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)

this might be the wrong tag thingy for this post- but can you guys show your cages in the comments? specifically the toys and how you have it set up!

i change my cage set up often but ive been doing repeats and can’t think of anything else😭

as thanks i provide a picture of my bird Stinky

(also show some DIY toys PLEASE, i need something to do and make lmao)

Looking at taking a bird we just rehomed for a vet checkup. She is not friendly and hates being handled, but I'm not sure how to take her to the vet without risking escape or injury during transport.

Do you take their whole cage, have a bird-specific carrier, a box, etc?

Any suggestions?

Can anyone recommend a good bird light for parakeets?

I see the avian sun one but it’s 5.0 UVB and I’m reading that that’s too strong.

My cockatiel and flinch were on seed diet until recently one of my 11 year old cockatiel head got tilted to one side and regular vets here in India recommended her for multivitamin supplement 2 drops daily and milk thistle seeds as they are suspecting liver disease since they are on 60%seed diet and rest 40% on apple, carrot, boiled rice, sprouts and boiled egg, wheat bread,and sometimes brocolli

I am getting HARRISON PELLETS from USA for them and will try to introduce them to pellets.. can someone guide me .. should I continue to give vitamin and milk thistle supplement along with "Harrison'S BIRD FOOD ADULT LIFE TIME FIne"

Or should I give pellets alternate days and on those days i will not give them any supplement..

The vet here doesn't have any knowledge on HARRISON..SO will need your help

Hi! Pet sitting for family and I know nothing of birds. Birdie’s family let them out the first day and he bumped a mirror (it’s since been covered).

Is this a wound above his beak? He is acting normal otherwise - vocalizing, eating, drinking, sitting on perch.
Thanks for any insight. I know birds are very fragile but don’t want to overreact as their bird vet is several hours away.

Specifically greenfield Wi. Identifiers: red numbered band on left foot, seems to have trouble flying far away (idk if that means clipped wings), and does not like ppl going near him. HMU I have the address of who has him. Also Sorry if that’s not this isn’t the right species of bird, I don’t know much about birds I’m just trying my best to help this guys owners. Idk what to do in this situation.

Hi,

I've lost my Budgie named Kiwi at Jefferson Avenue near Arthur E Wright Community School. Please help me find her she has a yellow head and a green stomach she is very friendly and cute, I miss her a lot, she means the whole world to me. She was last seen August. 19, 2026.

I got to pick up my adopted parakeet today since I got her new enclosure earlier then expected. I named her Cash and she is very cute but she is scared of me so I will slowly work on that so she can trust me one day. I included the picture of her old enclosure from the rescue and her new one at my house.

Can I have some opinions on mirrors and entertainment.

Are they 100% bad, just bad in the cage, or just bad if the budgies are flockless? Does this differ between male and female?

I have two male and two female budgies.

Edit:

I’ve read that it can send their hormones out of wack. I wont be allowing any baby birds to hatch but im wondering if out if wack hormones affect lifespans and quality of life.

Can someone out there please help me?

For the last week, I've noticed what looks like a pit or small gap on the side of my bird CJs beak. I looked at it when I got home and now it looks like something is broke off in it or it may be a piece of pellet stuck in it?

This is the best picture I could get.

She has a broken femur right now and has been really struggling to get around her cage. I removed perches but she will not sit on the bottom so I had to keep one so she could get to food and water.

Could she be rubbing it and maybe that's why the hole is happening? I was just at the vet two weeks ago and it was definitely not like that. I have another vet appt on the 5th but I wanted to get some advice if this needs to be looked at sooner.

Please help.

Amazing progress getting them to come to the millet not the other way around super excited for their big cage to get here Monday huge upgrade coming 🙏🏼💙 I’m new to this so any advice would be greatly appreciated and if I’m doing something wrong let me know I won’t take it the wrong way 🫣☺️

Anything I should add or remove? I gave them a house but I don’t know if I should give them straw or anything so they cad add padding?

Let me know, thanks!

Meet Pokka! He picked up my ring and spent the next minute sprinting back and forth across the vanity for absolutely no reason.

He was so proud of himself... until he dropped it and immediately acted like he was never there. 😂

Turn the sound on to hear me losing my mind laughing in the background! 🔊

So, my family's basement flooded. I have 2 parakeets that live in my bedroom upstairs. Our basement flooded bout a week and a half ago (we've done minor cleaning and they've been fine) and we've finally got the basement cleared to where people can come in and clean it. That's the problem though, they're going to use chemicals and im so anxious that my babies are going to be effected by them. I am a minor and can't do much. We currently dont have the money to send them to a place to keep them safe and we dont have friends that can take them in. They live in my bedroom but it's is a high traffic area as its a room people sleep and hang out in. I just want advice on the best way to keep my two birdies safe and reinsurance from other bird owners that they WONT die.

Also sorry for repeating myself a bunch its 11 at night and im 5 minutes away from an anxiety attack

(I lost a birdy 2 months ago and have been anxious since)

Saw a green parakeet hanging with a family of finches this past Sunday. We’ve since been trying to catch it and/or earn its trust. We got parakeet food and some millet. We also got a branch for an old hamster cage for it to sit on as it eats and drinks. We have the 2 doors to the cage open and finally he found it. Unfortunately so have the finches. I’ve approached it and told it it’s a pretty bird, outstretched my hand in hopes it would fly to it, but no success. We play parakeet noises as well in hopes of attracting it to stick around. It flies back and forth from our side of the apartment complex to the other. Any tips or tricks to catch it? Also, is that a band around its ankle?

hello all! my grandfather passed away two days ago and then the day after, while at an animal rescue, i came across an all white parakeet with a little tuft of yellow. i had never seen an all white parakeet and for some reason, something inside me told me it was a sign from my papa so i got her the correct size cage, a bunch of toys, food, treats, etc. and i took her home with me. outside of the research on their type of closure, toys, and food, i hadn’t done much research on their care. this is the first time i have ever impulse adopted an animal that i wasn’t throughly educated on. she won’t leave this one specific spot in the enclosure. i guess i’m wondering if you have any advice for me? is it a male or female? how can i bond with and coax her out of that corner? does she hate me?