Just imagine if pet stores actually did the responsible thing and STOPPED selling damaging things like mirrors, happy huts and crap seed mixes? It would be amazing!
I have a new budgie and in one of your other videos you said to interact with your bird so I did and now he sits on my finger! But he has never chirped and doesn't really like millet that much he like to be scritched
About your feeding ingredients, what are the important ingredients to get when making your own food for your budgie that is not too expensive. I found all the ingredients on Amazon but it is a lot more than I can get right now but I am interested. Only had my budgie Blu for 2 weeks now.
@White fluffy Birb not at all. It would be an adorable name for a children's book. :) It feels like it could be a first pet story about how to properly treat birds and how they're different from other pets.
Thank you for this!!! I don’t have a budgie yet but I’m learning as much as I can about them before I get one. You and your fam are literally the best!!!!
If you haven’t gotten one yet, please adopt it from someone who needs to rehome theirs or check your local shelters and rescue groups for ones you can adopt :)
@@xradelox I 100% agree! Don't get them from a pet store 😔 I got three. Two died suddenly and one is currently dying. There are others in the same group that were sick and died as well.
For my two budgies I tried spraying them with water and putting them in like a bowl and the sink but they flew out so I found that water on a plate works the best... for any of you budgie owners needing tips :)
Hi Livia , one of my budgie would never bath, till I bought Romain lettuce washed a leaf whilst still wet placed in my hand , hey presto they step onto lettuce and started to bath hope this helps , and good luck :)
hi, im thinking of getting an outdoor aviary for my budgies just for them to get a bit of sun. They wont stay there, they will only be in there for like an hour just to get sunlight. If the aviary is made of treated wood do you think its safe for the budgies?
@@weshouldsaveourselves6780 most likely not, I think it would be best to use stainless steel (metals treated with zinc are a no go) or buy a premade one (there are some pretty inexpensive ones on amazon)
I work at a pet store and this is soooo helpful for me to know! I help our animals find forever homes and I try to tell every person considering taking an animal home the extent of care that’s required for them to be happy and healthy and I do everything I can to make sure they are willing to make that commitment to give these little guys the best life possible and that they knows it’s totally their responsibility. I think too many people go to a pet store and say, “oh I’ve been wanting a bird for a while.” While they’re browsing around or say one day, “it would be cool to have a lizard.” Etc, and bring an animal into their life having no clue what they’re signing up for. I think budgies experience this scenario very often unfortunately. I’m really grateful for all the info you share and everything you do to help our feathered friends and their human flocks 💕 thank you! P.S. after fostering our green cheek for 2 weeks we have decided that she is in her forever home :) our life is changed in such a beautiful way and we love our birdie to bits. After watching your videos, reading your guides, and learning everything I can, I say with full confidence that you have been a major part in our learning and decision process to bring this little sweetie into our home. Thank you!!!
This is a great comment but also kind of upsetting because it just goes to show that pet stores in general do not require their employees to learn what’s best for each species they sell and also how to relay that info to customers. Yet another reason why I wish it was illegal for stores to sell live animals. I mean, what if someone is a car salesman? It would be pretty ridiculous for them to not know a thing about the cars they sell. And yet living beings can be sold to and from complete morons. So thank you for being different and doing your due diligence for these little guys. I’d sneak in comments about adoption to customers if I were you 😜
@@xradelox yeah I mean, it’s the unfortunate reality. I no longer work at that store because they wouldn’t let me give proper care to the animals. Corporate didn’t give us enough time/payroll to do any proper care and the store (as good as their hearts may be) just couldn’t fight back. I decided I couldn’t live with contributing to their suffering, especially not for capitalism. Believe me, adoption was in nearly every convo I had from fish to small mammals to birds to reptiles and beyond. Also so. Many. People. Who just PICK UP TURTLES AND BRING THEM HOME. wtf?? I was fully transparent with them about how much of a mistake that was and how involved they now have to be. I find that lots of times, the employees do care a lot and eventually get burnt out and soul-sucked into either not caring enough or quitting 😣
I actually work for a shelter but my job is to care for the adoptable cats that are housed at a local pet store and do the adoptions. Most of the staff are very friendly and try their best to care for the animals so I totally understand what you mean. I definitely sneak in adoption and also proper care and supplies any chance I get. I’ll even stop people who are wanting to buy those horrible hamster cages and show them pictures of bin cages and show them UA-camrs that have great info. Most people go and put the items back 😂 So I do have to be careful but I know each conversation I have can help save lives and make the animals’ lives better! The more people speak up, the more lives are affected 🙌🏻
Hi Jamie, I recently brought home a sun conure. She has a really bad habit of trying to steal table scraps. She will literally fly into your plate if you're not careful and will fly to you if you do as little as walk into the kitchen. How do I discourage this behavior? Edit: she is on a healthy diet of chop every morning and pellets in the evening. She almost always has access to food, as she usually only eats 1/3 of her pellets and eats the rest before breakfast. She's given sun flower seeds throughout the day, so I doubt it's just because she's just hungry.
Did you already change her diet to a healthier palate? if not you should use this to get her eating healthier. Maybe you should try giving her more food since she seems hungry. to discourage this behavior, I would try showing her that she gets her food in the place you feed her and nowhere else. Try not to avoid letting her have any food that isn't hers and CONSTANTLY show her where she gets food. ( Sorry, I know I'm not an expert but I have my own birds and I wanted to help)
I don't know if this would work but my immediate guess was what if you kept doing this purposefully with an empty plate and she realized that even if you have a plate you don't have food. Or maybe put something on the plate she doesn't like. As for the kitchen thing, maybe put her away/distract her with target training if she knows that? Or maybe set yourself up for success and try putting her in her cage to prevent her from trying to get to you. Or putting a toy in there to occupy herself. Or putting treats (bird ones) in her cage so she likes it there better.
Don't have her out when you're eating. Put her in her cage with a foraging toy so she never has the chance to steal anything (because once she has, she's been rewarded).
I suggest putting her away when u eat as well. I know they can be loud (I have a conure too), but you have to break the behavior, it has to be done. I went through similar thing with our bird. We used to treat him whenever we eat cuz he does a cute thing begging. So he got into the habit of begging during meal time. But we want to feed him healthier diet so ended up stop giving him treats whenever we eat. The first few days were brutal cuz u know how loud they can get. LOL But u just have to anchor down and push through it to break the behavior. Now he doesn't beg anymore. When u try and if ur bird screams, don't treat, don't respond, don't even look at her to give any sorts of reward. Eventually she will get that this behavior does not get me food and eventually stops doing it. I'm not an expert, just speaking from my own experience.
My lovebird had a super wide cage and I noticed she only used half of it so I got her a tall cage and she actually uses the whole thing top to bottom. Everyone keeps coming after me for it though🙈 I swear I’ve watched ALL your videos and tried the wide cage first! lol she’s a weirdo 🥰
Hi! New budgie adopter here! I worked with larger parrots for 10 years as a zoo keeper and needed some information on diet and your information was helpful! Also the tid bit about wetting the greens to encourage bath time is genius! Although I know and am comfortable with caring for and training birds, I do enjoy your input as tiny birds will be different for me!
Dave 'that's what she said' lol and this folks is why we have walk in cages. Sometimes we need to put family members in lol 😂💖 totally joking but I couldn't help myself love you guy's xx
Hey birdtricks I wanna know if your products ship internationally? I am interested in buying stuff from your shop but don't know if you ship out of USA
We can ship our toys, clickers, and cookbooks internationally, although due to COVID restrictions we are having to message our international customers with some warnings prior to shipment. If you have any questions about your order or shipment though, you can always message my amazing customer service team at info@birdtricks.com 😁
If Blueberry is cageless overnight and puts herself to sleep around 6pm, how does she get uninterrupted sleep at night (e.g. When you are going to bed yourself)?
My mother won’t let me get a budget because we have dogs and she doesn’t like birds in cages and she also said I don’t need them Because we have chicken and they are birds but it’s not the same at all.
Thanks! Many think budgies are somehow simple compared to other parrots, maybe because of the price. They actually seem to be every bit as complicated, but with a less scary commitment 😉. Very excited to add one or two to my life!
We got the tiny toy box the day it dropped! Such a good purchase! Our budgies both love the sunflower! If anyone is on the edge about buying it, just do it!
I saw a beautiful budgie at the store all alone in a glass cage. It had two perches and one destroyed toy. I was so bored, it started eating the glue connecting the glass. I felt so bad for him. Every time someone walked by he got super excited and tried to follow them. It broke my heart😢
This is so inspiring! I'm definitely going to up my game with these concepts for my next budgies! I had a single female budgie, a small mirror was comforting for her, she was not obsessed with it. She spent time where she would go quietly sit by it but did a lot if other activities too.
A lot of parrot owners trust this channel, thank you for finally making a GOOD informative video about budgies. There are so many bad ones on UA-cam. With out dated information about this awesome species. Everything in this video I've been telling budgie owners for years, I am not sure half of them listen. Maybe now they will when I link them this video!
I really admire you because like you, I love these winged friends and it is a dream of my life now to visit your zoo, hahaha. You do a great job and all your parrots are adorable. Εverything I write is with a lot of appreciation and love!
I’ve seen someone at petsmart buy a mirror & pay for it & im starting to feel bad for the bird because idk what he is doing with it, it’s kinda obvious not to buy it
Hi there I wanted your feedback on something. I have a single parakeet that I recently bought from a major chain pet store. I was wondering if I played pre-recorded parakeets speaking to each other from UA-cam would be helpful or would I just be confusing him ? Please let me know your thoughts! He talks a lot when I play it for him. 🤷🏽♂️ I want to make sure it doesn’t confuse or make him sad when I shut it off. Thanks!
Fantastic informative video as always, wish every bird owner would watch these videos before they go out and buy. I was recently in far west Queensland, and was lucky enough to see huge flocks of thousands of budgies it was a very unique experience. Apparently they have been going through a breeding frenzy as we have had alot of rain this year in Australia.
Thank you for the awesome video, Jamieleigh, Dave, and Blueberry! My budgie, Houdini, demolishes mahogany pods and large alfafa pellets I hold up to his face - will definitely try the other materials you mentioned. Birdtricks has been my go to for everything budgie. So many pet budgies are going to have much better lives thanks to your advice!!
Can you do a video on how to do sprouts? I’ve heard so many different things and I’m always so scared to do it wrong it’s hard to tell if it’s being done right
i’ve been researching budgies for 3 years, and everything i learned was honestly so repetitive, but this video went into depth and really explained things very well. is $400-500 enough to start with budgies? i want to rescue two of them from this one lady who is selling them, she says her kids are neglecting them and i think i’m ready.
Hi I’m new here and just downloaded you budgie training PDF’s. I’m so sorry but I’m still confused. So, is your home made seed mix ok for the budgies all the time with daily veg? Or do they need pellets too. I’ve had my budgie Gandalf for 8 days. I’m giving him Harrison’s organic fine pellets mixed with seeds he was on at the pet shop. He doesn’t touch the pellets at all nor will he eat millet. I’ve tried letting him eat all of his food the night before and not refilling so I can try him just with millet but he won’t touch it. His wings are clipped and he will come out of his cage and stand on my hand and arm but I know I can’t train him if I can’t find a treat he loves. I just don’t know what to do for him for the best. Gandalf and I need your help lol x
Hello! I am a student and I'm planning on getting a budgie.The problem is I don't know what i will do when I go to college since I won't be able to take care of it and I don't know anyone that can help.Can you tell me what to do please?
I’d love to weight my bird daily, but after 2 months she has yet to leave the cage or show any desire to interact after my trying for hours and hours every single day, I feel like she just doesn’t care about anything but the birds chirping outside and the occasional millet I bring she’s making me depressed as hell :(
Are all other standards met? Does she have a good, healthy diet, is her cage large/providing flying space, does she get to fly freely every day, etc? If she calls for birds outside, that's most likely a sign she's feeling lonely and unsafe, and needs a friend. Budgies are flock birds and feel the safest in groups. Get her a budgie friend, and she'll liven up for sure! Please also remember that it's not her duty to make you happy - you brought her into your life, it's YOUR duty to make HER happy. She has no control over her life and what happens to her, that's all on you as a pet owner. You decide what she eats, what she plays with, how much time she gets out of the cage, everything. So make sure you give her the best life she can possibly have!
Hello! Newbie here. You mentioned that Blueberry is most of the time cage-less in your house. How do you deal with its pooping? Do you just allow it to poop anywhere?
Why do Americans continue to call budgies by another name? They are native to my homeland Australia and have only been known as budgies here....so can you please just refer to them as budgies....in speaking and in text
I want to get a budgie. I can’t find any hints on what to do with the fact that the bird poops often. I am sure you don’t have bird poop all over your house.
This woman may understand the birds but, I don't think she understands people, you want people not to give birds junk food but people themselves eat junk food all the time. If I don't put that much care into my own diet, you want me to put more care into a diet of my pet then I do for myself 😂 Also the whole find out the weight of your bird everyday is not reasonable or necessary. This type of advice might be good for people who are obsessed with their birds but, for most people it's unreasonable.
Hello! I hope you see this comment bc it's important 😭 My budgie just laid 8 eggs and i'm wondering at what age can I sell them because I have friends and family who want to get one from me, but I don't want to give them a really young budgie!
im soon training my 2 birds loki (yellow and green) and azriel (blue and white) sadly my first ever budgie (zypher) died about 3 weeks after we got him which kinda sucks cus we didnt even get to know if he was a guy or girl, we think he was a guy but may have been a girl. The cage got knocked over and he broke his neck when we werent home.
I just got my budgie from a person who didn’t take care of him / her well at all how do you switch to a better diet for it? He is very malnourished and losing a lot of feathers. 😩 helpppp
I said to this lady who works in the pet shop I got my cockatiel from that I want to switch it over to chop and she told me no no no seeds are much better, like come on!!!
Could you please do a budgie feeding routine my daughter wants a budgie and she knows what to feed it but we don’t know how often we are supposed to feed it and I want to make sure our budgie has a good quality of life
Just imagine if pet stores actually did the responsible thing and STOPPED selling damaging things like mirrors, happy huts and crap seed mixes? It would be amazing!
I know 😮💨 it’s awful. I actually try to leave negative Amazon reviews for happy huts to warn people… but there are sooo many
Best introduction ever!
I visualized you taking a giant SUV full of birds to a vet office. 😂😂❤
I have a new budgie and in one of your other videos you said to interact with your bird so I did and now he sits on my finger! But he has never chirped and doesn't really like millet that much he like to be scritched
About your feeding ingredients, what are the important ingredients to get when making your own food for your budgie that is not too expensive. I found all the ingredients on Amazon but it is a lot more than I can get right now but I am interested. Only had my budgie Blu for 2 weeks now.
I like it
I have a cat in my household, I want a bird but they would be in my room mainly 🥹🥹
This couldn’t have come at a better time! I just got my budgie about a week ago.
I will go look for a budgie next week i get second covid 19 shot tomorrow 🐣🐥🐤🐦
How is it going? I just got mine a week ago too
I got mine yesterday night😂
I’m getting my budgies tonight
i ahve to wait 4 days to get 2 budgies, maybe one but idk. someone remind me when the time has come to update
"My Budgie Blueberry" sounds like a children's book.
@White fluffy Birb not at all. It would be an adorable name for a children's book. :)
It feels like it could be a first pet story about how to properly treat birds and how they're different from other pets.
@@Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears It could also be part of a series lol. “My Budgie Blueberry”, “My Blue Throat Macaw Jinx”, “My Galah Bondi”
Hey theyre giving you a new idea, make a childrens book to educate about budgies eaely 🥰🥰
I feel like she would be the one to write it and I bet it would be so cute! Oh and she could give subtle advice for koddos❤
Thank you for this!!! I don’t have a budgie yet but I’m learning as much as I can about them before I get one. You and your fam are literally the best!!!!
If you haven’t gotten one yet, please adopt it from someone who needs to rehome theirs or check your local shelters and rescue groups for ones you can adopt :)
@@xradelox I 100% agree! Don't get them from a pet store 😔 I got three. Two died suddenly and one is currently dying. There are others in the same group that were sick and died as well.
@Ava Brickey did you get your birds yet?
For my two budgies I tried spraying them with water and putting them in like a bowl and the sink but they flew out so I found that water on a plate works the best... for any of you budgie owners needing tips :)
Hi Livia , one of my budgie would never bath, till I bought Romain lettuce washed a leaf whilst still wet placed in my hand , hey presto they step onto lettuce and started to bath hope this helps , and good luck :)
@@dawnjudd7941 thank you :)
Mine likes being sprayed. He never dipped a toe in the water
Blueberry I love your face!
Always good to see videos on care for smaller birds!
They often get overlooked!
hi, im thinking of getting an outdoor aviary for my budgies just for them to get a bit of sun. They wont stay there, they will only be in there for like an hour just to get sunlight. If the aviary is made of treated wood do you think its safe for the budgies?
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Pun making Parrot huh?
@@weshouldsaveourselves6780 most likely not, I think it would be best to use stainless steel (metals treated with zinc are a no go) or buy a premade one (there are some pretty inexpensive ones on amazon)
I don't think parakeets would chew on those treated wood boards.
Thank you so much for sharing about the mirror! I was totally going to do that 😅😱😱😱😱
I work at a pet store and this is soooo helpful for me to know! I help our animals find forever homes and I try to tell every person considering taking an animal home the extent of care that’s required for them to be happy and healthy and I do everything I can to make sure they are willing to make that commitment to give these little guys the best life possible and that they knows it’s totally their responsibility.
I think too many people go to a pet store and say, “oh I’ve been wanting a bird for a while.” While they’re browsing around or say one day, “it would be cool to have a lizard.” Etc, and bring an animal into their life having no clue what they’re signing up for.
I think budgies experience this scenario very often unfortunately. I’m really grateful for all the info you share and everything you do to help our feathered friends and their human flocks 💕 thank you!
P.S. after fostering our green cheek for 2 weeks we have decided that she is in her forever home :) our life is changed in such a beautiful way and we love our birdie to bits. After watching your videos, reading your guides, and learning everything I can, I say with full confidence that you have been a major part in our learning and decision process to bring this little sweetie into our home. Thank you!!!
Great comment! Yes we are responsible for them.
You are awesome cause 95% of pet stores don’t even have workers who like animals 💯
This is a great comment but also kind of upsetting because it just goes to show that pet stores in general do not require their employees to learn what’s best for each species they sell and also how to relay that info to customers. Yet another reason why I wish it was illegal for stores to sell live animals. I mean, what if someone is a car salesman? It would be pretty ridiculous for them to not know a thing about the cars they sell. And yet living beings can be sold to and from complete morons. So thank you for being different and doing your due diligence for these little guys. I’d sneak in comments about adoption to customers if I were you 😜
@@xradelox yeah I mean, it’s the unfortunate reality. I no longer work at that store because they wouldn’t let me give proper care to the animals. Corporate didn’t give us enough time/payroll to do any proper care and the store (as good as their hearts may be) just couldn’t fight back. I decided I couldn’t live with contributing to their suffering, especially not for capitalism. Believe me, adoption was in nearly every convo I had from fish to small mammals to birds to reptiles and beyond. Also so. Many. People. Who just PICK UP TURTLES AND BRING THEM HOME. wtf?? I was fully transparent with them about how much of a mistake that was and how involved they now have to be. I find that lots of times, the employees do care a lot and eventually get burnt out and soul-sucked into either not caring enough or quitting 😣
I actually work for a shelter but my job is to care for the adoptable cats that are housed at a local pet store and do the adoptions. Most of the staff are very friendly and try their best to care for the animals so I totally understand what you mean. I definitely sneak in adoption and also proper care and supplies any chance I get. I’ll even stop people who are wanting to buy those horrible hamster cages and show them pictures of bin cages and show them UA-camrs that have great info. Most people go and put the items back 😂 So I do have to be careful but I know each conversation I have can help save lives and make the animals’ lives better! The more people speak up, the more lives are affected 🙌🏻
Hi Jamie, I recently brought home a sun conure. She has a really bad habit of trying to steal table scraps. She will literally fly into your plate if you're not careful and will fly to you if you do as little as walk into the kitchen. How do I discourage this behavior?
Edit: she is on a healthy diet of chop every morning and pellets in the evening. She almost always has access to food, as she usually only eats 1/3 of her pellets and eats the rest before breakfast. She's given sun flower seeds throughout the day, so I doubt it's just because she's just hungry.
Did you already change her diet to a healthier palate? if not you should use this to get her eating healthier. Maybe you should try giving her more food since she seems hungry. to discourage this behavior, I would try showing her that she gets her food in the place you feed her and nowhere else. Try not to avoid letting her have any food that isn't hers and CONSTANTLY show her where she gets food. ( Sorry, I know I'm not an expert but I have my own birds and I wanted to help)
I don't know if this would work but my immediate guess was what if you kept doing this purposefully with an empty plate and she realized that even if you have a plate you don't have food. Or maybe put something on the plate she doesn't like.
As for the kitchen thing, maybe put her away/distract her with target training if she knows that? Or maybe set yourself up for success and try putting her in her cage to prevent her from trying to get to you. Or putting a toy in there to occupy herself. Or putting treats (bird ones) in her cage so she likes it there better.
Don't have her out when you're eating. Put her in her cage with a foraging toy so she never has the chance to steal anything (because once she has, she's been rewarded).
I suggest putting her away when u eat as well. I know they can be loud (I have a conure too), but you have to break the behavior, it has to be done.
I went through similar thing with our bird. We used to treat him whenever we eat cuz he does a cute thing begging. So he got into the habit of begging during meal time. But we want to feed him healthier diet so ended up stop giving him treats whenever we eat. The first few days were brutal cuz u know how loud they can get. LOL But u just have to anchor down and push through it to break the behavior. Now he doesn't beg anymore.
When u try and if ur bird screams, don't treat, don't respond, don't even look at her to give any sorts of reward. Eventually she will get that this behavior does not get me food and eventually stops doing it.
I'm not an expert, just speaking from my own experience.
My lovebird had a super wide cage and I noticed she only used half of it so I got her a tall cage and she actually uses the whole thing top to bottom. Everyone keeps coming after me for it though🙈 I swear I’ve watched ALL your videos and tried the wide cage first! lol she’s a weirdo 🥰
Hi! New budgie adopter here! I worked with larger parrots for 10 years as a zoo keeper and needed some information on diet and your information was helpful! Also the tid bit about wetting the greens to encourage bath time is genius! Although I know and am comfortable with caring for and training birds, I do enjoy your input as tiny birds will be different for me!
Very informative video for any small bird owner. My budgies love bathing in a cat fountain. They go underneath the waterfall and splash away 😀
That’s so cute
Dave 'that's what she said' lol and this folks is why we have walk in cages. Sometimes we need to put family members in lol 😂💖 totally joking but I couldn't help myself love you guy's xx
Hey birdtricks I wanna know if your products ship internationally? I am interested in buying stuff from your shop but don't know if you ship out of USA
We can ship our toys, clickers, and cookbooks internationally, although due to COVID restrictions we are having to message our international customers with some warnings prior to shipment. If you have any questions about your order or shipment though, you can always message my amazing customer service team at info@birdtricks.com 😁
@@BirdTricks oh ok thanks 👍 I will definitely be getting your cookbooks , small toys boxes and lots more .. thanks a lot !
If Blueberry is cageless overnight and puts herself to sleep around 6pm, how does she get uninterrupted sleep at night (e.g. When you are going to bed yourself)?
Definitely wouldn’t work in my cat friendly house 😬
My mother won’t let me get a budget because we have dogs and she doesn’t like birds in cages and she also said I don’t need them Because we have chicken and they are birds but it’s not the same at all.
when will we have another jinx video? love the small birds but am missing your larger birds!!! x
Thanks! Many think budgies are somehow simple compared to other parrots, maybe because of the price. They actually seem to be every bit as complicated, but with a less scary commitment 😉. Very excited to add one or two to my life!
We got the tiny toy box the day it dropped! Such a good purchase! Our budgies both love the sunflower! If anyone is on the edge about buying it, just do it!
I bought it for a first time too - both me and our birds like it. Parakeet toys from pet stores usually are way too rough and bulky.
I saw a beautiful budgie at the store all alone in a glass cage. It had two perches and one destroyed toy. I was so bored, it started eating the glue connecting the glass. I felt so bad for him. Every time someone walked by he got super excited and tried to follow them. It broke my heart😢
Omg this is why every one needs to buy from recuses (or not get birds) so the pet shop doesn’t have enough money to get more birds
Lovebirds too?!?!? Why did you say Budgies only??? I have a Lovebird & a new Budgie who is so wild. A handful. That is so true about cages.
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This is so inspiring! I'm definitely going to up my game with these concepts for my next budgies! I had a single female budgie, a small mirror was comforting for her, she was not obsessed with it. She spent time where she would go quietly sit by it but did a lot if other activities too.
Hello Jamie I'm getting a new baby african grey and I want to him to be named by you... so what u reckon guys what about u do u have any ideas
A lot of parrot owners trust this channel, thank you for finally making a GOOD informative video about budgies. There are so many bad ones on UA-cam. With out dated information about this awesome species. Everything in this video I've been telling budgie owners for years, I am not sure half of them listen. Maybe now they will when I link them this video!
Okay, but pls pls pls also give them some fruits/veggies/pellets and have seeds as a treat!!!!
I really admire you because like you, I love these winged friends and it is a dream of my life now to visit your zoo, hahaha. You do a great job and all your parrots are adorable. Εverything I write is with a lot of appreciation and love!
I’ve seen someone at petsmart buy a mirror & pay for it & im starting to feel bad for the bird because idk what he is doing with it, it’s kinda obvious not to buy it
Awww blueberry is Soo cute!
Hi there I wanted your feedback on something. I have a single parakeet that I recently bought from a major chain pet store. I was wondering if I played pre-recorded parakeets speaking to each other from UA-cam would be helpful or would I just be confusing him ? Please let me know your thoughts! He talks a lot when I play it for him. 🤷🏽♂️ I want to make sure it doesn’t confuse or make him sad when I shut it off. Thanks!
I make your seed mix for my budgie but how much should he get per day?
How is Blueberry? 😊she is my budgie, Willow’s friend!😊she loves watching her videos 🤩they help me be the best Budgie mommy I can be, too!❤️❤️
Pls make a video on budgie wings clipping good or bad
Weighing your little guys twice a day... You should try falconry!!
That's exactly how it is with American Kestrels. LOL
Fantastic informative video as always, wish every bird owner would watch these videos before they go out and buy. I was recently in far west Queensland, and was lucky enough to see huge flocks of thousands of budgies it was a very unique experience. Apparently they have been going through a breeding frenzy as we have had alot of rain this year in Australia.
I always was told for parrot types that taller was better as they like to climb. I had a flight cage for my canaries.
Interesting to hear that!
Can budgie be out of there cage with dogs
Hey, I have a free flight question. How do you train a bird to avoid the street while flying?
Thank you for the awesome video, Jamieleigh, Dave, and Blueberry! My budgie, Houdini, demolishes mahogany pods and large alfafa pellets I hold up to his face - will definitely try the other materials you mentioned.
Birdtricks has been my go to for everything budgie. So many pet budgies are going to have much better lives thanks to your advice!!
Can you do a video on how to do sprouts? I’ve heard so many different things and I’m always so scared to do it wrong it’s hard to tell if it’s being done right
Can you make a video likes this for cockatiels
Thank you so much for this video
Thank you so much for making this I am 13 and trying to get as much information about budgies as possible so I can convince my dad to let me buy one!
Has your dad let you get a bird yet?
"playing with their food is actually a good thing"meanwhile my mother 🤬🤬🤬.....just for fun don't take it seriously
I am still trying to convince my parent to let me buy one😭 but I have faith! I convinced them to get me a horse, now for the few inch tall bird!😂
Haha did u get it?
i’ve been researching budgies for 3 years, and everything i learned was honestly so repetitive, but this video went into depth and really explained things very well. is $400-500 enough to start with budgies? i want to rescue two of them from this one lady who is selling them, she says her kids are neglecting them and i think i’m ready.
Hi I’m new here and just downloaded you budgie training PDF’s. I’m so sorry but I’m still confused. So, is your home made seed mix ok for the budgies all the time with daily veg? Or do they need pellets too. I’ve had my budgie Gandalf for 8 days. I’m giving him Harrison’s organic fine pellets mixed with seeds he was on at the pet shop. He doesn’t touch the pellets at all nor will he eat millet. I’ve tried letting him eat all of his food the night before and not refilling so I can try him just with millet but he won’t touch it. His wings are clipped and he will come out of his cage and stand on my hand and arm but I know I can’t train him if I can’t find a treat he loves. I just don’t know what to do for him for the best. Gandalf and I need your help lol x
You know I did not know that about mirrors in cages. Very informative and interesting. Thank you X
Hello! I am a student and I'm planning on getting a budgie.The problem is I don't know what i will do when I go to college since I won't be able to take care of it and I don't know anyone that can help.Can you tell me what to do please?
can we make toys with sea shells?
So information thanks you were so helpful
I’d love to weight my bird daily, but after 2 months she has yet to leave the cage or show any desire to interact after my trying for hours and hours every single day, I feel like she just doesn’t care about anything but the birds chirping outside and the occasional millet I bring she’s making me depressed as hell :(
Are all other standards met? Does she have a good, healthy diet, is her cage large/providing flying space, does she get to fly freely every day, etc? If she calls for birds outside, that's most likely a sign she's feeling lonely and unsafe, and needs a friend. Budgies are flock birds and feel the safest in groups. Get her a budgie friend, and she'll liven up for sure! Please also remember that it's not her duty to make you happy - you brought her into your life, it's YOUR duty to make HER happy. She has no control over her life and what happens to her, that's all on you as a pet owner. You decide what she eats, what she plays with, how much time she gets out of the cage, everything. So make sure you give her the best life she can possibly have!
Hello! Newbie here. You mentioned that Blueberry is most of the time cage-less in your house. How do you deal with its pooping? Do you just allow it to poop anywhere?
Why do Americans continue to call budgies by another name? They are native to my homeland Australia and have only been known as budgies here....so can you please just refer to them as budgies....in speaking and in text
I want to get a budgie. I can’t find any hints on what to do with the fact that the bird poops often. I am sure you don’t have bird poop all over your house.
Is your budgie male or female or can some one say please
Female
So what if you love birds and want one BUT you don’t want them flying around pooping all over the house????
This woman may understand the birds but, I don't think she understands people, you want people not to give birds junk food but people themselves eat junk food all the time. If I don't put that much care into my own diet, you want me to put more care into a diet of my pet then I do for myself 😂 Also the whole find out the weight of your bird everyday is not reasonable or necessary. This type of advice might be good for people who are obsessed with their birds but, for most people it's unreasonable.
Hello! I hope you see this comment bc it's important 😭 My budgie just laid 8 eggs and i'm wondering at what age can I sell them because I have friends and family who want to get one from me, but I don't want to give them a really young budgie!
I’m loving your small bird vids! They have helped me so much with my 3 budgies.
im soon training my 2 birds loki (yellow and green) and azriel (blue and white) sadly my first ever budgie (zypher) died about 3 weeks after we got him which kinda sucks cus we didnt even get to know if he was a guy or girl, we think he was a guy but may have been a girl. The cage got knocked over and he broke his neck when we werent home.
I just got my budgie from a person who didn’t take care of him / her well at all how do you switch to a better diet for it? He is very malnourished and losing a lot of feathers. 😩 helpppp
Lmao 🤣 this is hilarious, if u have a budgie your broke in the bird community? I love this bird owner racism lol
Love your videos blueberry I have fancy parakeet named sam who is going to be 4 in April
@fluffinfluffbirdtoys on Instagram I have a flock of 15 and I make all of their toys
If you don’t mind could you tell us a little bit more about cockatiels thank you 😊
I recently learned that one of my budgies Pluto loves taking a spray bottle bath. And shortly after his brothers joined him
I said to this lady who works in the pet shop I got my cockatiel from that I want to switch it over to chop and she told me no no no seeds are much better, like come on!!!
Hello intro is still funny 😂
How did u attach the perch to the scale? Did it come that way? Love ur videos I have learned SO much. Ty
I really want a bird but I have a dog and he’s a good dog that wouldn’t hurt anything but I’m scared he would accidentally do something😔
My budgie is 4months old is he to young for fruit? Tried some he ignored them. What can I do?
Absolutely love & really appreciate all the budgie vids you've given us. You look so different with darker hair. You look good either way.
Could you please do a budgie feeding routine my daughter wants a budgie and she knows what to feed it but we don’t know how often we are supposed to feed it and I want to make sure our budgie has a good quality of life
I tried diet converting my budgie for one and a half years and still no progress now I just gave up
I needed a break from all those John Ballen and horror thingies pull me back pull me back.
Me with birds :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Me with humans :(((((((((((((((*kill me now*
SO RELATABLEEEE BAHAHAHHAH
Why not weigh your tiny toys. Toys should be a percentage of your budgie.
How do i introduce fresh fruits and veg to my petshop bought budgie?
For your organic seed mix where did you get rapeseed from I looked on Amazon but they don’t have any
Did you look for canola seed?
Can I get link to the shop I'm gonna need these boxes to destroy. And help out small business
Hahaha! Dave cracks me up lol 😆
Can you put two male budgies in the same cage? Answer needed fast please!
Unfortunately you can’t weigh them daily if untamed
Just got given 6 budgies for free. I need as many tips as possible 😅
do you have any good reliable companies that make tree stands like you have?
What do I do if my closet doors are mirrors but I dont own the house so I cant change it ;^;
I just discovered how bad of a budgie owner I am...
My budgies name is butters. He's green and yellow.
Keep up the good content ..
Can you do a similar video for cockatiels? Thank you❤️
When your bird is cageless in your house, does it poop all over?
I have a male and female budgies and the male is so loud and talkative idk what to do!!
Why do you have no partner for this budgie
He need to have one other budgie 😔