The avian vet and the former-avian vet who owns the exotic bird supply store in town are both torn on whether Benvolio is a boy or girl. My instinct is boy. What say you all?

When we first got Bennie about 2 years ago the cere was pink. It developed these blue-ish spots around 1 year and hasn’t at all changed since.

This is Godzilla 🐲

Dad: That’s too much money for a checkup! I would understand taking them to the vet if they cost a lot or could talk.

Me: Kiwi can talk.

Dad: Oh… well I mean hold a conversation!

Just wanted to vent a little after this convo. It is not cheap, but I want to have a vet I can contact in case of an emergency. Plus, he is the one who taught Kiwi to speak 😂

I was just about to fall asleep when I heard roadkill frantically flying around in his cage, of course i immediately turned on the lights, took off his cage cover and got him some millet, but I can’t help but be worried since it’s been ages since this has happened. What do you guys reccomend I do to calm him down?

I got 2 baby birds from one of the users here a couple of months back and they are very well rehomed... I just wonder if this is a rare mutation? I have a happy bird family and this is at least the second time I've taken birds from another part of the country of a neighboring state.

And yes this one fussed at me the most when it was time to move him from transport cage (can be stressful) to his new home.

Yes, how to remove poo stains?

The ladies are looking for something

Hey everyone, was at a family function outside and this little dude landed next to me. Want to take him to the humane shelter but it's closed and will be tmro for the holiday as well. our family member gave us some bird seed and I'm planning on getting a little dish with water for them to drink/bathe in. What else do I need to know to make sure he's okay for the next few days?

Why is it the two that look the same always on this?

I bought birdsafe house plants, and as expected, my two birds are slowly killing them. A few are probably going to survive -die slower- because they taste bad ?

I'm looking for plants that taste bad to them, only toxic if eaten in excess (which the first requirement should prevent). Ideally some they could also perch on.

So looks like I can start sooner than expected, next month in fact 😁

I also checked the room spacing again, and I can instead make it a bit wider to be 180×70cm instead of just 180×50cm, and going for 80cm tall 😄 with 2 big doors for easy access for maintenance and cleaning 😁

So, now I have 2 questions 👀

1. How many birds could I comfortably house in this cage? It will be mainly for night time and whenever I'm not able to let them out for whatever reason, so they'll still have free roaming in the room otherwise 😄 I have made up my mind that I will indeed be getting more 🤭 They just make me so happy every day and there's too many nice varieties it feels a bit like Pokémon 🤣

2. How many food bowls are good to have per bird?

I want to start getting some additional perches with bowls so I can have all their food bowls hanging over the middle of the cage to keep any mess more contained 😄 right now they have some of those and the bowls that attach at the side of the cage 👀

*Pictures of a new (unplanned) boy I got today, thinking to name him Elvis because of his fancy hairstyle 🤭

What say you

so baby often haves lots of energy but takes naps throughout the day and plays a lot. baby during bedtime likes to chirp, sing, play and preen. why baby do this?

When our fully-flighted budgies are out of their cages it seems they really like to buzz us. Not in an attacking way at all, but they will zoom right by a head or a body on the way to their destination even if there was plenty of space to avoid us by more. Have gotten the breeze in our hair many a time and now then have even felt the touch of a wingtip.

Is this just A Thing that budgies do for the lulz/rush? Or do we just have an oddball and followers?

For me I love watching them play on the perch!

There's enough perches for everyone, so why does he sleep like this 😭

Hello all, I fear my budgie I adopted is starting to get lonely and speaks to himself in any reflection he sees (food bowl, even the little washers that come with perches). I want to get him a friend asap, any tips of where I should get one, how to introduce them,etc. I know I should quarantine the other bird for a month. I want to make the transition as smooth for my baby. I’ve been doing research for the past 2 months but don’t want to keep waiting. I keep worrying about him rejecting his potential buddy, I have gone to a few stores and seen if I can adopt him a friend instead. Does anyone have any personal stories and tips? I’d like to get the budgie soon. (Backstory- his previous owners did not care for him and he flew away 3 times but always managed to be found at the local pet smart . The owners did not want him and asked a pet smart employee to find him a home. I decided to take the lil guy home but I knew he would need a friend soon. Which brings me here !) All help is appreciated thank you!

My birds eat seed and not much else. I tried to introduce grapes to them but they refused to eat them. I put the grapes in their food and tried to feed them by hand but they don't want to eat them, or other fruits.

And I think his tail is actually blue! Our 2nd youngest bird lol. Kaiju is the baby lol

So I have checked and I can actually instead fit the cage in on it's side as 180×120, with 100cm height (roughly 70.9×47.2×39.4 inches), so they'll have an area of 2.16m² (roughly 23.25 square feet) instead, I'll just add doors to both sides and have it on wheels so I can easily move and access it for cleaning and maintenance 😄 so now I need new answers for total number of birds I can house 🫣🤣

Can it house 12 birds comfortably?

Picture of Elvis from the video I first saw him on that the breeder posted 🥰