Parakeets (Budgerigars)

Yes. Budgerigars are native to Australia, although they are domesticated around the world. Their natural habitat is semi-arid regions, grasslands, bushland and scrub. Budgies are found across almost all of Australia, apart from the coastal regions.

Fertile eggs will begin to hatch about 18 days from the date the female BEGINS incubating the eggs, which usually occurs with the second egg laid. Incubation is when the female sits on the eggs most of 24/7 (she'll come out of the nesting box to defecate, drink, and maybe eat, although the male feeds the female most of the time while she incubates the eggs/cares for the babies).

Since it's past 18 days for the first and second eggs laid (they probably aren't fertile), you don't start counting 18 days for the last egg until the last egg is laid. In other words, 18 days for the last egg laid isn't up until around 24 Sep, so there's still a chance the 3-5th eggs might hatch. It could be that none of the eggs laid are fertile/will hatch. Once any eggs hatch, the parents will care for the babies. What happens next depends on what your intentions are for the babies. If you hope to sell them or give them away, you'll need to handfeed them with baby parrot handfeeding formula and a handfeeding syringe in order to make them tame enough to make good pets.Any fertile eggs will hatch in the order laid, usually one every other day. Some adult birds push an emerging baby to the side to facilitate hatching, some keep the emerging baby under them while still sitting on the other eggs, some birds will keep an emerging baby half under them/half not under (a baby still has to be kept warm through the hatching process, which takes 24-48 hours). You should let her abandon any unhatched eggs on her own. If you remove eggs before she abandons them, she may continue to lay and lay, which isn't good for her health. When she realizes they won't hatch, she'll abandon them...you can then remove the eggs and destroy them.

It's a bird - it has wings for a reason. Keeping a bird in a cage is similar to owning a car and never driving it further than the end of your driveway. Pointless.

If they are weaned and able to eat solid food, then you have to have hand tamed the baby bird, then have it perch on your finger, and with an open palm, offer the baby budgie some food. It may take a few tries and a long time period, but eventually you will have the budgie eating out of your hand!

Don't yell at it. Talk to it a lot. Play music that makes it chirp. Give it food and water and treats and toys. Don't put your hand all the way in its cage so it can come to you and so you don't encroach on his territory. Put its favorite treat such as millet spray in your hand and after about 3 weeks of doing this several times a day it will come. Don't make any sudden movements. Sometimes it helps to take the lid off the cage and when it is out of its cage it is not territorial and then it will like you. Good luck!

A full grown parakeet is usually no more than six inches tall. Make sure not to confuse a parakeet wit a budgerigar (budgie for short), which looks very similar to a parakeet, but is not the same exact thing as a parakeet and are taller than the average parakeet.

Parakeets communicate by chirping and making noises. Some parakeets can talk but not most of them.

This means that your parakeet is either scared if you keep trying to pick it up, or if its a male parakeet its calling to the female even if you only have a male parakeet it wants to find a mate.

They are alike in some ways, yes. They also differ in quite a few ways. Parakeets are much smaller than parrots are. Parrots have a much better vocabulary. They can do more tricks, sound effects, and speak more. Parakeets do talk a little bit. Either way they both make great pets and will live for around seventy years.

If they do, they will cuddle up next to each other with their wings touching as they perch. If they don't, they will fight with each other and keep their distance.Also if they like each other they will feed each other.

The budgerigar is native to Australia. Its natural habitat is semi-arid regions, grasslands, bushland and scrub in the temperate and sub-tropical climates.

Budgies are found across almost all of Australia, apart from the coastal regions.

Wild budgies are essentially green, but slight mutations since they have been kept as pets have meant the emergence of a variety of different colours,

There are many different types of parakeets and therefore many different 'ideal weights'. The most common pet parakeet is the budgerigar whose ideal weight is about 30-40 grams. There are dozens of parrot species that are referred to as "parakeets." The most commonly kept species is the budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) also known as the budgie. Even within this species, there are two main types: the larger, heavier, huskier-looking English Budgie that is bred for show, and the smaller, more slender North American type. The slender type, which is found in most American and Canadian pet stores and animal shelters, is usually between 30 and 35 grams when fully grown. Young budgies will be smaller. If you have concerns about your pet's weight, you should consult a qualified avian veterinarian. Some birds with health problems may need to be weighed daily and your vet can teach you how to do this.

They may, but will not do much harm to each other if they do.

Well, it depends on what size bird you want. Obviously, parakeets are larger and seem to be louder. Lovebirds have a softer, more high pitched voice. Lovebirds do a loud, even higher-pitched voice when they want to get attention. Lovebirds are affectionate, so you'd better get two to keep each other company. Parakeets are larger and are the birds you can train to talk.

i have always known it to be the color of the band right above the beak,,: if it is blue color it is a male and if it is a pinkish color it is a girl

The band can also be a purple color in which case is a male, or a brown or whit color which is a female. I have two parakeets.

There have been cases where they do, but it is not recommended to mix different species of birds in the same cage. Cockatiels are much bigger than parakeets, and can cause serious damage from a single bite.

In general, parakeets are not loud, but that depends on how you personally define the term loud. Parakeets do occasionally vocalize louder than talking level, but it is typically for a short period to convey strong emotions or simply for fun. The quiet noise level of parakeets often makes them excellent pets for apartment dwellers, although every bird is different and several birds in a household produce more noise.

You have to buy a breeding box, when u get home take out your parakeet and place the breeding box inside with the egg. Leave the box open, and when parakeet sits inside close the box or its door. If this doesn't work, I'm sorry.

the bird is just stretching . parakeets usually do this after standing still for a long time or after sleeping

You will notice that your budgie will be scared of your hand at first. To fix these problems, follow these simple instructions.

Step one: Try some millet spray. Hold the millet spray in your hand and slowly move your hand closer to your budgie. While your doing that, talk to your budgie in a quiet and gentle voice. You will see that your budgie will move closer to your hand and trust you more.

Step two: Once your budgie is on your hand, try petting it gently. Most budgies like it when rub its chest with your finger. Pairs of budgies to this all the time. This is called "preening". Now that you know these two steps you can care for your budgie well.

*Remember, never force your pet to be tamed. It takes time and patience.

Parakeets usually loose feather.

New feathers grow in place of lost feathers.

If your parakeet is loosing too much of its feather than you should take it to a avian docter.

And if its not loosing its feather or colour of feather is dull than , you are not feeding it a balanced diet. Feed ur parakeet fruits like apples, strawberries and green veggies to keep it healthy.

Of course you can! In fact an all seed diet is very unhealthy for your bird. It can decrease there life span by half. They espescially like lettuce or oranges.

VARY YOUR PARAKEETS DIET!