r/budgies

Took my flock to the vet only to learn all 4 of them are overweight. She told us to prioritize greens over seeds/pellets and told us to give up trying to switch them to pellets(???) I was so surprised by that. Has anyone else here successfully trimmed up their flock? What worked for you?

This is my first Budgie. I’ve had Mr.Roger for a little over a month now. He’s very calm around me lets me kiss him on his head and does not panic or act scared around me at all. That is until I try and offer millet or a my hand gets anywhere near him what so ever he backs away or flys away. I know it takes time to build that trust but is there anything I can do differently? I work with him every day, talk to him, don’t chase him around, and I give him his space. Any help would be appreciated.

Also I cannot get him to eat pellets at all, I’ve crushed them up, tried wetting them and putting seeds inside so he had to dig in it, he won’t touch it, and the vet said he’s slightly over weight.

I’m sorry for interrupting your nap, I just wanted to take a cute picture of you :<

Show him his baby friends 🩵💚💛❤️

Today we had to say goodbye to our beautiful boy, Percy.
Percy came into our lives after originally belonging to my Nanna, and he quickly became such a special little part of our family. He was full of personality and loved to sing, dance and talk. One of his favourite things to say was “give us a kiss”, he loved to dance to “off the wall” by Michael Jackson and he had a way of making himself completely impossible not to love.

Last week, we sadly lost our other budgie Walter when he escaped through a window. We searched everywhere and desperately hoped we would find him and bring him home. Percy seemed okay at first, but over the following days he became quieter and stopped eating as much. We took him to the vets, where they suspected a crop infection, and we did everything we could to help him. He had antibiotics, supportive care and so much love and attention.

Last night he had a surge of energy, and I felt so full of hope. He was eating and drinking and seemed to have some of his spark back, which gave us hope, but by this afternoon he had become incredibly weak. His legs eventually stopped supporting him and he took his final breaths, he passed away in my hands.

I keep thinking there must have been something more we could have done. We would have done absolutely anything for him. But we were there with him, holding him and loving him until the very end.
I hope wherever he is now, he’s flying freely again with Walter. 💙
Percy, you were so loved, and you always will be. 🕊️

Yes gender matters it will determine if he/she keeps its name or not ☺️

My bird after eating his veggies with a bunch of food in his face like a toddler (he’s 5 months old)

I made the decision to rehome my beloved budgies. Sadly things just didn't work out.

Since I got them I've had a big issue: if I fed them the exact amount everyday they needed, the hens would get really territorial and no social bonds would form. When I gave them unlimited food they formed bonds, but they got really fat. I had to choose between the budgies social lives and their physical health. No matter what I tried to resolve this, nothing worked with the space I had for them.

Also as my career progressed, I had less time to properly care for them/spend time with them.

I had to be honest with myself and make the decision to give them a better life that is not within the walls of my house.

I asked my boss at work if they could live there and he happily took them in. Now they live in an aviary outside and will soon welcome a 6th family member once they've settled in.

I consultated a vet and she also told me it would be best for them. Now they are forced to move more to get to food and enrichment, lose weight and encourage social behaviours. I still see them everyday at work and care for them, but now they live outside and I am not alone with their care, also the aviary is much easier to clean.

I hope I did what is best for them.

Here's a photo of her eating pork, although not her last meal. She passed at about 8:30PM, from complications with being eggbound. Vets got the egg out of her yesterday, but unfortunately, she didn't make it.

Sunday Nap Time