Budgies- Beautiful Domestic Creatures

The real name of Budgies is Budgerigar which is small seed eating long tailed parrots which live in Australia. These Budgies are also called shell Parakeet with nick name Parakeets. Due to low cost, small size and playful nature, the budgies are the favorite birds worldwide. Wild budgies are found in the drier parts of Australia. Wild budgies are decorated with yellow and green marking all over the body. You can find pet budgies in different colors like white, blue and yellow with small crests as they are specially bred by the budgie lovers.

Few Important Facts

Wild Parakeets which are available in natural surroundings weigh 30-40gms, 18 cm long with green colored body and black spots all over the body. The young birds display the forehead and face in yellow with black stripes but when they become adults around 3-4 months age, the face and forehead becomes completely yellow and they develop plumage. Wild budgies are nomadic and they are found in open natural surroundings like woodlands, grassland and scrubland of Australia. These cute creatures like to live in small groups. They like to lead their lifestyles in flocks relying on surroundings They can travel large distance with the sole purpose of searching for food and water. Budgies prefer to live on grass, spinifex and wheat. Since 1850s onwards, these wonderful Parakeets are nestled in cages by bird lovers.

The breeders have worked hard to breed the budgies in different colors. Budgies are nicely decorated with colorful feathers and fantastic designs. Parakeets with attractive crests are nurtured in cages and they are usually large in size comparing to those birds living in wild forest. English budgies are more attractive, popular and nice looking birds which are also expensive than wild budgies. Parakeets are matured intelligent creatures. They can be trained to make them sociable.

If you like to rear up Budgies, you should buy budgie cages for keeping them in safe. In this connection, you can also visit to the professional budgie breeding center for collecting information about the modern methods of breeding budgies successfully. Budgies reply positively to establish communication with humans and budgies. They also love to play with different toys. You can teach budgies to whistle tunes, to speak and play with you. You can also train them to sing and produce different sounds. You can also teach them some tricks. If they guess that someone threatens them, they will perch as high as it is possible and it will squeeze feather inward into the body to appear thinner.

If budgies like munch anything, you must offer some treats like cuttlebone, soft wooden pieces and mineral blocks for satisfying them. Average life expectancy of parakeets is approximately 5-8 years. They are cute and beautiful. They must be nurtured and reared up properly so that they can live longer than you expect. Generally the lifespan of the budgie depends upon the quality of care taken by people. Pet parakeets rely on seeds, sprouted grains/seeds. You can design the complete dietary program utilizing cereals and grains such as oat, pasta, flax and rice.

This video shows you how to train your parakeet to get out. BTW turn vol. up to 100 My microphone isn’t that good.

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How to get Budgies or Parakeets to start eating vegetables?

I have never had any problem when it comes to feeding my parakeets vegetables or fruits.But this was due to certain circumstances and I would like to let you know these circumstances so that you can also follow them and make your Pet birds to eat vegetables and fruits.

First of all I never had just one bird at home, I have always had more than five, including lovebirds,parakeets and cockatiels.

Lovebirds and cockatiels naturally have a tendency to eat vegetables and fruits which the parakeets do not posess due to thier small beaks. My parakeets first started to eat vegetables and fruits when they saw my lovebirds and cockatiels eating them and just followed thier fellow companions, they seemed to love it actually! So you need to show them that the vegetables and fruits are tasty and good to eat, you can do this by eating the vegetables and fruits yourself even, I’m not kidding!

Another way is to mix the fruits and vegetables in thier food mix of seeds and hence they have to bite at it if they want to eat. Then you need to hope that they like it and start eating the vegetables and fruits regularly on thier own.

Another way is to tie small parts of the fruits and vegetables to the parakeets favourite toys and hence hope that they eat it while playing with thier toys. This works really well if your birds have favourite toys.

Another way is to buy fruit and vegetable vitamins drops and put them in water, this is a sure fire way to get the vitamins and nutrients into them but the water may get contaminated soon and needs constant replacement.

I have written several such methods in my blog, I have even added HD videos of my parakeets learning from my lovebirds to eat vegetables and fruits as well as my parakeets eating coriander and chillies and how to hand feed them vegetables.So please see the links below.

Make an easy paper parakeet toy! My parakeet Jasmine is helping me with this project. Your parakeet will love this toy and you get to recycle some paper and save money in the process.
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how to prevent egg binding in female budgies?

i would liek to know the best way to prevent this..for parakeets..keep them active..let them eat calcium like cuttlebones..and healthy vitamins..what else can i do??

Raising and Breeding Budgies (Parakeets) or tame Doves? Also, Sexing them?

Hello! I have raised a baby dove with special Kaytee hand feeding formula. I named him Baby and soon he was weined and my mom set him free (by accident). He was wild from the start… My neighbors saw a nest in their tree being attacked by Blue Jays (the mean birds!) and brought it up to me. No vets would take him, and the nearest rehab was hundreds of miles away, so I cared for him. He now lives with his new friend he found a few hours after being released. I sometimes see him flying around my house (It was only a couple days ago). My parents told me later that night that I could get a young pair of doves or parakeets, my choice. They said I did really well with the wild dove that they expected to die that same night, and I saved his life (His sibling sadly died from the attack). They said since I had all the stuff and some of the knowledge needed, they would let me have a YOUNG pair of either. They want me to buy the young pair and tame them. They then said I could breed them and raise their babies.

I would love ANY information on how to sex, raise, breed, and care for them. Remember, it could be a pair of doves or parakeets… Also, how to pick out a pair from a pet store… What are good and bad signs?

Thanks!

PS: I know that it is a large commitment and challenge and all… I will deal with whatever comes my way, even raising the chicks on my own (with my mom/dad’s help when I am gone).

Training Your Budgie(s)

How to train your budgies using millet!

What do I need to keep my budgies (parakeets) as healthy as possible for breeding?

What do I need to HAVE before they can even start breeding? Im really nervous about how healthy my birds are. And if I am even consideing to have them breed, I want to know what they need to be fed and what they need to be as healthy as possible. What is bad to do, and what is good to do with parakeets. What type of foods are best, and how can i tell if they are healthy or sick. Also, how often do i need to cut their wings, and is it necessary (also with claws)? I NEED THE 411 ON PARAKEETS CARE AND TECHNIQUES. PLAESE HELP!
- Anthony G