ideal but I got him from a pet shop where that's all they fed him and he absolutely refuses to change to...
  7. Zoepr143

    Pictures about me and my bird

    Hi, so i just wanted to explain a little more about which bird i have and why (since i only greeted you all and you guys seemed interested). I've had my budgie for a couple of months and her name is Kiwi (yes, like the fruit) And is absolutely adorable. She's about 6 months old and she like to...
  8. CharlieBirb

    Is my girl too small?

    So I am hoping to breed my Budgie girl, Mabel, with her partner Benji, but I am concerned about her size. She is very small for a budgie, but 100% healthy. She weighs about 33g, but is way smaller than Benji or Charlie, who both weigh 35g. I just worry that she may be too small to pass eggs.
  9. Parakeet88

    Foods safe for myself and my birds?

    I'm looking for some ideas of foods I can make that I can also give to my birds (conure, parakeets, bourkes). For example I just saw a great idea of adding some frozen veggies to pancake mix to make a healthy treat for parrots. I think this is a great idea because I can make some plain pancakes...
  10. CupcakeKeator

    New Bird Mama Here!

    Hai everyone! A new bird mama here. I'm absolutely loving the challenges that my little ones bring me. I have had a fancy parakeet I got in a pet store for about 4 years now. I decided I wanted to get a bird that would be more interested in me than singing to the birds outside. I still love my...
  11. ellecee

    Brotogeris Canary Winged

    It is with a very heavy heart I must rehome my hatchmates, Kiwi and Rio. My child with autism can't handle their calls. They are hatchmates, weaned April 2017. They are hand-tamed. Kiwi talks and says several phrases and whistles. They will come with their Prevue flight cage, all of their toys...
  12. A

    Weakness and Baytril

    Hello, All! One of my parakeets has been sick for months. When I took him to the vet back in March he was almost as good as dead. I kept him there hospitalized for 5 days, then took him home. From there I kept him warm in the cage with his companion. He eventually got better! He was strong, he...
  13. Peri-Keet

    questions about baby red rumps/baby keets

    I have a 10 week old baby red rumped parrot/parakeet, and I recently posted about him. Since I've gotten him however, my anxiety rises any time he does something, as I fear he needs something or is in pain. So, I had some questions, most of these aren't breed specific, and are more just general...
  14. Peri-Keet

    Is my Red Rump ugly?

    I have a baby Red Rumped parakeet/parrot who I love dearly, but everyone who I show pictures of him to is saying he's "kinda ugly" or "the ugly duckling". It happens usually after I show them pictures of mature red rumps, or other red rumps with more iridescent colors. I'm still unsure if he'll...
  15. keirieski17

    New budgie

    I got my new budgie two days ago. Yesterday, she was very active and happy and chirpy. Today she hasn't moved at all or made a sound and she keeps closing her eyes when I look at her. This is my Ella
  16. Gidget

    Need help with my sweet rescue keet

    I rescued a beautiful, tiny parakeet from the Humane Society. I believe that she had been in the wild for some time. The vet said she is about 1 year old and had some minor health issues that a good diet would fix. I've had her for about a month and a half. She's been on a forage and pellet diet...
  17. TheBudgieLover

    Budgie Sneezing a Lot.

    my budgie sneezes a lot throughout the day, i've recently had a sinus infection can it be spread to my bird? she does is when she is grooming herself or sometimes she shakes like a wet dog and sneezes.
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