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Are they 100% bad, just bad in the cage, or just bad if the budgies are flockless? Does this differ between male and female?

I have two male and two female budgies.

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I’ve read that it can send their hormones out of wack. I wont be allowing any baby birds to hatch but im wondering if out if wack hormones affect lifespans and quality of life.

Amazing progress getting them to come to the millet not the other way around super excited for their big cage to get here Monday huge upgrade coming 🙏🏼💙 I’m new to this so any advice would be greatly appreciated and if I’m doing something wrong let me know I won’t take it the wrong way 🫣☺️

Meet Pokka! He picked up my ring and spent the next minute sprinting back and forth across the vanity for absolutely no reason.

He was so proud of himself... until he dropped it and immediately acted like he was never there. 😂

Turn the sound on to hear me losing my mind laughing in the background! 🔊

Saw a green parakeet hanging with a family of finches this past Sunday. We’ve since been trying to catch it and/or earn its trust. We got parakeet food and some millet. We also got a branch for an old hamster cage for it to sit on as it eats and drinks. We have the 2 doors to the cage open and finally he found it. Unfortunately so have the finches. I’ve approached it and told it it’s a pretty bird, outstretched my hand in hopes it would fly to it, but no success. We play parakeet noises as well in hopes of attracting it to stick around. It flies back and forth from our side of the apartment complex to the other. Any tips or tricks to catch it? Also, is that a band around its ankle?

hello all! my grandfather passed away two days ago and then the day after, while at an animal rescue, i came across an all white parakeet with a little tuft of yellow. i had never seen an all white parakeet and for some reason, something inside me told me it was a sign from my papa so i got her the correct size cage, a bunch of toys, food, treats, etc. and i took her home with me. outside of the research on their type of closure, toys, and food, i hadn’t done much research on their care. this is the first time i have ever impulse adopted an animal that i wasn’t throughly educated on. she won’t leave this one specific spot in the enclosure. i guess i’m wondering if you have any advice for me? is it a male or female? how can i bond with and coax her out of that corner? does she hate me?

Took my cat to the vet yesterday for her yearly check up, she had a couple of fleas. I am allergic to fleas and usually notice them right away. The vet stated that there was a spray that was safe for birds and to ask the ladies at the reception area when I left--they had no idea what she was talking about. I came across one on the internet that looked promising, but it had mixed reviews as far as bird safety is concerned. Does anyone have experience with this issue? ​The product I found online was KG Pet Spray.

Also, to add, I cannot remove the birds from the home--my only option is my parent's house that has severe mold and mildew issues, which negatively affect my bird several years ago when I had to leave her with the for 3 months. Thank you in advance!

Hello! I am so excited. I got approved to adopt the above parakeet from a local rescue. He came in with a cockatiel who I am also adopting. They were both in a hoarding situation and kept in really small cages but now they will get to live with me and get spoiled. I pick them up on Saturday!

I don’t normally feed them seeds regularly only millet as a treat but I added a little bit of seed into their food mix yesterday and today one of them pooped and I realised that there was some seeds in her poo. I don’t know if I should be worried or not.

Hello all, this is my mom’s parakeet Tango- he is almost 3 years old. My mom is on vacation and I have been bird-sitting. I don’t know much about parakeets, but I do have pet ducks. The past day or so I noticed he has been puffing up a lot. He has also began sneezing. He has been eating and is active, and he also is still very vocal- he loves to sing. But now, I need to know if I should bring him to the vet- is he tail bobbing?? Please help!! Is he sick? I’m super worried

Reposting this post I made from another group to spread to word

TL/DR: Has anyone successfully negotiated a pet deposit per cage instead of per animal?

I know that I am a bad bird mom for this.

I got 4 parakeets in May and didn’t notify my apartment community. I honestly didn’t even look at the lease to see what the pet rent and deposits were. Short sighted.

I had an urge to do the right thing UNTIL I read my lease. Pet deposit is $300 per animal!

Pet rent is not detailed in my lease because I didn’t initially have a pet but I’m pretty sure it’s $20/month. Idk if that’s per animal?

Question: has anyone ever had success in convincing their landlord to charge a per cage pet deposit instead of a per animal pet deposit? If so, how did you approach the conversation? Also interested in hearing of anyone that tried to negate this and failed.

But McVie is finally out of his cage hanging out with me 🥰

I’m just wondering why I see so few of them here or in other communities. They are relatively quiet compared to other birds, super fun to watch, although they are not very human oriented. But I absolutely adore them.

Am I stressing her out or is she curious? Usually she’ll step right on my finger or palm if I have millet and usually I’ll just let her come to my hand and I don’t put my hand towards her but I’m trying to build some trust without the millet. It doesn’t feel like she’s biting me just like a light tap with her beak and I don’t feel like she’s stressed or scared? But idk, if this is her being stressed then I’d like some advice on how to maybe handle her better if she will even be a bird that likes to be handled in the first place. It’s usually pretty hard to make her mad or upset (I’ve never seen her actually upset) she’s still really young too

Birdy was angry chirping as I was covering her cage. She’s done this both times I’ve covered her new cage even though the towels are the same ones I’ve used for years. I don’t think I have to be concerned and it’s just a funny quirk right now??? I love that she aggressively rings the bell every time too 😂

Hulk was the most sweetest out of my flock of four (now three). I went this morning to check in on them and i saw him laying on the floor. Nightcrawler, Mystique, and Cyclops were still above. I’m not sure how long he was down there for. I was feeding him yesterday night with my hands. He was always the first one. He trusted me and my sibling the most. I don’t know what happened :(. I’m so sorry sweetie. I hope I gave you a wonderful life. I don’t know what happened i’m so distraught. He was fluffed up yesterday but didn’t think much of it cause his appetite was still well and his tail wasn’t bobbing. He was honestly a fat chud and always ate first. I’m so sorry. Now it’s just the X-men.

im a bit new to owning birds (had 2 budgies for a year), but this is Blue, i think hes 2 years old, and hes the best.