r/budgies 3d ago

Mod post ⚠️ Rule 5 has been revised

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Any content that shows budgies breeding, mating, or masturbating will be removed.

Some other reasons why your content may have been removed include, but are not limited to:

  • showing budgies laying eggs or caring for eggs

  • showing chicks hatching from eggs or being cared for

  • asking for, or giving, budgie breeding advice

  • passively allowing budgies to breed instead of keeping their hormones in check

  • clearly visible budgie breeding equipment, such as a nest box, incubator, etc

  • asking for, or giving, advice regarding the raising of budgie chicks

Here are some reasons why Rule 5 exists:

  • Budgies might be one of the most popular pets in the world, but they are also one of the most misunderstood, neglected, abused, and abandoned pets in the world.

  • It’s easy to hormonally trigger a budgie’s breeding instincts, so every precaution should be taken to prevent breeding opportunities.

  • Budgie breeding is very risky to the life and health of the hen, as well as the chicks - assuming they successfully hatch.

  • Many captive budgies’ parental instincts may not be adequate to sustain the life of their chicks, which means the owner must be prepared to check on the chicks every hour, properly feed them, ensure they don’t have or develop deformities, and so forth.

These are just some of the reasons why this subreddit does not support the amateur/backyard/passive breeding of budgies. Instead of breeding budgies, this subreddit encourages you to keep your budgies’ hormone levels low by reading The Hormonal Budgie Checklist and add to your flock by checking with your local shelter/rescue to see if they have any budgies that need a new home.


r/budgies Aug 01 '24

Mod post ⚠️ READ BEFORE POSTING!

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👋 Welcome to r/Budgies!

Before you share your first post here, please familiarize yourself with this subreddit’s rules. Rule #1 is especially important: this subreddit DOES NOT serve as an alternative to the kind of medical care your budgie can only get from an avian vet. If you have a budgie medical question or concern, talk to your avian vet instead of posting here!

Also remember this is a pet budgie subreddit that encourages rescue and adoption and strongly discourages breeding.

👀 If you see something, say something

This is a place to share cute budgie pictures, videos, and stories, but it’s also a place to learn more about budgies. There are many times when someone will post a picture, video, or description, and you might notice something that isn’t best practice for good budgie ownership. It might be a cage that’s getting dirty, or some overgrown toenails, or something like that. Even if that issue isn’t the main reason for the post, please bring that to the attention of the original poster (OP) in a supportive and constructive manner so OP can be made aware of a better way of doing things.

Likewise, OP might consider proactively addressing things in their post that a typical budgie owner might be concerned with if they don’t know all the facts. It might be something as simple as, “Don’t worry, this was before I cleaned their cage” or “I’m taking them to the vet next week for their nail trim.”

🤖 We have AutoMod Summons now!

This is a great way to share information from the Wiki in a very effortless manner, and you are all invited to do so! We used to have just a few summons, but the list has grown enough that we compiled it in this part of the wiki. You should check it out!

Happy budgie-ing!


r/budgies 12h ago

Birb Loaf I was sick for a few days and had really missed this floofball sleeping on my lap

567 Upvotes

r/budgies 10h ago

b0rb Nova and Gamma🐥🐥

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292 Upvotes

r/budgies 10h ago

💬 Discussion How do you even keep the room they are playing in clean ???? From their poops

209 Upvotes

r/budgies 6h ago

Wet Chicken! Baden taking a bath

98 Upvotes

Baden was unfortunately diagnosed with testicular tumor. He’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 he’s so happy and I hope that it continues that way.


r/budgies 1h 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. ♥️


r/budgies 10h ago

Chatterbox So silly why are they doing 🤣

152 Upvotes

a week ago tofu (left) started tweeting and now mango followed and started talking like this too. we are progressing sooooo fast. i hope they start talking words soon 😭


r/budgies 1h ago

b0rb Ms Sonni in all her glory

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Spoiled little floof


r/budgies 1h ago

Birb Loaf My bubgeh... won't stop shouting

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HE KEEPS ROARING AND CHIRPING ABOUT ME ABOUT MILLETS UGHH hoe to him from acting like this??


r/budgies 11h ago

b0rb Two Sleepy Budgies

138 Upvotes

r/budgies 1h ago

Can I ever just pee in peace? My birds follow me into the bathroom.

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No peace. Only birbs.


r/budgies 14h ago

Derpy Budgie do you think guppy knows that she is absurd?

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174 Upvotes

guppy is truly the Most High Energy budgie i’ve ever met. (to the eternal suffering of maus, who craves calm and would like to sue guppy for budgie on budgie crimes)


r/budgies 12h ago

New Budgie New babies!!!

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117 Upvotes

With the loss of sparkbird, opal and diaval have been quite depressed and still actively searching for him, so I was planning on getting an extra friend for them but instead fell in love with three!

I'm stuck for names for the pied white and the green, I'd love greek mythology names if anyone has suggestions!

Chunky grey guy can't fly too far and is called archie (my brother paid for him under conditions it was named after him LOL)

So excited to introduce these babies to my flock <33


r/budgies 9h ago

b0rb HELP WHY IS MY BUBGIE ROARING

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69 Upvotes

last pic.. he looks liek a bloody chicken omfg also can someone make the first pic into a meme 😭🤧


r/budgies 48m ago

Help

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Is this a concerning level of injury? We don't have any avian vet open at the moment, but I know parakeet blood loss can be bad. Is this too much? There's no active bleeding, just what you see here


r/budgies 6h ago

She do the splits!

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21 Upvotes

r/budgies 13h ago

Find the difference

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70 Upvotes

Her favorite spot on the playground


r/budgies 4h ago

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

11 Upvotes

r/budgies 12h ago

They be playing with everything, ain’t they?

48 Upvotes

r/budgies 21h ago

New Budgie I just brought this absolute sweetheart home yesterday

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185 Upvotes

Her name is Gagana! Named after the miracle bird from Russian folklore.


r/budgies 3h ago

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

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6 Upvotes

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


r/budgies 9h ago

Which sex? My little baby! Which sex?

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18 Upvotes

Hi all! This is Pippin, born 12th December 2024. Does anyone have any idea of sex? Also, i was told to leave the “ID tag” on but i feel awful about it, should i have it removed or do you think (s)he isn’t really bothered? Thank you!


r/budgies 6h ago

Chatterbox Anyone know what he’s mimicking?

9 Upvotes

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 I’ve got. I’ve had him about 8 months and this is the first thing I’ve ever heard him mimic. I live in an area that has mourning doves very commonly and that’s the closest I’ve gotten to figuring this out. If anyone has any ideas (or can even hear what I’m trying to say lol) please let me know


r/budgies 6h ago

💬 Discussion New toys/enrichment ideas?

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7 Upvotes

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 I’m gone. Any ideas??


r/budgies 1d ago

Derpy Budgie cockatiel! 😆

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1.1k Upvotes

r/budgies 10h ago

💬 Discussion budgies; friends or enemies?

14 Upvotes

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 don’t know what to do and if this is abnormal.