"Shut up!"

This reminds me of Frodo and Isla sometimes...

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New poll: when do your budgies like to fly around?

First of all, I would like to thank everyone who voted on my last poll! I got a nice total of 350 votes and that gives me a good view on what you would like to see here. My blog is originally all about budgie facts, but it's good to provide some variety, like artwork and pictures, videos, health tips and newspaper stories. At the end of every month, I'll try to prepare a quiz to test your knowledge :) this will be fun!

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I've created a new poll about "preferred flight times" for your budgies. For example: my budgies are bursting with energy every morning, so then they want to come out to fly. In the afternoon, they like to take a nap and play with their toys. In the evening, mostly one or two hours before bedtime, they like to come out to explore a litte before going to bed. That's their daily routine :) Do your budgies have something similar? Feel free to vote!

Budgies are popular in the US

According to statistics from the American Pet Product Manufacturers Assn, 45% of pet birds kept in the US are budgies! 

There are roughly 370 known species of parrot and many of them can be kept as pet birds. These tiny, clever budgies are stealing more hearts every year!

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Food Intolerance

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 since the beginning of 2011, and now it turns out I'm probably lactoseintolerant...!

Photo © elfguts on tumblr

Well,food intolerance also occurs among budgies. You know that these little birds can be very curious. While they explore our homes, they find things like exotic plants or flowers. When they land on top of the book case, they can start gnawing on the polished wood. Since budgies love to chew on things, they can easily get poisoned by accident. Some plants may cause severe pain and vomiting, so you have to be careful with what you keep in the house. Budgies who suffer from poisoning, often throw up food. It may cause a crop infection but that is not always the case.

Never feed these things to your birds!

• French fries or fatty food
• Rotten food
• Human snacks (like crisps, chocolate bars, candy)

As a general rule, you should never give any human food to your budgies.
However, they tolerate the following food:

•  Fresh fruit and vegetables
• Boiled rice or potatoes (unsalted)

Picture of the day (19/02/12)

Honestly, this is one of the sweetest budgie drawings I've ever seen.

Picture © Shivarou on Deviantart