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You can only use 5 colors (this includes black and white)
I have never owned a bird, Ive did some birdsitting( xD lol that term) now and then many years ago, but thats not even the same( I have however owned..a lot of diffrent kinds of pets in the past xD )
. I have a week to read and get to know this bird species, and ive seen some pretty informative videos already! Both the pros and cons. And now I want to hear your stories,
and ofcourse if you have a picture of your bird, I would love to see that aswell ^^How do you care for your bird, and what have you experienced that is both good and bad? Do you have some helpfull tips to share, post it all ^^
Not sure what the one I will be adopting looks like, or what gender it is, but I will find out next week. But I am hyped for a noisy companion <3
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If he has dark colored eyes, he's about 1-3 months, brown-ish eyes, 4-8 months, and anything lighter is 8 months and older
budgies love millet, company and flying around. Budgies show their affection if they start grooming your hair, it's called mutual preening. Budgies live about 10- 15 years. A budgie is usually hyper, curious, and fun loving; if there is and sudden change in personality or weight or change in general, make sure you go to the vet
CAREFUL WITH THE POOP!
How to tell gender:
Blue or purple cere= Male
Pink or brown cere= Female
I own six parakeets for a few years already. (One of them years ago when he was still a baby: [link], his cere was pinkish, but I knew he was a guy in the beginning. My family doubted me.) They all LOVE millet, which they should only eat during training. Every now and then, they would get some broccoli as a treat too. Parakeets love noise, so when you leave your budgie home alone, try leaving the TV on or play some music for to listen to. (Some budgies can be picky about the music and shows they watch on TV, it's pretty hilarious. Then again, my parakeets all seem to be picky about everything. XD) Always keep them away from salt, galvanized metal, and zinc in general, those are poisonous to birds.
My birds are free-flight, my family leaves their cage door open 24/7 unless there's a blackout. They can cause quite a mess when they fly around and get themselves stuck, so it's helpful that you get your parakeet used to humans and would willingly perch on your hand if you would like them to fly around, so when they ever get stuck somewhere they shouldn't be (on top of the ceiling fan, shelf, etc.) you can get them down safely. Make sure the area the bird is going to fly in is safe, no heaters or fans on, nothing sharp laying around, etc. Flying is the best exercise available.
Other information:
-I heard that parakeets tend to live longer if they have another budgie friend, however, they would be harder to train.
-When a happy, active parakeet suddenly starts sitting around at the bottom of the cage and not as happy or active as before, it's a sign that they are possibly ill. Other signs of illness or liquid-y droppings.
-You must have a cuttle-bone for your parakeet, otherwise their beak would overgrow. Talons must also be kept short, there are videos on YouTube that shows how to clip them.
-Let them listen to birds chirping by playing videos for them, their reactions are adorable, but don't do it too much. They'll discover it's a video and won't fall for it. D8
-Decorate the outside of the cage with a few perches ad toys so they feel that the area outside the cage isn't so scary.
-Sing or read to them once in a while, that would help build your friendship.
-Bells. My parakeets love bells. Try to give them toys with bells.
*got lazy at the end so she listed* XD
Make sure you buy cuttlebones and such to make sure he grows up strong. :3 /currently owns a cockatiel and a parakeet/.
If ur bird likes sound maybe play music for it when ur out, and a few times a day get him/her onto your finger otherwise it will loose the finger training. And what u can do to bath him/her ( this is what i do ) is take everything out of the cage but leave the perches and the bird, place the cage on ur back yard lawn ( if u have one ) in the sun, get the hose and put it on a light shower setting and hold it far back ( u dont want to blast the budgie away ) and let it spray into one side of the cage so the bird can come in and out as they please. Then place the cage in a safe place to dry in the shade and put to food and water back into the cage. Only do this on hot days as a budgie can catch a cold. And dont leave the bird in the sun for too long. Hope that helps
I got my little budgie last summer, and she's already got a special place in my heart
If you're getting it from a family member it may already be tame, so I don't think you'll have too many problems with that. However, what I do know is that different birds like different toys. Mine is OBSESSED with bells, others like to chew more, so try stuff out
Hope this helps!
By the way, you can tell a female apart from a male because of the color of it's "nose", or cere. A female's will be white (or brown if she's ready to breed), and a male's will be blue.
Whew, I am waaay to obsessed with birds
NOISY.
Parakeets LOVE millet. Keep it seldom in its diet; millet to birds=cookies to humans. Just put a branch on your hand, stick your hand in the cage,and your budgie should be chowing down between 2 seconds and a few minutes, depending on how well it knows you
care: change his/her water every day. Budgies are more sensitive to such things.
-try to avoid using/spraying chemicals near it. Clorox used in the same room=almost instant death/damage to its lungs. Nail polish and cooking sprays are also bad. (sorry if this is lengthy. I just had to do a report on parrots for school xD)
Give him/her some chewies! I've noticed the females like cuttlebone more than the males. For instance, I once had this one girl with 2 boys. For a few months there wasn't any cutlebone in the cage, and the day after I added a new one, HALF of it was gone, and the female was chomping away. o3o