Budgie Infos

13/06/2021

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽.?

Your budgies have been bristled up for several days, shivers, their beaks grow and curves.

The reason for your budgies problem is the lack of vitamins and minerals.

As a beginning take it to the vet to cut the growths and to file away the curved beak.

Dont try to do this yourself – it should be executed by a specialist.

The next step is to buy a crayon with vitamins and minerals from the zoo shop.

27/05/2021

𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘
✎ Give them a playmate, preferably another budgie.
✎ Get as large a cage as you possible can, in terms of your budget and space. Inside the cage, allow room for flight by keeping an area empty of food dishes and toys - the budgies will love to fly from end to end.
✎ Place a variety of toys in their cage.
✎ Food - Fresh veggies, sprouts, and only a little fruit, keep in the cage only a few hours to prevent mold. Give millet spray as a treat once a week. Hang an mineral and calcium block. Calcium block can also be a cuttlefish bone.
✎ Flight time: Please budgie proof the room, your home before allowing flight time
✎ Don't forget to feed Dark green leafy vegetables like spinach are a favorite with budgies and they are packed with heaps of minerals and nutrients.
✎ Lastly, have a good time with them. Talk to them, get to know their personalities and tweak the life you're giving them in your home accordingly.

25/04/2020

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭? 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬.
♦Parakeets should not be fed a diet of seed alone. Seeds are nutritionally imbalanced and high in fat, and parakeets that become accustomed to seeds are very hard to switch to a better diet later on.
♦Offer your parakeet a wide variety of fresh foods early on: vegetables, leafy greens, fruits, pasta, rice, beans, sprouted seeds. These items should make up about 20-25% of the diet.
♦The best option is a pelleted diet specifically formulated for small parrots. Pelleted diets are nutritionally complete and will prevent your bird from picking out only those things he or she likes. Pellets should make up about 75% of the diet.
♦Treats, including seeds, should make up only about 5% of the diet
♦Clean, fresh water should be provided daily.

18/04/2020

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀:

If you have a garden or access to open spaces here are some grasses that you can forage for free and feed the budgies.

Your budgie will pick out the seeds from the grass you give her.

★Annual meadow-grass (Poa annua)
★Meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis)
★Orchard grass, aka cock’s-foot grass (Dactylis glomerata)
★Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
★Poverty brome, aka barren or sterile brome (Bromus sterilis)
★Rough bluegrass (Poa trivialis)
★Soft brome, or soft chess (Bromus hordeaceus)
★Velvet grass (Holcus lanatus)
★Timothy grass (Phleum pratense)
★Yorkshire Grass, aka Meadow soft grass, velvet grass or tufted grass (Holcus lanatus)

𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀:
You can feed your budgie these grains: Amaranth, barley, buckwheat (whole), canary seed, oats, quinoa, rye, sweetcorn kernels and wheat.

31/03/2020

Health emergency: signs and symptoms to look out in Budgie

Sick budgies can go downhill very quickly so if you spot any of these symptoms get to your vet straight away:

➡️Watery droppings
➡️Fluffed up feathers
➡️Lack of energy/sleeping more than usual
➡️Loss of appetite
➡️Drinking much more or less than normal
➡️Unusual swellings
➡️Loss of feathers
➡️Limping or holding one leg up
➡️Unusual bleeding
➡️Watery eyes or nostrils
➡️Overgrown beak

13/03/2020

Ways To Make Your Budgie Happy 😇
It won't be one single thing that makes them happy, but here are some priorities:

➡️Give them a playmate, preferably another budgie. Budgies are flock animals and really need the company of others like them to engage with.
➡️Get as large a cage as you possible can, in terms of your budget and space. Inside the cage, allow room for flight by keeping an area empty of food dishes and toys - the budgies will love to fly from end to end.
➡️Place a variety of toys in their cage, and don't be afraid to change them around from time to time. Rotate the toys to give brand new enjoyment. Give toys that allow for noise making, like bells - budgies love making noise!
➡️Food: supply your budgies with a variety of food
➡️Lastly, have a good time with them. Talk to them, get to know their personalities and tweak the life you're giving them in your home accordingly.

06/06/2018

What food is good for budgies?

For your budgie to be healthy and happy it is important to provide the correct amount of each type of food and to provide lots of variety.

60% of a bird’s diet should be grain. This is only for seed eating birds such as budgies. Grain includes birdseed, cooked rice, seedling grasses, and wholemeal bread and pasta.

10-20% of your bird’s diet should be fresh vegetables. Some good things to try would be spinach, parsley, peas, carrots, silver beet, celery, cabbage, broccoli, cooked pumpkin and sweet potato.

5% of his diet should be fruits. Some healthy examples are apple, rock melon and apricot.

Some tips for keeping your budgie healthy:
Remember to provide fresh water every day and to clean your budgies food bowls daily as well.
Older food should be thrown out instead of putting fresh food on top.
When you are visiting our vet next time be sure to ask them for more healthy food ideas for your budgie.

Do not:
Do not feed your bird only sunflower seeds. This will make him very sick and fat!
Please do not feed your bird avocado, coffee or chocolate as these, among other things, are very toxic for birds.

10/02/2018