Finding a local bird club
The best way to find a local budgerigar club is by contacting your State or National organisation. e.g. Australian National Budgerigar Council; The American Budgerigar ...
First Molt?
Your budgies first moult will be around 12 - 14 weeks (3-4 months old). It can last for about two months (this is an estimation).
After ...
Finding an Avian Vet
Click here to search for an avian vet in the area. Some avian vets are not always listed so if you find an avian vet ...
Feather Mites
NOTE: we are not here to self diagnosis your bird (s) this is an information article only and we always suggest seeing an avian vet for diagnosis and ...
Feather Dusters and Other Misconceptions
We have been fortunate enough to be allowed to share an article by author and budgerigar breeder Stephen Fowler. Permission was sought and has been ...
Feather Cysts
A feather cyst on a bird represents the equivalent of an ingrown hair on a human. Feather cysts are larger in size, of course, since ...
Fruits and Vegetables
Most types of fruit and vegetable are safe but you should always search online or in a book before you feed something to your budgie. ...
Faults on show birds
Flecking: is when the frontal feathers have black markings. Flecked birds are penalised for not having clean frontals. Fleck birds though can give better head ...