parakeet

Hi everyone, I'm a first time bird owner and have had my linnie, Simon, for a month now. I'm at the point where I can put my hand in the cage and he isn't very scared of my anymore so I've started trying to feed him from my hand. My problem is: I put food in the palm of my hand and he'll...

Hi, I just discovered my budgie bleeding from his wing, after checking him for around 10 minutes I couldn’t find a blood feather and so I just put a lot of corn starch on it to try stop the bleeding. I’ve put him back in his cage and am keeping an eye on him. He’s acting normal but keeps...

Recently I bought my parakeet toys designed to hook outside of her cage and perch on. I hooked her cage open so she would be able to get to them easy. However, I didn't know where to start in helping her realize she can come in and out however she wants as she pleases. I started with getting her...

My boyfriend and I take care of this little parakeet. At first, he was a little skittish but then warmed up to me and let me give him scratches. He then started to grow a bunch of pin feathers around his neck and head and wings. He didn't want to be touched for awhile, and I thought this was...

Hi! I really need help, recently my budgie hasn't been well. I'm trying everything, he's usually really active and loves to chirp a lot, he's still very active and eats. I don't have a vet close to me at all, its hours and hours away. He has always been healthy until now, this is the first time...

I don't know what to think as I type this. I am heartbroken. My sweet budgie Leo died tonight--he was only 2 years and 7 months old. The worst part is that it was my fault. My sleep schedule has been horribly messed up, so lately, I would stay up all night. Even if I covered his cage, Leo would...

My parakeet, Doodle, recently has been biting at his leg band. He has broken it open a little bit, and it seems fairly close to coming off. I first noticed this today. It does not seem too tight around his leg, so I am unsure of why this behavior started. Any advice/tips on what to do or...

Hello everyone, as you can see I have a semi sick budgie on my hands. She is one of my adoption birds and I do adore her but I haven’t been seeing a positive change in her. So when I took her in, I noticed that her feathers were pretty bad. They were growing in odd ways and she seemed a little...

I just got home from school and I noticed something atypical on one of my budgies, Yin’s beak. He/she (don’t know the gender yet) doesn’t appear to be sick, I’ve only just gotten the both of them yesterday. I need advice on what to do because I can’t call the vet because my mom says they’re fine...

Hi all! This is my first bird, so apologies if I ask dumb questions, I'm still learning. I purchased my parakeet 10 days ago and he seems to have adjusted fairly well so far, he's drinking and eating regularly and doesn't appear to be sick. I've observed him fluffed out and relaxed multiple...

Hi there! I was wondering if anyone had experience with having to leave their parakeets behind for vacation matters. I am currently a college student, and I plan from moving from where I live now, Hawai'i, to Oregon to transfer into a zoology degree. I also have 2 parakeets, their names are...

Hi! I have one of the cutest parakeets I have ever seen. His name is Bob. He used to be my grandma's but she no longer could keep him because the cat knocked down the cage and she was worried he may get hurt. Bob loves to sing and hop from one perch to the next. The only issue I have with him is...

Hi guys, I just barely adopted a new parakeet and I wanted to get him a new cage. I was wondering if this was an appropriate size. He will be the only one in here. Thank you so much for the help.:yellow2:

My parakeet began throwing up clear liquid this afternoon, is lethargic, and not behaving normally. I took her to the vet, they did a physical on her and said everything seemed normal. They said they could do x-rays and other diagnosis things, but they said the stress could potentially kill her...

I took in a parakeet couple several months ago and immediately put them in separate (yet still touching) cages. The female laid eggs and I had to put them back together. I'm having a hard time getting her to stop laying eggs but I'm having a worse time getting the babies to survive. She is a...

I've owned parakeets in the past, however, this is my first albino. I thought she was pure white until I examined her closely. While her eyes are the standard red/dark pink and her legs are flesh of an albino, her feathers have a very soft pink hue to them. The part of the feathers just above...

Hello all and thanks in advance for any replies. I used to have some finches and a canary but that was a decade or so ago. I have been researching different pet birds and interacting with them at bird stores for about a year. I fell in love with sun conures and my family and I decided that was...

Hello, my name is Baca and I have several pets. 2 dogs, several fresh water fish, 2 budgies, and 3 kids lol. Joining the forum as I just adopted a 2 year old(supposedly) budgie named Charlie which I've had for about one month.:blue2: Today I got a second budgie, which we named Coco who is an...

So I’m sorta new to birds, and I’m kind of confused on the gender, I heard that brown/crusty is for female and purple/blue is for male. I always thought my green bird was a boy but lately his/her cere is kind of crusty but it has a bit of blue on it? He’s roughly probably a year old so his cere...

Hello everyone. I guess the...bird...is out of the...cage??? I would say cat is out of the bag but uhh, bird forum. Three weeks ago, I ordered a huge cage for Lily and Snowball. So huge, many have reviewed “I could fit at least 6 budgies in here without feeling it’s crammed”. Meaning, since I...