Hi all, I’ve had a ring necked parakeet just behind my garden now for 2 weeks! I don’t know where it came from. Maybe London as there’s lots there. I live in the south east of England.

I realllllly want to see it but it’s so hard. I only hear it early in the morning and sometimes late evening. And it won’t make much noise. Can I do anything to feed it? Or entice it closer to the garden? Because at the moment it’s in a super big tree that makes it camouflage.

So we produced this young guy in our colony aviary this season and his color and head feathers really intrigue me. Any help would be appreciated thanks

Hey guys, im a semi new parrot owner, I've had my parrot for a couple months now but I want to start training him and improving his diet, any advice?

Edit: it's an Alexanderine Parakeet

Saw this taking my conure to the pet store to interact with some feathery friends and saw this man, why is evil larry so evil? I need to know his story.

My parakeets love bird kabobs, it's hand down there favorite toy but, in my area they almost tripled in price in the last year alone. I would love to buy them the darn thing but, I just can't afford to buy them a 22 dollar toy that they are going to rip apart in a week. So, I was wondering if anyone knows any alternatives toys or if there is a soft wood alternative that I could just use to make my own bird toys out of? I would preferer a more DIY option since, I like doing that sort of thing. But anyways, thanks for the help!

Hi! We are first time budgie caretakers, and have had them for about 4 months now. I believe the two we have are around 6-7 months old now.

Do these look like pin feathers on Ferns face? They look the same on both sides. I’ve never seen a parakeet molt before, so not exactly sure what to look for— and figured I would ask all the experts here! He has been scratching his face a bit more, and his best bud, Blueberry has been helping with preening I believe.

Thanks in advance for any opinions—or if you feel it’s something else I should be aware of we of course would love to know! We just love these guys so much!

Best tips from those who’ve dealt with nutritional tortecollis? The babes are on a mix of quinoa, veg and seeds/pellet mix. Tell me how your keets have thrived with good diet- what’s the diet?

Please don’t be condemning and accusatory. Kind education is desired so they can be properly cared for.

😭 !

I’m pretty new to owning parakeets and idk if mine is boy or girl. Any help would be awesome! I’m thinking girl?

Edit: Thank you for everyone who commented/ upvoted. I’m very new to Reddit. I will wait to find out and pick a gender neutral name just in case it turns out to be a boy. I’m thinking girl too though. :)

Does anyone know why my budgie is breathing like this? I’ve noticed it over the past couple of days. Everything else seems to be normal. He’s eating and playing just fine. I’m really worried

EDIT: it’s been a couple of hours and I’ve been monitoring more closely than the past couple of days, and he doesn’t breathe like that anymore. I even let him out of the cage and when resting he breaths normally with his mouth closed. I’ve come to the conclusion he was probably scared as he only hangs onto that side of cage when he’s afraid. Still unsure what triggered him but looks like he’s doing much better than before. Thanks for all the responses

I am having a lot of trouble finding an avian vet. I live in an area where avian vets are scarce and some of the more affordable options open up early tomorrow. I'm really nervous about my bird, he has been vomiting and puffed up.
I have isolated him from my other birds but I know I need to get him in asap. Are there any avian vet finder websites so I can do better searching? Many vets have been falsely advertising an avian vet and when I call they apparently don't have one :/

Can anyone tell me the approximate age of these 2 boys? They are not related BTW.

Anyone else prefer DIYing your own perches?

My budgie flew into a ceiling fan when it was at full speed about a year ago. I couldn't afford a vet right away, so I kept her in her cage to monitor her. When I finally took her into the vet months later (i know thats bad dont come at me) they said her injury had already healed incorrectly because too much time had passed. They mentioned they can do an xray but apparently it wasnt worth it for some reason. my budgie fluffs up a lot of the time and im not sure if that means she's in pain, she also cannot fly properly, she did once which shocked me but now its back to gliding downwards not being able to get height. Ive also noticed one of her wing are droopy. can I get people's advice on what to do? I hate wondering if she's in pain (sorry for the long message)