| Subject | Date Asked |
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| paralyzed budgie | 8/1/2009 |
Q: i was googling this topic when i came across this site n noticed that someone else also had the same ...
A: Jacqii, I recommend you have your budgie seen by an avian veterinarian. There are many things that ...
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| how old is my budgie | 3/13/2009 |
Q: I borght my budgie from the pet shop and they said that it was 6-8 weeks old.I went on the internet ...
A: Nia, If the bird has a leg band, you can check the leg band for year of hatching. It's difficult ...
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| Hey | 1/21/2009 |
Q: Im planning to breed parakeets and i was wondering about these questions... 1. After about 2 or 3 ...
A: Alex, To answer your questions...... 1. You can start handling the babies as early as you want to ...
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| Hey | 1/21/2009 |
Q: He my friend had these parakeets and he breed them during the summer and they had i think 8 eggs and ...
A: Alex, It depends on the health of the parents, their ages, how many clutches they've had in a ...
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| Budgie Eggs | 11/19/2008 |
Q: I have just recently discovered that my budies have two eggs (yeah!!) But she has laid one outside ...
A: Monika, You can try moving the egg from the cage into the nesting box and see what the female does. ...
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| budgie eggs | 11/18/2008 |
Q: i have two budgie eggs, i cant see red viens in them but can see a black spot at the bottom of the ...
A: Ann, I would have to know when these eggs were laid and whether the female has started the ...
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| Buggie eggs | 11/15/2008 |
Q: I have two budgies in a cage and one of them lay eggs but she is always fighting the other budgie ...
A: Jacqueline, You haven't provided enough information for me to answer your question. Are these 2 ...
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| Female Raising Her Babies | 11/15/2008 |
Q: I have two budgies a male and female and they have approx 3 babies in a nest box that are just ...
A: Laura, This is a difficult situation to deal with sometimes. The "spiky" things you mention are ...
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| Hatching problem | 9/26/2008 |
Q: I have 5 budgies for almost 2 years. One pair are in one cage and the rest in other. male and female ...
A: Jorge, The hen threw the eggs out after about 25 days because they weren't going to hatch and she ...
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| 2 parakeets in one cage | 8/29/2008 |
Q: I just got a budgie parakeet 1 month ago and i would like to get another budgie parakeet or a rare ...
A: Joey, Whether you can put them together in the same cage depends on the size of the one cage and ...
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| Budgie | 7/14/2008 |
Q: My mums budgie had diarrhea (green),fluffing its feathers, breathing hard, bad temper, chewed all ...
A: Gloria, Single female birds can lay infertile eggs when their hormones become overly active, ...
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| budgie's | 7/12/2008 |
Q: I got 2 pet budgies. About 2 or 3 months old but I don't know if there male or female. When I ...
A: Kabeer, Your budgies at 2-3 months old aren't old enough yet to be visually sexed. Need to wait ...
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| parakeet in back yard | 7/12/2008 |
Q: There is a parakeet hanging around in our back yard. We live in Michigan and I hate to see the ...
A: Pat, If you do leave a cage outside, put it up high somewhere where cats and other critters can't ...
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| Parakeet Cage Size | 7/6/2008 |
Q: I rescued three young Parakeets recently, none have clipped wings, one has a white Cere (I think ...
A: Kiko, Do you have any idea how old these birds are? If they are less than 1 year old, I recommend ...
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| my keets feet | 5/16/2008 |
Q: my keet has swollen feet or foot and seem to be kind of whitish he seems to be ok but i know he's ...
A: Priscilla, For some reason, the person you sent your original request to could not answer. I ...
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| baby budgies | 5/15/2008 |
Q: i recently had 3 new baby borns and right now, the oldest and middle baby would stay out of the ...
A: Katelyn, For some reason, the person you sent your original request to could not answer. I picked ...
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| Baby Parakeets | 5/15/2008 |
Q: Our Parakeets just hatched their first set of eggs. They are 2 weeks old. The 2 largest birds are ...
A: Keith, For some reason, the person you sent your original request to could not answer. I picked ...
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| Bonded budgie's | 5/13/2008 |
Q: They are both a year old. When they sleep there together,they sir together and they preen each other ...
A: Jodie, For some reason, the person you sent your original request to could not answer. I picked ...
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| budgie wheezing, choking, coughing | 4/27/2008 |
Q: My budgie has been choking on and off for about a day. At least four times in the last 24 hours he ...
A: Catherine, I'd say your bird most likely needs to be seen by a certified avian veterinarian for ...
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| parakeets breeding | 4/27/2008 |
Q: I have a male & female parakeet. They are tearing up the newspaper around there cage and piling it ...
A: Janet, Yes, your birds are going to nest. They are just now old enough. What you do depends on ...
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| budgie blue foot | 4/20/2008 |
Q: My budgies left foot is turning blue, is this a serious problem? He has not been in an accident or ...
A: Tammy, I don't know, you haven't provided enough information for me to evaluate. Some budgies' ...
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| Abandoned baby budgies | 4/20/2008 |
Q: one of our mothers has abandoned her 4 babies. they are about 2 weeks old. I am happy to hand feed ...
A: Melinda, Visit my website for all the information you need: ...
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| breeding | 4/13/2008 |
Q: hey ive had my budgies leaving together for 8 months now and i think they are old enough to breed. ...
A: Alvin, Your keets need to be at least 12 months old before you allow them to breed. This is ...
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| budgies laying eggs | 4/13/2008 |
Q: We have an 8 year-old budgie in a cage with 4 others. Recently she started laying eggs, but ...
A: Gail, She knows she's laying eggs because it isn't easy for her to do so. And if she were dropping ...
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| Budgies stomach getting big! | 4/6/2008 |
Q: One of my budgie's stomach is getting pretty round, its like hanging down to his feet...He keeps ...
A: Luna, I wish you'd stated how old this bird is. You need to get this bird to a certified avian vet ...
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| Budgie banged his head on the window. | 4/6/2008 |
Q: This morning my budgie of 2days banged his head on the window and as i don't have any experience in ...
A: Nisha, Is your bird showing something that makes you worried about him? If there's no blood coming ...
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| Lil' Calli and Quazar | 3/16/2008 |
Q: I have two birds that I thought were the same age until the one girls cere changed into a dark red ...
A: Kiri, The cere is changing to a dark brown and is most likely crusty looking because this bird is ...
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| Budgies breeding and the babies dying... | 3/2/2008 |
Q: I've had two pairs of female/male budgies. They finally mated. The one set layed three eggs, two ...
A: Juli, You should not be using nesting material with your budgies. They don't need it and most ...
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| My budgie has a lump | 3/2/2008 |
Q: I have a budgie, he is almost 8yrs old. He got mites a few months ago which we treated, however ...
A: Jo, Your vet is probably right about operating on your bird. I had a keet who required surgery and ...
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| Budgies | 3/2/2008 |
Q: I'm a teen, thinking about getting some parakeets. I need lots of info. First of all, i wake up in ...
A: Raymond, It is GREAT that you are asking all these questions and trying to educate yourself BEFORE ...
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| Just bought a parakeet | 3/2/2008 |
Q: I just bought a blue parakeet for my 5 year old boy. I was wondering if you think it would be a ...
A: Kate, It depends on what you want out of a pet bird/why you purchased the bird to begin with. Is ...
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| parakeet | 2/17/2008 |
Q: we just got some parakeets and one of them looks like it has a broke toe it is grey in color and ...
A: Blonde, I couldn't tell you...I'd have to see a picture of the toe. It just depends on if this is ...
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| parakeet beahavior | 2/16/2008 |
Q: my parakeet wount stop bitting me and when i try to get it out of its cage it flys around like ...
A: Evelyn, Your keet isn't tame...this is why it bites. Do not try to bring your keet out of its cage ...
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| Sick Budgie | 2/16/2008 |
Q: My daughter has lost about 4 birds, young ones following a pest control visit to our home. She now ...
A: Brian, I'd say this bird has been poisoned. Get the bird to a certified avian vet immediately or ...
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| parakeet poop | 2/3/2008 |
Q: our budgie is approx.3 months old. She was hand raised and very loving. recently she has become a ...
A: Cindy, Budgies can lay eggs when they are about 5-6 months old, but we should not allow this to ...
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| Is my budgie ill? | 2/3/2008 |
Q: My budgie has a sticky black substance on his tail feathers and belly. Last week he lost a feather ...
A: Jo, I don't know if your budgie is sick or not. I don't know what the sticky black substance is on ...
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| parakeet poop | 2/2/2008 |
Q: our budgie is approx.3 months old. She was hand raised and very loving. recently she has become a ...
A: Cindy, Your bird is too young to think about egg laying. She is not sexually mature yet and is ...
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| Injured Bird, HELP! | 2/2/2008 |
Q: My bird was attacked by a crow and he's got a cut under its left foot. What do I do?! It was ...
A: Stephanie, How did a crow and your bird get together? It depends on the extent of the injury. You ...
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| Parakeet | 2/2/2008 |
Q: I recently bought 2 parakeets. I want to let them fly around the room, but I am scared. Are they ...
A: Ahmed, It depends on the individual birds, but usually no. Most keets love to be out of their cage ...
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| Parakeet | 1/27/2008 |
Q: I wrote to you a few weeks ago regarding my parakeet. I gave her a plastic pet bird and she is in ...
A: Carolyn, Just let her pretend to incubate her eggs until she abandons them on her own. She'll be ...
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| parakeet's external throat ailment | 1/26/2008 |
Q: My parakeet has lost many feathers on the left side of his throat. It looks raw (was bleeding but ...
A: Mari, If you recently boarded your bird at a vet's office, your bird could have contracted ...
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| nest box | 1/26/2008 |
Q: My name is David and i have a cople of questions. First, if my budgies dont need any material in ...
A: David, 1. Most nesting boxes have a rounded out area in the bottom of the nesting box where the ...
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| Regurgitating prob. | 1/26/2008 |
Q: My bird Bloo, loves a lot of things. She also loves my fingers. She grooms them, and regurgitates on ...
A: Hannah, When your bird regurgitates for/on you, this is the way your bird is showing affection for ...
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| blue parakeets gender | 1/26/2008 |
Q: i have two blue parakeets and i just had a friend that found my second one and now i have two blue ...
A: Hagan, Look at their ceres. The cere is the colored area above the bird's beak. Male keets have ...
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| FEATHERS | 1/20/2008 |
Q: my budgie is around 6 months old and has recently been losing alot of feathers. There is one ...
A: Lesley, Based on the information in your post, I'd say your budgie is going through its first molt. ...
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| Sick male parakeet | 1/20/2008 |
Q: I've had him for about a year and a half now. Today I noticed he has been sleeping alot and has been ...
A: Jasmin, Yes, please separate these birds, as the male is sick. You need to get the male, and ...
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| help | 1/20/2008 |
Q: my female parakeet died this morning she laid an egg a few days ago, the male is there in the cage ...
A: Empress, I'm sorry about your loss. You can get another female if you want, but don't expect a new ...
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| My pied parakeet | 1/20/2008 |
Q: I GOT A PIED PARAKEET FOR MY HUSBAND AN WE STILL DONT KNOW IF ITS A BOY OR A GIRL THE PARAKEET HAS ...
A: Tara, I really need to know how old this bird is. Generally, male keets have blue ceres (the ...
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| budgies | 1/13/2008 |
Q: our budgie seems very distressed, his leg is stiff and folded back, he seems to be panting, moving ...
A: Suzanne, You need to get this bird to a certified avian vet ASAP. Your bird may have had a stroke ...
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| budgie | 1/13/2008 |
Q: whenever my budgies eat, they have to hold on to the bowls and dive down to the bowl, because they ...
A: Rookie, I recommend you keep the bowl of pellets filled up 24/7 so your bird has pellets available ...
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| My Budgy is vicious!! | 1/12/2008 |
Q: I was just asking for your help because i have a bit of a problem. I've had my budgey about 6 ...
A: Dougall, Your bird is not tame if it was not handfed, and it is afraid of you for this reason and ...
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| budgies foot | 1/12/2008 |
Q: my friend grabbed my bird by its foot when it was on his finger. Now its not facing the right way ...
A: Curtis, Yes, it could most definitely be broken. Normally when there's a break, anything from the ...
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| budgie | 1/12/2008 |
Q: whenever my budgies eat, they have to hold on to the bowls and dive down to the bowl, because they ...
A: Rookie, Yes, it's OK for the female's tail to bend. Why don't you use smaller feed dishes? How ...
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| hatchlings | 1/12/2008 |
Q: I'm writing a novel in which a charachter has to raise a hatchling budgie because its stronger ...
A: Cool! Good luck, Naomi. Chrys --------------------------- Hi, Naomi, A just-hatched budgie has ...
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| sick bird? | 1/6/2008 |
Q: I was just wondering about my budgie. I live in Australia and its summer over here at the moment, ...
A: Emily, I don't know if she's sick or not without actually seeing the bird. Birds have a hard time ...
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| My Beautiful Parakeet | 1/6/2008 |
Q: I bought a parakeet for my husband for Christmas and i dont know if its a boy or girl im very ...
A: Tara, Basically, male keets have blue ceres and females have brown/white/tan/beige (or basically ...
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| Parakeet | 1/5/2008 |
Q: I have a parakeet for about 6 months. It must have flown out of a window because it landed out of ...
A: Carolyn, You should leave any eggs laid right where she lays them and allow her to abandon them in ...
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| bugie eating droppings | 1/5/2008 |
Q: when i was playing with my budgie, he went to the bottom of the cage, picked up a hard dry piece of ...
A: Rocky, Your bird has a condition called copraphagia. You can Google this word for more ...
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| Budgie Cere Abnormality | 1/5/2008 |
Q: I recently took over the ownership of two budgies from my little sisters. The female budgies cere ...
A: Laney, This looks to me like it could be the female is in breeding condition. When a female budgie ...
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| My new English Budgie, Kirby | 1/1/2008 |
Q: My boyfriend bought me a English Budgie 2 days ago for one of my Christmas presents, and i ...
A: Cassandra, Happy New Year! Droppings stuck at the vent is called a "messy vent." Usually, this ...
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| budgie | 12/31/2007 |
Q: i asked before why my budgie was eating on the newspaper, even the messy parts. now im starting t ...
A: Rockerfeller, Happy New Year! Birds prefer other birds to humans and the best pet bird is a single ...
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| Budgie Behaviour | 12/31/2007 |
Q: Chrys i have been playing with my budgies recently and when i put one back onto their favorite swing ...
A: Jesse, Yes, carrots are excellent for them. However, you can't just "hang" a carrot. They most ...
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| eggs | 12/31/2007 |
Q: how many eggs will a parakeet hatch.
A: Jackie, I'm not sure I understand your question. A female keet will lay up to 6 eggs per clutch. ...
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| Budgie Behaviour | 12/30/2007 |
Q: Chrys i have been playing with my budgies recently and when i put one back onto their favorite swing ...
A: Jesse, It can be a problem in that most birds are territorial. When one bird is sitting on the ...
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| Budgie health | 12/30/2007 |
Q: Just recently my budgie stareed peeping very quietly and unbudgie like while opening an closing her ...
A: Joan, I don't know if you should be concerned as I don't have a handle on what's going on. What ...
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| Budgie Behaviour | 12/30/2007 |
Q: Chrys i have been playing with my budgies recently and when i put one back onto their favorite swing ...
A: Jesse, If they fight when you try to put 2 birds onto the same swing, don't try to put 2 birds onto ...
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| they won't breed :( | 12/29/2007 |
Q: I don't no why my budgies won't beed to start with i thourght that they might both be males but ...
A: Gemma, This is just 1 bird laying eggs, not both. Have you seen these birds mate? Are they ...
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| they won't breed :( | 12/29/2007 |
Q: I don't no why my budgies won't beed to start with i thourght that they might both be males but ...
A: Gemma, Sounds to me like you may have 2 females. How many eggs are being laid per clutch? This is ...
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| Budgie is three months how can i find his/her gender | 12/29/2007 |
Q: I have read some of your past questions but i still don't know how to tell what Gender my budgies ...
A: Jesse, Your budgies at 3 months of age may not be able to be sexed yet. You need to wait until ...
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| food | 12/28/2007 |
Q: its David, and I have a question.When ever I let my two budgies out of there cage, I want to give ...
A: David, Birds won't eat food they don't recognize as food. Therefore, you have to keep offering it ...
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| they won't breed :( | 12/28/2007 |
Q: I don't no why my budgies won't beed to start with i thourght that they might both be males but ...
A: Gemma, How many eggs are being laid? You may have 2 females. Tell me the color of their ceres ...
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| budgie | 12/28/2007 |
Q: i asked before why my budgie was eating on the newspaper, even the messy parts. now im starting t ...
A: Rockerfeller, Birds have a natural instinct to chew. This has nothing to do with eating and/or ...
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| My parakeet is making funny noises | 12/27/2007 |
Q: I recently bought a baby parakeet. It has all its head stripes and has not molted at all yet. ...
A: Jane, It is impossible for me to "diagnose" if this bird is ill based on the information you have ...
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| budgie behavior | 12/27/2007 |
Q: I have had my budgie for a few months now. I've researched budgie behavior, and am concerned that my ...
A: Melissa, He might be a she! Tell me the color of your bird's cere (the colored area above the ...
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| budgie egg | 12/27/2007 |
Q: i have a male budgie and a female budgie and they had an egg with each other, just two days ago. and ...
A: Leah, Tell me what type of setup you have with your birds. What type of nesting box? Most boxes ...
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| nesting parakeet | 12/27/2007 |
Q: I have a female parakeet--not a budgie, but a Bourkes--who continually sits on her nest even though ...
A: Patsy, Don't remove the eggs when she lays them. Just leave the eggs right where they are laid and ...
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| no nest box | 12/26/2007 |
Q: i just bought my budgies on Saturday this morning ( Wednesday) i saw an egg in the cage. I don't ...
A: Jenelle, What are the sexes of your new birds? How old are your new birds? Whom did you purchase ...
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| Chick deaths | 12/26/2007 |
Q: We have a pair of budgies that are 18 months old. In the last 4 months the hen has nested three ...
A: Tania, Happy holidays! Well, I can try to help with this problem. However, you are going to have ...
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| Budgie Friend?? | 12/25/2007 |
Q: We've had a budgie for about 3 years since he flew into our backyard one day. At first he was ...
A: Bill, Merry Christmas! If you want your budgie to stay tame and the way he is, do not get a ...
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| budgies | 12/25/2007 |
Q: first, i would always spend time with my birds by having some spray millet in my hand and they would ...
A: Rockerfeller, Merry Christmas! I'm not exactly sure what your birds were doing when they were ...
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| is my bugdie sick? | 12/16/2007 |
Q: My blue bugdie is losing a lot of feathers on his tail and now his tail is kind of short. I am ...
A: David, From your post, it sounds to me like your budgie is molting. Molting is the process whereby ...
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| nesting | 12/16/2007 |
Q: my name is David and i have a male bugdie and a female bugdie, and i want them to have babies, but i ...
A: David, I'll answer your questions, but I highly recommend you spend much time learning about ...
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| budgies | 12/15/2007 |
Q: i have asked you couple of questions before, and i have a new one now i have 2 budgies, and they ...
A: Susan, Part of the problem you are having training your birds is that birds prefer other birds to ...
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| i need help????????? | 12/9/2007 |
Q: how come my birds wont breed ? i have a log with sawdust inside? i bought an extra bird for company ...
A: Jairo, A pair-bonded pair of birds do not need "company." They do not want an extra bird for ...
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| budgie lost face feathers | 12/8/2007 |
Q: my 7 yr-old Lucy lost all face feathers around eyes a week ago. At first I thought the male was ...
A: Mary, Scaly-face mites are too small to be seen by the naked eye. Does this area resemble what a ...
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| budgie wont eat cuttlebone | 12/8/2007 |
Q: i have two budgies, a male and a female, i have a cuttlebone set out for them but only the male will ...
A: Susan, If a bird won't eat cuttlebone, this usually means the bird doesn't need supplemental ...
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| irritating budgie | 12/8/2007 |
Q: I have a female albino budgie and she's only young, about 9 or 10 months old. Well the problem is, ...
A: Emily, My first concern is the paint your bird is chewing off the metal cage. If this paint is ...
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| budgie eggs | 12/7/2007 |
Q: hello i was just woudering if you could help me my budge layed 4 eggs one hatched last sunday could ...
A: Carol, If an egg hatched last Sunday, the others may not hatch at all. Eggs hatch every other day ...
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| weaning my budgies | 12/7/2007 |
Q: I asked you some questions about my baby parakeets a couple of weeks ago. Their names are Merry and ...
A: Cheryl, I'm going to answer your questions first, then try to summarize it all. I work overtime ...
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| is my budgie ill | 12/2/2007 |
Q: my budgie had a large bit of poo stuck to his bottom, after much scratching he managed to get it ...
A: Natalie, Your budgie has what is known as a "messy vent." This most likely means your bird has ...
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| budgie | 11/24/2007 |
Q: hey i have a 2 year old female budgie, and lately i've noticed that..underneath her feathers is her ...
A: Angela, You really haven't provided enough information. It could be a tumor or it could be ...
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| Confused | 11/24/2007 |
Q: Okay, around mother's day my b/f found three eggs in our Budgies cage, we thought maybe we made a ...
A: Courtney, This means the bird you thought was a male is actually a female! Male budgies have ...
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| where do i get... | 11/24/2007 |
Q: hi chrys um where do you get a budgie breeding box and how do you know if its for a budgie because i ...
A: Katherine, I've found budgie breeding boxes at most pet stores (or those that cater to birds). You ...
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| Budgie with one foot | 11/24/2007 |
Q: My budgie has one foot and I have all the perches and the platforms padded. She is however ...
A: Joyce, You don't really need to pad the perches and platforms. Your bird can get along just fine ...
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| Breeding Budgies | 11/23/2007 |
Q: How long after the first egg is laid, does it take for budgie eggs to hatch?
A: Garnet, It takes about 18 days from the date continuous INCUBATION begins for a budgie egg to ...
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| breeding budgies | 11/23/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Chrys, I am so frustrated, i have three pairs of budgies that i am trying to breed for ...
A: Cheryl, You may not know what goes on in/around the outhouse during the night when you are ...
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| breeding budgies | 11/23/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Chrys, I am so frustrated, i have three pairs of budgies that i am trying to breed for ...
A: Cheryl, It sounds like you have them set up properly. Be sure their nesting boxes are not too ...
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| Budgie Cere - change of colour | 11/22/2007 |
Q: my 3 year old male budgie had a lovely blue cere, but it has turned a brown colour in the last ...
A: Amber, Your male budgie is a female! Females can have blue ceres, too, but the blue is "framed" ...
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| My parakeet | 11/22/2007 |
Q: i have a parakeet that i had gotten for my son. it is a female.. My grandmother has one also that is ...
A: Tasha, The male cleaning and preening the female is a sign of companionship. This does not ...
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| I think my bird is sick :( | 11/22/2007 |
Q: My budgie Dexter is 8 months old and I've had him for quite some time now. He wasn't acting normal ...
A: Mina, Your bird may have an eye or respiratory infection, could have injured its eye somehow, could ...
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| my last question | 11/22/2007 |
Q: s.a.p… this is now my new question… The subject is no eggs yet!... Hi its Katherine i sent you a ...
A: Katherine, A lot of budgies won't breed/lay eggs if they are in a cage with other birds besides ...
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| baby parakeets | 11/22/2007 |
Q: After having my parakeets for 5 years, they decided (unexpectedly) to start a family. They hatched ...
A: Cheryl, You seem to be doing all the right things! I'd leave Pip hobbled until you see no further ...
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| My budgie has a bloody egg stuck inside her! | 11/12/2007 |
Q: My budgie was trying to lay an egg but its stuck inside her! She is bleeding and shaking! I think ...
A: Talia, The only way you can save your budgie is to get the bird to a certified avian vet NOW. Do ...
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| I think my budgie is sick. | 11/12/2007 |
Q: He is never very energetic, he hates getting wet, he hates being held and will not sit on your ...
A: Jessica, Your bird is not tame...this is why it behaves the way it does. It sounds like this bird ...
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| breeding budgies help please | 11/12/2007 |
Q: i have a young ressive female and a blue male and sky coloured male i have ...
A: Fredrick, You don't need to do anything. A female's cere is supposed to be white/brown/tan/beige. ...
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| Taming and more... | 11/11/2007 |
Q: I have two birds- one female and one male. The blue one is a miracle because he was my first and ...
A: Annabel, Birds prefer other birds to humans. This is why your second bird will be difficult to ...
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| Incubating Keet Eggs | 11/11/2007 |
Q: After I asked my last question a couple of months ago my brooding female died of egg binding. About ...
A: Erika, Your females are too young to be bred. They need to be at least 1 year old. I also don't ...
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| Dead Baby Parakeet Foot | 11/11/2007 |
Q: My parakeets had some baby birds and two of them got their little feet caught in some nesting ...
A: Ron, The black foot will eventually fall off or the bird will chew it off. You don't have to put ...
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| My female is really protective of the nesting box! | 11/11/2007 |
Q: A few days ago, I noticed that my female Penelopy was acting different. So I put the nesting box I ...
A: Maggie, Penelopy is acting perfectly normal for a bird that is about ready to lay eggs. It's the ...
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| 2 poor budgies | 11/11/2007 |
Q: You won't believe this. I was walking yesterday around the country by my house and along this ...
A: Jamie, You are such a good person! Yes, in fact, sometimes birds like this or birds that have been ...
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| Breeding Parakeets | 11/10/2007 |
Q: I was wondering, is it better to have one, or two pairs of parakeets for breeding? I can't breed ...
A: Carissa, It depends on the birds. Keets are social animals. This means they usually do better ...
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| Sick Budgie | 11/10/2007 |
Q: I have a young budgie (7 mo old) He recently 3 days ago, got puffy and very quiet. He is eating and ...
A: Joanne, Stop the liquid stuff in the water. Putting anything in the water results in bacterial ...
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| new budgies!! HELP!! | 11/10/2007 |
Q: i just got a blue budgie, Buddy 5 days ago and 2 days later, i got an albino budgie, Evie. i was ...
A: Susan, Congratulations on your birds, but you should have learned more about them before you bought ...
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| Help - sick budgies | 11/10/2007 |
Q: I have two budgies. Last Friday they were wheezing and sneezing, quieter than normal, eating but ...
A: Jennifer, The meds you can buy at pet shops are not strong enough to help sick birds. In addition, ...
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| Foot | 11/4/2007 |
Q: My budgie seems to have hurt his foot. I took him to the vet and my vet (who is an exotic ...
A: Amanda, Yes, birds can get hurt/injured on all sorts of things in our homes. This is why it's best ...
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| taming my budgie | 11/4/2007 |
Q: i got my budgie like two days ago and its about six weeks, it was hand reared but its not really all ...
A: Mishi, If this baby was handfed, it should already be tame and used to humans; it shouldn't be ...
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| Budgie Problem | 11/4/2007 |
Q: Hey Chrys, i wrote earlier about my budgies (as below - i copied and pasted) "I have 3 baby budgies ...
A: Georgia, The 3d baby may have a medical problem. At 4 weeks of age, this bird should be on its way ...
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| Foot | 11/3/2007 |
Q: My budgie seems to have hurt his foot. I took him to the vet and my vet (who is an exotic ...
A: Amanda, I think your vet isn't an avian vet (or not a good one). I need more information about ...
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| breeding budgies | 11/3/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Chrys, I am so frustrated, i have three pairs of budgies that i am trying to breed for ...
A: Cheryl, I need more information. Are you sure of their sexes? What type of "mixed good diet" ...
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| found parakeet | 11/3/2007 |
Q: we found a parakeet and put him in a bird cage he was very hungry when we found him. we gave it food ...
A: Christina, This bird obviously is someone's pet that escaped. The bird, like you stated, was ...
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| parakeet eggs | 11/3/2007 |
Q: I have a parakeet that has recently laid an egg. She layed her first one on the bottom of the cage ...
A: Jessie, I think the problem is you are putting bedding in the nesting box. Most keets don't like ...
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| Budgie Problem HELP!! | 10/27/2007 |
Q: Hey, I have 3 baby budgies (2 of them are coming out of box and are pretty much independen - eating ...
A: Georgia, Your female is going to nest again. If they have already mated, chances are very good ...
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| Buying a new budgie | 10/27/2007 |
Q: I have had my budgie Charlie(girl) for 3 years i use to have another budgie but he flew away about 1 ...
A: Annibelle, Well, the only other choice you have is not to buy another bird at all. I can't make ...
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| parakeet of 5 years is sick | 10/21/2007 |
Q: I think my parakeet could be poisoned by a "garbage tie twist" she likes to chew on them because I ...
A: Chrissy, Your bird needs to be seen by a certified avian vet ASAP. She is sick. The antibiotics ...
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| Budgie,Cockatiel or Kakariki? | 10/21/2007 |
Q: Im really stuck with this desicion...i hope you can help me! I definatley want a parrot,iv got ...
A: Jordan, You have to give the bird time to settle down in his new environment and get used to you ...
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| Budgie tail feather | 10/21/2007 |
Q: I was playing with my budgie and accidentally caught it by it's tail. the next thing I knew was that ...
A: DJ, Those feathers will grow back in soon. When a feather comes out, a new one starts growing ...
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| how many eggs | 10/21/2007 |
Q: hi its me again i would just like to know how many eggs a budgie can Leah at one time and if they ...
A: Katherine, Budgies can lay up to 6 eggs per clutch...some lay less, some may lay a couple more. ...
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| Parakeet Sex | 10/20/2007 |
Q: I've had 2 parakeets for almost 3 years and I had no idea of the sex, but they never showed any ...
A: Jones, Birds don't get pregnant, they lay eggs. Male keets have blue ceres (colored area above the ...
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| Budgie,Cockatiel or Kakariki? | 10/20/2007 |
Q: Im really stuck with this desicion...i hope you can help me! I definatley want a parrot,iv got ...
A: Jordan, Any bird that has been handfed as a baby and allowed to imprint on humans as a baby, can ...
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| Pooping in water bowl | 10/20/2007 |
Q: I have one male and one female parakeet living in one cage. Lately however, my female bird will poop ...
A: Shaunna, I don't know either...I need more information about your birds and the situation. It ...
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| weird budgie a.s.a.p | 10/20/2007 |
Q: s.a.p she is my favorite budgie and the very first one i have ever gotten thank you for your time
A: Katherine, It sounds like your female is getting ready to lay eggs. Birds don't get pregnant. ...
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| Introducing new budgie | 10/13/2007 |
Q: Greetings! This summer I adopted a 5 year old budgie from the SPCA. We didn't know anything about ...
A: Susan, Interesting story! I applaud you for taking a bird in from the shelter. I wish there were ...
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| budgie illness? | 10/13/2007 |
Q: i have a budgie that's about 3 years old, and lately I've noticed that she might be acting/ looking ...
A: Sara, Your bird has all the signs of a respiratory illness. You need to get your bird to a ...
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| Brown crust around beak | 10/13/2007 |
Q: I am worried about my parakeet. He grows a brown crust on the left side of his beak. I remove it ...
A: Barbara, If you are able to remove this stuff with warm water on a Q-Tip, it must be dried on food ...
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| Black Budgie | 10/13/2007 |
Q: I have wanted to breed my 2 budgies for a while now(both blue and white) and my dream came true!! I ...
A: Georgia, At 2 weeks of age, I wouldn't get too excited that this baby will be feathered black. I'd ...
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| male budgie's feet | 10/8/2007 |
Q: I have both a male and female budgie, both just over a year old. The male, for a good six months, ...
A: Craig, Could be scaly face mites. They are very contagious, so you need to get your male budgie ...
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| parakeet | 10/7/2007 |
Q: Is it safe to put a cage near a microwave
A: Ted, I really don't know the answer to this as far as a bird is concerned. I believe microwaves ...
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| my budgie... | 10/7/2007 |
Q: i got my budgie on Friday the 5th of October and i am a bit worried.he is eating but i haven't seen ...
A: Kate, It is not unusual for a new bird that has been moved to not eat/drink for a day or so. This ...
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| biting | 9/18/2007 |
Q: i need help my blue female budgie has started bitng me realy hadr what do i do.
A: David, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch ...
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| fat bird | 9/18/2007 |
Q: Hi just a quick question my budgie is looking very fat and i was wondering if u might know why as my ...
A: Rachael, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch ...
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| browny cere | 9/18/2007 |
Q: hey there. i have two budgies which i got as babies, they both had quite blue ceres and the breeder ...
A: Sarah, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch ...
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| breeding budgies | 9/18/2007 |
Q: sorry to bother you again. just nervous. So the budgie has 4 eggs now. i think three are fertile. ...
A: Anonymous, Relax! The cracked egg will not hatch. The hatching count down (18 days) begins when ...
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| eggs due to hatch? | 9/17/2007 |
Q: if my budgie laid 9 eggs the first one 24 days ago then one every other day and is sitting on them ...
A: Claire, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch ...
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| Wanting to get a budgie | 9/17/2007 |
Q: I live alone and want to get a budgie as a companion. We had one when I was young and loved it a ...
A: Keyra, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch ...
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| budgie unfertile eggs | 9/17/2007 |
Q: last year my budgie laid 10 eggs all unfertile. this year she has laid 5 eggs again unfertile i put ...
A: Ainslie, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch ...
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| Introdusing... | 9/17/2007 |
Q: I was just wondering whats the best way to introduse my budgies to their new nesting box. I hope you ...
A: Nettie, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch ...
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| Mother budgie | 9/16/2007 |
Q: The Mother bird started pecking at one of her baby's head and took off the feathers. She did this to ...
A: Lea, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to catch up. ...
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| My Budgie | 9/16/2007 |
Q: my budgie has laid 4 eggs in the pass few days and she have broken all of them . Well we think it ...
A: Geoffrey, I'm sorry for responding late to your question(s). I was hospitalized and trying to ...
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| Budgie Breeding problem | 9/16/2007 |
Q: sorry i keep asking you questions Our budgie laid 4 eggs and you can see the veins inside. they are ...
A: Anonymous, Why don't you provide your real name? I'm sorry for responding late to your ...
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| sexing my pied parakeet | 9/16/2007 |
Q: white/blue parakeet for Christmas and would like to get it a mate but because of the color ...
A: Amanda, I'm sorry I'm late answering your question. I've been sick and in the hospital. How old ...
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| Ferocious Budgies | 9/15/2007 |
Q: I have 2 budgies, both male and female, I got the female just yesterday, and the male about 2 weeks ...
A: Dave, I'm sorry I'm late answering your question. I've been sick and in the hospital. Obviously, ...
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| flight suits | 9/15/2007 |
Q: hope you had a nice vacation.im wondering if flight suits are comfturbul for budgies budgies because ...
A: David, I'm sorry I'm late answering your question. I was in the hospital and was released ...
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| Budgies breeding | 9/15/2007 |
Q: !! Our bird laid four eggs.(she has a mate) i candled them and you can see that it is dark in half ...
A: Anonymous, I'm sorry I'm late answering your question. I was in the hospital and was released ...
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| My pet budgie shakes | 9/15/2007 |
Q: I was just wondering if you could help me out. I have just gotten my second budgie and everytime I ...
A: Kiel, I'm sorry I'm late answering your question. I was in the hospital and was released ...
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| Budgies Laying Infertile Eggs (follow up qu.) | 9/9/2007 |
Q: The female has now laid 4 eggs and i think that was the last one. she hasnt laid another egg for a ...
A: Anonymous, She will abandon them when she's satisfied they aren't going to hatch. This could be ...
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| New Parakeet - NEED HELP | 9/9/2007 |
Q: We bought a parakeet about 1 week ago. Today my 8 year old came to me hysterical because our new ...
A: Kendra, I'd immediately question the pet store about it. Yes, it's obviously an injury of some ...
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| parakeets | 9/9/2007 |
Q: I had a male and a female parakeet and have the cage and everthing you need for them. They are over ...
A: Pear or Pearl ??, Are your pair of birds pair-bonded? Pair-bonded is when the male feeds the ...
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| Budgies strange colored beak | 9/8/2007 |
Q: Our budgie, Buddy, is six years old. He used to have a beautiful blue cere and bright yellow beak. ...
A: Charisse, At 6 years of age, your budgies cere should not be changing colors. Ceres can change ...
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| squaky male | 9/8/2007 |
Q: Hi my yellow male has been flaping his wings and squaking alot at my felame bird and what looks ...
A: David, When a male feeds a female beak-to-beak, this means they are pair-bonded. This is a ...
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| sudden death | 9/2/2007 |
Q: Early this a.m. we woke to find our female budgie dead at the bottom of the cage. Strange. we've had ...
A: Jennifer, I'm sorry about your loss. Your bird could have been eggbound, could have been sick, ...
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| Bleeding wing | 9/1/2007 |
Q: I adopted a little female light green pied budgie about a month ago. Long story short: she HATES ...
A: Brandi, Obviously, your budgie is not tame. Therefore, don't try working with her right now until ...
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| parakeet eggs | 9/1/2007 |
Q: Our female parakeet has just laid her first set of four eggs(one every 2 days, she may not even be ...
A: Glenda, Does your female have a mate? If not, the eggs are not fertile. If she's abandoned them, ...
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| Budgie Laying Infertile Eggs | 9/1/2007 |
Q: I have 5 budgies. I decided to breed them. I have done this once before and got a few chicks. All ...
A: Anonimous! It is fairly normal for laid eggs to have some blood on them. After all, an egg is a ...
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| budgie acting different losing feathers | 9/1/2007 |
Q: my budgie usually loves being outside her cage, and will not leave me alone, hates it if i even ...
A: Kim, Yes, she could be molting again. Some birds molt all the time and some birds just molt once ...
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| Birds in Averies | 9/1/2007 |
Q: I have 2 pet budgies and two pet cockatiels who live in an avery together. We'd like to get some ...
A: Mel, It depends on the individual birds involved. Some birds attack other birds and some birds ...
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| breeding budgies or not: ;) | 8/26/2007 |
Q: I have one beautiful pair of budgies and they love each other so much. They are two years of age. ...
A: Isabella, If you want your budgies to breed, you have to put them in a cage that you want them to ...
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| Male afraid of nest box | 8/26/2007 |
Q: I have a budgie pair that kiss 24/7. I put them in their nest box and the male was scared to death! ...
A: Isabella, You should not put the birds in the nesting box yourself. You have to let them go inside ...
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| Budgie Breeding Problems :( | 8/25/2007 |
Q: .I stumbled on this site thanks to Google and I hope that maybe you can help me with my two budgies, ...
A: Melissa, How old are your budgies? Normally, a female budgie has a brown/white/beige/tan cere ...
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| My Budgie. | 8/25/2007 |
Q: Ok. Well, she's not mine. She's my nans. She use to be an avery bird. With about 15 other birds, in ...
A: Charle, Why can't the bird fly? This is what you need to tend to...find out why the bird can't fly ...
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| sick budgie | 8/18/2007 |
Q: My budgie has been to the vets and has a crusty beak and has been sleeping and drowsy for the last ...
A: Ann, If your bird is sick, it will want/need to sleep in order to get better. Also, the antibiotic ...
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| Female ignoring nest box | 8/18/2007 |
Q: i just got two budgies and we kept them in separate cages for a while, but then decided to move them ...
A: Christoffer, What is your definition of breeding behavior? Birds must be pair-bonded before they ...
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| Baby budgie with cracked/hanging beak | 8/12/2007 |
Q: Today I went to check on the baby budgies in the aviary when I noticed that one of the babies had ...
A: Rosie. The vet's course of action would depend on the severity of the injury/medical problem. I ...
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| budgies | 8/12/2007 |
Q: I just got a new budgie and my old one was very tame. The new bird i got was said to be tame as ...
A: Daniel, Thanks for the details! The bird(s) may not be sitting on your hand because it's new and ...
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| 4 beautiful chicks & the male wants to make more | 8/12/2007 |
Q: I have been marvelling at the growth of 4 budgies, recently. This is the first time I have bred them ...
A: Vanessa, Separating the male can be a problem because the male feeds the female while she tends to ...
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| Budgie Trick! | 8/12/2007 |
Q: "How do I train a budgie to fly to my hand when I call it?"
A: Ustat, You'd have to start with a bird that was a very young baby and handfeed it in order to make ...
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| Hand Feeding | 8/12/2007 |
Q: Me again!I went to your site and read the section on hand feeding and raising babies. I'd like to ...
A: Erika, You really need to learn more about birds before breeding them. There's just so much you ...
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| Plants | 8/11/2007 |
Q: This time I have a question about plants. I'm am going to build a big indoor aviary after this brood ...
A: Erika. 42x20x16 isn't really that big of an aviary to be honest, Erika. You'll need to be careful ...
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| Eggs! | 8/11/2007 |
Q: Me again, and this time I have eggs! My blue pair have 2 eggs now and are getting ready to lay ...
A: Erika, What do you mean by the shell wasn't formd? If this bird is laying soft-shelled eggs, she ...
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| budgies | 8/11/2007 |
Q: I just got a new budgie and my old one was very tame. The new bird i got was said to be tame as ...
A: Daniel, If you just got this bird, the bird probably needs more time to settle down in his new home ...
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| parakeet | 8/5/2007 |
Q: I think one of my parakeets may have an egg stuck inside of her. She never laid any eggs but she ...
A: Vera, I need more detailed information before I can help you. Where do you see this bulge? Does ...
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| My budgies:- | 8/5/2007 |
Q: i have 2 budgies a male and female and they're ready to breed i think. I have attached a nest box on ...
A: Frank, If your bird is laying soft eggs, it has a calcium deficiency problem. Watch this bird VERY ...
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| i think my budgie has a broken leg... | 8/4/2007 |
Q: Today while i was changing my budgies' food and water i noticed that my younger one was having ...
A: Rafi, I don't know if your bird's leg is broken. I'd need to see a photo. If the leg is broken, ...
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| grumpy budgie | 8/4/2007 |
Q: we have had our male bugie for about a year now he was previously owned by someone else for about ...
A: Lorraine, You may not see your budgie drink, but he is or he'd be dead. Is your budgie molting? ...
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| my chopper has black dots too | 8/4/2007 |
Q: I ve been reading your previous answers for a similar problem that i have with my new budgie ...
A: Ulla, I don't know the results of the other "black dot" post. I'm not really sure what is being ...
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| budgies | 8/4/2007 |
Q: i was just wondering because my bird Toshi gets really i dont no scared? when i try to pick him up ...
A: Tyson, Birds don't like to be picked up by grabbing them. They don't like their wings restricted ...
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| Budgie Bird | 7/29/2007 |
Q: recently my budgie some how got is oe nail caught and ripped it off of the foot a bit. His foot was ...
A: John. I don't know how much you know about birds, but the toenail needs to come off or be cut off. ...
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| breeding and determining sex | 7/29/2007 |
Q: I have an albino budgie, which appears by its behaviour to be a boy, (i.e. he chases the girls ...
A: Mackenzie, No, not true. Albino budgies can be male or female and they can be very difficult to ...
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| Budgies | 7/28/2007 |
Q: I have just bought a male to breed with my female, exept they dont seem interested with each other. ...
A: Nettie. Yes, your male needs to settle down and get used to his new environment in your home first. ...
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| Ageing Budgerigars | 7/28/2007 |
Q: What is the life span of Budgerigars ? On getting old they overgrow their beaks and toes can ...
A: Arun, The life span of budgies depends on their genetics and how well they are cared for during ...
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| Gender Confused | 7/28/2007 |
Q: i have two male budgies (yes i cant tell their gender very clearly.) They kiss, feed, groom, but ...
A: Matt, Males have deep blue ceres (colored area above their beaks). Male's ceres can be ...
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| my budgie has a hurt foot | 7/22/2007 |
Q: About 2 and a half weeks ago my budgie hurt his leg and it was fine, but now his toe is black. Is ...
A: Amanda. The black toe means the blood supply to the toe was cut off and the toe is now dead. It ...
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| Budgie breeding | 7/21/2007 |
Q: We have recently put a nesting box in my budgies cage and think they are breeding. This is our first ...
A: Rylee. Budgies don't get pregnant, they lay eggs. If your birds have mated and the female is ...
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| scaly mites | 7/21/2007 |
Q: I am quite sure my budgie has mites (even the vet said he suspects mites too). Around her beak ...
A: Kathryn. You could try vaseline (I've heard of this), but I doubt it would work. Scaly mites are ...
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| Breeding size in to budgies | 7/15/2007 |
Q: I have one single large male English Show Budgie, the females I have are moderately sized, will the ...
A: Sujan, Are the females also English budgies? English budgies are different than budgies/american ...
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| Lump at start of tail | 7/15/2007 |
Q: My budgie has recently developed a lump at the top of his tail. It's around the size of a 10c coin ...
A: Tara. It depends on what the lump is. At the top of the tail, it could be the oil preening gland ...
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| Budgie Breeding | 7/15/2007 |
Q: I have 2 budgies (male and female) and they have just recently started breeding. The female now has ...
A: Alassandro. Yes, multiple mating is normal. The more times your birds mate, the better chances of ...
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| Psittacosis | 7/15/2007 |
Q: My avian vet feels like my bird has his....he is having central nervous issues.....trouble ...
A: Caroleen. The psittacosis humans get isn't the same type of psittacosis birds get. I don't think ...
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| budgie broke leg | 6/25/2007 |
Q: i think my budgies leg is broke cause i sat the cage down on his leg and didnt see him. above his ...
A: John, You need to take your bird to an avian veterinarian for a medical evaluation. If the leg is ...
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| budgie mating | 6/25/2007 |
Q: I bought 1 budgie that was a girl from the pet store, and my friend offered me two boy budgies, blue ...
A: Kathy - I'm sorry if I didn't answer your question to your satisfaction...I thought I answered your ...
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| Here are some pictures of my bird.... and it's "injury." | 6/24/2007 |
Q: Hey... me again. Here are some pictures of it's anal area/ stomach. They are sort of redish.... we ...
A: Genesis. Thanks for sending the pictures, but they weren't very revealing. Your bird definitely ...
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| Budgie eggs, HELP!!!! | 6/24/2007 |
Q: i bought my birds a breeding nest, but none of them go in it. instead, they bite it and rip it. the ...
A: Shaila. Based on your other posts, I don't think you should allow your budgies to breed yet. Your ...
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| Budgie eggs, HELP!!!! | 6/24/2007 |
Q: I'm worried about my bird Aqua. shes pregnant for over a month or two and she hasn't layed any eggs! ...
A: Shaila. Why are your birds getting cuts on their wings? You need to determine why and eliminate ...
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| Brown Spots | 6/24/2007 |
Q: My budgie has a small brown/red spot on his bottom eyelid. It has been getting darker. It could be a ...
A: Hannah. As long as it isn't bleeding, a lump isn't growing in this spot, your bird can see, etc., ...
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| moving mom and babies | 6/24/2007 |
Q: I have a parakeet that has a play house in her cage. The house is WAY to small for a breeding box. ...
A: Lisa, I wouldn't recommend moving them as mom may abandon them if you do. Yes, they will need more ...
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| Play Gym | 6/23/2007 |
Q: me again. i have been looking on the internet and i cant find anything on how to build a simple but ...
A: Marthella. What species of parrot are you making a play gym for? If a smaller bird such as a ...
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| My parakeet looks hurt! | 6/23/2007 |
Q: My parakeet has either broken it's foot, or tail. We are not sure. We recently seperated it from our ...
A: Genesis. A bird can't break its tail. The tail is nothing more than long feathers, no bone. The ...
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| Budgie eggs, HELP!!!! | 6/17/2007 |
Q: I'm worried about my bird Aqua. shes pregnant for over a month or two and she hasn't layed any eggs! ...
A: Shaila. Does your bird have a mate? If so, have they mated? If no mate, any eggs she lays will ...
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| Bug Meets Birds | 6/16/2007 |
Q: I was wondering, are there any bugs found in South Africa that could be harmful to budgies? How can ...
A: Marthella. Well, I don't know anything about bugs of South Africa, but I'd say there are most ...
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| Budgie eggs, HELP!!!! | 6/16/2007 |
Q: I'm worried about my bird Aqua. shes pregnant for over a month or two and she hasn't layed any eggs! ...
A: Shaila. Aqua is definitely a female budgie, but the cere you describe means she's in breeding ...
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| New Budgies | 6/16/2007 |
Q: Im soon going to get to budgies (YAY). My mom and i totally agree with her says that i should try to ...
A: Marthella. You and your mom are correct in that you should learn all you can before buying any ...
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| Budgie eggs, HELP!!!! | 6/16/2007 |
Q: I'm worried about my bird Aqua. shes pregnant for over a month or two and she hasn't layed any eggs! ...
A: Shaila. Birds don't get pregnant. If your bird was going to lay eggs, she'd have laid them by now. ...
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| two budgies | 6/10/2007 |
Q: I have recently bought a budgie which is only a baby. I have another budgie who is 2,3 years old. I ...
A: Natalie. Is the pecking of the younger bird malicious? If not, the older bird knows the other bird ...
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| sexing the budgie | 6/10/2007 |
Q: i have one bird and when we brought it, its above its beak was blue for a boy but then it went ...
A: Nick, Your bird didn't "scrape off" her cere color. I suspect your bird was still young when you ...
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| Dead budgie | 6/9/2007 |
Q: My budgie died a month ago, i didn't know why...and i was utterly confused. I came back from school ...
A: Vivian. I'm sorry about the loss of your budgie. It sounds to me like your budgie was ill and ...
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| when will they mate | 6/9/2007 |
Q: Well about 2 months ago i got a new blue budgie and i put her with the other two green ones i ...
A: Rabeeshan, No one can tell you when your birds will mate...it depends on many factors. How old is ...
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| my birds | 6/9/2007 |
Q: i have too parakeets and this morning i found a small egg in there cage so i went out and bought a ...
A: Christine. Your birds aren't doing anything right now because I believe they are a bit confused! ...
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| My Sick BUDGIE!!! HELP!!! | 6/2/2007 |
Q: a few days ago I was feeding my aviary budgies, when I noticed that one of them was all puffed up ...
A: Minnie. You need to get at least this bird to a certified avian veterinarian immediately. This ...
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| Growing Crust | 6/2/2007 |
Q: There is a growing crust on my budgies face, mainly around his eyes and beak. We have tried washing ...
A: Tara. Sounds like your budgie has scaly face mites. Scaly face mites are parasites that bury under ...
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| Help!!!! My budies shredding the wallpaper!! | 6/2/2007 |
Q: I have two budgies one male and one female. The female one keeps shredding the wallpaper and has ...
A: Laura. If there's a nesting box set up, I'd say chances are pretty good eggs are coming. If no ...
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| two females bonding a little too much | 6/1/2007 |
Q: I know. How would I know how much is too much since I am not a budgie. We have two budgies - one is ...
A: Michelle. I'm sorry I can't be more positive of the sex of the one bird. Watch the bird's ...
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| Help!!!! My budies shredding the wallpaper!! | 6/1/2007 |
Q: I have two budgies one male and one female. The female one keeps shredding the wallpaper and has ...
A: Laura. Are your birds pair-bonded (does the male feed the female beak-to-beak)? Have they recently ...
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| Breeding budgies | 6/1/2007 |
Q: Hey, I want to start breeding budgies, I have a large cage and wanted to know if I can put a pair of ...
A: John. It's great you want to start breeding budgies, but I have to tell you, you have a whole lot ...
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| My Budgie Doesnt Look Rite Also Acts Diff | 5/31/2007 |
Q: Ok, well I've had my budgie swop for about 7-8 years now yes i no she an old girl now, but round ...
A: Katie. I'm sorry, but I'm having a hard time following your post. I'll try to help, but I may ...
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| My budgies are fighting | 5/31/2007 |
Q: I just recently got two budgies. Apparently one of the budgies was a much older female compared to ...
A: Mustafa. You can separate these birds into individual cages until the young one grows up more and ...
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| breeding budgies | 5/30/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Chrys, I am worried that my female budgie is sick . Yesterday morning i saw her ...
A: Cheryl. It could be that your female is about ready to lay eggs, particularly if they have mated ...
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| lump on budgie | 5/30/2007 |
Q: my budgie has picked most of her feathers around by her tail out and there is a lump just underneath ...
A: Forgot something as soon as I hit the send button. This could be an infected/impacted preening ...
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| another egg | 5/30/2007 |
Q: I have 2 pairs of budgies and each have a nest box. They both laid eggs and now most of the chicks ...
A: Amy. Most budgies/keets are very prolific breeders when they get started. If these babies can fly ...
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| How can you tell the gender of 2 budgies | 5/29/2007 |
Q: hey, i just got two birds yesterday and i was wondering how can you tell them what sex their are. ...
A: Rankin. Depending on the feather coloration of the birds, males generally have blue ceres (the cere ...
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| budgies and traveling | 5/29/2007 |
Q: I have a male and female budgie, we are in the process of hatching eggs, 1 hatched and 2 to go. We ...
A: Frankie. I'm sorry, but I don't know the laws for bringing parrots across the Canadian border. ...
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| handfeeding young chick | 5/29/2007 |
Q: .I tried to get to your site and it went somewhere else. And this is the only way I know how to ...
A: Courtney. It is not unusual to lose 1 or 2 babies from a clutch of 6. Being the last eggs to be ...
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| Is my budgie gravid? | 5/29/2007 |
Q: My female budgie has been with my male budgie for a few months. They have a good relationship, they ...
A: Georgina. If your birds aren't getting proper nutrition, do not let them breed until they are on a ...
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| Help! | 5/28/2007 |
Q: i had 6 budgies with me. one(a white budgie) of them died 2 days back and another one(a blue ...
A: Vaibhav. I've never heard of such a thing. I recommend contacting a certified avian vet about ...
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| Is my budgie gravid? | 5/28/2007 |
Q: My female budgie has been with my male budgie for a few months. They have a good relationship, they ...
A: Georgina. Your bird is likely about ready to lay eggs. They don't poop in their nesting boxes, so ...
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| how to heel my birds broken foot | 5/28/2007 |
Q: I have a 6 year old Quaker Parrot and just the other day she flew into the wall for some odd reason, ...
A: Angela. You need to keep your bird's wing flight feathers trimmed so she doesn't fly into a wall or ...
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| Baby budgies | 5/28/2007 |
Q: My two pet budgies recently mated and the female began laying eggs. The first three I found cracked ...
A: Adam. I'm sorry to hear about the male. Sometimes this happens because female budgies can be ...
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| is it ok to have to male budgies together? | 5/28/2007 |
Q: i just got two bugdies and am still unsure what sex either one of them is. one is albino and the ...
A: Nicole. It's OK to keep these birds together as long as they get along with each other. Each ...
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| Budgies mating again | 5/26/2007 |
Q: My budgies are trying to mate, again even though they are still caring for young. How do you get ...
A: Amy. Daddy budgie feeds babies that are out of the nestbox and in the cage. My statement should ...
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| Budgies mating again | 5/26/2007 |
Q: My budgies are trying to mate, again even though they are still caring for young. How do you get ...
A: Amy. The only way to stop mating completely is to separate the birds. A lot of parrots will stop ...
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| Sick birdies plz help! | 5/26/2007 |
Q: I have 4 budgies and one of them is names pete this afternoon i noticed that pete was all puffed up ...
A: Erin. Sorry to hear about your budgies. I recommend you get all of them to a certified avian ...
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| Broken leg? | 5/20/2007 |
Q: lately my budgie has been on one leg and sometimes she stretch's it out. and her personality has ...
A: Tracey. Birds stretch their legs out all the time, so this is normal. They also stand/sleep on one ...
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| BUDGIE FEET LOOK BROKEN OR DAMAGED | 5/20/2007 |
Q: My budgie seems to have injured feet - she can move them slightly but one toe sticks up in the ...
A: Rose. It depends on what the problem is/what's causing the problem. Is it the toe only or the ...
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| Parakeet/Budgie losing it's feathers | 5/19/2007 |
Q: I have an parakeet, about 6 months old. I have him trained to fly around the living room by ...
A: Cassandra. Falling into the tub isn't making the feathers fall out. Birds normally love water and ...
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| Breeding Budgies | 5/19/2007 |
Q: Hey, I am looking at breeding my two budgies which are the only ones together in the cage. They ...
A: Georgia. The age difference isn't a problem. However, your female at 1 year may not be completely ...
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| softfood | 5/19/2007 |
Q: Greetings, I always heard of people saying soaked seed is good for breding pairs.how would ...
A: Ryan. An all-seed diet, whether the seed is soaked or not, is not healthy for birds. I don't know ...
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| raising baby chicks | 5/19/2007 |
Q: my mom and I had parakeets and cockatiel for years and about a month and a half ago she bought a ...
A: Courtney. Congratulations! Visit my website which has much information about parrots and ...
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| first time breeder help | 5/19/2007 |
Q: about a year back I bought a blue male budgie which was 6 months old back then.. thus, it should be ...
A: Nigel. Take the pine shavings out of the nesting box. Budgies don't like anything in the bottom of ...
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| broken beak | 5/13/2007 |
Q: i recently introduced a female budgie into my avairy. she seemed to settle in, and even paired with ...
A: Joe. You need to get this female to a certified avian veterinarian IMMEDIATELY. This bird cannot ...
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| Budgie | 5/13/2007 |
Q: Well, you know the other expert Riley. I just need to ask a question that has been answered. I ...
A: Demy. I'm REALLY confused as to what the question is and who's asking who what here. For the first ...
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| Budgie eggs | 5/12/2007 |
Q: my budgie laid an egg today and sat on it the entire afternoon...now it has left the egg and is not ...
A: Raquel. How do you know another egg has developed inside your female? Just because birds mate ...
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| breeding budgies | 5/12/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Chrys, It is now spring and mating season for birds, my female budgies have been mating ...
A: Cheryl. Sounds like you are doing everything right. If you have any substrate in the bottom of ...
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| budgies | 5/12/2007 |
Q: hi i have had the budgie nest box in the cage for a month now and the girl has not gone in it once ...
A: Panayioti. You'll need to give me more details about your setup with your birds before I can help ...
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| Budgie eggs | 5/12/2007 |
Q: my budgie laid an egg today and sat on it the entire afternoon...now it has left the egg and is not ...
A: Raquel. How old is the baby still in the nesting box? How feathered is this baby? The baby ...
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| breeding budgies | 5/12/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Chrys, It is now spring and mating season for birds, my female budgies have been mating ...
A: Cheryl. Budgies can lay all year round if conditions are right. I'm sure they will breed again ...
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| Sick Baby budgie | 5/6/2007 |
Q: My otherwise happy baby budgie (5 weeks) has since yesterday stopped eating, and is doing the ...
A: KayCee. Your 5-week old baby budgie needs to be seen by a certified avian veterinarian ASAP. Don't ...
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| weird cere abnormality | 5/5/2007 |
Q: I've had my budgie for about 7 years and he had just recently deveolped a strange growth on his ...
A: Jerri. Are you sure this bird is male? Females when in breeding condition have dark brown, ...
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| Pair of budgies fighting but they have been together 2 years... | 5/5/2007 |
Q: They have been together forover two years but suddenly they began fighting...is this hormones? now i ...
A: Mikeala. Sometimes birds that have been housed together for years one day just don't like each ...
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| Hasn't eaten yet. | 4/29/2007 |
Q: I just got 2 parakeets today. The sign in the store had said that they are babies. The last time ...
A: Brooke. It depends. Are these birds weaned? Right now, these birds are stressed out from the ...
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| how old | 4/29/2007 |
Q: how old to let a baby cockatiel get adopted,never had chicks before i am reading books but cannot ...
A: Annie. In most circumstances, a baby cockatiel should be about 8 weeks old. However, age isn't ...
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| worms in my parakeets cage | 4/29/2007 |
Q: I was cleaning out my parakeets cage earlier today and noticed these tiny maggot-like worms (about ...
A: Heather. These could be fly maggots or seed moth maggots. Seeds can contain seed moths, which are ...
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| Taming a Budgie | 4/28/2007 |
Q: I recently aquired a young budgie (6 weeks old I believe). She's relatively aclimatized to my hand ...
A: Erin. If this baby is only 6 weeks old, it is a very young bird. It probably doesn't know what ...
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| why are my birds biting eachother? | 4/28/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure why my parakeets are biting each other. one day, i hear loud rustling and cheeping ...
A: Nataschia. Sounds to me like these 2 birds don't like each other. Are you sure they are male and ...
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| me and my budgie dont get along anymore | 4/28/2007 |
Q: Iv had my budgie since x-mas 2006. i got it for my parents as a gift but they didnt like it. so i ...
A: James. Your budgie's environment changed and this is why he is behaving this way. The bird doesn't ...
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| Worms or mites? | 4/28/2007 |
Q: I have recently discovered that my budgie Tweety has small brown worm things on her feathers i have ...
A: Sandra. Does your bird have access to the outside? Parrots (your budgie is a parrot) don't usually ...
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| Female not laying eggs | 4/22/2007 |
Q: I have a male parakeet about 2 years old and a female about 5 years old. They have been together ...
A: Lisa. If you don't want these birds to breed, take the nesting box down. They don't need a nesting ...
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| Female not laying eggs | 4/21/2007 |
Q: I have a male parakeet about 2 years old and a female about 5 years old. They have been together ...
A: Lisa. You haven't provide much information...I'd need more details in order to help much. Did you ...
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| Budgie Breeding | 4/21/2007 |
Q: I have 3 seperate pairs(in condition) in breeding cages with all the essentials. My Question is ...
A: Dave. Are all your birds in the same cage together? If so, this is a problem. Your pairs should ...
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| first time(wasn't expecting the egg) | 4/21/2007 |
Q: .. one of my birds had dug out all the food and laid an egg in there... is there any way to tell if ...
A: Tyler. Your birds are too young to breed if they are only about 7-8 months old. Keets need to be ...
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| Budgie Breeding | 4/21/2007 |
Q: I have 3 seperate pairs(in condition) in breeding cages with all the essentials. My Question is ...
A: Dave. For copulation to occur, the male and female vents have to "connect" for a minute or so...it ...
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| Budgie hen with too many eggs. | 4/21/2007 |
Q: I have two hens that are nesting. One clutch has 8 and the other 4. In the clutch of 8, 2 have now ...
A: Amy. Yes, I'm following you! Yes, you can VERY CAREFULLY move 1-2 eggs from the clutch of 8 to the ...
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| taming and gender | 4/15/2007 |
Q: I just want to know to tame budgies that are scared of you and not hand trained.I try making them ...
A: Aline. Your birds are scared of you and your hand/fingers because they were not handfed as babies. ...
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| Selling Parakeets | 4/15/2007 |
Q: Our parakeets have just recently layed and eggs and now with the addition of the new baby birds we ...
A: Crystal. You'll need to talk to local pet stores to see if they will buy your birds from you. ...
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| male budgie does not like female budgie but another male budgie | 4/15/2007 |
Q: i started out having two male budgies and they really like playing with each other, but after i put ...
A: Lester. How long has it been that you put the new bird in with the 2 males? If it's only been a ...
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| parakeet breeding | 4/15/2007 |
Q: My male bird courts the female several times but I do not see her laying eggs. Does the female start ...
A: Julio. It depends on where you live and how you have your birds set up. Keets can breed any time ...
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| tumor? | 4/7/2007 |
Q: I took my bird to the vet today because she has a large bulge near her rear end, thinking that maybe ...
A: Jamil. Thanks for posting. You addressed your question to me only, so I'll respond. If you want ...
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| Fluffy bird? | 4/7/2007 |
Q: I have read a lot about breeding birds but have never seen anything on the actual behavior of the ...
A: Amanda. Thanks for posting. Breeding does not necessarily happen in the nesting box. Mating can ...
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| breeding and raising chicks... | 4/7/2007 |
Q: We have 3 Parakeets (2 male, 1 female) in a very large cage. About a month and a half ago our ...
A: Deahanna. You would separate them when they are eating and drinking on their own. Dad does perform ...
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| new budgie | 4/6/2007 |
Q: He was almost tame and very sociable until last night.He has started drooping his head whilst ...
A: Petlover...I'm sorry if I offended you. If you have the money to purchase a pet and feed a pet, ...
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| scaly face mites | 4/6/2007 |
Q: never mind about the symptoms. i am now a 100 percent sure that he has scaly mites. the crust is ...
A: Stanley. Your bird might have something as simple as dried food crusting around its beak. I see ...
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| breeding and raising chicks... | 4/6/2007 |
Q: We have 3 Parakeets (2 male, 1 female) in a very large cage. About a month and a half ago our ...
A: Deahanna. I think I'd wait until the newest babies are weaned from the parents before putting Tika ...
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| breeding budgies | 4/6/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Chrys, I saw one pair of my budgies mating all day yesterday. I followed your advice ...
A: Cheryl. Is the first bird about ready to lay an egg? I'm not sure about the neck ...
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| scaly face mites | 4/5/2007 |
Q: never mind about the symptoms. i am now a 100 percent sure that he has scaly mites. the crust is ...
A: Stanley. If you bird has scaly face mites, you need to get prescription medication from a certified ...
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| scaly face mites | 4/5/2007 |
Q: i have somehow ran into the info facts about them and remembered one little spot that my parakeet ...
A: Stanley. Thanks for posting! Scaly face mites bury under the skin on the bird's legs, feet, and ...
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| budgie babies and eggs | 4/5/2007 |
Q: My budgie female has 2 babies 1 thats 10 days and one about 8 days shes feeding them and taking care ...
A: Bryan. Thanks for posting! Yes, it's OK. Usually, the parents don't go to nest again until the ...
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| my budgie is sick -- need help | 4/4/2007 |
Q: my budgie's stomach is really swollen and has lost it's feathers under there. It has happened a few ...
A: Billy. Thanks for posting! Is it her stomach or her vent or crop that's swollen? What type of ...
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| birds sudden death | 4/4/2007 |
Q: we just lost 4 birds in less than half an hour 3 were budgies and 1 canary ,fast breathing than ...
A: Ray. Thanks for posting! Sorry to hear about this. Normally, when this many birds pass away at ...
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| breeding budgies | 4/4/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Chrys, I saw one pair of my budgies mating all day yesterday. I followed your advice ...
A: Cheryl. If you handfeed these babies, you should handfeed them with baby parrot handfeeding formula ...
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| breeding and raising chicks... | 4/4/2007 |
Q: We have 3 Parakeets (2 male, 1 female) in a very large cage. About a month and a half ago our ...
A: Deahanna. Thanks for posting! I wouldn't be so worried about Tika bothering the chicks as I would ...
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| why aren't my budgies breeding? | 4/4/2007 |
Q: 6 altogether. I've had no luck so far and i want to know what i'm doing wrong. I have a single pair ...
A: Frank. Thanks for posting! 1. Your budgies DO NOT need grit. Grit is only necessary for birds ...
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| Budgie under distress | 4/3/2007 |
Q: My cat keeps going after the birds cage and trying to jump on the cage. I came home today and the ...
A: Lorie. Your bird must be injured or under EXTREME stress, perhaps in shock. Shock can kill fast. ...
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| Here we go again; male or female? :) | 4/3/2007 |
Q: My (supposedly - acc to seller) Male budgie is now 1,5yrs old and never did develop that typical ...
A: Katja. Thanks for posting! Sounds to me like you have their sexes reversed. The bird with the ...
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| Taming | 4/3/2007 |
Q: I just want to ask you about taming budgies.I have two budgies that are not hand trained. I've been ...
A: Aline. Thanks for posting! If you've scared your birds of your hands, you've got a lot of making ...
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| baby budgies | 4/3/2007 |
Q: I started with 2 budgies..now have 12 plus 3 more babies. The only difference with this last 3... ...
A: Rona. I don't know for sure that nutrition is the problem. However, poor nutrition contributes ...
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| Budgie under distress | 4/3/2007 |
Q: My cat keeps going after the birds cage and trying to jump on the cage. I came home today and the ...
A: Lorie. Thanks for posting! YES, your bird is under much stress! Cats are natural predators to ...
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| breeding budgies | 4/2/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Chrys, I saw one pair of my budgies mating all day yesterday. I followed your advice ...
A: Cheryl. Thanks for posting! You don't need to do anything. The birds will do the rest. They may ...
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| Budgie Eggs | 4/2/2007 |
Q: My female laid three eggs and one of them hatched. She stays in the mating box a lot, but when she ...
A: Gwendolyn. Thanks for posting! No, definitely don't separate them. The male is telling the female ...
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| baby budgies | 4/2/2007 |
Q: I started with 2 budgies..now have 12 plus 3 more babies. The only difference with this last 3... ...
A: H again, Rona. Are there other birds besides the mom and dad in the same cage with these birds and ...
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| budgie eggs | 4/1/2007 |
Q: our female budgie now has 5 eggs. She cleared the paper on the bottom of the cage and is on the ...
A: Patty. It's pretty obvious you're a new bird owner! The eggs are either fertile or not when they ...
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| baby budgies | 4/1/2007 |
Q: I started with 2 budgies..now have 12 plus 3 more babies. The only difference with this last 3... ...
A: Rona. Thanks for posting! Are the parents plucking the babies? If not, then they could have some ...
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| grieving parakeet | 4/1/2007 |
Q: My parakeet just died and the other is grieving. Will buying a new one help make him feel better? He ...
A: Jessica. Thanks for posting! I'm sorry to hear about your loss. How long ago did your keet pass ...
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| budgie eggs | 4/1/2007 |
Q: our female budgie now has 5 eggs. She cleared the paper on the bottom of the cage and is on the ...
A: Patty. Thanks for posting! Budgies don't build nests...they lay their eggs in a nesting box. They ...
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| ??? | 3/31/2007 |
Q: I have a male and female budgie that have had 4 babies in November, 4 babies in Feb. and she just ...
A: Laurie. Thanks for posting! Are they laying eggs in a nesting box or on the cage bottom? If in a ...
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| follow up | 3/31/2007 |
Q: However, i have another question, i notice for over a week now one of my female is always setting in ...
A: Cheryl. Thanks for posting! Are you sure you asked me a question...I can't seem to find previous ...
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| parakeet | 3/31/2007 |
Q: I've had my pet budgie for around 5-6 years now, and recently she's been very affectionate. Hasn't ...
A: Maya. Thanks for posting! It's perfectly normal for a female keet to lay eggs without a male bird ...
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| Parakeet ill? | 3/31/2007 |
Q: I have two male parakeets and I have noticed that recently they have begun to sit fluffed-out for ...
A: Andrea. Thanks for posting! What you describe is a sign of possible illness. Do your birds ...
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| died | 3/30/2007 |
Q: Our female budgie (approx. 14months)laid 1 egg yesterday and 1 egg this morning. Male budgie would ...
A: Siara. Thanks for posting! I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Male budgies are not supposed to ...
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| budgies q | 3/30/2007 |
Q: heyy, ok ive had my budgie Nicki for almost a year and she is half trained and friendly when she ...
A: Maple. Thanks for posting! You know your bird better than anyone else does...if you think your ...
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| I have a new bugie | 3/30/2007 |
Q: 1. How much does a budgie drink or how much should it drink? 2.How do they sleep and how long for? ...
A: Farzana. How old is your bird? If it's still a young baby bird and if it hasn't settled down yet ...
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| Credentials | 3/30/2007 |
Q: I was wondering what your 2 year degree is in. I am 30 years old looking for a career change. I ...
A: Jennifer. Thanks for posting! My education is in business. I've acquired my knowledge of parrots ...
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| HELP! Hen bullying the Cock | 3/29/2007 |
Q: Its Anna here, i asked a question the other day "what can i do to incourage my birds to breed" Well ...
A: Anna. I really don't recommend you add any more birds to your flock until you learn more about them ...
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| HELP! Hen bullying the Cock | 3/29/2007 |
Q: Its Anna here, i asked a question the other day "what can i do to incourage my birds to breed" Well ...
A: Anna. If Pie is her bonded mate, she shouldn't be mean to him, but, yes, hormones could be giving ...
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| I have a new bugie | 3/28/2007 |
Q: 1. How much does a budgie drink or how much should it drink? 2.How do they sleep and how long for? ...
A: Farzana. I'm not sure what you mean by "confident." Do you mean tame? If you've only had your ...
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| eggs! | 3/28/2007 |
Q: my budgie has a mate and shes recently laid around 9 eggs, so far 2 have hatched and id like to know ...
A: Lala. Thanks for posting! If you are not going to handfeed these babies, then the parents will ...
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| is it true | 3/28/2007 |
Q: is it true that if you have a pair of english budgies that have been together for a long time(about ...
A: Nancy. Thanks for posting! Why would you want/need to separate them? Birds usually mate for life ...
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| parakeet | 3/28/2007 |
Q: Ok well this is a pretty complicated story and question. Well I used to have four parakeets, 2 males ...
A: Arooba. Thanks for posting! There are so many things wrong with your situation! You REALLY need ...
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| How to get my keet to like me and what's wrong with her? | 3/28/2007 |
Q: I'm worried about my little keet for she sleeps with her head tucked under her hump(in research I ...
A: Jackeline. Thanks for posting! Sometimes when a bird closes its eyes like you describe, the bird ...
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| parakeet to parakeet socialization | 3/27/2007 |
Q: My mom (80 yrs old) had 2 parakeets, Verde and Azul, for 5 years. Azul died a week ago and my mom ...
A: Susan. Thanks for posting! You really should not introduce a new bird to an existing bird without ...
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| breeding budgies | 3/27/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Chrys, I have some questions that i need some help with. I have two pairs of budgies ...
A: Cheryl. Thanks for posting! Remove any substrate from the nesting boxes. They don't want anything ...
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| I have a new bugie | 3/27/2007 |
Q: 1. How much does a budgie drink or how much should it drink? 2.How do they sleep and how long for? ...
A: Farzana. Thanks for posting! 1. I don't really know exactly how much a budgie drinks every day. ...
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| Eggs | 3/27/2007 |
Q: My Albino Budgie laid seven eggs. Four of them hatched. The first one is now about two weeks old ...
A: Zachary. Thanks for posting! Where's daddy budgie during all of this? He needs to be in with the ...
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| HELP! Hen bullying the Cock | 3/26/2007 |
Q: Its Anna here, i asked a question the other day "what can i do to incourage my birds to breed" Well ...
A: Anna. Sometimes birds "fall out of love" and we have to separate them. We can't force birds to ...
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| HELP! Hen bullying the Cock | 3/26/2007 |
Q: Its Anna here, i asked a question the other day "what can i do to incourage my birds to breed" Well ...
A: Anna. You need to give your birds some time! Things don't happen overnight, especially when it ...
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| Breeding my budgie and gender telling... | 3/26/2007 |
Q: I was thinking of breeding my budgie, but I need to know what you need and what you do. I am pretty ...
A: Bridget. Thanks for posting! You are correct in your information on how to sex budgies. You can't ...
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| budgie sex telling | 3/25/2007 |
Q: i have 2 budgies and one of them is a male because i can tell by the cere but im not sure about my ...
A: Lizzie. Thanks for posting! Are you sure your bird is an albino? Albino's have red eyes. If your ...
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| I think my budgy might be hurt | 3/25/2007 |
Q: my budgie is probably about 5 months old. A few weeks ago he was flying around like crazy and ...
A: Carrie. Thanks for posting! This is exactly why bird owners need to keep their bird's flight ...
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| two tame budgies? | 3/25/2007 |
Q: I was wondering if I buy two young 6-9 week old baby budgies parent raised and keep there wings ...
A: Tara. If these babies were not handfed by the breeder, they are likely not tame. Parent raised ...
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| new baby budgies- color/gender/eyes | 3/25/2007 |
Q: my budgies, sophie (f) and sunshine (m), laid eggs that hatched last week. today they're 7,6,and 5 ...
A: Luna. Thanks for posting! You won't be able to sex the babies until they are 3-4 months of age or ...
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| eating too much | 3/24/2007 |
Q: my parakeets are eating just too much! they are getting really fat! is there any way to make them ...
A: Katelyn. This happens when you feed seed. Seed is high in fat and low in nutrition. You need to ...
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| single budgie | 3/23/2007 |
Q: I've already got lovebirds and there nice and freidnly and will sit on my shoulder. I was wondering ...
A: No name??? Yes, you can have just one budgie. However, since you have lovebirds, and since birds ...
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| What can i do to incourage my budgies to breed? | 3/23/2007 |
Q: Id like some ideas of things i could do to incourage my budgies to breed! Ive owned many budgies ...
A: One other thing, Anna. Once you have your birds switched over to a better diet and you want them to ...
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| What can i do to incourage my budgies to breed? | 3/23/2007 |
Q: Id like some ideas of things i could do to incourage my budgies to breed! Ive owned many budgies ...
A: Anna. Thanks for posting! I need more information from you in order to assess the situation. ...
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| not well budgie | 3/22/2007 |
Q: i have a 4 month old budgie, 2 days ago casper was very sleepy , so yesterday i took him to a bird ...
A: Brad. Thanks for posting! You haven't provided enough information for me to attempt to figure out ...
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| budgies | 3/22/2007 |
Q: Can I put finches with budgies together in a cage?
A: Sharon. Thanks for posting! I wouldn't recommend it unless the cage is large enough and you can ...
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| Possible broken leg?? | 3/21/2007 |
Q: I was just getting ready to clip my budgies' nails when i noticed her leg was sticking out and she ...
A: Trevor. Thanks for posting! I don't know what you mean by "her leg was sticking out." If the leg ...
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| Budgie obsessed with mirror | 3/21/2007 |
Q: I have raised many parakeets in my long life and I know each has its own peculiarities. My latest ...
A: Richard. Thanks for posting! Your budgie thinks the bird in the mirror is real and he has taken ...
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| Budgie eggs | 3/21/2007 |
Q: my budgie laid an egg today and sat on it the entire afternoon...now it has left the egg and is not ...
A: Raquel. Once the eggs are in the nesting box, don't touch them. Cleaning isn't necessary at this ...
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| HELP | 3/21/2007 |
Q: I have two parakeets I got for Christmas. They are still scared of me but I'm working on that. When ...
A: KeAra. Thanks for posting! YIKES! A ceiling fan that is turned on is a MAJOR hazard for your ...
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| egg | 3/21/2007 |
Q: I have had a female budgie (named Nimbus) for at least 6 years. I had a male before but the never ...
A: Megan-Mae. Is this the same bird you wrote to me about on 20 March or are these different budgies? ...
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| My budgies leg is discolored | 3/20/2007 |
Q: I have a budgie that is a little over 2 years. The other day I noticed he wasn't using his one leg ...
A: Helen. Thanks for posting! If your budgies leg is broken, you should be able to tell by just ...
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| eggz | 3/20/2007 |
Q: , this morning I woke up to find that one of my parakeets laid an egg. I'm still a bit confussed ...
A: Megan-Mae. Thanks for posting! Let's sex your birds first. You sex a keet by the color of the ...
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| Budgie eggs | 3/20/2007 |
Q: my budgie laid an egg today and sat on it the entire afternoon...now it has left the egg and is not ...
A: Raquel. No, no problem. Budgies, as well as most other parrots, don't usually start incubating ...
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| lump | 3/19/2007 |
Q: my female budgie seems otherwise healthy but has a weird lump in the side of her neck, what is it ...
A: Bella. Thanks for posting! You need to get your bird to an avian veterinarian ASAP for an ...
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| 2 birds spontaniously fighting. | 3/19/2007 |
Q: I have had two parakeets for about 4 months. They have been great together. It was normal to see ...
A: Lydia. Thanks for posting! How old are these birds? Do you know their sexes? What type of diet ...
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| parakeet feather plucking | 3/18/2007 |
Q: I have an albino female parakeet that I raised and one day she just started plucking out her ...
A: Matt. The plucking could be diet related. Seed is high in fat and low in nutritional value, thus, ...
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| re: budgie | 3/18/2007 |
Q: I do have a vet, and I am going to take my budgie tomorrow, but I wanted to know if you can shed ...
A: Sherry. Thanks for posting! Is your bird bonded to a toy or other object in her cage (they don't ...
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| parakeet feather plucking | 3/17/2007 |
Q: I have an albino female parakeet that I raised and one day she just started plucking out her ...
A: Matt. Thanks for posting! How old is your bird? What kind of diet is she on? Does she bathe on ...
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| budgie eggs | 3/14/2007 |
Q: My pair of budgie layed 5 eggs 21 days ago i know it 18 are they good. When i checked todday i saw ...
A: Brian. Thanks for posting! Since eggs are laid every other day, and will hatch in the same order ...
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| baby budgies | 3/14/2007 |
Q: Chrys, how are u? Yes, i knew they have to bob like that to eat and the smaller one will do that ...
A: Krystal. When babies learn to fly (fledge), they would rather fly than eat. However, you must make ...
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| baby budgies | 3/13/2007 |
Q: Oh Yeah one more thing Chrys: I have been holding them down to eat because I cant get them to stay ...
A: It's me again, Krystal. I remembered something I wanted to be sure you knew about. Baby parrots ...
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| baby budgies | 3/13/2007 |
Q: this helps alot! The babies seem to be doing so much better now that they are in with their parents. ...
A: Krystal. If the parents aren't feeding the babies, it doesn't do them any good being with them. If ...
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| baby budgies | 3/13/2007 |
Q: I have been worried sick The older baby is 4.5 weeks old and the younger one is almost 4 weeks old. ...
A: Krystal. I know how you feel, Krystal. I've had many sleepless days and nights in my many years of ...
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| baby budgies | 3/13/2007 |
Q: I have written to you a couple of different times regarding my baby parakeets. I ended up with 3 ...
A: Krystal. If the handfeeding formula isn't 102-104 degrees F when FED TO THEM, the babies will not ...
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| black dots | 3/12/2007 |
Q: o thats what you were talking about my keet is actually 3 years old so i doubt it if its about his ...
A: Katelyn. I don't know what these black dots could be based on the information you've provided. ...
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| chewing | 3/12/2007 |
Q: I have a female parakeet 1year old. She chews on everything which I know is normal for keets, I ...
A: Dee. Thanks for posting! Yes, parrots love to chew on things! Have you tried different types of ...
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| black dots | 3/12/2007 |
Q: We just talked about the black dots. there are no bleeding anywhere and the black dots are on his ...
A: Katelyn. I don't think you just talked with me about the black dots (there's more than 1 expert on ...
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| black dots | 3/11/2007 |
Q: i have a male parakeet and one day there were balck dots on his head. i thought they were mites and ...
A: Katelyn. You'll have to describe these black dots better. Do they appear to be something in the ...
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| eggs | 3/11/2007 |
Q: i have an aviary with around 15 budgies in eggs have been layed in the boxes but they have thrown ...
A: Darren. Thanks for posting! Aviary breeding budgies most always doesn't work. If you want to ...
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| eggs/breeding | 3/10/2007 |
Q: My female is about 3 years old and the male is about 2 years old. They have never laid eggs before. ...
A: Sacha. The problems you are running into are exactly the reason why bird owners shouldn't allow ...
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| eggs/breeding | 3/10/2007 |
Q: I believe we talked before about my budgies and their eggs. Well it turns out, none of the 5 eggs ...
A: Sacha. One egg may have been fertile to begin with, but many things can happen during development. ...
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| eggs | 3/10/2007 |
Q: She'll abandon them? But how long does that take? MarkHello, My female budgie is about 4 yrs old ...
A: Mark. I don't know...it depends on the bird. Some budgies will abandon their eggs within 2 weeks, ...
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| Im so worried!!! | 3/9/2007 |
Q: I just got my two parakeets and they are so scare of me that they hop around the cage like crazy!!! ...
A: Xee. Thanks for posting! Obviously, you bought 2 untame parakeets. If you wanted tame birds, why ...
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| Bird paretkeet | 3/9/2007 |
Q: one day i saw my bird just fall to the floor. When i looked closely i say that she couldn't walk on ...
A: Florijan. Thanks for posting! I don't know if your bird will be OK or not...I need more details ...
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| eggs | 3/9/2007 |
Q: My female budgie is about 4 yrs old and her mate died about 2 months ago...it was very sad but she ...
A: Mark. Thanks for posting! You should leave the 5 eggs she is currently incubating right where they ...
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| hatchlings | 3/6/2007 |
Q: Chyrs, thanks so much for your prompt response. I guess the problem could be the diet, though I ...
A: BK. Yes, the process is the same for all parrots. I've used Zupreem fruit blend pellets for ...
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| hatchlings | 3/5/2007 |
Q: My parakeet laid 6 eggs, of which 3 were fertile. The three that hatched, seemed fine at first. ...
A: Pilar. Thanks for posting! What you really need to do is remove the oldest from the parents ...
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| cutting nails | 3/5/2007 |
Q: how do i go about cutting my budgies nails as they are getting very long. without going to a ...
A: Bev. Thanks for posting! If you've ever trimmed a dog or cat's toenails, it's the same procedure. ...
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| belated budgies | 3/5/2007 |
Q: Ok well the first egg was laid on the 12th of February, then next on the 14th, the next on the 16th, ...
A: Sacha. You just remove the infertile or unhatched egg(s) from the nesting box and throw them away. ...
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| belated budgies | 3/4/2007 |
Q: My budgie laid five eggs a while ago, and the first one was suppose to hatch a while ago. In fact, ...
A: Sacha. Thanks for posting! You start counting the days to hatching when the female begins ...
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| fighting | 3/4/2007 |
Q: i was just wondering i got 9 budgies outside in an avairy and all of a sudden today theyve been ...
A: Meg. Thanks for posting! How many nesting boxex do you have in the aviary? You would need to have ...
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| sick parakeet | 3/3/2007 |
Q: I have two parakeets, a male and female. The female I believe to be around 7 years old. Since at ...
A: Lohana. Thanks for posting. Your keet has symptoms of being ill. You need to get this bird to a ...
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| english budgie eggs | 3/3/2007 |
Q: I have a 2 pairs of eglish budgies, in different cages. My older pair has eggs right now and she has ...
A: Brian. Thanks for posting! Yes, you can put any new eggs from the other pair in with the pair that ...
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| Cuttle Bone | 3/2/2007 |
Q: My bird bloo, is sooo attached to me. We are like....well sisters! She plays with everything in her ...
A: Hannah. Thanks for posting! Cuttlebone isn't used for keeping a bird's beak trimmed down. ...
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| My birds had babys! But I dont want to hand feed! | 2/26/2007 |
Q: I had 2 birds then they layed 3 eggs (more but they died)and know the brother and 1 of the sisters ...
A: Lexie. Thanks for posting! Handfeeding allows the baby birds to imprint to humans, thus, allowing ...
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| lumps | 2/24/2007 |
Q: my budgie has a swelling between his legs, like a sack of fluid,we took him to vet who say they ...
A: Meg. Is this vet you took your bird to an avian veterinarian? If the vet is a cat/dog vet, they ...
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| Frightened bird | 2/24/2007 |
Q: I've had this bird since Christmas. And no, I do not have any other birds besides for this one. ...
A: Jamie. You'll need to try and build trust as you work with your bird. First, just open the cage ...
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| Behavior in female | 2/24/2007 |
Q: They are approximately 7 to 9 months old. I got them from the store last september. I have noticed ...
A: Craig. No! Putting up a nesting box would be a que to your birds to go to nest. Your birds are ...
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| Swelling | 2/23/2007 |
Q: There's a swelling between the legs of budgie. It's a swollen lump, and it seems to smell also. ...
A: Lin. Thanks for posting! I'm not an avian vet, so if your avian veterinarian (hopefully, you took ...
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| Behavior in female | 2/23/2007 |
Q: I have one male and one female budgie. They are both very active and quite alot of fun to watch. ...
A: Craig. Thanks for posting! Sounds like she might be getting ready to nest and lay egg(s). Are ...
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| Frightened bird | 2/23/2007 |
Q: I did what I now look at as a very ignorant thing. I followed someone else's advice on how to tame a ...
A: Jamie. Thanks for posting! Yes, you've scared your bird! What's more important, you've lost any ...
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| Eggs | 2/23/2007 |
Q: I was just wondering how long it takes for an egg to hatch. My budgie has laid five eggs, all on ...
A: Meg. Thanks for posting! It takes about 18 days from the date the female starts incubating the ...
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| sores on foot | 2/22/2007 |
Q: at one time I did use the sand covered perch until this problem developed. No blood/pus/injury. No ...
A: Laurie. It might take a week or 2 to heal if there's no infection, pus, etc. I'd recommend keeping ...
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| African Greys | 2/22/2007 |
Q: I have african grey eggs, I am trying to incubate them myself but yet I can not find information on ...
A: Matt. Thanks for posting! Your incubator should have come with instructions on all of this. Here ...
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| Albino Budgie | 2/22/2007 |
Q: I just got an albino budgie and I was wondering, can they see good with those red eyes? Do they see ...
A: Meg. Thanks for posting! The albino parrots I've had/seen seem to see very well with their red ...
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| sores on foot | 2/22/2007 |
Q: my 10 year old budgie has developed a sore on the bottom of one of his feet. I have tied everything ...
A: Laurie. Thanks for posting! What would cause your budgie to develop a sore on the bottom of one of ...
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| Taming my older budgie | 2/21/2007 |
Q: I've owned my budgie for about 9 months now. I don't think she (I think) came out of her cage with ...
A: James. Male budgies have blue ceres (the area above the beak); females have white/brown/beige/tan. ...
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| Taming my older budgie | 2/20/2007 |
Q: I have a problem with my budgie: She refuses to come out of her cage. Every time I put my hand ...
A: James. Thanks for posting! How long have you owned this bird? Did the bird come out of it's cage ...
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| Feces Question | 2/19/2007 |
Q: I am a veterinary technician in Aurora, CO and we just had a client come with with her bird ...
A: Sam. Thanks for posting! It's called coprophagia. The reasons why birds eat their own feces is ...
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| mybugie relation | 2/19/2007 |
Q: sorry to intruped u but my second question about the relation of my only 2 budgies male and ...
A: Omar. You must have asked your second question of someone else because this is the first time ...
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| behavior | 2/19/2007 |
Q: i have male and female budgie from 1 year ,and i have realise that the female is doing a weard ...
A: Omar. Thanks for posting! A bird will move their neck like you describe and open their mouth like ...
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| ADHD? | 2/19/2007 |
Q: Can a parakeet have ADHD? cause my parakeet Ozzie, cannot sit still and squawks like crazy! its ...
A: Hannah. Thanks for posting! I've never heard nor read anything that says a parrot can have ADHD. ...
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| budgies won't sit on the eggs | 2/15/2007 |
Q: I'm going away for a short 2-night holiday. It seems, that "rocky" is a female, she seems to be ...
A: Nad. You SHOULD NOT leave your birds alone while you go off for 2 days, especially with the cage ...
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| baby parakeets | 2/15/2007 |
Q: i am hand raising a baby parakeet and I am kind of worried about the droppings. they are not runny ...
A: Melicia. Thanks for posting! A bird's urine is part of their dropping...this is why their ...
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| nesting box | 2/14/2007 |
Q: what does a nesting box consist of. can I use a small tissue box does it have to be wooden and a ...
A: Virgina. The books are most likely outdated. You'd be wise to visit my website for information if ...
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| Nesting | 2/14/2007 |
Q: My budgie just layed an egg yesterday and she sits on it allllll night and most of the day. But she ...
A: Meg. Thanks for posting! The egg will be fine. The female knows how long she can be off her ...
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| illness | 2/14/2007 |
Q: my budgies name is James Blunt and i have been a bit worried lately about him. First thing in the ...
A: Sacha. Thanks for posting! Don't use cotton wool with salt water on the eyes...the salt will burn. ...
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| food | 2/13/2007 |
Q: MY BIRDS WONT EAT THEY NEW FOOD I GIVE THEY I USED TO GIVE THEM BIRD SEEDS AND NOW I GIVE THEM FOOD ...
A: Alex. Thanks for posting! If your birds have never seen the new food before, they won't eat it ...
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| egg laying | 2/13/2007 |
Q: how soon will my bird lay another egg after the first one. it's been over 18 hrs.
A: Virginia. Thanks for posting! Most parrots lay an egg every other day when they are laying eggs. ...
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| Parakeet parasites? | 2/13/2007 |
Q: Kate. Thanks for posting! What I believe you are describing are not parasites on your birds. They ...
A: Kate. No, they can't change sex! However, if the cere is changing color, are you sure your birds ...
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| seizure | 2/13/2007 |
Q: Our male budgie, about 4 yrs. old, seemed to have what appeared to be a seizure today. He suddenly ...
A: Meg. Thanks for posting! You need to have this bird evaluated by an avian veterinarian ASAP. When ...
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| Clipped wings. | 2/12/2007 |
Q: I have talked to you previously about my bird. You said that I shouldn't work with it inside the ...
A: Jamie. Thanks for posting! If you can't/don't want to clip your birds flight feathers, you'll need ...
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| nesting box | 2/12/2007 |
Q: what does a nesting box consist of. can I use a small tissue box does it have to be wooden and a ...
A: Virginia. Thanks for posting! A nesting box is a wooden, metal, plastic or other type of box with ...
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| MY BUDGIE | 2/12/2007 |
Q: My budgie is 8months old. 2 days ago she was attacked by a dog. We got to her and she was distress ...
A: Jo-Anne. Thanks for posting! This incident tramatized your bird severely. This is why she is not ...
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| My parakeet. | 2/11/2007 |
Q: How can I get the bird to come out of its cage so that I can work with it? Also, what kinds of ...
A: Jamie. I'm sorry...I assumed it was coming out of it's cage if s/he was previously sitting on your ...
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| My parakeet. | 2/11/2007 |
Q: my name is Jamie. I received a parakeet for Christmas. At first I let it get used to its new ...
A: Jamie. Thanks for posting! What happened was when you went back to school after Christmas, you ...
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| Medicating a budgie | 2/10/2007 |
Q: you were right,she was regrutiating to me because she was lonely when her mate died. So we got her ...
A: Morana. Any medicine can kill or cause serious problems if not given in the correct dosage for the ...
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| budgies won't sit on the eggs | 2/10/2007 |
Q: ah yes, the birds are 1 year old, and yes there's the other bird, its prollie a male "rocky"...yah, ...
A: Nad. I recommend you remove the hay from inside the nesting box...budgies don't like substrate in ...
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| budgies won't sit on the eggs | 2/9/2007 |
Q: my budgies won't sit on the eggs, rite now ive only have 2 eggs. so, should i incubate it or just ...
A: Nad. Thanks for posting! How old are your birds? I need more details about what's going on in ...
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| huge droppings | 2/9/2007 |
Q: my female layed eggs with a mate and a couple hatched. since then, shes been having HUGE droppings. ...
A: Meg. Thanks for posting! Most likely she has huge droppings because she's spending all/most of her ...
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| baby out?!?! | 2/9/2007 |
Q: yes, they are still feeding the baby they kicked out. and no, there is just the parents and the ...
A: Katelyn. I think I've misunderstood you. If the baby is old enough, the daddy will coax the baby ...
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| Parakeet parasites? | 2/8/2007 |
Q: Kate. Thanks for posting! What I believe you are describing are not parasites on your birds. They ...
A: Kate. How old are your keets? Are you sure you have a male/female pair? Are they pair-bonded, ...
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| baby out?!?! | 2/8/2007 |
Q: my parakeets mated and layed 3 eggs. 2 hatched so far. when they started to grow feathers, they ...
A: Katelyn. Are you asking why did they kick the eggs out or why did they kick the baby out? Your ...
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| Eggs And Nesting | 2/7/2007 |
Q: My bird and her mate have been really nice to each other ever since I provided a nesting box. My ...
A: Megan. Thanks for posting! You need to take whatever you've put inside the nesting box out. ...
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| cant train | 2/6/2007 |
Q: i have 5 parakeets and one of the parakeets i seperated him to another cage because the others are ...
A: Katelyn. You can't make the bird stop flying away from you unless his wing flight feathers are ...
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| opening cage door | 2/6/2007 |
Q: i cant afford another cage for my parakeets. i provided them with 2 toys. is it enough for them?hi! ...
A: Katelyn. Evidently, they aren't interested in the toys you provided. If they are trying to get out ...
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| Breeding Budgies | 2/6/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Chrys, I have some very sad news. Burgulars broke into our home on Saturday night they ...
A: Sorry to hear about your break in and the loss of your birds. I hope everyone in your family is OK. ...
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| PARAKEET'S FOOT IS HURT BAD | 2/6/2007 |
Q: MY PARAKEET HAD A STRING CUTTING INTO HER TOE AND I HAD TRIED TO TAKE HER TO THE VET BEFORE BUT THEY ...
A: Jennifer. Thanks for posting! The foot/toe isn't dead yet...when/if it turns black, the toe has ...
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| opening cage door | 2/6/2007 |
Q: i couldnt write on the same one i did last time. computers broken. anyway, i didnt cut theur wings ...
A: Katelyn. I don't know for sure that you need to do anything to "make them feel better." Since they ...
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| hello | 2/5/2007 |
Q: yes my female parakeet is going in the box the male is also feeding the female how long does it ...
A: Virgie. There is no set time. They will mate and lay eggs when/if they are satisfied with the ...
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| Parakeet parasites? | 2/5/2007 |
Q: The male is slightly older and seems to be getting thinner! I worry b/c I found some whitish worms ...
A: Kate. Thanks for posting! What I believe you are describing are not parasites on your birds. They ...
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| breeding parakeets | 2/5/2007 |
Q: how can i tell when parakeets are ready to breed. i already have a breeding box i have had my ...
A: Virgie. Thanks for posting! First, you need to ensure you have a male/female pair of birds. ...
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| Budgie eggs | 2/4/2007 |
Q: The bird on the nests color above beak is brown and the other one's is blue. 2 of the eggs have been ...
A: Amber. So, she didn't lay all 4 around the same time...she should have laid 1 egg every other day. ...
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| budgie fluffed up | 2/4/2007 |
Q: Ok will seek a avairian vet. Whilst watching him today he spends about 10 mins sleeping then 5-10 ...
A: James. I don't know for sure that your budgie is sick. However, s/he is showing some typical signs ...
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| Budgie eggs | 2/4/2007 |
Q: We have What I think is a male and a female bird, she has laid four eggs on the bottom of the cage ...
A: Amber. Thanks for posting! The first thing you need to do is figure out the sexes of your birds! ...
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| budgie fluffed up | 2/4/2007 |
Q: Lately he's been fluffed up, shivering and sleeps with head round in his wing most of time but then ...
A: James. Thanks for posting. Well, it sounds like your budgie could be having respiratory problems ...
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| Parakeets | 1/26/2007 |
Q: I was wondering whats the best kind of parakeet feed? Is Kaytee Fusion a good choice?
A: Vanessa. Thanks for posting! I'm not familiar with Kaytee Fusion seed, so I can't comment. All ...
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| help! | 1/25/2007 |
Q: i seperated the other male so it wont get hurt by the male. i have in that cage a nestbox, one toy,2 ...
A: Katelyn, Birds aren't afraid of the dark, however, they can be startled by noises, lights, ...
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| more than one parakeet | 1/24/2007 |
Q: If you have a pet parakeet that has been hand-raised, is tame and talking and then you introduce a ...
A: Michelle. Thanks for posting! It depends on the individual birds. However, birds do prefer other ...
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| EATING STRING | 1/23/2007 |
Q: ONE OF MY MALE AND FEMALE LAYED EGGS AND THE MALE KEEPS ON EATING A LITTLE FOOD, THEN BITING ON THE ...
A: Katelyn, Your bird is not swallowing string. The string is going somewhere, but I assure you, your ...
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| Breeding Budgies | 1/22/2007 |
Q: Good Morning Chrys, Do you know why my budgies, well not all of them are eating the newspaper that ...
A: Cheryl. Are they actually eating and swallowing it or just tearing it up (if they are just tearing ...
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| Breeding Budgies | 1/21/2007 |
Q: i just needed to know if my budgies can get ripe oranges or bananas. And do you think it is a must ...
A: Cheryl. If you can get them to eat oranges and bananas, go for it. I've never found my keets to be ...
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| Budgie has formed a lump | 1/21/2007 |
Q: Our budgie has developed a lump around the neck, below his beak. The lump is itchy and growing. He ...
A: Jane. If you are feeding your bird any type of grit or gravel, STOP doing so right away. Parrots ...
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| budgies | 1/20/2007 |
Q: i have two pairs of budgies 1 green and 1 blue and there are in the same cage the green have aready ...
A: Anomus. Thanks for posting! I recommend you separate your pairs into individual breeding cages and ...
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| huh? | 1/20/2007 |
Q: yes, they are parakeets. i think she got hurt coz there was blood in the nestbox(a little on the ...
A: Katelyn. Congrats on 1 hatching! You need to separate your birds (put paired up birds together ...
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| Budgie has formed a lump | 1/19/2007 |
Q: Our budgie has developed a lump around the neck, below his beak. The lump is itchy and growing. He ...
A: Jane. Thanks for posting! I don't know what the lump is and whether you can treat it. Have you ...
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| does my budgie like me? | 1/19/2007 |
Q: i have a budgie and i was wondering if she likes me.i would put my hand in the cage and she would ...
A: Sarah. Thanks for posting! Are you the same Sarah I've communicated with previously regarding ...
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| Breeding Budgies | 1/19/2007 |
Q: Morning Chrys, i have a question. I tried breeding my budgies in the latter part of last year but ...
A: Cheryl. Thanks for posting! You should separate the pair now into the breeding cage. Breeding ...
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| huh? | 1/19/2007 |
Q: well, i was coming home from work, and i look at cage. my eyes were wide opened! one of my females ...
A: Katelyn, Do you know how the bird's leg got broken? Is this why the bird died or do you know? If ...
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| baby formula | 1/18/2007 |
Q: im just wondering, do u know where to buy or to make baby formula?
A: Katelyn. Yes. You can buy baby parrot handfeeding formula at most pet shops that cater to birds ...
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| Budgie cere dry | 1/13/2007 |
Q: I have a budgie named Chumby A.K.A Chumbawumba he is about 7 months old and is molting has spike ...
A: Bobbie. Thanks for posting! Your budgie's cere is supposed to be dry. There is no problem here! ...
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| hand feedind formula | 1/13/2007 |
Q: i have a pair of budgies who are known for showing a careless attitude towards babies i had stopped ...
A: Ronnie. Thanks for posting! I don't have any "homemade" recipes for handfeeding formula. Baby ...
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| Budgies baby | 1/12/2007 |
Q: I have a male and female keet. The female laid several eggs in her little box a little before ...
A: Melvina. Thanks for posting! The male should be feeding his mate (the female), while the mate ...
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| plz help!!!! | 1/11/2007 |
Q: ok i just adopted tis parakeet and the owners before i had him clipped his wings WAY to short so he ...
A: Katherine. Thanks for posting! If you just acquired this bird, you need to give the bird time to ...
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| Will my budgies breed ? | 1/11/2007 |
Q: i have a one budgie pair and I would like to breed them. I put a nesting box in there cage and 13 ...
A: Jessica. Thanks for posting! Sometimes it takes time for a pair of birds to get everything just ...
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| nervous parakeet | 1/11/2007 |
Q: Lil is young I think. She is mostly yellow but she had lines very close to her beak. I got her from ...
A: Nicole. I can't really advise you on what you should do, as I'm not there seeing how your bird ...
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| dead budgie | 1/11/2007 |
Q: WE BOUGHT A BUDGIE LAST WEEK APROXIMATLY 8 WEEKS OLD,EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE GOING WELL UNTIL THIS ...
A: Lynn. Thanks for posting! I'm sorry to hear about your loss. If this baby was just 8 weeks old ...
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| bird bird behavior | 1/10/2007 |
Q: I have two parakeets who are too young to tell the gender of. They really like each other and ...
A: Lydia. Thanks for posting! It sounds to me like the bird is playing when it hangs upside down and ...
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| Is my budgie sick? | 1/10/2007 |
Q: I have a 5 year old female budgie. 2 1/2 months ago she started to do weird movements with her ...
A: Morana. Thanks for posting! Thanks for providing so much detailed information. It really helps in ...
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| nervous parakeet | 1/9/2007 |
Q: I got a parakeet in mid November and I have clipped her wings and have tried to tame her. When ever ...
A: Nicole. Thanks for posting! Do you know how old your bird is? Where did you buy your keet...a pet ...
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| hi i need help | 1/9/2007 |
Q: ok the problem is that ive been reading of the internet the word "perch" and it said that when ur ...
A: Tony. Thanks for posting! A "perch" is something a bird stands on. Birds have to have perches in ...
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| BUDGIE EATING SAND SHEETS AND CARDBOARD PERCH COVERS | 1/9/2007 |
Q: I would be extremely grateful if you could help with this problem. I have a beautiful little budgie ...
A: Hazel. Thanks for posting! DO NOT use sand sheets and cardboard (sand) perches. This material is ...
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| how to tame my budgie | 1/9/2007 |
Q: i have a new budgie.I have had her for about 2 weeks.We have made some taming progress but not ...
A: Sarah. I saw your note in your rating of my response. I did give you some tips for starting out to ...
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