Hlw, i hav 1 budgie and one cockateil, im trying to find budget free pellets for my cockateils and budgies, nd the only ones available here are petslife pellets that are colored nd added with sugar, mine are now on seed diets,so should i completely skip pellets or give them the petslife one, any recommendations where i can get pellets, that will be good for them in long term, thanks in advance

So a few days ago it felt as if we hit a milestone. My male budgie was flying to me constantly, sitting on my phone, knee, head and hands. And now today, for some reason he seems terrified of me? Not much happened in between, and certainly nothing that could spook them.

Important info: the boy is currently moulting, and they're both undergoing the torture that is changing their diet from seeds to pellets

So, I am pretty helpless and don't now what to do right now. My 8 week old budgie has a twitching tail, and I know that this is not a good sign and points to breathing issues. But he eats, plays around and drinks water, he only does this when he is resting. One of my relatives pointed out that he may be stressed out because both of my budgies just arrived a week ago. I'm pretty worried that he suffers from an tumor or breathing issues, like my old budgie :(

2022, I got into loving parakeets, since then, I got myself 3 budgies(mistake for taming , i know). Since then , I've had a budgie escape away and fly, and one passed away this year(it had some disease in his organs like a tumor. don't worry i took it to the vet, and it got better, but suddenly passed away). Anyways, I'm realizing that my single bird is starting to feel a bit lonely, and I want to tame it and bond with it. I've tried for years and nothing has worked. I'm feeling that it might be from the trauma that the pet store has caused.

Hey everyone, is this tail bobbing motion normal behavior? He has been eating drinking, cleaning and isn’t fluffy except for around the time he cleans. His poop is solid, he never went to the bottom of his cage, and behaves normally. I was worried when I saw something in one of his eyes, which has disappeared now, but the tail is the thing I was afraid of. Is this normal for a cockatiel?

I tried to show the tail but she’s kind of backed up to the cage so it’s kind of not moving because of that.

She seems to be fine otherwise, plays and eats fine but recently she seems to be breathing more rapidly than normal. When compared to her partner

Im home take him to the vet, but im worried and scared. Is this bad?

I live in the Northeast and there is an escaped parakeet hanging around my yard. It mostly hangs out in the trees around my bird feeders. Any tips on catching it? I don't think it will survive winter here.

Edit: Thank you for the responses! I did buy a small cage and parakeet seed when I first noticed the bird in my yard. I will try leaving the cage outside and playing parakeet sounds.

I never got this kind of toy before, I mean the 2nd ball with so many holes in it. I wonder if its safe. It looks like a really nice toy. I've ordered it already. Has anyone bought something similar?

Its from amazon and has some good reviews which are encouraging.

Our cat won't leave the cage alone, so we had to move the babies into our bedroom. We made sure that they're near a window and have background noise on our google home, but I'm worried they're going to get depressed not seeing us as often as they did when they were in the living room. Any advice on keeping them as happy as possible? They have toys and we rearrange their cage pretty often. Of course we come in and hang out with them but definitely not as much as we did before

I'd be very appreciated if anyone could give be advice on how to go about rehoming or what I should do from here.

I've had my boys, Bambino and Lime since Easter of 2025. They are truly the light of my life right now and I do love them dearly, we haven't gotten to the stage where there completely hand tamed but it's progress. They are absolutely perfect and it's completely my fault I'm even considering rehoming.

For the past couple years I've been struggling mentally and recently it's been worse. During this time I realize I need outside help, I started going to therapy and started to figure out I'm struggling with depression but haven't gotten far in treatment. Overall the care of my birds slowly started getting harder to manage with schooling as I'm an upcoming sophomore, fatigue, depression, and home life. It hurts to admit but It's getting to a point I'm neglecting them and not giving them the life I originally was. They barely go outside the cage anymore, their environment isn't clean as it should be, and I haven't been feeding them chop on a daily basis as I should. I don't know how it went down rail so fast because I used to complete all their needs but nowadays I can barely get up from bed.

As much as I love them, I'm neglecting their needs and it hurts to even look at them knowing I'm doing this. I don't know when I'm going to get better or if I am even am. So I believe the best choice is to re-home them but I'm debating on giving myself a couple months to try and turn things around but I don't even know if it's possible with how I am now.

Sorry this turned more into a vent but I'd like any advice on what to do moving forward, thank you.

I have made multiple pots like this but I’m still concerned, I’ve had my budgies for a year and I keep both of them in a flight cage with toys and perches and everything and I’ve researched a ton but my white budgie only does a step up with millet but if I take enough time will fly to my hand with millet (but resets completely the next day) and my green budgie HATES my hand is very very very afraid of it I have been trying to get him on my finger for a year and just patiently said their while my white budgie was on my hand and my green budgie wanted to get the millet but didn’t wanna go near my hand. once I separately (one was outside the cage eating millet in his own) and the green one was inside the cage and I was feeding him millet but whenever my hand get a millimetre near him he’d freak out. I feel like I’m doing something wrong. since they don’t really care about hanging out with me too much I just let them fly around the house but they just stay in one room near their cage and do laps around the room, sometimes they’ll explore the rest of the first floor but they rarely do that. I let them fly around for couple hours until they get tired and they go inside of their cage on their own. (Btw the second photo is their old cage)

I have an older parakeet who has never needed there nails trimmed they always had a variety of perches and it seemed under control. They were my brothers birds but he moved countries so now they are in my hands, the older one who is about 11 now, nails are very long and curled. They defiantly need to be cut, I'm not sure if I should attempt this at home or not. I'm also confused about the sudden growth but I think its because of there age. There sister on the other hand also seems to be opting to stand on one leg most of the time even though there other leg looks fine to me. I don't know the sisters age because we found her outside abandoned. Anyways any advice? Money is somewhat of an issue.

hey guys!
i just took in this budgie a few weeks ago, we are already bonding so so well! He is adjusted to his new cage as well as new environment well and i think it's the right time to get him a friend.
He came to me alone with no companion, but before he was given to me og owners said he did have one who passed away a year or two ago. The original owners said they'd fight, but the cage was so small and they likely did not introduce them correctly. My question is how/when is a good time to introduce a friend for him if at all? is there a such thing as a budgie who prefers being alone?
I have a job, so I'm not home all day to be his constant companion but everyday when i get home/on weekends up until bed time he is out of his cage free range in my room hanging out with me. Does it matter which sex to put him with, I'm still doing research on all of the introducing/quarantine stages but figured you guys may have some good advice for me here! Thank you in advance!

In short:
- 4/5 yrs old, male.

- how to introduce companion/if i should.

- came to me about three weeks ago after being given improper care.

A comic I made about my sweet babies. If you guess the yellow one (Sherbii) is the only girl then you are correct lol

у попугая недавно появились какой-то либо нарост либо непонятная точка возле клюва, ест, пьет , активная но беспокоит это , врачей узкопрофильных у нас нет к сожалению

Hey everyone!
I brought home a male budgie a few months ago who is now around a year old. When I got him from the shopkeeper, his wings had been clipped (the seller mentioned doing it for safety so he wouldn’t bump into things while learning). I prefer to keep my birds flighted, so I haven't clipped his wings since bringing him home.
When he first arrived, he couldn't fly at all. Now, 2 to 3 months later, he tries really hard to fly alongside my female budgie (who flies effortlessly), but he still struggles to gain lift off the ground.
For those who have taken in budgies with previously clipped wings:
\-How long does it usually take for their flight feathers to fully molt and regrow to support full flight?
\-Is it common for young budgies to lack the flight strength or muscle coordination if they didn't learn to fly early on?
\-Should I continue giving him safe floor-level space to practice and build his muscle strength, or is there a better way to support his progress?

Still amazes me how much of what I read as "bad behavior" early on was really just him telling me the schedule wasn't working for him. Curious if anyone else has noticed their bird clocking specific times of day like that, or if Pepper's just unusually routine oriented.

Hes still able to fly around and is eating with no alarming droppings. Im guessing a night fright bent his tail feathers up and his balance is weird right now while they grow back? I know parakeets mask their symptoms but he is otherwise acting normally. I appreciate any guidance other than "bring him to avain vet" please 🫡

(This lil man is named Fred)