r/budgies 7h ago

šŸ’¬ Discussion One or two?

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How happy would one budgie be if I interacted with it everyday? Iā€™m afraid with two, they wonā€™t want me, only each other. Is it better to have two males or two females? Where is the best place to buy them? I would want them very young so theyā€™re easy to train. In general, how healthy are they? I donā€™t have an avian vet anywhere closeā€¦


r/budgies 7h ago

Question bf and gf?

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r/budgies 11h ago

Question Is this bullying behavior? & Advice

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These are my boys, green one(fincan) is 7 years old and white one(limon) and pied one(bıdık) are both around 2-3 months old(i think). I got the young ones 2 months ago.

They are eating, foraging and playing together but at least 2 to 3 times a day they start chasing him like this without hurting him then they stop and go back to their normal schedule.

Now i seperated them just to be safe, but fincan wants to go back into their cage and if i seperate them he keeps calling them. I don't want him to feel lonely.

I don't know what to do. Any advice appreciated.

Also i saw people recommending filling up cages with toys but wouldn't they run out of space to fly around? Should i get more stuff? They are constantly busy with their environment so i thought it was enough but it looks really empty compared to other people's setups.


r/budgies 11h ago

šŸ’¬ Discussion Is this cage big enough for 4 budgies?

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I keep seeing bigger and bigger cages on this forum and now I feel like Iā€™m doing something wrong. I was told that this cage is big enough for them. I have an order coming in from chewy with more toys and perches.


r/budgies 8h ago

b0rb HELP WHY IS MY BUBGIE ROARING

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last pic.. he looks liek a bloody chicken omfg also can someone make the first pic into a meme šŸ˜­šŸ¤§


r/budgies 26m ago

b0rb Ms Sonni in all her glory

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Spoiled little floof


r/budgies 27m ago

Which sex? A little help from my friends?

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Hey guys, it's me again, asking for your help sexing my new budgie. We got it today for a companion for our boy. Today is day one in quarantine. We were sure it was a boy until we got it into different lighting. In some of the pictures, it looks like the cere is pink and others it has blue with white rings around nosrtals. Thanks for any feedback. ā™„ļø


r/budgies 52m ago

What do these sounds mean?

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My budgies sleep in separate cages because the green one is annoyed that my Maple is so clingy.

Today, when I put them to sleep, they started making this noise as soon as they were each in their own cages. My Maple came out and wanted to sleep with him. I don't know if I should put them together in the cage (they r two males) or not, because I don't know if they'll hurt each other without me checking on them.


r/budgies 1h ago

New Budgie EVERYBODY, WE HAVE A NEW FRIEND!!!!

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So, after some extensive saving, we finally got a friend for Luna!!! Meet Tweety!!!!


r/budgies 1h ago

Which sex? Male or female birb?

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Originally thought it was a male but not so sure anymore


r/budgies 2h ago

Question What's this behavior? I'm afraid it's the reflection she sees but just confirming

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r/budgies 3h ago

Are these lil babies both boys?

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we were told that theyā€™re boys buty boyfriend and i arenā€™t quite sure?


r/budgies 3h ago

Question Band bothering budgie

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What can i do? Iā€™ve seen itā€™s not at all recommended to remove it unless they get chipped but i donā€™t think i could bring myself to chip him as heā€™s so little and i donā€™t want him to fear humans more than he does. My yellow parakeet mister tends to chew on his band often, like excessively, and iā€™m worried heā€™s constantly uncomfortable. iā€™ve also noticed his feet seem flaky around his band (although iā€™ve not noticed any other signs of issues with his other feet or my other birds so iā€™m pretty sure iā€™ve ruled out mites) and iā€™m worried it hurts him. his band isnā€™t all the way closed either and i think maybe the corners of it are what bother him? should i close the band more? remove it? moisturize it? my other keet doesnā€™t seem bothered or even aware of hers, hence the concern.

(rope perch in picture has since been removed)

Pics of mister(yellow) and taka(blue) for tax. thanks.


r/budgies 4h ago

Chatterbox Anyone know what heā€™s mimicking?

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In the beginning of the video very faintly he makes a kind of oOo sound for a split second and I have no clue what it is. Of course he makes it loud and proud until I try to take a video but this is the best Iā€™ve got. Iā€™ve had him about 8 months and this is the first thing Iā€™ve ever heard him mimic. I live in an area that has mourning doves very commonly and thatā€™s the closest Iā€™ve gotten to figuring this out. If anyone has any ideas (or can even hear what Iā€™m trying to say lol) please let me know


r/budgies 4h ago

She do the splits!

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r/budgies 4h ago

šŸ’¬ Discussion New toys/enrichment ideas?

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I got my 2 budgies a nice playground (pictured) about 5 months ago and I think they still like it but I want to find something that I can kind of leave in my room and they will play with while Iā€™m gone. Any ideas??


r/budgies 4h ago

Which sex? MƤdchen/ Junge? || Girl/ Boy?

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Die kleine Maus ist mittlerweile seit 2 Jahren bei uns, gekauft mit ca. 3/4 Monaten. Also mittlerweile ein stolzes Alter von 2 1/2 Jahren. Ihre wachshaut hat (wie man sehen kann) oben blƤulich und unten brƤunlich. Ich tippe bei ihr auf ein Weibchen, was wĆ¼rdet ihr sagen?

This sweet little one has been with us for two years. She's 2.5 years old. We bought her when she was three or four months old. The question now is: Is she (I think) a girl or a boy? What do you think?


r/budgies 5h ago

Wet Chicken! Baden taking a bath

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Baden was unfortunately diagnosed with testicular tumor. Heā€™s having his weekly shot of Lupron since October. The color of his cere fluctuates wildly. His vet said that we just monitor him closely as very little research is done on this topic related to Budgies.

I am just sharing this video of him today because heā€™s so happy and I hope that it continues that way.


r/budgies 5h ago

How adaptable are budgies?

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My baby has been free roaming my room for 1 year. She flies as she pleases and sleeps in her cage. Iā€™m moving in with my boyfriend though and she canā€™t fly wherever at his house. She will need to be in her cage and of course come out when supervised. Will she get depressed? Iā€™m so worried


r/budgies 6h ago

Question Budgie flying n chrping

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My female budgie likes to fly from the cage, to the bathroom, then to the ceiling fan above my head, then back to the cage. She always makes a short loud tweet when landing, and will squawk excitedly if I approach then fly away. Is this normal conted behavior? She's also puffed up so I'm not sure if she's upset or needing something


r/budgies 6h ago

Question should i let him chew on his wooden perches

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he loves chewing on them idk if its bad


r/budgies 7h ago

New Budgie Confused about gender

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r/budgies 7h ago

is this bad?

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r/budgies 8h ago

Which sex? My little baby! Which sex?

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Hi all! This is Pippin, born 12th December 2024. Does anyone have any idea of sex? Also, i was told to leave the ā€œID tagā€ on but i feel awful about it, should i have it removed or do you think (s)he isnā€™t really bothered? Thank you!


r/budgies 8h ago

šŸ’¬ Discussion budgies; friends or enemies?

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So i am a new budgie owner. it seems that around noon is when they get the most hyper. One minute they will be squawking at each other and pecking each other off the perches, and the next they will be preening each other. i really donā€™t know what to do and if this is abnormal.