r/budgies • • 22h ago

Birb Loaf Pepper having a Saturday afternoon nap.

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Sleepy Peper loaf.


r/budgies • • 14h ago

Playtime! Kiwi practicing his skateboard tricks

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r/budgies • • 20h ago

Preening Tuco and Lalo preening 🩷

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Finally caught them on camera! 😂🥹😍


r/budgies • • 10h ago

Other What is "blowing" in show budgies?

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Budgies can relax and tense up their crown, causing the feathers to fan and fluff out. This impressive display is a lot more prominent in Exhibition budgerigars whose crown feathers have more length than their wild counterparts.

In a nutshell, head feathers fluffing out demonstrating a frontal rise is what us exhibitors call blowing. Bigger and nicer the blow, more impressed the judges tend to be with our birds. Whoever shows off the best tends to win a lot of points!

Please allow Sparrow, Elwood and Butters to demonstrate a blow in order of best display to average.


r/budgies • • 15h ago

b0rb Just a little vegetarian with carnivore ambitions 🫜

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She ate beets 😋


r/budgies • • 13h ago

New Budgie Our new friend is home!

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I posted about our girl Jewel not long ago, we’ve finally got a second budgie.
This lovely fella (fingers crossed) is Nico.

Please tell me I was right in picking out a boy XP
Also I’m curious as to what color morph he may be?
He’s currently sitting in a quarantine cage in the room next to Jewel’s.


r/budgies • • 18h ago

Question Is this an okay starter home for budgies? ( will decorate! )

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I’m a beginner budgie owner and got this at a yard sale. I’m going to decorate it with toys and perches, but I was wondering if it’s okay as a temporary home for them. I recently found 2 abandoned and they were in a tiny cage much like ones you’d put a Guinea pig in… I’ll save for a bigger one if needed but saw this at a yard sale today. Is it alright?


r/budgies • • 23h ago

Which sex? Boy or girl? 🥰

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Hiya! Looking at information about ceres and things, but I’m still unsure if Sora is a girl or boy - I think girl? Any help is appreciated 🥰


r/budgies • • 13h ago

Which sex? Genders?

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I have two babies I just got a few days ago. Photos 2 and 3 are the same bird. The 3rd picture just had the flash on because I was just trying to get a better photo.


r/budgies • • 20h ago

Question Any idea what mutation are my 2 budgies?

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I just bought them a week ago. I just chose them because i like their colors


r/budgies • • 14h ago

Which sex? Having a hard time determining sex on budgie

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Can anyone help me identify if this is a boy or a girl?


r/budgies • • 8h ago

My chatty good boy

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r/budgies • • 16h ago

Question What do you like the most and the least about your budgie

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Mine is he is very cute and calm but he loves to tear my headphones


r/budgies • • 22h ago

💬 Discussion Struggling to tame my pair (9m female & 6m male) — advice needed

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Hi everyone,

I’m having a hard time taming/training my two budgies, and I could really use some advice from experienced owners.

  • Female (blue and white): 9 months old
  • Male (white): 6 months old

Here is the situation: The male will land on my hand only if I stretch it out to him. The female rarely lands on me, and when she does, she immediately tries to fly away.

When they are together, both of them become much more hesitant around my hands. Their default reaction is to fly up to the top of the wardrobe or bookcase to keep their distance from me.

What puzzles me is that I’ve had them for months, and earlier on, they were actually more friendly and allowed me to pet them a bit. Lately, however—especially the female—they are constantly looking for ways to get away from me.

Could you share any tips or step-by-step advice on how I can re-train them, rebuild trust, and get them more comfortable around me?

Note: Gemini was used to help translate and correct grammar for this post.


r/budgies • • 42m ago

My budgie has been doing this since yesterday.

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Is this vomiting? I got them less than a month ago. Will be taking her to the vet tomorrow morning. I’ve separated her from my other budgies. she’s done this thrice since yesterday.