budgie behaviour

when you first get your budgerigar you will find it may spend alot of time on the floor.this is due to chicks aren,t used to perching for long periods of time.but do keep a close watch on your budgie becouse this can also be a sign of illness.the young budgerigar should hop onto a perch when you approach the cage.if you have purchased a cock as it gets older it will sing more and you will see him tap his beak on the perch,at the same time his eyes may appear to become whiter fot a split second,this is typical budgerigar behaviour,his cere will become blue as with a female it will become brown(the cere is the part above the beak)the cere of the hen becomes a deep shade of brown when she is ready to breed and she will nibble more determinedly at the cuttlefish bone.the cuttlefish is a valuable source of calcium which the hens body needs to make egg shells.as they come into breeding season you will also notice the hen will shred sandsheets in the bottom of the cage.this is nesting behaviour.cocks are more likely to feed mirrors or toys that are in their cage

sometimes during the year you will notice your budgerigar is quieter then normal.this is often linked to the moulting season when the budgie grows a new set of feathers,the old feathers will fall out over a couple of months as the new ones grow.

if you have a budgerigar already and have decided to add another do not put them together straight away.although they are social by nature not all budgerigars like the sudden introduction of another bird into their cage.a new bird should be kept in a second cage for a couple of weeks to make sure its healthy and to adjust to its new surroundings.treat the budgie with a spray to kill lice and mites.keep the budgerigars in sight and sound of each other so as to give them a chance to get to know each other.if you are thinking of breeding them introduce them to the breeding cage at the same time so that the new enviroment will be new to both of them.

if your first budgerigar was already tame and talking you may find it will stop and revert back to its naturel self.but with persistence you should be fine.

naturel perches natural perches are better for a budgies feet and can help stop many problems. they also help in keeping the feet and beak trimmed.fruit branches are safest and best.