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Vomiting is a courtship behaviour: one budgie is showing off how much food it can afford to waste, and a budgie with more wastefood means a budgie with more food it can afford to use on feeding offspring. Thus, a budgie that vomits more is a better mate.
The above answer describes the act of regurgitating food, and it is indeed a courtship behaviour. It is also how the mother birds feeds her young. In regurgitation, the budgie regurgitates food in its crop. When regurgitating food, the budgie bobs its head up and down, stretches out its neck, and opens its beak wide to pass food to another bird.
However, vomiting is another matter. Vomiting is the act of expelling the contents of the bird's intestine, not its crop, and is a sign of illness. You can tell the difference because when budgies vomit, they tend to shake their head from side to side and the vomit sprays as the bird seems to "spit". Vomiting can be a sign of a virus, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasites or any number of causes. If your bird seems to be vomiting food, rather than regurgitating food, you really should take it to a vet as soon as possible.
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Do budgies vomit in each other's mouths?
This is not vomiting - this is the act of regurgitatingfood. It is a courtship behaviour, and carried out between male and female budgies. It is how the male will feed a sfemale who is sitting on eggs. It is also how the mother birds feeds her young. In regurgitation, the budgie regurgitates food in its crop, and the seed is not properly digested.
Which is better English budgies and Regular budgies?
This question is a matter of opinion. Some people like English budgies better than regular budgies or other people like regular budgies better than English budgies.
Are parakeets same has budgies?
Yes, budgies are parakeets.
What are budgies and what is its economical value?
Budgies are parakeets. They eat seed
Do male budgies kiss other male budgies?
Yes, they're called gay budgies, ey.
Can budgies whistle?
Yes, budgies can certainly imitate whistling sounds.
When do baby budgies eat on their own?
when can baby budgies eat on their own
Are budgies considered as pets?
Yes, lots of people have pet budgies.
What eats budgies?
snakes eat budgies so you better watch out
What is the collective noun for budgies?
The collective noun is a chatter of budgies.
Do budgies have a keen sense of smell?
Budgies have very poor sense of smell
What color are the budgies?
budgies can be different clolours like blue white and yellow
