There have been fewer posts the last couple of days, because I haven't been feeling too well. I have had a lot of stomach/bowel problems...

No, these are not new budgie names! :) A week ago, our little Isla got sick for the first time. I noticed she was regurgitating a lot, but...

It's that time of the year again: cold and flu season has arrived in Belgium! Alas, I'm one of the unlucky ones. Budgies are more...

Image © Little Feathered Buddies If you have a couple of budgies, you might see one approach the other and lock beaks with it. This is ho...

I've been reading quite a few stories about budgies who refuse to eat when they are brought into a new home. So, I knew what to expect w...

Budgies may have fewer taste buds than humans ( birds have approximately 300 taste buds while humans have approximately 9,000!), but they ...

In the footsteps of my one-week food health project, I would like to post one more epic idea that your budgies would go crazy for: filled co...

Vegetable poll results What vegetables are considered the best among our feathered friends? Long before I closed the poll, I already t...

The key to a healthy budgie diet is variation, but also patience. Some budgies namely are picky about food and find it hard to accept fresh ...

Daily bread There always has to be enough food in your budgie's food tray. This sounds obvious to you, but some budgerigars actually s...

Hide and seek Stimulate your budgie's curiosity to look for hidden things. Animals that live under the guard of humans should have eno...

Snack time You can find a nice supply of budgie snacks at the pet store or supermarket. One example is the sticks that are covered with se...

Important nutritional supplements A daily supply of vegetables is necessary in a balanced diet. You don't have to go further than in y...

Spoilt little birds Wild budgerigars learn from an early age which plants they can or can't eat. They pick out the finest kinds of gra...

Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks. This could be said about budgerigars. If you give them the wrong food...

Photo © Internationale Zentrale Tierregistrierung Budgies that are kept inside a cage are getting too fat too soon. This was mentioned in...

Image (c) Dan Lacey Yes, they can! You just have to modify the recipe a little, to make it more healthy for your feathered friends. Here...

A healthy, balanced diet is good for everyone, also for budgies. Today I put up a poll, to remind all budgie owners in the world to give the...

You always have to keep a close eye on your budgie's health. Be sure to weigh him regularly, as weight loss is one of the easiest ways ...

Budgies absolutely go crazy for spray millet (NL "Trosgierst") . They love it like most people love chocolate. But too much of th...