Bird Behavior

Parakeets need a nest box but not a "nest" in the traditional sense.

A typical Parakeet nest box measures about 10" by 10" by 10" with a hole in the front (like a bird house) and a back where you can remove the top half to check the chicks and clean it out.

In the bottom of the box, you place a wooden insert the same size as the box with a concave cut-out in the center (makes a shallow dish so the eggs stay in one place). You hang the box on the outside of the cage with the hole and a dowel (for perching) mated and secured up against a seed cup hole. No nesting material is used at all and the birds like it that way.

No, herons eat creatures that live in ditches.

You can try to keep the cage dark, by covering it but this is only a quick fix. Budgies are squawkers. This is what they do. Or you can do what I do, squirt them with a water bottle, or tell them to shut the F'k Up!! it works for me.

This is a popular movie gag that someone will say something and a parrot will repeat it. However, it's not guaranteed a parrot will repeat something after you. An African Grey is most likely to do this the first or second time it hears something, as long as it is said with great enthusiasm. Great Enthusiasm, you say? Why would you need great enthusiasm? Well, see here, parrots LOVE attention. They adore it. They live for it. So when you say something with great happiness or enthusiasm a couple of times or so, the parrot will start to think, Hey, whatever this person is saying is of great importance. If I could somehow get that kind of attention... Eventually the parrot may or may not leanr to say it, depending on the bird itself, and it will obliviously get attention for it, as talking is one of the charms of parrots and people love it.
Parrots can also be taught to speak on cue or speak with clear understanding of the word. Not simply mind-less repetition, but knowing that a grape is a grape and that green is green. They know what the word means and can use it properly.

Budgies and other pet parrots that engage in feather plucking are bored. As members of the parrot family are among the most intelligent of birds, they need more toys and mental stimulation, as well as positive interaction with their owners. Spend more time with your budgies, talk to him/her, and give your bird plenty of toys that make noise.

Nope. Mine don't i guess they are not like their relatives ''chickens''.

Often, the cause of this problem is lack of space in the cage to select a better spot to poop or it could be perch placement. If the perches are only over water or food, they bird may have few options when it is inside its cage (which should be as little as possible since a healthy, happy companion parrot is out of the cage interacting with its humans as much as possible) Pet parrots will tend to avoid pooping where they sleep and where they eat if they are provided with sufficient space to be able to easily avoid having to do so. In fact, a parrot can be potty trained to go in a specific place or even to go on command. My sun conure, SunDance, was potty trained! She would say "Go homie" and she wanted to be placed on the 'porch' area of her cage so she could hang her tail off and poop on the paper below. My friend trained her conure to only poop in the sink. I used to see around the Cocoa Beach, Florida area a beautiful female Eclectus that was so well potty trained, she was welcomed into restaurants and bars!

Budgies use their beaks for many purposes. Not every bite is intentional. Budgies may bite if they are scared or if you are annoying them. They might get jealous or territorial if you take a toy away from them. A budgie might gently use its beak to climb on your hands. They may peck at things that look interesting, like hair or a mole or your fingernail because they are curious. It's a lot like a toddler who puts every object within reach in his mouth. They may try to preen your hair because they like you but accidentally peck your skin instead.

Budgies are very curious animals, and like to explore things any way that they can. Birds don't have hands, so to touch things they usually use their tongues. A budgie that licks metal objects probably likes the way it feels on his tongue. If it is a big shiny bell, he may be touching his beak to it because he wants to play with the bird he sees in the reflection.

It's not necessary but sometimes if you have a window in your room the bird will see it and believe it can fly though it, which it tries and will smash into it, usually the end to that is a dead bird with a broken neck. So It's a good idea to do so.

Actually this may vary depending on the kind of bird finch, the eggs hatch in between 12 - 16 days or 3 weeks. The nestlings fledge in 18 - 19 days.

Both breeds of Budgies can talk, but the boys are less aggressive than the girls so you would be better off teaching a boy. You can start at any age but between 3 weeks-1 year is the best age to teach. Try to say only the same word repeatedly with the Budgie having no distraction, you can also teach your Budgie to talk in the dark.

Firstly, let me differentiate between constant ear-piercing, nerve-racking, blatant screaming (that needs to be tackled) and a parrot's "call to the flock" (which you should not attempt to stop) It is important to understand that most parrots "call to the flock" several times per day, usually in the morning, around noon, at dusk, which is a completely natural behavior since birds are social animals. You cannot, and SHOULD NOT, attempt to stop this natural process. This flock calling is a parrot's way of determining which flock members are present or not present and it's just checking up on you because YOU are part of the parrot's flock! Now, onto the annoying, ear-piercing screaming that drives you crazy… Before attempting to resolve any screaming problem, you must ensure there's NO medical reason involved by seeking medical evaluation. Now, there are LOTS of different reasons why birds may scream - just like a human child. If you hear your kid screaming upstairs, you can't just pinpoint exactly what's wrong with the child, right? You have to investigate… In this article, I'm going to tackle a couple of them... Something to consider is whether YOU have taught the bird to scream. Clapping your hands loudly in order to hush her up is not the way to do it in case you where wondering! What you're actually doing is encouraging this screaming behavior… You see, when a parrot screams and the owner reacts by screaming back at the bird, the bird learns that screaming is an ACCEPTABLE form of communication. The bird owners react by screaming back, throwing items at the bird, dousing the bird with water, etc. This human reaction is negative, but reaction none the less, which is exactly what the parrot wanted to begin with! As a result, some parrots become confused and don't know how to behave, but since they've learned to scream, this is how they react! You need to understand that some parrots scream as a way to get ATTENTION! By the way… don't use water as a punishment… And then you wonder why the parrot doesn't want to take a bath. Basically, if there is a lot of screaming or noise in the home, a parrot may feel it is acceptable for it to scream in order to be heard or that screaming is a natural part of life. Interesting little creatures, aren't they? A VICIOUS CYCLE IS CREATED The cycle must be broken in order to change the negative behavior. Reward your bird when s/he doesn't scream and never reward your bird when it does. A reward can be as simple as a look from you. You must… COMPLETELY IGNORE THE SCREAMING BEHAVIOR! Go outside, use ear plugs, lock yourself in a room or go out of ear range if you must, but do NOT reward screaming behavior by showing your bird any reaction to it. The screeming will stop once the bird has realized it's not getting anywhere with the noise. However, shower your bird with attention and love once the screaming stops: if your standing outside the door for 10 minutes before you hear even a 10 second pause, go in a give your bird a treat. Avoid taking your bird out after s/he is quitet until the sinece comes without the screeming. you leave the room, wait only like, 5 seconds. If you hear nothing, go in and give your bird a treat, tell them they are good. Maybe get them to step up out of the cage (Attention is really all they want) do maybe a trick or two after the silence has gone on for more then 30 second, and tell them they are good.you should get to a stage where you can leave, make a cup of tea, come back, and have a happy quiet bird waiting for your arrival SILENTLY! Try the techniques I've shared and let me know how you get on with your parrot.

When a turkey spreads its wings, it's called strutting.

I really don't know for real but I've had this budgie for 6 month and I was working at home during that time, later on I've got a full time job and had to leave her unattended during the day. Finally she got sick and after couple of days it got worse and worst and last night I watched her dying in the cage, poor thing, it really made me sad . But generally it is like humans, what happens if they are left alone ! They get sick, well won't die for sure perhaps , but don't leave your bird alone, it makes it vulnerable to diseases.

there are many types of budgies...

you have sky blue, cobalt and mauve which are in the blue series and light green, dark green and then olive in the green series.

than you hyave dominant and recessive pied, clearwings and clearflights, spangle, opaline, yellowface, greys, rainbows, lutinos and albinos etc

Budgies are simple to take care of but read these hints and instructions very carefully:

1. Give your budgie a safe and large enough cage.

2. Give your budgie plenty of fun toys. Replace the toys regularly so your budgie doesn't get bored. Leave your budgie's favorite toy inside.

3. Give your budgie check-ups at the vet at least once a month.

4. Feel your budgie's breastbone (or wishbone) everyday to make sure your budgie isn't fat. You cannot feel the breastbone if your budgie is fat.

5. Give your budgie high-quality food.

6. Replace your budgie's water EVERYDAY!

7. Clean your budgie's cage every week.

8. Have your budgie stay outside the cage WITH YOUR SUPERVISION!

9. Feel your budgie's food (or look) for seeds that have not been eaten or it will starve.

10. Enjoy the budgie!

All animals need water. Without water, all animals will die.

Parakeets need fresh water for drinking and bathing.

It is advised you change their drinking water at least twice a day.

it could mean a few things. he might just be cold, or he might just be really comfortable and tired (as my bird does before he falls asleep), BUT it could also mean he's very sick. some birds puff up when they are ill.

It depends on how much time you plan to devote to your bird. A single budgie, if you spend time with it every day, can become hand tame, learn to speak, and be very bonded with you. If you keep two budgies, they will keep each other occupied, but will not be interested in interacting with you, and hence extremely difficult to tame.

Birds store food so they can eat it inwinter

yes budgies like music, most budgies like comforting music but my budgie likes any music that i like, mostly rock music.

when the female parakeet drop her egg, one of 2 things may happen: 1. it may hatch prematurely 2. it will break and kill what ever is inside; most commonly a female parakeet

The sientific word for a budgie is Budgerigar

18-21 days