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Care of Birds
Cage birds have been valued for thousands of years. In the past three or four centuries, birds have been bred extensively in captivity. Keeping a pet bird is very different than keeping a pet mammal. They are not just a feathered kitten or puppy. Avian companions require special care and this is the category to find out all about that.
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An occasional egg (once or twice a month) is a good addition to a parakeets diet. It provides additional protein. Boil an egg for 15 minutes, slice with the shell, and chop up in seed size pieces. Add bits of carrots and broccoli as well.
it seems like many people have their parakeets/budgies for 5-7 years, maybe 10 if they are lucky. But it seems like they can live up to 15 years if they are healthy, eat a good diet (like harrison'spellets and some seeds & veggies/fruits), and live in an environment free of scented sprays, candles, and other irritants to the lungs. (BTW, those are not healthy for people to breathe either)
20-25 years
What do female parakeets look like?
It looks a bit like a parrot but smaller and less color. Parakeets can be mostly blue with some white and black feathers, mostly green with some yellow and black feathers, or mostly yellow with some green and black feathers
How do you know if a young parakeet is male or female?
this is how you will tell if your parakeet is a boy or a girl female parakeets have Ceres which is the nose on top of there beak and if it is the color
Tan/Brown (in breeding season) or Pink than it is female
purple/light blue/dark blue or white (under a year old) than it is male :)
It all depends on how old and what time a year it is but other than that you can tell the difference between a male and a female!
Can you put a parakeet in the same cage as a parrot?
There is actually no species of bird called a "parakeet". Parakeet is the general term used to describe any of several small to medium sized parrots having long tails. This includes cockatiels, budgerigars and other smallish parrots.
Cockatiels can live happily with budgies although, as a rule, they do not breed as well when there are budgies in with them (there are always exceptions). Cockatiels can get along with Bourke Parrots and other birds which are not particularly territorial.
Could you put a lovebird with a parakeet in the same cage?
I absolutely would not recommend keeping finches and budgies together. You should keep birds of the same species or at least family together. Finches are much smaller than budgies, and cannot defend themselves should the budgie decide to attack. Budgies can take off a finch's foot or beak. The same goes for keeping budgies with birds bigger then them. Budgies can suffer a similar fate, with missing toes and beaks, from a bird only a little bigger than them, such as a cockatiel. It is not a good idea. I have experience both personally and professionally with birds.
I agree as well. If you want a community time aviary, you need to keep the same time of species or family together like she said . Just an example would be finches , canary , and a diamond dove. If you have questions about the species family look it up or just look at the beaks!! They all have similar beaks.
What does a parakeet do when mating?
First, your male parakeet will began coming closer to your female parakeet. Then, he will slowly put his foot on your female. When your male is on top of your female, the female's tail will go up, and the male's tail will go down. This is when their butts will touch. About 10 to 15 days later, your female will lay her first egg. She will lay one egg every other day until she has about 4 to 8 eggs. All this usually happens during early spring. And remember, DO NOT remove your breeding female, or male at any time!
In their natural habitat in Australia, budgies feed on the seeds and leaves of native grasses. They enjoy native flowers and thistle flowers, and nibble on the bark and branches of trees to help keep their beaks short. They also enjoy the leaves, flowers and bark of eucalyptus trees.
Pet budgies should be given commercial Small Bird seed mix; fruit (not too much and only every few days or they get diarrhoea); raw vegetables such as carrot and lettuce and other leafy greens in small amounts and only every few days; honey bells and other commercial bird seed treats; sprouted seeds and millet.
Oats are good for winter because it helps them get some extra fat for when it gets cold - but be careful as you do not want your budgie to get fat. You can also try giving them small pieces of whole grain bread and even wheat cereals but make sure you don't give them too much.
All budgies should have grit mixed in their food. Grit contains oyster shells, finely ground eggshell, charcoal, calcium, mineralised lime, and cuttlebone. Possible treats include papaya/pawpaw, apples, mangoes, and bananas.
Do NOT feed your budgie avocado or sugary foods like chocolate, both of which can be poisonous to budgies.
No, not a LOT. Mine tend to sleep 12 hours at night and take about 2-4 short naps of 5-10 minutes during the day.
How do parakeets protect themselves from their enemies?
if they are scared of you males do a type of squack and females will bite and try to attack but if you tame them they wont do it as much or an other thing if they dont like hands like my parakeet does he will nip or bite so be carefull
Why does a yellow warbler migrate?
It migrates to get more food and escape the harsh winter conditions and lack of food.
Where do wood warblers migrate to?
South.
Typically, they head down past the border of the US, into Mexico, or further into Central America or even South America.
It really depends on the species.
Of course, this is assuming you are asking about North American wood warblers, and you are asking where they go in the winter.
Can cordon blue finches be in the same cage with zebra finches?
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Zebra finches are social birds and should never be kept alone unless they are being quarantined for an illness or a new aquire...
They are birds similar to a pigeon.They are smaller and make a different sound they coo.
What does the mockingbird represent for texas?
According to the proclamation of January 31, 1927, the reasons that the bird was chosen the state bird included that:
"it is a singer of distinctive type, a fighter for the protection of his home, falling if need be, in its defense, like any true Texan."
What sound does a yellow warbler bird make?
Sounds like a cheerful, tsee, tsee, tsee, tee tee wee or weet weet tsee tsee, given rapidly.Variable in pitch.
Can you have a sparrow as a pet?
check with your local wildlife management area. i live in Georgia and they are not protected here. they are considered a nuisance, therefor meaning "yes" you can have one as a pet.
Can you hatch robin's eggs under a hen?
yes you can hatch a robins egg under a hen because i tried it once and it worked but the hen and the robin don't get along very well
