Toy My Budgies Can’t Resist I did not plan to build a playground that day. I had an old nest box left over from a previous project – the one I made for budgies and cockatiels – and I did not need it anymore. Instead of throwing it away, I cut it up, painted it, screwed a...
WHY WOULD YOU LIKE BUDGIES?
Budgies are small, social, and curious birds that can bring a surprising amount of life into your home. Every budgie has its own personality, and getting to know them is one of the best parts of keeping them. If you want to see what life with budgies can really look like, you can also follow Alen AxP on YouTube, where I share my everyday experiences with budgies and my garden aviary. Whether you are just thinking about getting budgies or already have them, I hope you will find something useful and enjoyable here.
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Most budgies love water. If you have ever seen a budgie fluff up, dip its head, and throw droplets all over the cage, you have seen a happy bird doing exactly what nature intended. Bathing is not just play. A regular 62 budgie bath helps your bird preen correctly, removes dust...
This is my third DIY budgie cage, and by far the biggest and hardest one I built. The first two were wood and wire. This one is wood and glass. I wanted three things: more flying space, no seed mess all over the room, and a cage that is easy to clean every day. After a few weeks of work...
Budgies can learn to sit on your shoulder, play with toys, step up on your finger, and even mimic words. But none of that happens before trust. Bonding takes time and patience. If you rush it, the bird learns that hands mean danger. If you do it right, the same bird will fly to you on its...
Getting your first budgie is exciting. They are small, social, loud in a good way, and full of personality. They are also easy to get wrong in the first 30 days. This guide covers the 10 things every new owner needs to get right: cage setup, food, how to tell male from female, signs of...







