Eyesight is among a budgie’s most important senses. Their vision allows them to search for food, fly safely, identify threats, and find mates. While humans and many other birds have […]

Head bobbing is a common behavior for budgies. Seeing your budgie moving its head up and down for the first time may seem strange, especially with no obvious explanation. Budgies […]

To determine if your budgie is sick or undergoing change, you must look for sudden or unusual alterations to its feathers, beak, appetite, body language, and activity levels. A budgie […]

Many budgies enjoy being sprayed and misted with a water spray bottle. Spraying water at a budgie has many benefits. It acts as a shower, allowing a budgie to clean […]

One of the great joys of pet ownership is companionship with an animal. Although we speak different languages, many people claim that animals can sense their moods, especially sadness. Proceedings […]

Companion birds are very popular, with Society and Animals declaring them the third most popular pet in America. This is due, at least in part, to the way birds forge […]

Parent budgies meet the day-to-day care needs of their chicks during the 5 stages of development: neonate, nestling, fledgling, weanling, and juvenile. Budgie chicks normally leave the nest after 30 […]

Understanding the different reasons your budgie is closing its eyes will tell you when your pet is happy, relaxed, stressed, or sick. Budgies shut their eyes when sleeping, grooming, relaxing, […]

Pet budgies have an average lifespan of 5-8 years. That seems like a long time, but once you’ve grown fond of a pet bird, it’ll feel like the blink of […]