Lists Of Budgie's Care

Housing

Your budgie should be housed in the biggest cage available, suitable for budgie/s. The cage should be minimal size of 35cm X 30cm X 40cm. The cage needs to have provisions for easy access for food and water. The cage should also have a large opening door (for training purposes) and a small door, for general use.

 

Selecting Your Budgie

Selecting your budgie is going to be the most difficult task.

Select the bird with:

- all tail feathers and wing feathers

- the cleanest bird not dirty feet and or bottom or sticky feathers on wings and/or around face.

- the bird with the best temperament. The bird that don't bite much and the one that wiggles the least out of your hand. Not all baby birds will we suitable for training.

- the biggest bird in size over small runty birds or skinny birds. (skinny birds can suggest a bird that maybe ill or not full weaned).

- after these top suggestions on picking you budgie/s out of the birds you can find select a bird with a colouring that you may prefer

 

Feeding and Watering

SEED - A good quality seed mix should be selected preferable the same seed brad that the bird is eating. All seed mixes are different, cheap commercial feeds are cheap due to fillers used which is not needed or is not eaten by your bird. Most common seeds used as fillers are Milo a round red seed which pigeons eat, not Parrots. The other is wheat and oats a long seed which can cause skin irritations.

Pellets - are a sure way to know that your bird is able to get all the necessary nutrition in their diet. Pellets last longer and creates less mess and is much more healthier for you bird. Using pellets can help you better train you bird.

Vegetables - daily vegetables are needed in your birds diet. Not only are vegetable healthy for you bird eating food is the best part of a birds day. If your bird wont try or eat vegetables try sprouting your seed as it is more familiar and is more like to try and enjoy.

Fresh Water - Need to be given everyday in a clean container. Poor water quality is a large reason for deaths in birds and the spread of disease. Using product like aviclen or sweat water in the water bowl is recommended to ensure that the water quality is at is highest.

Supplements

Multi Vitamins should be used once a week with the following diet above. If the diet above is not give like above the vitamins should be give in their water everyday.

Cuttle Bone should be available all the time even if the bird dose not eat it. It should be placed in the cage where the bird doesn't soil it. If it dose become soiled it needs to be removed immediately.

Shell Grit a natural source easily found in their habitat in the wild helps to brake down food in the gizzard/stomach. Should be place into an individual dish so the bird can help itself anytime.

Charcoal a natural source easily found in their habitat in the wild, help put oxygen back into the blood creating a more active bird.

Clay Block a natural source easily found in their habitat in the wild, clean commercial blocks recommended

Mineral Salt Block a natural source easily found in their habitat in the wild. Australian parrots are the only birds that should have salt added in their diet.

Iodine Block to prevent lumps and growths

The above is needed to be on offer at all times. All these items can be found at any specialty retailing avian/pet shops and supper stores.

Article By backyard-birds.net