Why English Budgies have a shorter life span compared to regular sized Budgies
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Such a shame because English budgies are the most beautiful cutest budgies of them all
Mines around 9-10 years old. He is an old fella and can't fly anymore but he loves trying new foods and is the cutest in my flock :)
That’s awesome !! I just got a baby English baby 2 weeks old. Loves food and very vocal. My breeder says his English budgies live 10 years old .
Awe, I’m so sorry for your loss. 😢 It’s so sad that English budgies have a short lifespan. I guess they were just bred for show without consideration for their well-being.
Some breeders will breed budgies with bad hearts without knowing and it's passed on to their clutches sadly. If they have good hearts they can live longer.
Omg I love u I’m subscribed to you I’m wondering is kirmi bird still ruleing the other birds
OMG!!!!! Live Laugh Birds?! I am a super big fan!
This is what happens when humans interfere too much with selective breeding.
I hope your budgies can enjoy the lives they do have though.
you are right
Unfortunately many other domesticated animals like dogs suffer from being bred without consideration of health.
Mine died yesterday :(
Sounds like a Great Dane of the Budgie world.
I had Corky an English budgie. He was born with a small hole in his crop. while getting older, more and more food escaped from his crop. Due to the fact that he was in perfect physical condition, he was happy. No problems at all. the only thing the vet told us is to make sure he can always access his food. when he got older, he flew a bit less. He was constantly free, had the whole house to fly around. when he got tired, he went to his cage to rest and then up flying again. He had a great life. Was really a shock when I found him dead one day.
He reached 10 1/2 years.
That's a long life for the English Budgie. It's so sad when they leave us. Sorry for your loss 😢
So sorry
This lady is so wholesome. I love her!
I think it's amazing that you take your budgies to your avian vet when they are sick. I know there are limitations with what can be done for these tiny guys, but they deserve the same care and respect as larger and more expensive parrots.
I was glad to hear that you allow your birds to visit the remains of a passed away friend. I have always let my horses do that and dogs because nothing can explain the loss of their friend better than actually seeing it. That said I'm very sorry for your loss of ocean. He was a beautiful bird. I didn't catch the ages of your birds.
Benny is 4.5 years, River is 5.5 years and Ocean was 5.5 years old.
Their ages are a tribute to your care and attention.
Awww honey I am so sorry. You are such an amazing pet mommy. There is nothing that can be said to make it better but you did your best and the baby passed feeling the love.
Sorry about ocean !It is a very good video you have a good avian Vet.My sweet William died in January he was a English Grey he was nearly 5 and had some growth's on his crop,I miss him so much.🐦
Aw Benny & Ocean, the best buddies... 💕
I'm sorry about Ocean.. I hope Benny is okay.. Sending love!
Thank you. They have both passed on unfortunately 😪
I'm very sorry for your losses. My family had an English Budgie named Nicky (aka Big Nick) who made it just short of 9. I knew English Budgies didn't have long life spans, but I didn't realize how old Big Nick was for his breed. Years before him, we had another English Budgie named Chuck who passed away suddenly a few months short of 2, so I've been on both sides. Both were such awesome birds.
Sorry for your loss. 9 is a good age.
She has a good heart ❤️ I love her she is so nice and treats her birds good
Oh Donna am so sorry. You're such a good mom & caretaker. Bye Ocean fly free on the other side of the rainbow bridge. Benny's so sweet. I never knew that birds would keep calling for their mate or friend if don't know they passed until you shared this fact in the past.
Poor River, I hope he's comfortable . I know you do all you can.
Bless you, you're a shining light.💝
I recently found a budgie - flew right in front of me outside and wanted to be picked up. I haven't found his owners, so he's been with me for a month now. Now I'm thinking I'd like more budgies at some point, and was looking at an English one - but after learning they have shorter lifespan and health-issues, THANKS TO THIS VIDEO 💕, I don't think I'll get one. Different thing to rescue adult ones, but I won't go and buy a young English budgie.. Healthiest is the best. Thanks for this informative video!!! Learned something.
So sorry for all your losses . I recently lost my Cockatiel of 36 years old . Really took a piece of my heart with him
So sorry for your loss 😪
I’m sorry about Ocean. This is a good video, very informative. Thanks for the info on how long English Budgies tend to live.
I have one english budgie , he's a sweetheart. Getting him a friend next month . He was hand raised I get my birds from the same lady . He is very tame, and he's a beautiful blue/violet with a white head and black marking on his wings . He's one month old now. Just weaned a few days ago. His name is booberry .
Wow thanks for the great video....I was debating on getting an English budgie but after watching this I think I might pass....I hate getting attached to a bird and not have them long 🙁. I’m so sorry about Ocean 😭. Poor Benny 😭
thank you for this video. i just lost my budgie i think same reason as Ocean. was about to take my bird to the vet in the morning but she passed away in my hands last night. ur so brave thank u
So sorry for your loss, hugs!
So weird... today I got my first English budgie. I’m happy that you posted this.
Congratulations on your new budgie 😀
Cute;
Oh I have an english budgie just like Benny who also lost his old partner when they were both 7, he's about to turn 9 this summer!
I'm so sorry for your loss, but you did the best you could and gave them the utmost care while they lived in your flock
Thank you. 9 is a good age.
I have also like that yellow mix budgie
Thanks for the information. I am thinking about getting a budge. It is good to know English
Budgies don’t live as long.
I love english budgies. My heart melted for your sick birdies...Always very informative videos.
Hi I have had my Blue budgie for at least 8 years, I live in England. He has out lived 2 other much smaller but budgies, who both died suddenly. He is the love of my life. Blue had a bad foot when I got him, but has done well. Love your info Lynn
So sad to lose our feathered babies . Heartbreaking 💔
I'm so sorry for your loss.
I'm so sorry for Ocean.
I'm so sorry about Ocean!💔 Budgies are incredible little birds I wish there was more consideration when breeding these smart little birds!
i have just lost my girl English named Pineapple she was 6 months old when she passed away with the same illness as ocean which I am so sorry for your loss. I have another one named Spruce Bruce he's my sons and he is 3years old. Good to know about the life span of them as I didn't know this thank you so kindly. I have 5 in total and they are so sweet and yours are beautiful. I will give all our beautiful birds a good life.
Sorry about your loss 😓
I’m sorry for the loss of your sweet little Ocean.
I am so so sorry for your loss, and no one other bird can take their place, only provide more love....take care and I love your new room
tk you for info
I never would have thought that these budgies would can have these complications. Thanks for sharing your experience, it helps us decide which budgies to look for.
It is heartbreaking seeing River struggling. Hope he gets better.
nice2care River has s a girl
River is a male. His cere turned brown because of possibly a testicular tumor or hormonal imbalance. His cere was blue for 5 years and suddenly turned brown. He looks like female from the brown cere. It is turning blue again which is good news
Thank you for that information, Donna , I've got two English budgies , there just over a year and a half in age , so sorry for the loss of ocean , he was beautiful , loved his colour .
You legend. I smashed the like button as your video is awesome. An excellent video giving great clarity about English budgies. So much beauty in this video. Donna, you're amazing trust me. Keep up the epic work. Lovely budgies and your pets have amazing names. Ocean rest in paradise and Benny you're a very strong bird buddy. Sending my strength and prayers. Donna, you always give all your animals a good life. Thank you. Much respect.
Hi Donna. So sorry for your loss of Ocean. But lovely Benny was with him.
I have an English Budgie called Eddie, born nearly 3 years ago. I didn't realise they only lived 5. I suppose I should of done more research.
But again I'm very sorry for your loss. Thanks for all the interesting videos you post. Take care.
Thank you. Hopefully Eddie will live a long life.
Omg ur budgies are sooooo cute
And thx it was very informative and helpful
Really appreciate it Donna
Really helpful x thank you 🙏🏼 my little boy did last night - one day before vet visit 😥so sad right now - I had him for only one week and he had terrible breathing problems - didn’t know until I took him home and had nursed him daily for 7 hrs a day moping his nose until vet appointment! Had bobing tail breathing, cold and mucous RIP my little baby 🐦x I’m sorry about ocean too
Thank you. Sorry for your loss 😢
Thanks for another great video Donna. Isn't so sad to lose a bird even when its kind of expected? Your vet sounds great by the way, you have to be realistic with these little guys over what you can do for them.
I think a lot of the people who breed the English/Exhibition types (and I do apologise to the good guys out there!) are breeding just with the size/colours/more feathering in mind and often inbreed to "fix" these characteristics in, which doesn't benefit health. So that combined with their larger size can be hard on them.
They are such little sweeties though and I wouldn't be without my little rescues ❤
Oh and I don't personally have or know anyone with an exhibition type over 5, my oldest is 3 and has been very ill (touch wood he is very happy and well now!) I'm sure there will be many lucky folks with exceptions to the rule out there. I believe the oldest ever recorded pet budgie was 21 ?!
I love you birds they’re beautiful thanks for informative info
Mine lived 6 years, the breeder I brought her off said she was too small to breed with she was an English budgie the size of a Australian.
I'm so sorry about Ocean. I have three English budgies, ages 8, 6 and 2, all males. The 8yr old was a retired breeder that I rescued, the 6 yr old I adopted when he was 2 and the 2 yr old I adopted last year. They are all doing great but my 8 yr old is slowing down and has become a bit thinner. He still plays with toys and chirps but he is getting arthritis in his legs. I also have regular parakeets but I can't keep them in the same aviary as the English because they are so much more hyper and the English budgies don't like it. I think the English budgies are more calm. I didn't know the lifespan was so short but I love these guys so I'm thankful for as much time as I can have with them. Your birds are lovely, and it's great to see how you care for them.
Thank you. 8 is a nice long life and so is 6. I hope yours will live a nice long life.
Thank you so much for giving us all this information and I’m sorry Ocean passed, he was a cutie.
Very informative and helpful. Thamks for sharing as many dont realize this about english budgies.
God bless and hope there's better breeders out there. You're a good pet owner.
I'm very sorry for your loss. *huggles* All your babies have wonderful & rich lives with you. I hope your other babies will be okay after their vet visit & a bit of rest.
Sorry for ur loss ur such a good mama 🙏🏻🙏🏻thank you for sharing 💕💕
Out of my 5 Budgies, I have 2 English, one is extremely healthy and happy, but his brother is already showing signs of very bad health issues. They're both only a few months old. Really sad that people are still breeding these types of Budgies. Although he might not live very long, I'm giving him the happiest life I can.
Animals know death and don’t grieve like us they accept it if they see it but your right if their friend just leaves and they never see a body they don’t know why they are gone and are far more likely to fret but seeing and sniffing a dead friend or companion is usually accepted much more easily than that not knowing ever does people don’t give animals credit about so much
Awww, so sad that another one of your pets has passed. I liked seeing your English budgies in your videos; Ocean will be missed. I too never knew that English budgies have a shorter lifespan when compared to American budgies. You have a great vet that took the time to examine your birds and make recommendations/suggestions; the vet I went to would give me 2 minutes, give a quick opinion and leave the room. Have not been able to find a new vet, very few avian vets in my area, but thankfully my 4 budgies are doing well. You put together a very informative video. Nice to see Splash, he looks great. Hope you are not too mad at Jack for his behavior towards River with that growth on his wing; Jack's testosterone is the issue, so maybe Jack will have to sleep in his own cage at night for awhile.
My vet is awesome. Jack sure is an very active little brat, lol. I still love him though. I will miss Ocean and so will Benny.
So sorry to hear about Ocean. :(
Thanks Donna for sharing your budgie story.Iam sooooo sorry that you had to lose your English budgie. So happy for your others that are doing well.My Ollie passed away in my vet hosp. and Iam thankful I didn’t see her moments.She had a grand mall seizure and Iam odd I do not think I could have coped if I were there.I would have lost it.I cannot even watch TV if they are showing any animal suffering or benign abused.My friend now in another state just lost one of her Bourke parakeets @ a whopping 17 yrs old and Iam going to start to text her your videos. God Bless love all your videos.
Oh Donna, I honestly respect you so much with accepting that birds of yours have passed. Questions. If I'm allowed to ask this, Which bird of yours had the most impacting passing to your life? Also, when will we be getting an update on a flock? Including the updates of Marbles, Kingsley, The adopted budgie~san, and Starfire?
All of my birds that passed affect me but loosing Rio my Ringneck was devastating to me the most. I will do an update soon.
I love your video’s.
My Ziggy was 12 yrs old when he passed peacefully.
Awh, so sorry for your loss.
This is a helpful video
Thanks for sharing all your information. Great video.
Our girl lived to be 10. Blind and half bald the last few years but that never slowed her down. We learned about the shorter lifespans after we got her but I had no idea it was so bad.
10 is a great life! She must of had a good heart and good breeding.
@@Loveofpets She did come from a good breeder but I can't help but think she got lucky. Really sorry about your loss, that buggers.
Thank you.
Very informative video.
Beautiful parakeets
Good video to learn from I had no idea. I''m so sorry for the loss of Ocean. It is hard on the other bird but I hope he will get through that.
Thank you.
Great informative video
Oh my goodness! You've grown in subcribers since I last saw you!
So sad that as bird keepers we try to "improve" the type and get it so wrong.
Yeap same with most domesticated animals.
My English budgie lived to almost 8, but had multiple treatments for testicular cancer. We just happened to near one of the few vets in the US willing to operate and do cancer treatments on a bird that small, and got very lucky that the treatments worked and didnt kill him.
The Links avian hospital is the only place you should take your feathered friends for the best care out there! You chose wisely!!
Sorry for your loss. I also have 6 budgies and I have them for years and they haven’t got sick at all thank goodness. And last month in June I got two new baby budgies. They are six months there almost seven months. And my female budgie just had her first chick hatch Saturday the 18. So right now the baby is seven day’s only today.
Sorry about your loss Donna.
Thank you for this video. We have been considering an English budgie because they are said to be calmer and easier to tame, but now hearing about all of these health issues, I think we will go with Australian. You're birds are so beautiful, thank you for sharing the honest And hard stuff. Your birds are very lucky to have you. :3
I think also depends in what breeder slect some breeders choose only feathers but beheavior, fertilyty and live span also must be selected. Also dont expect to have a exhibition healthy budgie feeding it with only seeds... good luck! nice channel!
I had an English budgie (he is my profile picture and also my account was named after him). He died back in mid-March and he was 6 years old. He was six months old when we bought him from a bird breeder, so we had him for five and a half years. I remember that I was the only person he was very close to, and he wasn't completely tame so he would typically bite if he was touched (but sometimes he would let me pet him lightly). He was also unable to fly and was born epileptic, and would have a seizure each time he fell. But usually his seizures were very short and he would seem to be fine afterwards.
I remember his last seizure was unusual because it lasted for hours. He jumped and hit a metal table, but was unable to recover from his seizure. I had him with me, and he jumped a second time and his whole body started spasming. I remember he kept doing it so we put him in a shoebox and put a small towel at the bottom of it, as well as his favorite bell toy and some food and water. He spent overnight there and was dead the next day.
I still have two lovebirds (one is six and the other is year and a half old) and when he died we showed his body to the other birds so they know that they won't see him anymore. I remember the older lovebird would bully him but the younger one would try to be friends with him, and sometimes they would sit next to each other. We buried him in the backyard in an oatmeal box. His bell was buried with him. But we did save his foot band and cleaned it off.
But I remember that nearly two and a half months later I dreamed that he came back and visited me. I remember that in the dream, I was told that the bird wasn't actually dead so he was unburied. I also remember there was a fourth bird, a cockatiel that we got as a replacement. But I didn't know he was still alive until a week after he was unburied, so when I found out I felt bad and decided to spend time with him. I remember he didn't look old or sick, but he looked young like when we first got him. I also remember that he was happy to see me and he was letting me touch him, something he rarely let people do when he was alive. So I decided to take him outside to different places with me. I also wanted to show him to the younger lovebird who missed him and was friends with him, but I couldn't because I woke up.
It was such a strange dream. I have never had anything like it ever in my life. I remember that when I woke up, I was crying basically all day as well as for the next few days. But just thinking about him makes me cry because I cannot imagine how painful it was for him to die from a seizure.
Sorry for your loss 😢. That sure is a strange dream
I've actually heard some people believe that dead family members or animals will sometimes visit in dreams to say goodbye. I was wondering if that might have been one, since when I looked up the characteristics of those dreams it had pretty much all of them.
When I told an online friend about it, she told me that a few years ago one of her cats died and that night she said it visited in a dream and she woke up crying.
I believe it's true as I have seen deceased pets and people in my dreams right after they have passed away.
@@Loveofpets Can you describe any of these specific dreams? Were they similar to the one I had?
The dreams are all different. Sometimes I just see them in my dreams walking around or sometimes I am interacting me with them. I had dreams of my Ringneck Rio when she passed, she would want my attention but sometimes I would see her flying outside 😊
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in 1970s Australian domesticated Budgies used to have a 10 plus year on average lifespan...but unfortunately in the 80s all these selective experiments started with white budgies, violet budgies etc.
my english budgie was 7 yrs old, never had a health scare, and didn't die from sickness/old age. He died from an accident I could've prevented 100%, everyone tells me budgies dont live long anyway and to not blame myself but damn i miss that little boy.
he had a bit of a tail bob and seemed to be kinda lazy, i assume it was him being chonky due to a seed related diet, the breeder sold him to me for a whole $25 because she thought he was splay leg baby and didn't even want me to take him. The most amazing and special bird I ever had, he was so gentle and trusting, never once bit me, gave me kisses, wanted cuddles 24/7. I am so sad I lost him and it's a cruel way to learn a lesson. Loved that lil bird so much and wonder how old he would've gotten if the accident didn't happen :)
Donna, so sorry for your loss and for having two birds not feeling well. I knew nothing about English Budgies until watching this video and you presented everything so wonderfully. The avian vet seems very knowledgeable and kind and thorough. When Puffin, my Orange Winged Amazon, had a feather cyst as the feather emerged from his skin it formed a snail like appearance but o think your vet would have noticed that if the lump is a feather cyst. I'm sad that you are going through all of this. Apollo was pecking the phone screen while I'm trying to type this! Maybe he wants to send you his condolences too but his spelling is atrocious. Please take care of yourself too as having sick animals needing extra care is stressful on your body and soul. Sending hugs and birdie kisses from Florida.
Thank you.
I am so sorry about Ocean.
I have one that is at least 10 yrs old. He is solitary. I am his “buddy”. Won’t eat greens just his seeds. Has learned about 11 words or phrases. Hates baths!
My guess would be that English budgies came about by a grasskeet breeding with a regular budgie And owner took over the breeding from there. Doing a lot of inbreeding causing heart and other problems. If not a grasskeet then one very similar.
Thank you so much for doing this video and so, sorry for your loss of Ocean. I did learn something, I learnt about hormonal imbalance, and I learnt of lasiks ( spelling?). I also, have a budgie on palliative care due to possible testicular cancer. There is an experimental treatment for budgies with testicular cancer, I can email you what I know, may I contact you by your business inquires email or do you have another method you prefer.
Hi, I got your email. Thank you. I never heard of an implant before. I will ask my vet next time I go there. I think the vet won't do that for River as she believes he will die from being handled or sedated for a procedure. I will inquire about though, thank you.
So sorry for your loss, you sure been thru a rough season. Hows Monty doing? Did he get better or is he still recouping? thanks for sharing, as sad as it is, it was informative. I had no idea there was that much of a difference between the two kinds. Good to know and keep in mind.
Thank you. Monty is so much better now. I was a worried but he fought his illness and survived. I may make a video about him . Thanks for asking about Monty
@@Loveofpets Oh good, glad the little guy is feeling better
Absolutely heartbreaking. I have had parakeets since I was a child. I wanted to locate a facility that sells the English Budgie . A friend of mine purchased on in the mid 90's. The bird actually lived a long time. Currently, I reside in the Southwestern portion of Illinois. (The Land of Nothing) where I am originally from Massachusetts (The Land of Plenty) There isn't anyone around here that sells the English Budgie. ;-0 English Budgies need love too!
I had an English Budgie for 3-4ish years. I'm pretty sure she was sick when I got her but I think I gave her a longer life by getting her. I loved her a lot. She had a lot of problems though. She got a lot of blood feathers and had a growth on her wing. The vet did an operation and took it out but not long afterwards we found out she had cancer and they couldnt operate on her. She was having seizures and really struggling. The vet said I could keep her alive if I wanted to but I thought it best to put her down so she didnt have to go through that any more.
This video was really helpful. I hate that budgies have to deal with this but it's nice to know I wasnt the only one. Thank you
Sorry for your loss 😢
My Ozzie is 9 and a half years. He still flies around too, but not as eagle-ish as he used to
So sorry to hear about ocean.
Ocean had green pop which is Cody that's why he died cists can be fixed English buddies live up to 14years that I know of try a Avery vet this vet is telling you what you want to know
I have a yellow halfey too
I am a bit late, but I am so sorry about the budgie... My budgie Kesha died a few days ago, I held her all day until the end and it was devastating... They are our hearts
Thank you and sorry for your loss 😓
English budgies have a shorter lifespan because their body has grown but there insides are still teh same size for that their heart cant support their body for the average lifespan as a normal budgie.
My budgie is half English Budgie like your sweet Splash, his name is Bailey, he is currently 12 years and 10 months old.
I also had 2 1/4 English budgies neice and nephew to Bailey who I lost last year at nearly 10 years old. One to seizures, which were being treated the other an unfortunate blood feather that happened while I was not home. He was taken to the vet, treated but passed the next day.
I do completely agree that English budgies do have shorter lifespans with ill health seemingly appearing early on though, perhaps mine being mixed has given them a blessing of many more years than average.
I am so sorry for your loss of Ocean. I wish for good health for your flock.
As you said, it is so important for our feathered friends to see their loved one too in their passed state. It is a part of grief for them and understanding, it is emotional too watching them, but I believe so deeply that it helps their mind too.
Your budgies live long and that's good. I hope my two mixes live longer then 5.
@@Loveofpets I too wish long, peaceful lives for your sweet mixes and even those who are whole English perhaps they can break the mold and become long lived. 🧡
English Australian. Tomato Tamatoe. My Dad had all different types of budgies while I was growing up 🇬🇧 I wish I paid attention 🍺 They all talked drank beer and ate our food and lived to a right old age cheers 🇬🇧🍺
river and the light grey spangle are the size of my budgies i won 2000 pound in a british show.
Congratulations! You must be proud 😀
I am so sorry that ocean died
Thank you.
my best friend lost hers today, we miss him so much 🥺
So sorry to hear this 😞
I lost mine. He had breathing problems and he only lived for one year. He was such a sweetheart.
My English Budgie Dimples lived to 9 then he passed away
9 is good long life. Sorry for your loss.
Love of Pets thank you it means a lot to me
I am sorry for ocean
I just got a budgie last week and just in 6 days he was already perching in my hand and letting me pet him, i thought i got lucky and got a hand tamed one and my job with taming him got easier. Now i realized that hes a english budgie and im already attached to him, just hearing about this and finding out that some suffer in their last years is really heartbreaking.