All about English Budgies - English Budgie Questions

Question #1:

What type of bird should I get? Cockatiel or budgie/something in between?

Ok, so I have a nice cage, big enough for a cockatiel in my room and I had a nice tame Rare Parakeet/Budgie and he somehow got a cold and died a few weeks ago and i want another bird. I was think of a Cockateil but they are said to wake up at 5:00AM and scream really loud(mostly males r loudest and more chattery) and bite hard I will not buy another bird from a pet store (petsmart, petco) so i will find a breeder. So my money limit is probably about 60 with I don't want it to be so high. And nothing bigger then a Cockatiel. I'm thinking about an English budgie. (I only want male birds no females. Not my type of personalaty) they are about only an inch bigger then a reg parakeet(budgie). Do they act different? Do they eat different? What are all the difference from them? I know how to tell a male parakeet from a female(by the beak). Is it the same with an english budgie? I've look all over online for one less then 2 hours from us. Atlanta ga near gainsville. Does anyone know where I can find one? They don't even sale them at a petstore.. I want the bigger type.

Thanks!!

Question #2:

Poll: Why do pets have a shorter lifespan?

I notice that pets age more faster than human. Today my English Budgie, Potter, passed away from old age. :(

Question #3:

Need help with my budgie!?

Okay so, I have a male budgie called Arthur, and he is about 6 months old and he was tamed when i bought him. And he talks to me all the time , for example he still doesn't like me sticking my hand in the cage and when i do do it, he bites me, but once he is on my finger, hes okay with me, and he started getting really lonely and started intentionaly plucking his feathers out because he was depressed, so I clipped on some fake birds onto the side of his cage, and put some mirrored toys around his cage so he would feel like he is with another bird, but I feel bad and i want to buy him another male hand tamed or not budgie. And I want to know if he will continue to talk to me and enjoy being on my shoulder... I do know this though, he will be happier with another budgie, but i really want to know if he will stop talking in english to me, and if he will just stop coming to me in general, and if he will just talk in his budgie language to his budgie friend. Thanks! 5 starts for best answer, not matter what. :P

Question #4:

My budgies arent mating?

There good friends but one is and there in love but why i got them a nesting box?. a showstock and other is a normal english budgie
ones a boy and one is a girl

Question #5:

How to buy birds from a breeder in melbourne?

I'm new here and im looking to buy an english budgie. not those super big exhibition budgies, but those
smaller than exhibition ones, bigger than pet type budgies. I've heard it would be better if i buy from a breeder. So how to contact a breeder that has birds(the kind i want)for sale??

Question #6:

How much does an average english budgie cost in australia?

Not the show quality budgies, but just average english budgies, pet english budgies, how much do they cost? am thinking about getting two...

Question #7:

How much does an english budgie cost and where to get them in melbourne?

i 'm new here, and i love english budgies. am thinking about getting 2 one-year-old bird here. I know some shops only have standard budgies or young birds. So where to get an one-year-old english budgie here in melbourne and how much does it cost?

Question #8:

budgie eggs question ?

i have two pairs of english budgies and they both laid eggs and were sitting on them. After they finished laying them all they both started sitting on them but after a day one stopped sitting on them and wont should i put the eggs from that one under the one who is sitting on her eggs or should i just leave it :) ?
Thanks

Question #9:

Can a American budgie actually talk?

I heard that English budgies do but I don't know about American budgies. I have a pet store American budgie that is 100% tame, he even follows us around wherever we go in our house, since he is tame can I get him to talk, and how!!

Question #10:

I just got a pair of english budgies definaly a male and a female but they are not mating... why?

I have a pair of american parakeets and they are mating right now doing great 9 eggs WOW :).. and I got a pair of english budgie a month ago... they are a year and a half old and I can tell they are ready to mate I did a nice set up for them nice cage nice nesting box the hole nine yards the right nutrition everything they need but they dont seeing to want anything to do with each other... why???
they are from different parents, the breeder I got them from show me records that he keeps about all birds...

Question #11:

Is this average for a male parakeet?

He's actually an English Budgie, but he's 13 years old. From talking to others, that is a very long life span, is it rare to have one live that long? He's still very heathly and has no sign of dying any time soon. I feed him seeds with grit and occasional lettuce or fresh fruit and i give him clean water every day.

Question #12:

Parakeet or english budgie ?

I heard that a parakeet is louder then a budgie, but then someone told me that a parakeet can talk and say actual words. is this true ? and is a budgie all that fun to get. can they do cool things as well ?

Question #13:

English Budgie Breeders in Connecticut?

Hi all,

Is there anyone out there in Connecticut who breeds English Budgies or can point me in the direction of someone who does? Private breeder or store is fine.

Thank You

Question #14:

On this day in 1968, Steppenwolf & Cream..?

Suggestion: Society & Culture > Cultures & Groups > Senior Citizens -_-

//Unknown band of the day: Budgie.
Song by them: Zoom Club
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Rate the song if you listened, lemme know if you've heard of 'em, whether or not you like 'em, etc. \\

October 5, 1968 - "White Room" by Cream was released.
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October 5, 1968 - "Magic Carpet Ride" was released by Steppenwolf.
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Two amazing singles by two amazing classic rock bands: Steppenwolf and Cream!
+ Steppenwolf are a Canadian-American rock group that was prominent in the late 1960s. The group was formed in 1967 in Los Angeles by vocalist John Kay, guitarist Michael Monarch, bassist Rushton Moreve, keyboardist Goldy McJohn and drummer Jerry Edmonton after the dissolution of Toronto group The Sparrows, formed by John Kay in the early 60s but of which Moreve was not a member of. +
+ Cream were a 1960s British rock supergroup consisting of bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker. Their sound was characterised by a hybrid of blues rock, hard rock and psychedelic rock, combining the psychedelia-themed lyrics, Eric Clapton's blues guitar playing, Jack Bruce's voice and blues bass playing and Ginger Baker's jazz-influenced drumming. The group's third album, Wheels of Fire, was the world's first platinum-selling double album. Cream are widely regarded as being the world's first successful supergroup. In their career, they sold over 15 million albums worldwide. +

MQ: Favorite Steppenwolf tracks?
MQ2: Favorite Cream tracks?
MQ3: Favorite Steppenwolf album?
MQ4: Favorite Cream tracks?

BQ: Which band is better, in your opinion, Cream or Steppenwolf? (Eh.)
BQ2: GY!BE: Yay or Nay? I'm listening to them now, and I really don't hear anything special. ._.
BQ3: Coke or Pepsi? Any flavor.
BQ4: Could you survive without technology? COULD YOU REALLY?
BQ5: The shepherd from across the street offers you his herd of sheep for $50. He says you can make a profit of at least $5,000 a week from them. You accept the offer, but realize they're all infected with a bacterial disease that causes them to speak, and speak the ENGLISH language perfectly. What conversation would you have with your sheep?
EDIT-- MQ4: "Favorite Cream album?"
Don't make your answer too long, John.
Glad you liked the song, Elmo!

Question #15:

Green Cheek, Cockatiel, or English Budgie?

Hi, I was wondering if parrot owners could give me insight on these types. I am looking for a bird that is (in general, I know they're individuals) cuddly, fairly playful, smart, and mostly quiet. I know parrots aren't quiet, but it's all relative. I met some tame tiels, EBs and GCCs today. The tiels seemed a little to sedate, the EBs were flightly and almost ADHD and the GCCs were nippy, but very playful and fairly easy to handle. I'm home nearly all day and would be spending more than 3 hours with the bird everyday. I really want something that's known to enjoy being cuddled, scritched, and to be with their person. Pros and Cons would be awesome, too! I am not a first time bird owner. thanks!

Question #16:

why is my bird is talking?

my budgie has been talking for 2 days none stop is it mental? (not in english in bird talk)
thanks for you answers
no it has a friend and its ok with me for it to talk, just wondering if its ok cuz i only have had it 2 weeks and dont know much about them.

Question #17:

any colour english budgie needed !?

i am in South Australia. I am in some urgent need of some or just one english budgie preferably albino if u know of someone or have some for sale and u are in my region please comment and I will ring you :)
Thank you (any help appreciated)

Question #18:

How big does a American budgie get. Not English budgies?

Hi I have a American budgie and he is pretty small how big do they get. Don't mistake it for an English budgie please because I know how big the English budgies get. Also how can I tell how old my budgie is. He has a really small white ring for now but the ring on his eye is not compleey as big as an adults.

Question #19:

Will budgies fight till the death?

This year we have put some breeding boxes in our aviary (just like we have for the past few years), in previous years we have only had one pair breed (we have like 8 birds, its a smallish aviary) anyway. Now this year all the younger birds that we had before are breeding and so we have put three boxes in the aviary. I have noticed that an older female who bred last year was fighting quite vicously with a younger female. Both are paired up. I noticed that the younger one (a pair) had claimed a box and the other box was claimed as well. Now this younger female was quite protective of the box, sitting at the hole of the box and being fed by her male but when ever this older female tried to come over they would sqawk at each other and bite a bit.

Then when I came home from a walk I saw them on the bottom of the aviary fighting, they were a bit bloody on their faces. They were fighting, clawing at each very nasty. I was wondering, will they kill each other?

We put a third box in there but they are still fighting, it hasn't stopped. What do we do? We cant take the boxes out as they have claimed them and started to mate and will lay soon. What do you suggest?

Do females budgies fight to the death over breeding boxes?

BTW, the younger one is a aussie budgie so half the size of the half english older female. They both seem to do a bit of damage though. Not gushing blood but their feathers around their faces are smeared with blood.

Please help me!
None of our birds are under 12 months. All around 2-3 years, the oldest about 4 or so. We dont know tha actual age. We have bred for a while and I know all about babies dyin ect. This is just new. Our birds have never fought before.
We arn't colony breeding. We always sell all of our babies and keep the numbers inside the aviary under 10 birds.We just like breeding them only a couple clutches per year just to make a bit of money and because I love rasing them!
We have a spaire breeding cage, that is a proper one, with one attached box, suitable for one pair and we might take the younger female out with her male and let them breed in there.

Anyone else?

Question #20:

Taming a budgie with the help of a Parrotlet?

My uncle bought a male English budgie at a store called our feathered friends in the San Diego area and it is not completely hand tame (or anywhere near that from what he says). So I was wondering, if I brought my completely hand tame male parrotlet to their house, would the budgie see that this bird trusts people, and be more willing to let people hold him? Or will it either provoke territorial issues or will it simply do nothing? I know the basics for taming a bird, and have told him every thing I know. But I was just wondering if a new approach with my bird would do anything to help my uncles budgie.
i know how to tame a bird, only answer if you have anything to say partaining to the part where i ask if my parrotlet can help the budgie





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