Note: If I was worried about every time my budgie was puffed up, I'd be an anxious wreck 24/7. Budgies also poof up when they're relaxing and sleeping, so general poofness isn't a good indicator. You can look for other symptoms along with being poofed. Unkempt feathers, general lack of energy, cere/eye discharge, feces consistency/color, etc. Budgies love poofing up in a healthy state, so don't take this one symptom as a tell-all.
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I have one budgie called Tommy. 2 of his friends died both in the past years. So he is alone sadly. But he is not depressed or something! He is healthy, happy and is interested at me A LOT haha. When I talk to him, he stares to me all the time and sometimes he reacts to me what I'm saying so we have a little conversation sometimes. He can also say his name and a little phrase like "Tommy sweet" translated to Dutch, it is "Tommy lief". And the funny thing is that he learned talking by himself I didn't learn him the words. He is 7 years old now and is my best little buddy :D And when a budgie stands with one little paw, that is also a sign that a budgie is healthy and comfortable . My budgie does that luckly
Wow, 7 years old, that's a great age! 😊 Yes, I think as long as a budgie gets a lot of attention from the owner(s) when other budgies have died, it will be ok. The main thing is that a budgie should have enough social interaction 😊 I'm glad to hear your budgie is doing well, even after his friends died. It's great to have such a relationship with your bird 😊
Thank you for posting this. I think this video is very helpful for new bird parents, it isn’t scary, and it gives all the different reasons the bird may show this behavior. Not everything is a sign of illness. Once, I almost rushed one of my birds to the vet for a crop adjustment! Really, she just saw me coming and thought she needed to make room for a treat! I know that sounds silly, but people get attached to their birds quickly and don’t want anything bad to happen to them. The part about the hiccups could save someone stressing their bird out by seeking medical attention over a non-issue. Avians can be located far from the bird’s home. The bird can also pick up that the human is stressed and really become stressed itself. Knowing how to interpret things in the correct context is best. If your pal is clinging to the bars with his beak because he has paused in the middle of his grand full-cage climb, he is fine. If he has been there for over fifteen minutes, though, he is probably really stressed out. Certain flocks will do certain behaviors because this is just what they’ve decided on. Mine used to greet people with a wing flip. Now, they both stretch out one wing to say hello. It’s hilarious. It’s always the right wing, and they will move their heads to stars at you when they do this.
I'm so glad you found the video helpful 😄 It's very encouraging for me to keep making videos 😊 I tried to show with the video that not all body language is as bad as it looks so people are less worried. I'm glad that came across 😊 Our budgies also stretch whenever we come 😋 I guess it's also to prepare to fly away just in case the person who came is dangerous 😋
@@misty_blue Well, mine ought to know by now I’m not dangerous, but you know birds 😉. Glad to know I encouraged you to make more. Best of luck with your channel.
Great video overall! Please note that the word for cleaning themselves is not "pruning," it's "preening." All birds do it, and if they are a mating or bonded pair they will preen each other - allopreening.
0:35 I thought the perch shuffle meant "too hot" because my room was chilly and I put the fan heater at the covered cage for a while, with my head under to check temperature. After a while he did the perch shuffle until I turned the heat off or down and then he did it again when I turned it back up.
That’s very likely that your budgie was doing that because of the heat :) I think generally it’s just a way to catch the attention of someone. Our budgie was doing it to impress our female budgie 😋 But they have many different reasons for their behaviour.
Okay my budgie, Tucker, I really feel like he sleeps on the fricking *wall* All three of my budgies have something wrong with them.... *Boo sits in the food* (Boo is my other budgie) Also, 6:45 is how Boo looks at me when I show her the millet..
They all have their special character 🤭 Our Blue used to sleep upside down and Pacalina dances in a very silly way 🤣 Pacalina also likes to sit in the food 😋
Thank you so much for this video I got budgies a week ago and they are still getting used to the place, one it green and the other is blue and I named them sky and ivy
6:21 My love bird always goes out of her nest to see what i am doing, im usually washing dishes of organizing the kitchen, wich is not that interenting but she loves seeing me 😄
It's been a week since I got my baby Budgies. The caretaker at the store confused me all the more and in the end I ended up getting 3 males and 1 female. The 4 get along well but I'm still a little concerned of how they'll behave towards each other when they grow up.. are all the 3 going to literally attack my 1 female when and if they want to mate.
I think it's more likely that the female would attack the males, but if she has a quiet character, she might be fine with the males. Males generally have a soft character so they don't attack in a very aggressive way. If you had 2 females or more, the chance for fights is bigger, because females fight each other more often. Maybe the males fight each other to impress the female, but I doubt it will be very bad fights. I think your budgies will be fine 😊 In the end, some fighting is normal for budgies, it's how they communicate. You only need to watch out that they never become very aggressive.
Love this!! 💘 I love their beak grinding at the end of the day, it shows me that I'm looking after them to the best of my abilities. Happy birbies means a happy hooman 💖💓💗😊
@@misty_blue sometimes when I watch my 4 boys, I could cry at how funny, beautiful and perfect they are.... except for when they're full of testosterone and squabbling 🤣🤣❤
@@misty_blue also....I used to have a couple that would coo like a Dove!! Not many of them do it, but when they do you know that their life is totally amazing and they can't be happier 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
@@misty_blue I thought I was going mad when I heard it, I used to have a flock of 13, so it was hard to pinpoint who was doing it 🤣🤣🤣 I narrowed it down to my boy Coconut, he used to spin in circles and do rollovers!! ..then Clarence started doing it.. so I Googled it and yes, they can coo when they are super happy and content 😌😊xx
I currently have 20 budgies. Several were rescues, some of them think I am an Alien while some think I am the greatest thing in the world. And, it is preening not pruning ;)
Wow 20 budgies. That's amazing 😮😊 it's great when you can rescue animals like that. Thanks for the correction! I always mix up pruning and preening, but I think now I'll remember 😁
Thank you for your very informative video. My little Joey is a real chatterbox! His vocabulary is incredible! He sits on my finger for ages nattering away, "Does Joey want to go to bed", "Let's get you some fresh water", "Hello Cerys", "Hello Jade", "Cheeky Boy", "Joey Kiss", "I love you", "Night Night", "God Bless". The only thing I'm concerned with is his moulting. He was clipped by the breeder (he's 1 year old in November) and because of his loss of feathers, he has zero flight. Apart from when I'm away from home for the day, his house doors are open all the time, but he drops to the lounge carpet when he wants to come to me poor soul. I think it it is so moving to think he is prepared to fall 3 feet to the carpet to come to me. Of course most of the time I go for him and bring him to my chair on my shoulder. He is a very special little pal. ❤
Gladly done 😊 Wow, Joey knows a lot of phrases! It's amazing when budgies can speak like that. I'm sorry to hear he can't fly 😕 I never really understood why people clip wings. What is a bird without flight? But I'm glad to hear you're taking such good care of him. He sounds really happy with you 😊 I hope somehow he recovers from the clipping one day!
@@npr1300A8 are you from Scotland? I feel like I recognize the lake in your banner picture. I stayed near Loch Lomond once in a village called Croftamie. Beautiful place 😊
@@misty_blue No, I'm from Lancashire, England. That is Derwent Water in the Lake District. The photo was taken from Surprise View, Queen Victoria's favourite view apparently.
Recently I found and caught a budgie OUTSIDE!! This was less than 24 hours ago, but my family got a small cage just big enough for it, and some food, water, toys, and a large treat for it to help keep it as relaxed as possible, I'm trying to do a crash course on budgies to help understand it better as we have never owned birds before and don't have experience. But this really helped!! Thank you! Ps: We are calling it Sprite, we are fairly certain its a female, and it seems fairly lethargic, maybe from stress, but if someone could tell me what that means that would be nice
Wow that's great that you took in a rescue budgie 🥰 I'm glad I could help out! Sprite is a very cute name 😊 It's quite normal when they sit very quietly at first, especially females. They need to get used to the new surroundings. Some get more comfortable after a few days, some after a few weeks. Do you have spray millet? Putting a piece in the cage can really help her feel more comfortable. Sometimes it helps budgies to play a video of singing budgies (I like the one from Mango and Chutney), but it can also make them feel more stressed so be careful 🤭
@@misty_blue She is a whole lot more active! We have her by the window right ow and she livened up and is chirping up a storm! She also loved the budgie noises I made for her, and I have seen quite a few people mention the spray millet, I'll have to check that out, it seems all budgies are obsessed with that!
@@mittens2773 that's great to hear! 😊 Yes they generally like being near the window. True, spray millet to budgies is like chocolate to humans 😋 Just make sure to give only a bit per day because they tend to overeat it 😋
@@misty_blue Good and bad news about her! We've named her Sprite, if we can't find her owner, which the bad part is it seems we may not, but we're gonna keep looking for a few days, anyway if we can't find them, we have a family friend with Three budgies, and a whole ROOM, and I mean BIG room just for the budgies, along with a giant cage, so she will be taken care of if we can or can't find the owner, for now she is destroying her egg/honey treat and dancing by the window! PS: There is a really good thing coming out of this We find baby birds that are way to small to have even atempted walking around our house, as well as injured birds, And because of this budgie, we have a cage and food for any bird that we need to take to our local society! Of course if we find a baby bird, we probably are going to treat it as such and give it something warm in the bottom for it to snuggle up with. Hell, we might even use the cage for any moles ,or other critters, that we need to move. So overall. This could not have been a better experince for us.
@@mittens2773 I’m glad to hear that it’s been such a good experience! And it’s great that you found a good home for Sprite 😄 It’s sad if you can’t find the original owner, but most importantly she is healthy and happy 😊
Yeah it can be tricky with birds from the pet store sometimes. They're often not very used to humans. Maybe your bird can improve with click/target stick training?
Opening and closing beak rapidly they do when they are warm. Birds do not sweat like we do, therefore they regulate body heat by ventilating when it is hot or fluffing up their feathers when it is cold.
If I go near my budgie and jump down to his level while saying “what are you doing” in a higher pitched voice, he will do the wing flappy thing and kinda of vibrate (?) in a way. I definitely think it’s excitement! 😄❤️
Having two budgies is very new for me..It's been almost 1.5 month..But I very often get worried about whether they are okay or not and if we are being able to take care of them correctly..I heard from some of my friends about accidents..And I am afraid..I don't wanna lose them🙂
I get that. I often think like that as well 🤭 They're fragile animals. But remember, birds can also sense how you feel, so it's important for us to be relaxed, happy and positive around them. I know it can be hard, but they will be happiest and healthiest when they see us happy and relaxed 😋
My little devil ( love her sooo much) uses my index finger like a beak stone. Whenever she gets bored with playing with me she just bites me and sends me away :)) when she fells down, usually after bath she tries to fly before her wings get fully dried, she calls me to rescue her and gets on my hand willingly. But other times when she doesn't need my help or something she rarely jumps on my finger. We have been together for 3 years now and our relationship has not improved yet, I think it is her character. She is just stubborn.
It's very possible it's her character. Our Mini is also like that, quite a fierce character 😋 She's sweet, but she can sometimes struggle with getting along with other birds. And it seems like biting is in her genes because some of her children like to bite 🙃
I use Adobe Spark (on the website) 😊 I'm not sure if you can use it without an Adobe membership, but you could try 😊 The wing flapping is very cute ❤️😁
Yes they love to be in the highest places 😊 It's like being in trees in the wild. They can see everything and are further away from the predators on the ground
Why is my new White Hawk eyeing my budgies from the past 2 hours. And why are my budgies continuously stretching their wings? I prolly shouldn’t let them out
A white hawk is a predator and eats small birds like budgies. Budgies stretch their wings either to relax or to prepare for flight when they think they might need to flee.
@@misty_blue yes then I will definitely not let them out, they will destroy my room + I love my budgies too much. Also btw the hawk doesn’t attack humans so will it be the same for other animals I have?
@@YourFriendlyLion I think hawks and other birds of prey generally don't attack humans because they see them as above them. They know they cannot really be stronger than humans and they also cannot eat them, so they avoid attacking them. They attack small animals like birds, mice and such. Not just to attack, but mainly to eat them. They also eat eggs. I definitely would keep your budgies in the cage when there is a large bird like that there.
Loved the video. Amazing 😊Such cute budgies.I have two and I am totally new to budgie as pets. can you help me with the bird bath details. loved it.interested in getting for my budgies🥰
Glad to hear 😄 Have you seen my video about bathing?: th-cam.com/video/GZ8oNjlx1zI/w-d-xo.html In addition to what I say in that video I also recommend putting wet greens on or in their cage. You can hang them or place them in a shallow bowl. For instance carrot greens, wild grass or fresh herbs. Many budgies love to wash themselves in the wet greens. I really like the budgie bath I have, but only some of our birds use it. Others prefer wet greens or a mist spray.
I have a flight cage, with 5 budgies in it. I love watching them interact with each other, but I love watching them flap their wings in flight ( inside the cage).🤗
In the video you see parsley/cilantro (parsley is a bit better because cilantro is a bit too strong) and iceberg lettuce (but I recommend other lettuces like romain and rucola because they are healthier).
lol I want a budgie really bad and my mom and dad said okay but we have to look for one so we went to a ton of stores and none of them had budgies where did you get your budgies?
Sorry, I didn't realise I hadn't responded! Great that your parents agreed 😊 We got two budgies at a pet store (it's the biggest pet store of Europe I think. That's why they had many budgies). And two budgies from a breeder. I personally prefer getting them from breeders because they're usually more used to humans and better taken care of. Some pet stores sadly are pretty bad.
due to covid budgies are hard to get from what I was told by pet store when I was searching for new budgies due to my ones i had for ages died. (one from egg died in September 14 yrs 8 months ikd and 1 died from tumer.
@@misty_blue after two months, I finally got one. He’s super cute and I named him kiwi, and he’s a green birb. I’m working on taming and doing good so far!
They are usually quite cheap yes :) Although, if you want to give them a varied, quality diet and plenty of toys, then it could be a bit more expensive.
I'm so sorry to hear 😢 I think for sensitive birds like budgies it can be hard to survive in the wild, especially if they've never lived in the wild. But maybe someone saw it and decided to take it in to take care of it. I really hope your budgie is alright! 💕
The one I have always gets to the side of the cage where I sit and climbs on the cage still. I don't know why he likes to follow where my hand goes but he always wants to bite my finger any, reason why it's doing that?
Some of our budgies like to chew our fingers to test what they are and if they are safe. They generally like to chew things 😋 Sometimes they do it to defend themselves if they feel threatened.
My make budgie is constantly reguritating for no reason to my female budgie. She just eats all the food and attacks him is he wants to mate, im starting to think to sell the female and buy him a kice friendly female before he dies of reguritating
Yes when males want to mate, they try to feed other birds a lot. Sometimes it's not a match so it might be better to find another female. We had the same with our first two budgies. Then we got another pair of budgies and they are doing much better. Our male sometimes feeds the other male and he doesn't refuse. So now they're all quite happy.
If the female tries to lay eggs before 1 years old, she can get health problems like getting the egg stuck (which needs surgery immediately or else she dies). It can also lead to calcium shortage, which is bad for their health. Or the parents get exhausted by the chicks because they're too young to have babies. Those are some things that could happen when they have a nest before they are 1 year old. Hope that helps 🤗
My blue male parakeet likes to run off when I approach his cage but it’s a game he enjoys playing w/me hence his name Run Away Robby but I call him Robby for short I know he’s not afraid cause he comes back and puts his bell up so I will knock it down I’ve had a few. parakeet’s in the past so I know how to read their body language/facial expressions/
Yeah, they don't always run off because of fear 😊 They are very playful creatures that can make games out of many things. Your Robby sounds like a very sweet bird 🥰
Thanks 😊💕 Right, I forgot to explain 🤭 It is dangerous, especially for the female, because she can have problems with egg production. Eggs can get stuck in the vent or parts of unformed eggs can block the vent. In the worst case they could die because they cannot digest and poop normally anymore 😮 I am planning a video on it, because we had some personal experience with it (thank God our budgie survived!). It can also cause unhealthy offspring, because the parents are too young and they cannot give healthy eggs/seeds. Or, the parents don't take care of the eggs, because they don't know how yet. In short, budgies under 1 year old are underdeveloped and they still have to learn how to be parents.
Oh I'm sorry! Somehow I didn't receive a notification for your comment 😕 There are several differences between baby budgies and adult budgies: - Baby budgies have bigger, darker eyes - Baby budgies have more rings on their forehead. Very young budgies have rings all the way to their cere - Baby budgies have a more high pitched voice and they still need to learn how to sing - Baby budgies have a white, pinkish or light blue cere They are adults at about 8 months old.
In the video it's either parsley or coriander 😊 But those two can sometimes cause problems for budgies so nowadays I give wet endive, grass, basil, mint or Romain lettuce instead. Or carrot greens. They especially love endive 😁
Do you mean he's just sitting against the wall all day? Maybe he is scared or he needs extra stimulation. Budgies are very social so they need other birds or humans to interact with them. Otherwise they just sit quietly all day. You could give foraging and chewing toys for stimulation, start training your budgie or play budgie sounds for him. Maybe that way he will become more comfortable and more lively.
Hello i have a question, i had a budgie but it flew away like 1 year ago but still, it was making sounds like coughing and i don't get it why, even tho he started making sounds when we bought ut and it lived wuth ous 5 or more years
I need some advice. I have two budgies, Aqua and Sunflower, whom I got on February 15, 2021. They were already older, so they never learned any tricks. Sadly, Aqua passed away on July 15. After three days of Sunflower not eating, I got a young bird who followed her everywhere, but he also died on July 24, and I’m not sure why since he seemed healthy. That same day, I got another bird, but they don’t seem happy; they don’t bond or interact much. Aqua and Sunflower lived outside their cage for most of their lives, going out in the morning and coming back at sunset, which upset my mom because of the mess. After Aqua's death, my mom stopped letting them out, which might be why Sunflower seems unhappy. Sometimes I let Sunflower out, but she tries to get the new bird out too. When I do, he gets really stressed and flies around, which makes me put him back in the cage. Sunflower than comes down again and tries to go back in the cage , and their cage is too small. I’ve been looking for bigger cages like urs but can’t find any in my country. I give them greens, but lately, they won’t eat them, even though Sunflower used to love them. I really don’t know what to do.
@@Vepparia I’m sorry to hear about your budgies passing away! It can happen that the budgie that’s left behind gets quite sad. Maybe it helps your birds feel happier and more comfortable if you try a training routine (either click training or training with millet sprays). You can start very carefully, just spending time with them, offering them millet sprays without getting too close or making sudden movements. Some people also let their budgies have two small separate cages if they do not like sharing their cage. Maybe it sounds silly, but my budgies also like it when I sing to them 😋 And they are very happy when I give them cork wood to chew and when they have high places to sit (they feel safe somewhere high). So I place perches or cages somewhere high in the room. I hope you find out what works for your birds!
I have the same bath for my birds lol they love it, also what if they aren't breathing heavy or stressed, but open their beaks slowly while blinking slow; is that a bad sign or am I worried about nothing?
I heard that sometimes they open and close their beak slowly to 'adjust' their crop. Sometimes the little sack where they store and process their food, apparently kinda feels uncomfortable. And they can correct it by opening and closing their beak like that. I noticed mine do it after they eat sometimes. Maybe sometimes a seed or something else irritates them. I'm not an expert on it, but I heard that's one of the reasons. Others say that they sometimes get hiccups. I think it's not very serious. Maybe only if they do it constantly, then it might be something else.
Often it is because they're hormonal or they're molting. Then they can be more irritable and fight with others. Sometimes it's because they want to be the boss of the flock or because they simply don't like one or more birds in the flock. It really depends on the situation 😊
One thing that's very important is to never make sudden movements and to not approach them with your hands too fast. It can also help to talk while you approach them because they generally don't trust other creatures that are very quiet (predators are quiet when approaching prey). I also wink/blink at them quite often because I noticed it makes them more relaxed. I basically try to mimick their body language, also turning my head like them. What can help is placing your hand flat on the cage daily. Just placing it there for a minute or longer so they get used to it. And millet sprays tend to help a lot 😇 When you put some millet spray on your hand, suddenly they are able to overcome their fear 😋 Although it might take a while before they dare to approach. In short, they need a lot of good experiences with your hands to learn that they're not a threat.
Hi, Just a query about your blue budgie bath. Where did you get it from? I think my budgie would like this very much as he doesn't like anything to deep 😁 Oh and thank you for the video very informative 👍
It's called 'Quick Lock' by Lixit. I think I found it on Amazon 😊 It's very handy because it's shallow and you can place it almost anywhere. Glad you liked the video!
I think the first step in figuring out a diet for your budgies, is discovering what they want to eat. You can, for instance, take a new food every week and give them a little every day so they can get used to it. If they eat it, you can regularly feed that food to make their diet more diverse. If they don't like it, you can try another food. That's at least what I'm doing now. Our budgies don't like fruits so far, except for dried fruits. They do like herbs like basil, parsley and cilantro. And veggies like raw broccoli, cabbage and lettuce. I stopped giving lettuce however, because it's mainly water with no nutrition. It can give the birds diarrhea. I also tried kidney beans and corn and egg with crushed egg shell, but so far they haven't touched it. I'm planning on trying bird chop and/or budgie cookies. I've heard those recipes can really help with introducing different foods to budgies. Do your birds have a cuttlefish bone? It's important for their chalk intake 😊
@@misty_blue may i know if v are feeding coriander with it's stem, basil leaves, chopped apple....bt how often to give in a week and how mch quantity ...i hop u are getting my query
@@stellalopes6313 whenever we fed them coriander and parsley, we give it with the stems. They love the stems the most. I give a handful every morning. Not apple though, because they don't like it. I have started washing the greens thoroughly, in a bowl of water with a few drops of apple cider vinegar. I saw a bird TH-camr do that to remove any chemicals that may have been sprayed on it.
@@stellalopes6313 Budgies Norway told me she feeds her flock coriander every day in small amounts and her birds are fine. I think the chance is small that the coriander was the problem.
@@misty_blue so far my budgies like coriander and it stem the most ,followed by basil,green and red spinach, i had planted seed mix in a pot they even eat that. Today for the first time v jst tried peeled soaked n chopped almond without cover...is it ok to feed that?
I personally wouldn't do it when the budgie is a female, because females sometimes even try to lay eggs when they have no mate. For a male budgie I think it would be ok. For a place to rest you can also consider a platform (cork or some other wood) or half a coconut 😊
Mine bops and shakes his head at the water dish every time after I clean and refill it. Every. Single. Time. Like, bro, you get fresh water at least once a day! 😂
It's possible to train them, but it will be more chaotic and progress will be slower. I sometimes train our six birds together and it did make them more social and some of them now jump on my hand. The more shy birds usually don't train though because the active birds push them away. When you train them one by one you can get more results, but our birds get nervous when they're separated. So training them all together is kind of our only option 😋 I try to look for moments where some birds are busy with something else so I can train just a couple of them.
They use their beak to test things, for safety or just to check what they're dealing with. Our Mini always does that, biting all around my hand to see if each part is safe 😋 It barely hurts though.
They might be bored. Do they have enough toys? 😊 Especially chew toys and foraging toys are great. Our budgies really love cork wood. They also love to get wet greens like grass, basil, romaine lettuce, dandelion.
They can get health problems because their bodies are not fully developed yet. Females can get egg binding (the egg doesn't form properly and stays somewhere in the body) or she could even die if it's too exhausting for her to lay eggs and raise chicks. Sometimes they're too immature and they don't know how to take care of chicks. And the chicks could also have complications if the parents are too young.
It's quite normal for budgies to act like that. 8 months might seem like a long time, but many budgies need months to years to adjust to new things. They really need to be trained in a specific way to help them feel more comfortable around you. Some things that are important when approaching them: - Never make sudden movements, but move in quite a slow, calm way - Don't try to grab them or chase them - Avoid touching the feet, tail, back, and belly. Safer places to touch are the beak or top of the head because that's the area they use to 'test' things - Try not to approach silently, without making any noise, because that is how predators approach prey (like birds). It's best to speak calmly to your birds as you come near them or sing or whistle When your birds are still scared of touching, it's best to take some steps back. Start by simply placing your hand on top of the cage a few times per day. That shows them that your hand is not a threat. When they become more comfortable, you can start by placing one finger on a perch in the cage. It doesn't need to be close to the budgies yet. As long as they don't look afraid, you can move a bit closer to them. It can also help to have a bit of millet spray in your hand because it helps them overcome their biggest fear. It also helps to spend time in the room with them every day, near the cage, while talking to them. When they see you in the room while you give them their space, they feel less nervous around you. Lastly, it also depends on the personality of each bird. Our Micky is a very social, adventurous bird, so he just jumps on our hands without really thinking about it. He is only 1 year old, but already quite tame. Our Misty still keeps distance from us even after more than 2 years, although she is not as scared of us anymore :)
When they're young, they can get complications from mating, like egg binding (the egg can get stuck). The parents can also die from exhaustion or they can abandon the eggs/babies because they are not ready to be parents yet. They first need to develop themselves fully before they could have eggs. A nest encourages them to mate, so it's not safe to give a nest to birds that are younger than 1 year old.
@@DragonProtector I heard the best age is between 1-3. I met one breeder who only lets them breed when they're 2. I think after 3 years old they get too old and the babies can get health complications.
Hazel is one of their favorites. They also like fresh herbs like basil and parsley (in small amounts). Carrot greens and spinach (in small amounts) are a favorite. Some like dandelion and they love wild grasses. You can also try groundelder, chickweed or maple tree (not red maple).
The only regret i have with my budgie is that we never hand tamed him, he trusts me a lot and have interest in me but is very easily scared and when i show my hands he goes on high alert mode, also hes very old like 13 years or so
Yeah I also started quite late with our budgies and it's hard to keep up with training every day. Some of them do occasionally sit on my hand when there's millet there and sometimes even without millet, but they are always cautious around me and some avoid my hands. It's especially hard when they're in a flock 🙃
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I love it when they shake their heads up and down
It's very cute, isn't it 😁😍💕
it's called bobbing and also mating dance
@@misty_blue yes (my budgies never do it but yeah). It’s pretty cute, I saw my friend’s budgie do it.
Big bag of seeds for me
My male budgie bops his head at my female budgie but she doesn't do it to him, but she bops her head at random things like millet.
Birds are so precious, little creatures, they're the synonym of love for me, try to love them as much as possible, they deserve the whole world
Couldn't agree more 💕💕💕
@Public Nuisance I can imagine 😂
I like birds and I like cats but some cats also really like birds (yum yum) so I don't keep a cat.
Note: If I was worried about every time my budgie was puffed up, I'd be an anxious wreck 24/7. Budgies also poof up when they're relaxing and sleeping, so general poofness isn't a good indicator. You can look for other symptoms along with being poofed. Unkempt feathers, general lack of energy, cere/eye discharge, feces consistency/color, etc. Budgies love poofing up in a healthy state, so don't take this one symptom as a tell-all.
Very true 😊 Sorry if I made it seem like birds being poofed up is a bad sign. It can be, but often isn't.
Puffing up also means a sign of happiness or contentment.
True! It can definitely mean that as well 😊
@@misty_blue u replied to me a month ago and I get the notification now lol
@@YourFriendlyLion lol. Sometimes TH-cam notifications are very weird 😋
Or sleepiness, too
Always Remember- “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” you always have the best videos, i'll always be here to support you 🌎🗽💓😍
Well said! Sorry, somehow I didn't see your comment. Great to hear that you like the videos 😄
Great video.
They each have their very own personality that's for sure!!
Thanks ☺️ Yeah, they definitely do! 🥰
I have one budgie called Tommy. 2 of his friends died both in the past years. So he is alone sadly. But he is not depressed or something! He is healthy, happy and is interested at me A LOT haha. When I talk to him, he stares to me all the time and sometimes he reacts to me what I'm saying so we have a little conversation sometimes. He can also say his name and a little phrase like "Tommy sweet" translated to Dutch, it is "Tommy lief". And the funny thing is that he learned talking by himself I didn't learn him the words. He is 7 years old now and is my best little buddy :D
And when a budgie stands with one little paw, that is also a sign that a budgie is healthy and comfortable . My budgie does that luckly
Wow, 7 years old, that's a great age! 😊 Yes, I think as long as a budgie gets a lot of attention from the owner(s) when other budgies have died, it will be ok. The main thing is that a budgie should have enough social interaction 😊
I'm glad to hear your budgie is doing well, even after his friends died. It's great to have such a relationship with your bird 😊
My Joey often stands on one foot and is so cute when he hides it in his feathers. I'm an amputee and so I think he's copying me haha.
@@npr1300A8 it's one of the cutest things when they stand like that 😄
Nice information 😀
Thanks! 😊💕
Is that ur bugie on that picture coz it's cute
@@sunrise_weng I think it's Denny 😊
They are just BEAUTIFUL. love them. So relaxing and calming.
Thanks 😊💕
Thank you😊
I need a bugie ASAP there too cute
Thank you for posting this. I think this video is very helpful for new bird parents, it isn’t scary, and it gives all the different reasons the bird may show this behavior. Not everything is a sign of illness. Once, I almost rushed one of my birds to the vet for a crop adjustment! Really, she just saw me coming and thought she needed to make room for a treat! I know that sounds silly, but people get attached to their birds quickly and don’t want anything bad to happen to them.
The part about the hiccups could save someone stressing their bird out by seeking medical attention over a non-issue. Avians can be located far from the bird’s home. The bird can also pick up that the human is stressed and really become stressed itself.
Knowing how to interpret things in the correct context is best. If your pal is clinging to the bars with his beak because he has paused in the middle of his grand full-cage climb, he is fine. If he has been there for over fifteen minutes, though, he is probably really stressed out.
Certain flocks will do certain behaviors because this is just what they’ve decided on. Mine used to greet people with a wing flip. Now, they both stretch out one wing to say hello. It’s hilarious. It’s always the right wing, and they will move their heads to stars at you when they do this.
I'm so glad you found the video helpful 😄 It's very encouraging for me to keep making videos 😊 I tried to show with the video that not all body language is as bad as it looks so people are less worried. I'm glad that came across 😊
Our budgies also stretch whenever we come 😋 I guess it's also to prepare to fly away just in case the person who came is dangerous 😋
@@misty_blue Well, mine ought to know by now I’m not dangerous, but you know birds 😉. Glad to know I encouraged you to make more. Best of luck with your channel.
@@racheltheehermit7314 yeah I think it’s just in their instinct to be very careful because they are so small and fragile 😋 Thanks! 😊
Great video overall! Please note that the word for cleaning themselves is not "pruning," it's "preening." All birds do it, and if they are a mating or bonded pair they will preen each other - allopreening.
Thanks 😊 Yes I've started using preening instead of pruning since several people pointed it out 😋
Your budgies adorable and seem so happy!!!!!! Awwwww!!!!
We love them very much ❤️😁 I do hope they're happy 😇
@@misty_blue I bet they are :D
I have 3 budgies, (skylee, floopy, and sharkie) my oldest bird skylee (4-5 months i believe) loves to jump on her 2 feet ALL the time.
Those are cute names ❤️ It's also so cute when they hop like that 😍
My granddaughter got new budgies. Your channel is helpful 👍
I'm glad to hear 😄 Feel free to ask any questions about them! 😊
Loveful birbs 🥰
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0:35 I thought the perch shuffle meant "too hot" because my room was chilly and I put the fan heater at the covered cage for a while, with my head under to check temperature. After a while he did the perch shuffle until I turned the heat off or down and then he did it again when I turned it back up.
That’s very likely that your budgie was doing that because of the heat :) I think generally it’s just a way to catch the attention of someone. Our budgie was doing it to impress our female budgie 😋 But they have many different reasons for their behaviour.
This is so beautiful, i love it
Thanks so much! 😄
Such an awesome video!
You got a new subscriber👍
Thanks that's so sweet! 😊 Welcome to the fam 😁
Awesome video! Really helpful, thanks! C:
Thanks! 😊🤗
My male budgie fluffs and wags his tail feathers whenever he sees me. It's so cute
That's adorable 😍 So excited to see you 😄
@@misty_blue yep he is he loves me
It’s a beautiful bird very colorful like it ❤️
Yes Mini is very beautiful with the bright green and yellow 😍
kiwi an coco do it every single time they see a hooman and it's adorable, we call it a proud bird 😆 6:01
Cute! 😄💕
Omg same they stretch every time they done sleeping🥺❤️✨
@@ehsannazri3396 it's so cute 😍
@@ehsannazri3396 🥺🥺❤
I have had 5 different budgies so far in the last 30 years and all did this when they would see me. I always thought it was a form of salutation
I love your video, it is so cute and VERY good info!❤🐦💕
I'm glad to hear! ☺️ It's great to know when someone likes what I made 🥺😄
Okay my budgie, Tucker, I really feel like he sleeps on the fricking *wall*
All three of my budgies have something wrong with them....
*Boo sits in the food* (Boo is my other budgie)
Also, 6:45 is how Boo looks at me when I show her the millet..
They all have their special character 🤭 Our Blue used to sleep upside down and Pacalina dances in a very silly way 🤣 Pacalina also likes to sit in the food 😋
HAHAHAHAHA ive been so anxious on why my budgie was staring at me LMAOO it was just observing me 🤣😂🤣😂😭🤣
Haha yep it's usually just that 😂😋 They feel vulnerable so they always watch everything and everyone closely to make sure they are safe 😋
You have given great information about them
Thankyou 😘😘
No problem! 😊
Budgies are so cute that when I see any budgie I just say wow ❤️like a hundred times and your budgies are just awesome 👍❤️❤️
Yes I feel the same way about them 😄💕
Thank you so much for this video I got budgies a week ago and they are still getting used to the place, one it green and the other is blue and I named them sky and ivy
Very cute! 😊 We also started out with a blue and green budgie ❤️
6:21 My love bird always goes out of her nest to see what i am doing, im usually washing dishes of organizing the kitchen, wich is not that interenting but she loves seeing me 😄
That's so sweet 😄 Lately, we've been leaving the door of the bird room open and they sometimes come look at us in the kitchen too 💕
It's been a week since I got my baby Budgies. The caretaker at the store confused me all the more and in the end I ended up getting 3 males and 1 female. The 4 get along well but I'm still a little concerned of how they'll behave towards each other when they grow up.. are all the 3 going to literally attack my 1 female when and if they want to mate.
I think it's more likely that the female would attack the males, but if she has a quiet character, she might be fine with the males. Males generally have a soft character so they don't attack in a very aggressive way. If you had 2 females or more, the chance for fights is bigger, because females fight each other more often.
Maybe the males fight each other to impress the female, but I doubt it will be very bad fights.
I think your budgies will be fine 😊 In the end, some fighting is normal for budgies, it's how they communicate. You only need to watch out that they never become very aggressive.
Love this!! 💘
I love their beak grinding at the end of the day, it shows me that I'm looking after them to the best of my abilities.
Happy birbies means a happy hooman 💖💓💗😊
Same here 😊 I love to stand there and listen to their beak grinding 💕 And when I speak to them quietly they start to grind even more 🤭
@@misty_blue sometimes when I watch my 4 boys, I could cry at how funny, beautiful and perfect they are.... except for when they're full of testosterone and squabbling 🤣🤣❤
@@misty_blue also....I used to have a couple that would coo like a Dove!! Not many of them do it, but when they do you know that their life is totally amazing and they can't be happier 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
@@sp-1973 haha yes they are pretty amazing creatures 😊 Wow, I don't think I've ever heard mine coo like a dove 😋
@@misty_blue I thought I was going mad when I heard it, I used to have a flock of 13, so it was hard to pinpoint who was doing it 🤣🤣🤣
I narrowed it down to my boy Coconut, he used to spin in circles and do rollovers!! ..then Clarence started doing it.. so I Googled it and yes, they can coo when they are super happy and content 😌😊xx
I currently have 20 budgies. Several were rescues, some of them think I am an Alien while some think I am the greatest thing in the world. And, it is preening not pruning ;)
Wow 20 budgies. That's amazing 😮😊 it's great when you can rescue animals like that. Thanks for the correction! I always mix up pruning and preening, but I think now I'll remember 😁
Thank you for your very informative video. My little Joey is a real chatterbox! His vocabulary is incredible! He sits on my finger for ages nattering away, "Does Joey want to go to bed", "Let's get you some fresh water", "Hello Cerys", "Hello Jade", "Cheeky Boy", "Joey Kiss", "I love you", "Night Night", "God Bless". The only thing I'm concerned with is his moulting. He was clipped by the breeder (he's 1 year old in November) and because of his loss of feathers, he has zero flight. Apart from when I'm away from home for the day, his house doors are open all the time, but he drops to the lounge carpet when he wants to come to me poor soul. I think it it is so moving to think he is prepared to fall 3 feet to the carpet to come to me. Of course most of the time I go for him and bring him to my chair on my shoulder. He is a very special little pal. ❤
Gladly done 😊 Wow, Joey knows a lot of phrases! It's amazing when budgies can speak like that. I'm sorry to hear he can't fly 😕 I never really understood why people clip wings. What is a bird without flight? But I'm glad to hear you're taking such good care of him. He sounds really happy with you 😊 I hope somehow he recovers from the clipping one day!
@@misty_blue Thank you. I should video him and upload it. I have another channel, Paul's odds and ends. Watch that space!
@@npr1300A8 that'd be great 😊 I'll check it out!
@@npr1300A8 are you from Scotland? I feel like I recognize the lake in your banner picture. I stayed near Loch Lomond once in a village called Croftamie. Beautiful place 😊
@@misty_blue No, I'm from Lancashire, England. That is Derwent Water in the Lake District. The photo was taken from Surprise View, Queen Victoria's favourite view apparently.
Fantastic video. I did learn a lot. I have 5 budgies and they act exactly like the 🐦 in your video. LoOl thx.
@@gdl357g Glad to hear! 😊 Yeah, although they do have their individual personalities, they all have similar body language and behaviours 😋
Best pet I could’ve ever picked! We have two! They’re just over a year now!
Glad to hear you’re happy with your feathery friends 😊 They’re really fascinating animals!
Recently I found and caught a budgie OUTSIDE!! This was less than 24 hours ago, but my family got a small cage just big enough for it, and some food, water, toys, and a large treat for it to help keep it as relaxed as possible, I'm trying to do a crash course on budgies to help understand it better as we have never owned birds before and don't have experience. But this really helped!! Thank you!
Ps: We are calling it Sprite, we are fairly certain its a female, and it seems fairly lethargic, maybe from stress, but if someone could tell me what that means that would be nice
Wow that's great that you took in a rescue budgie 🥰 I'm glad I could help out!
Sprite is a very cute name 😊 It's quite normal when they sit very quietly at first, especially females. They need to get used to the new surroundings. Some get more comfortable after a few days, some after a few weeks. Do you have spray millet? Putting a piece in the cage can really help her feel more comfortable. Sometimes it helps budgies to play a video of singing budgies (I like the one from Mango and Chutney), but it can also make them feel more stressed so be careful 🤭
@@misty_blue She is a whole lot more active! We have her by the window right ow and she livened up and is chirping up a storm! She also loved the budgie noises I made for her, and I have seen quite a few people mention the spray millet, I'll have to check that out, it seems all budgies are obsessed with that!
@@mittens2773 that's great to hear! 😊 Yes they generally like being near the window. True, spray millet to budgies is like chocolate to humans 😋 Just make sure to give only a bit per day because they tend to overeat it 😋
@@misty_blue Good and bad news about her! We've named her Sprite, if we can't find her owner, which the bad part is it seems we may not, but we're gonna keep looking for a few days, anyway if we can't find them, we have a family friend with Three budgies, and a whole ROOM, and I mean BIG room just for the budgies, along with a giant cage, so she will be taken care of if we can or can't find the owner, for now she is destroying her egg/honey treat and dancing by the window!
PS: There is a really good thing coming out of this We find baby birds that are way to small to have even atempted walking around our house, as well as injured birds, And because of this budgie, we have a cage and food for any bird that we need to take to our local society! Of course if we find a baby bird, we probably are going to treat it as such and give it something warm in the bottom for it to snuggle up with. Hell, we might even use the cage for any moles ,or other critters, that we need to move. So overall. This could not have been a better experince for us.
@@mittens2773 I’m glad to hear that it’s been such a good experience! And it’s great that you found a good home for Sprite 😄 It’s sad if you can’t find the original owner, but most importantly she is healthy and happy 😊
Your budgies are so cute!! ✨❤️🦜
Aww thanks! 💕😄🐦🐥
Beautiful bird ❤🎉❤🎉
Awesome thumbnail
Thanks! 💕
@@misty_bluesubscribed😊
@@dr.kamrunnahar2209 welcome to the fam! 😁
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My little guy Bongo is a pet store bird, and he's incredibly stubborn. Sometimes I'll be sitting there and he just walks up to me and bites me!
Yeah it can be tricky with birds from the pet store sometimes. They're often not very used to humans. Maybe your bird can improve with click/target stick training?
Very nice birds
Beautiful birds
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Opening and closing beak rapidly they do when they are warm. Birds do not sweat like we do, therefore they regulate body heat by ventilating when it is hot or fluffing up their feathers when it is cold.
Yeah they also do it when they are warm ☺️ Though other times it's because they are stressed. It depends on the situation.
Awwwww my heart melted
If I go near my budgie and jump down to his level while saying “what are you doing” in a higher pitched voice, he will do the wing flappy thing and kinda of vibrate (?) in a way. I definitely think it’s excitement! 😄❤️
That’s so cute! 🥰 Yeah, I saw it with other budgies that they flap their wings like that out of excitement and happiness ☺️
Oh I never heard of the last one My birds do that a lot
Having two budgies is very new for me..It's been almost 1.5 month..But I very often get worried about whether they are okay or not and if we are being able to take care of them correctly..I heard from some of my friends about accidents..And I am afraid..I don't wanna lose them🙂
I get that. I often think like that as well 🤭 They're fragile animals. But remember, birds can also sense how you feel, so it's important for us to be relaxed, happy and positive around them. I know it can be hard, but they will be happiest and healthiest when they see us happy and relaxed 😋
My little devil ( love her sooo much) uses my index finger like a beak stone. Whenever she gets bored with playing with me she just bites me and sends me away :)) when she fells down, usually after bath she tries to fly before her wings get fully dried, she calls me to rescue her and gets on my hand willingly. But other times when she doesn't need my help or something she rarely jumps on my finger. We have been together for 3 years now and our relationship has not improved yet, I think it is her character. She is just stubborn.
It's very possible it's her character. Our Mini is also like that, quite a fierce character 😋 She's sweet, but she can sometimes struggle with getting along with other birds. And it seems like biting is in her genes because some of her children like to bite 🙃
Guys did u ever give a thought of it like dey r such a small creature but dey give us happiness...
It's quite amazing, isn't it? ☺️
Thanks 🙏🏻
You're welcome 😊
Aww so cute! What do you use to edit thumbnails ❤ aww my female one always looks like a fan flapping her wings in her cage thank you lol 🤣
I use Adobe Spark (on the website) 😊 I'm not sure if you can use it without an Adobe membership, but you could try 😊
The wing flapping is very cute ❤️😁
@@misty_blue aww ❤
some times when they open their beak it can be because they are finding space in their body for more food
True! 😊 Also to adjust their crop 😊
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Mine spent a lot of time on the cage. New to having birds but other stuff here makes me think they just like it there
Yes they love to be in the highest places 😊 It's like being in trees in the wild. They can see everything and are further away from the predators on the ground
Great video!!
Thanks! That means a lot to me ☺️
Why is my new White Hawk eyeing my budgies from the past 2 hours. And why are my budgies continuously stretching their wings? I prolly shouldn’t let them out
A white hawk is a predator and eats small birds like budgies. Budgies stretch their wings either to relax or to prepare for flight when they think they might need to flee.
@@misty_blue yes then I will definitely not let them out, they will destroy my room + I love my budgies too much. Also btw the hawk doesn’t attack humans so will it be the same for other animals I have?
@@YourFriendlyLion I think hawks and other birds of prey generally don't attack humans because they see them as above them. They know they cannot really be stronger than humans and they also cannot eat them, so they avoid attacking them. They attack small animals like birds, mice and such. Not just to attack, but mainly to eat them. They also eat eggs. I definitely would keep your budgies in the cage when there is a large bird like that there.
@@misty_blue i do believe its possible to have budgies as friends to the hawk but they need to be babies together and well trained
@@DragonProtector in some ways it might be possible, but you reeeaally have to know what you're doing.
Loved the video. Amazing 😊Such cute budgies.I have two and I am totally new to budgie as pets. can you help me with the bird bath details. loved it.interested in getting for my budgies🥰
Glad to hear 😄 Have you seen my video about bathing?: th-cam.com/video/GZ8oNjlx1zI/w-d-xo.html
In addition to what I say in that video I also recommend putting wet greens on or in their cage. You can hang them or place them in a shallow bowl. For instance carrot greens, wild grass or fresh herbs. Many budgies love to wash themselves in the wet greens. I really like the budgie bath I have, but only some of our birds use it. Others prefer wet greens or a mist spray.
Thank you for this
Gladly done! 😄
Birb and birby LOL
Exactly 😁🐥
I have a flight cage, with 5 budgies in it. I love watching them interact with each other, but I love watching them flap their wings in flight ( inside the cage).🤗
Yeah, they’re wonderful creatures to observe 😊 Their flight is pretty impressive!
@@misty_blue yes indeed! I watch them at times for hours!♥️ Quite entertaining!
Same here 😊
What type of green vegetable did you give to your bird?
In the video you see parsley/cilantro (parsley is a bit better because cilantro is a bit too strong) and iceberg lettuce (but I recommend other lettuces like romain and rucola because they are healthier).
I like your channel😀😀😀
Thanks! 😄 That means a lot to me 😊😊
Just saw your painting channel. It looks amazing! 😮😄
lol I want a budgie really bad and my mom and dad said okay but we have to look for one so we went to a ton of stores and none of them had budgies where did you get your budgies?
Sorry, I didn't realise I hadn't responded!
Great that your parents agreed 😊 We got two budgies at a pet store (it's the biggest pet store of Europe I think. That's why they had many budgies). And two budgies from a breeder. I personally prefer getting them from breeders because they're usually more used to humans and better taken care of. Some pet stores sadly are pretty bad.
due to covid budgies are hard to get from what I was told by pet store when I was searching for new budgies due to my ones i had for ages died. (one from egg died in September 14 yrs 8 months ikd and 1 died from tumer.
@@DragonProtector sorry to hear they died 😕 But 14 is a great age 😮 Yeah, we got our budgies from breeders, because they're more flexible than shops.
@@misty_blue ya they were best budgie ever. But it whole new experience trying to get store ones used to you
@@misty_blue after two months, I finally got one. He’s super cute and I named him kiwi, and he’s a green birb. I’m working on taming and doing good so far!
Budgie are very sweet and affordable parakeet to everyone I think 🤔
They are usually quite cheap yes :) Although, if you want to give them a varied, quality diet and plenty of toys, then it could be a bit more expensive.
My parakeet flew away from the garage 1 month ago I tried doing everything for it to come back any chances it’s still alive in the wild?
I'm so sorry to hear 😢 I think for sensitive birds like budgies it can be hard to survive in the wild, especially if they've never lived in the wild. But maybe someone saw it and decided to take it in to take care of it. I really hope your budgie is alright! 💕
The one I have always gets to the side of the cage where I sit and climbs on the cage still. I don't know why he likes to follow where my hand goes but he always wants to bite my finger any, reason why it's doing that?
Some of our budgies like to chew our fingers to test what they are and if they are safe. They generally like to chew things 😋 Sometimes they do it to defend themselves if they feel threatened.
0:36 my parakeet dance like that too LOL 😆 (which means all my parakeets)
Very cute 😄 It's one of my favorite things about budgie body language 😁
Yep I love it! And I love your Videos
My make budgie is constantly reguritating for no reason to my female budgie. She just eats all the food and attacks him is he wants to mate, im starting to think to sell the female and buy him a kice friendly female before he dies of reguritating
Yes when males want to mate, they try to feed other birds a lot. Sometimes it's not a match so it might be better to find another female. We had the same with our first two budgies. Then we got another pair of budgies and they are doing much better. Our male sometimes feeds the other male and he doesn't refuse. So now they're all quite happy.
You don’t have to sell her you can keep her in a separate cage instead (if you have the money for another set up)
What will happen if you provide nest to budgies before they are a year old?
If the female tries to lay eggs before 1 years old, she can get health problems like getting the egg stuck (which needs surgery immediately or else she dies). It can also lead to calcium shortage, which is bad for their health. Or the parents get exhausted by the chicks because they're too young to have babies. Those are some things that could happen when they have a nest before they are 1 year old. Hope that helps 🤗
My parakeets Buzz my head when they are hungry, the Little Devils LOL
Oops 😋
My blue male parakeet likes to run off when I approach his cage but it’s a game he enjoys playing w/me hence his name Run Away Robby but I call him Robby for short I know he’s not afraid cause he comes back and puts his bell up so I will knock it down
I’ve had a few. parakeet’s in the past so I know how to read their body language/facial expressions/
Yeah, they don't always run off because of fear 😊 They are very playful creatures that can make games out of many things. Your Robby sounds like a very sweet bird 🥰
Learning alot
Great to hear! 😄
Very informative vid!! loved it! but what happens if i give budgies less than a year nests?
Thanks 😊💕 Right, I forgot to explain 🤭 It is dangerous, especially for the female, because she can have problems with egg production. Eggs can get stuck in the vent or parts of unformed eggs can block the vent. In the worst case they could die because they cannot digest and poop normally anymore 😮 I am planning a video on it, because we had some personal experience with it (thank God our budgie survived!).
It can also cause unhealthy offspring, because the parents are too young and they cannot give healthy eggs/seeds. Or, the parents don't take care of the eggs, because they don't know how yet.
In short, budgies under 1 year old are underdeveloped and they still have to learn how to be parents.
@@misty_blue thank you soo much for the explanation! ❤️
@@md.azmainulhoque8214 you're welcome!
I will subscibe to you because i like BUDGIES
That’s great to hear 😄 Welcome to the fam!
thanks
When does a budgie
Become adult...??
How TO know...? 👍
THANKS for sharing
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Oh I'm sorry! Somehow I didn't receive a notification for your comment 😕 There are several differences between baby budgies and adult budgies:
- Baby budgies have bigger, darker eyes
- Baby budgies have more rings on their forehead. Very young budgies have rings all the way to their cere
- Baby budgies have a more high pitched voice and they still need to learn how to sing
- Baby budgies have a white, pinkish or light blue cere
They are adults at about 8 months old.
That moving the beak rapidly one is a constant habit of my budgie thanks I don’t know what it meant also is violet a rare budgie colour?
No problem 😊 I think violet is quite rare for budgies. I'm not an expert on breeds, but I don't often see violet budgies.
What greens are those , thanks.
In the video it's either parsley or coriander 😊 But those two can sometimes cause problems for budgies so nowadays I give wet endive, grass, basil, mint or Romain lettuce instead. Or carrot greens. They especially love endive 😁
My budgie is sticking to wall all the day what should I do
Do you mean he's just sitting against the wall all day? Maybe he is scared or he needs extra stimulation. Budgies are very social so they need other birds or humans to interact with them. Otherwise they just sit quietly all day. You could give foraging and chewing toys for stimulation, start training your budgie or play budgie sounds for him. Maybe that way he will become more comfortable and more lively.
Ok
Hello i have a question, i had a budgie but it flew away like 1 year ago but still, it was making sounds like coughing and i don't get it why, even tho he started making sounds when we bought ut and it lived wuth ous 5 or more years
It might have been an infection. Budgies are quite sensitive to infections. I'm sorry to hear your budgie flew away 😢
My budgies always stretch their wings whenever i come into the room
Our too 😄 They do it to prepare to fly, in case they are in danger 😋
I need some advice. I have two budgies, Aqua and Sunflower, whom I got on February 15, 2021. They were already older, so they never learned any tricks. Sadly, Aqua passed away on July 15. After three days of Sunflower not eating, I got a young bird who followed her everywhere, but he also died on July 24, and I’m not sure why since he seemed healthy. That same day, I got another bird, but they don’t seem happy; they don’t bond or interact much.
Aqua and Sunflower lived outside their cage for most of their lives, going out in the morning and coming back at sunset, which upset my mom because of the mess. After Aqua's death, my mom stopped letting them out, which might be why Sunflower seems unhappy. Sometimes I let Sunflower out, but she tries to get the new bird out too. When I do, he gets really stressed and flies around, which makes me put him back in the cage. Sunflower than comes down again and tries to go back in the cage , and their cage is too small. I’ve been looking for bigger cages like urs but can’t find any in my country. I give them greens, but lately, they won’t eat them, even though Sunflower used to love them. I really don’t know what to do.
@@Vepparia I’m sorry to hear about your budgies passing away! It can happen that the budgie that’s left behind gets quite sad. Maybe it helps your birds feel happier and more comfortable if you try a training routine (either click training or training with millet sprays). You can start very carefully, just spending time with them, offering them millet sprays without getting too close or making sudden movements. Some people also let their budgies have two small separate cages if they do not like sharing their cage. Maybe it sounds silly, but my budgies also like it when I sing to them 😋 And they are very happy when I give them cork wood to chew and when they have high places to sit (they feel safe somewhere high). So I place perches or cages somewhere high in the room. I hope you find out what works for your birds!
@@misty_blue ohh thanks thanks, ill try click training them tho i doubt they'll listen lol
@@Vepparia lol 😂 It’s ok if they don’t listen though. The main point is that they get attention and start feeling more comfortable 😊
@@misty_blue lmao yeah ill get started tmrw
I have the same bath for my birds lol they love it, also what if they aren't breathing heavy or stressed, but open their beaks slowly while blinking slow; is that a bad sign or am I worried about nothing?
I heard that sometimes they open and close their beak slowly to 'adjust' their crop. Sometimes the little sack where they store and process their food, apparently kinda feels uncomfortable. And they can correct it by opening and closing their beak like that. I noticed mine do it after they eat sometimes. Maybe sometimes a seed or something else irritates them. I'm not an expert on it, but I heard that's one of the reasons. Others say that they sometimes get hiccups.
I think it's not very serious. Maybe only if they do it constantly, then it might be something else.
My bird's look just like yours
Cute! 😊 Greetings from our birbs 🤗
You did not mention, if they are flying in the room and they try many times to attack you
They try to attack you? Thankfully our birds have never done that 🤭
that video was sooo nice but i have a question what does it mean when my budgie is fighting more than usal
Often it is because they're hormonal or they're molting. Then they can be more irritable and fight with others. Sometimes it's because they want to be the boss of the flock or because they simply don't like one or more birds in the flock. It really depends on the situation 😊
My birds clean themselves in front of me and eat in front of me but when I put my had in front of the cage they get pretty scared any trips for me?
One thing that's very important is to never make sudden movements and to not approach them with your hands too fast. It can also help to talk while you approach them because they generally don't trust other creatures that are very quiet (predators are quiet when approaching prey). I also wink/blink at them quite often because I noticed it makes them more relaxed. I basically try to mimick their body language, also turning my head like them.
What can help is placing your hand flat on the cage daily. Just placing it there for a minute or longer so they get used to it. And millet sprays tend to help a lot 😇 When you put some millet spray on your hand, suddenly they are able to overcome their fear 😋 Although it might take a while before they dare to approach.
In short, they need a lot of good experiences with your hands to learn that they're not a threat.
Hi,
Just a query about your blue budgie bath. Where did you get it from? I think my budgie would like this very much as he doesn't like anything to deep 😁
Oh and thank you for the video very informative 👍
It's called 'Quick Lock' by Lixit. I think I found it on Amazon 😊 It's very handy because it's shallow and you can place it almost anywhere.
Glad you liked the video!
Pls help me with a weekly diet plan for budgies, inorder for them to be healthy and happy
I think the first step in figuring out a diet for your budgies, is discovering what they want to eat. You can, for instance, take a new food every week and give them a little every day so they can get used to it. If they eat it, you can regularly feed that food to make their diet more diverse. If they don't like it, you can try another food.
That's at least what I'm doing now. Our budgies don't like fruits so far, except for dried fruits. They do like herbs like basil, parsley and cilantro. And veggies like raw broccoli, cabbage and lettuce. I stopped giving lettuce however, because it's mainly water with no nutrition. It can give the birds diarrhea.
I also tried kidney beans and corn and egg with crushed egg shell, but so far they haven't touched it.
I'm planning on trying bird chop and/or budgie cookies. I've heard those recipes can really help with introducing different foods to budgies.
Do your birds have a cuttlefish bone? It's important for their chalk intake 😊
@@misty_blue may i know if v are feeding coriander with it's stem, basil leaves, chopped apple....bt how often to give in a week and how mch quantity ...i hop u are getting my query
@@stellalopes6313 whenever we fed them coriander and parsley, we give it with the stems. They love the stems the most. I give a handful every morning. Not apple though, because they don't like it.
I have started washing the greens thoroughly, in a bowl of water with a few drops of apple cider vinegar. I saw a bird TH-camr do that to remove any chemicals that may have been sprayed on it.
@@stellalopes6313 Budgies Norway told me she feeds her flock coriander every day in small amounts and her birds are fine. I think the chance is small that the coriander was the problem.
@@misty_blue so far my budgies like coriander and it stem the most ,followed by basil,green and red spinach, i had planted seed mix in a pot they even eat that.
Today for the first time v jst tried peeled soaked n chopped almond without cover...is it ok to feed that?
Thanks dude
No problem! 😊
Is it ok to provide a nest to a budgie if it is under a year old but does not have a companion, simply as a space to rest?
I personally wouldn't do it when the budgie is a female, because females sometimes even try to lay eggs when they have no mate. For a male budgie I think it would be ok.
For a place to rest you can also consider a platform (cork or some other wood) or half a coconut 😊
Mine bops and shakes his head at the water dish every time after I clean and refill it. Every. Single. Time. Like, bro, you get fresh water at least once a day! 😂
@@kingkaizer6281 that’s so cute 🥰 He must really love his fresh water 😋
@@misty_blue He does! 🥰 He also really likes Bloody Mary from Lady Gaga 😂
@@kingkaizer6281 wow haha. A bird with an interesting taste 😋
I have six budgies in a cage is it possible training them at a time
It's possible to train them, but it will be more chaotic and progress will be slower. I sometimes train our six birds together and it did make them more social and some of them now jump on my hand. The more shy birds usually don't train though because the active birds push them away. When you train them one by one you can get more results, but our birds get nervous when they're separated. So training them all together is kind of our only option 😋 I try to look for moments where some birds are busy with something else so I can train just a couple of them.
Question: why did my budgie just kinda bite my finger on the nail (it was so light it kinda tickled). Is it just being affectionate?
They use their beak to test things, for safety or just to check what they're dealing with. Our Mini always does that, biting all around my hand to see if each part is safe 😋 It barely hurts though.
Could also be affection though 😊 or playfulness.
@@misty_blue ahh that’s why is heartbeat was racing then dropping
@@YourFriendlyLion wow, you felt the heartbeat 💓
@@misty_blue yeah it was kinda obvious it was pounding fast af
nice video but my budgies arent very active and scream does that mean my budgies are sick
They might be bored. Do they have enough toys? 😊 Especially chew toys and foraging toys are great. Our budgies really love cork wood. They also love to get wet greens like grass, basil, romaine lettuce, dandelion.
Thanks
You're welcome! 😊
What happens of you give budgies that are under a year old nests?
They can get health problems because their bodies are not fully developed yet. Females can get egg binding (the egg doesn't form properly and stays somewhere in the body) or she could even die if it's too exhausting for her to lay eggs and raise chicks. Sometimes they're too immature and they don't know how to take care of chicks. And the chicks could also have complications if the parents are too young.
it's being 8 months and my bugies are afraid of me whenever i try to touch them or show them my finger and sign to sit on my finger. what to do?
It's quite normal for budgies to act like that. 8 months might seem like a long time, but many budgies need months to years to adjust to new things. They really need to be trained in a specific way to help them feel more comfortable around you.
Some things that are important when approaching them:
- Never make sudden movements, but move in quite a slow, calm way
- Don't try to grab them or chase them
- Avoid touching the feet, tail, back, and belly. Safer places to touch are the beak or top of the head because that's the area they use to 'test' things
- Try not to approach silently, without making any noise, because that is how predators approach prey (like birds). It's best to speak calmly to your birds as you come near them or sing or whistle
When your birds are still scared of touching, it's best to take some steps back. Start by simply placing your hand on top of the cage a few times per day. That shows them that your hand is not a threat. When they become more comfortable, you can start by placing one finger on a perch in the cage. It doesn't need to be close to the budgies yet. As long as they don't look afraid, you can move a bit closer to them. It can also help to have a bit of millet spray in your hand because it helps them overcome their biggest fear.
It also helps to spend time in the room with them every day, near the cage, while talking to them. When they see you in the room while you give them their space, they feel less nervous around you.
Lastly, it also depends on the personality of each bird. Our Micky is a very social, adventurous bird, so he just jumps on our hands without really thinking about it. He is only 1 year old, but already quite tame. Our Misty still keeps distance from us even after more than 2 years, although she is not as scared of us anymore :)
why is it a mistake to give them a nest before 1 year old?
When they're young, they can get complications from mating, like egg binding (the egg can get stuck). The parents can also die from exhaustion or they can abandon the eggs/babies because they are not ready to be parents yet. They first need to develop themselves fully before they could have eggs. A nest encourages them to mate, so it's not safe to give a nest to birds that are younger than 1 year old.
@@misty_blue i say wait till like 4 yrs age or 6
@@DragonProtector I heard the best age is between 1-3. I met one breeder who only lets them breed when they're 2. I think after 3 years old they get too old and the babies can get health complications.
@@misty_blue hmmm i guess when i had babies we got very lucky
What kind of green leaf I can put for them?
Hazel is one of their favorites. They also like fresh herbs like basil and parsley (in small amounts). Carrot greens and spinach (in small amounts) are a favorite. Some like dandelion and they love wild grasses.
You can also try groundelder, chickweed or maple tree (not red maple).
The only regret i have with my budgie is that we never hand tamed him, he trusts me a lot and have interest in me but is very easily scared and when i show my hands he goes on high alert mode, also hes very old like 13 years or so
Yeah I also started quite late with our budgies and it's hard to keep up with training every day. Some of them do occasionally sit on my hand when there's millet there and sometimes even without millet, but they are always cautious around me and some avoid my hands. It's especially hard when they're in a flock 🙃