parakeets

  1. 4 way borbs

    share some memes!

    share your meme's! heres are mines
  2. M

    help please

    hi guys..needed some help. ive had my birds for a long time and just recently moved into a new place with them. my white bird on the left keeps her head down while sleeping on the wooden stick. she sleeps in a vertical position with head down. is that normal? please help me i am so confused...
  3. Raveien

    Moody behaviour in a female cockatiel?

    Hello :) I got a female cockatiel beginning of November last year and when I got her she was between 9-10 months old. So we've had Loki had for just over 2 months at this point, I've given her a birthday of 3rd February as that'll mark 3 months since we got her. She was hand reared and was hand...
  4. vljenewein

    BBC Film of the Budgies of Australia

    Pretty explicit documentary of the wild Budgerigar of Australia. CAUTION: there are a few scenes of predators in this short film.
  5. Houdini & Doddie

    Houdini & Doddie

    Houdini (male) and Doddie (female)
  6. Windsilver

    Hi There - I've Recently Joined

    Hello Community - I am a relatively new parakeet owner, although I did have a parakeet as a little girl. My Story in brief - to prevent myself from adopting a new puppy (COVID Crazy) I adopted a couple of keets from my local MSPCA. They were beautiful birds - but older so it was a challenge...
  7. Zfelis

    Baby Parakeets need a new home (NY)

    Location >>> NYC, NY Baby Australian Parakeets/Budgies Hatch date: 12/19-12/26 Five babies available currently Need to rehome them because I don't have enough space and cages to raise them all. Small rehoming fee applies. (Attatched pictures of the parents for reference)
  8. 2

    Help training 2 new English budgies

    Hi there! I just brought home 2 sweet English budgies 4 days ago. They're a little over a month old and they were hand-fed and tamed by a nice breeder. He advised taking them out for 15 minutes every day right away, and he thought they would be cooperative. But they aren't! They're very bonded...
  9. S

    Trouble switching to pellets

    I have 2 parakeets, I've had them 3 weeks. I've read it's better nutrition to feed them pellets than the pet store seed mixes. The pet store sent me home with a premixed seed and pellet food, they just picked out the seeds. I tried mixing in a higher quality pellet (zupreem), they toss it on...
  10. L

    Normal budgie behavior?

    Hi everyone! I brought home a new budgie 4 days ago,,, today he was very active--eating and flying around his cage. He started doing flips/somersaults into the corner of his cage near his food bowl and then sat on the floor of his cage sleeping with his feathers puffed up. Just wanted to ask if...
  11. S

    New here

    I just joined this site. My name is Stacie and me and my husband have 2 lovebirds, a pineapple conure, an African Gray and 2 parakeets. Looking to learn and share with everyone :):blue2: :green::greenyellow::greenyellow::grey:
  12. S

    Need help

    My parakeet has brownish feathers above the cere crusty beak and always wants to sleep my Vet said it was malnourished so I bought some liquid supplements and gave it more sunlight Is it true what else could I do then
  13. 2

    Do parakeets learn to go outside cage

    My parakeets hate the outside of the cage Will they ever want to come out on their own? I want them to have room to fly around instead of them being in a cage all day But i wonder if its just because their feathers are cliped and they learned that they will have a bad landing if they try to...
  14. P

    Bird cut on foot

    my bird has a small cut on his foot was bitten by the other parakeet. There is no bleeding but its a little red with a little skin. I have read that some people used Neosporin but some say it's ok for parakeets and some say it's bad for them. I'm not sure what to do, any suggestions or help...
  15. 2

    Need help with my parakeets

    I have 2 parakeets that are not tamed and they will not trust my hand but they come to my hand when i have millet or seeds but when i try to get them to step onto my finger they dont want to step up and i think i have scared them and i dont know if they will trust my hand again or be scared of...
  16. Melscamp

    Not the crazy bird lady..... Yet

    I just adopted 5 budgies. They are 8 months old, supposedly, and I got them from a local rescue. I want them to have the best life so I joined to learn as much as I can and share stories. My family owned a pet shop as a child so I cared for many animals early on. At this point, they are totally...
  17. Kevbirb

    Help! Baby birds!

    So this is a really tough situation I’d never thought I’d be in but here I am. So I work at a pet store and there’s a pair of parakeets that have been mating. Much to my annoyance the store does nothing and the female has been laying eggs. Each egg she lays we are told to take and throw them...
  18. G

    Please I need your help concerning Nestbox Size

    Hey, is it okay to use this nestbox for my parakeets couple ? https://imgur.com/a/ISuE8Un basically it's a cockatiel nestbox but it's the best I can find in my area concerning the quality of wood and the size, it's a bit large for a parakeet I guess but would it be a problem ? I also found a...
  19. M

    Parakeet care help?

    Hi everyone, I just received a new parakeet as a gift all of a sudden(without my permission). And now I’m currently freaking out that I may be improperly caring for him. I really need to know if the cage posted below will be appropriate for him. I was also wondering if anyone can give me tips...
  20. N

    Parakeet gender

    I am new pet owner. This is my first pair of parakeet. They both are with me for 2weeks now. Second one is more friendly then the first one. But I can't tell if they are male or female by their cere. Can any of you help me please?
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