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The budgie cage looks incredible and all of the natural perches are amazing! I do have a few pieces of advice though. The number one thing I wanted to check was that you make sure that the screen on the outside is stainless steal. Budgies die so easily and can quickly die from metal poisoning if any other hardware cloth was used. The second thing is I would highly suggest taking out all of the plastic toys and replacing them with natural toys. Plastic toys can sometimes be dangerous for budgies and can also harbor tons of bacteria. I would also suggest taking the middle of the bell out because even though birds like bells they can be a huge danger to them if they get the middle piece out and swallow it. It would also be a good idea to take the coconut hide out unless you are planning to breed because having a dark space like that can cause some hormonal and territorial problems because they see it as their nest. And finally I suggest switching their diet. Just from looking at those pellets I could tell that they were not good. They are most likely filled with unnatural ingredients and dyes. I would personally suggest bird tricks brand of food. It is made of all natural ingredients with no preservatives, dyes, or added flavoring. They are also cold pressed pellets which means they don't lose any of the ingredients benefits in the cooking process. Birdtricks also has amazing toy bundles of all natural toys that i would highly suggest. They also have a youtube channel which is so helpful! It is also super important to make sure that the majority of their diet is chop ( chopped up veggies and some fruits ). They're so many chop recipes on youtube and anyone of them would be great for your budgies! And one more thing I would say is just to have fun with them! Budgies are so smart and can be tought a number of tricks. They are also known to have the largest variety of vocabulary and are incredibly good talkers when they want to be. They are so fun to train and with a little bit of millet you can pretty much get them to do anything you want from step up, to spin, to play dead, target training, and even recall training where you can get your bird to fly to you from where ever you are. In no way, shape, or form am I trying to be rude and I really hope you don't take it that way. I hope this helps! Have fun with your new little budgie friends!
Harrisons, Tops, Intune, Mazuri are also good brands of pellets. Pellets are expensive so Intune natural pellets are probably the most affordable, but don't sacrifice the quality.
😀👍Great idea !! The cage looks awesome and the Birds will be so happy and spoiled. Can't wait to meet your little friends and wonder what their names are. ❤ See ya soon !!😁
Hey Chris. Im a very big fan of you and Brenten. Ive been following yall for 6 ish months now. Sadly i havent been around for a meet and greet. I dont live in or around Texas and i always dream of meeting you, Finatic, and Paul. I hope that yall would plan coming up the MIchigan so i could meet yall.
I have a parakeet and I love him just keep in mind that birds are a lot of work and need a lot of mental stimulation so if you’re willing to take lots of time with them they’re awesome pets and learn quickly.
If you are considering getting budgies please adopt. Budgies are considered "throwaway birds" because how cheap, and available they are. They are the equivalent of the goldfish for aviculture. There's a lot of them impulsively bought, and they end up being rehomed or put for adoption.
@@briananuvattanachai6646 yeah like the humane society usually has a bunch of them I personally got mine as a rescue. He was in a bird hoarding situation where his old owner had 300 birds because they bred them and didn’t sell them or anything and he wasn’t taken care of properly and was kept in a tiny cage but now he has a huge cage all to himself and plenty of toys and he’s become super friendly and has learned tricks.
@@paigek9923 that's great!! Budgies are a very underappreciated pet bird.Apparently each own of their families have a distinct call, and they also give each one of their chicks individual names.
This looks amazing! I look forward to doing this someday! Definitely look into budgie diet more tho, Harrison’s pellets are really good and fresh vegetables are a huge staple in their diet. Zupreem isn’t as great as I originally thought!
Hi Chris I have been keeping and breeding budgies for over 20 years just a few things u would like to say for the plexiglass get some bird stickers so the birds dont fly into the glass and do themselves harm and just put some sandpaper fastened to something as they like to sharpen thier beaks in it thanks
As a bird expert and a fishkeeper for over 12years now, gotta say you nailed it right off the bat with the setup. You got varying perch sizes and diameters, plenty of toys and best of all, a ton of space for the little guy. Just some insight, even if you are using a branded bird pellet like Zupreem, Kaytee etc. A primarily pellet based diet is very bad for your bird. Too highly formulated and vitamin fortified over the long term will cause gout, kidney diesease, tumors etc. In the past birds died prematurely from seed only diets from fatty liver diesease, obesity, malnutrition etc. but todays times vets are seeing a spike in the former which is caused by a too highly formulated diet. Check out BirdTricks, they have great advice on birds. You got the seed part about right but you should try this 70% fresh veggies with whole grains chopped up in a food processor adding in fruits only once every two to three days at the most(Too much sugar in the fruit can cause diabetes), 10-20% pellets and 10-20% seeds. Millet spray should be given maybe once or twice per week as a treat only but not everyday because it will lose value in the eyes of your bird which will make it harder to train because it makes a great treat/reward for positive reinforcement if the bird is highly food motivated. Check out LiveLaughBirds. Elle is just a little older than your son so he might relate to her and she is a phenomenal bird keeper. She goes through taming, diet and general bird care. As a fellow content creator she might even do a review of your cage because she does that often on her channel and I can tell you from now that you've covered 99% of the requirements but just some fine adjustments here and there and you'll have a permanent Hilton residence for your little feathered buddy. Add in a platform perch in the cage so the little guy has a flat surface to land on and stretch out his feet. Some offcut wood will be perfect.
The wire mesh is a bit of a concern what you can do is soak it in vinegar, scrub it with a metal wire brush, than wash it with hot soapy water. This will remove the galvanized coating from the zinc, and make the wire bird safe.
Brian Anuvattanachai thank you! This was done after this video was done. As I found this out after. I removed the wire and soaked it a bin of vinegar and used a brush attachment on my drill! Thanks for the feedback!
@@christopher_scott your welcome. I know you literally just built this but, have you thought about building another one of these in the future? I have some ideas that I would like to share.
@@buddythebird244 yeah and at least my cage is set up where he can’t get at the paper towels because there’s bars on the bottom and then I just put wood platforms in his cage along with his perches and a little rope/wood bringing
@@christopher_scott no problem little max Robert getting big now and is getting more confident in front of the camera now can you shout out my gofundme page on Instagram and youtube please fella www.gofundme.com/f/rescue-dan039s-aquarium?+share-flow-1
I’m so obsessed with this bird cage! This is a great size for parakeets! Love it! My feed back: since this is a big cage, you should add more perches and toys especially up high . I also recommend you to switch the bowls to stainless steak cause plastic collects bacteria easily. well that’s all! Can you please give me a link where I can find all these supplies? I really love this cage and I want to build one for my parakeet too!
Had budgies for the longest time until a neighbor hood kid decided to come over and open there cage door. And Aspen and Leo flew south😢 They are easy to tame at first if you keep up with them. They may become a bonded pair. Best of luck with your Budgies.
Nice cage! Only suggestion I have is picking out the toy made with cotton. The other toys and things seem to be made with save product, but cotton can be very dangerous.
best thing to put at the bottom of the cage will always be plain paper. you can use butcher paper since the cage is large. it's cheap for quite a big roll.
It's a good setup.but one thing is that u should not have used that glass panel..the budgies will think that's an open space and definitely try to fly.in that situation they will bump there heads.but after being in that cage,they may or may not figure it out.love your videos**love from INDIA
Hello ! U did amazing on everything . But the pellets are actually very high in sugar and should not be fed to them everyday . I recommend Harrison’s pellets which are organic and really healthy for birds.
I am not a professional but i know for a fact that u should remove that glass as the budgie could crash into it misunderstanding as open space..... Otherwise u nailed the enclosure/cage quiet brilliantly
Just an idea- But since you also keep fish....you may wanna think about taking one of your most favorite back liners for fish tanks, have it enlarged at your local Walmart Photo Center and then apply it to the back wall of your new bird aviary. Not only to make it more updated & aesthetically pleasing to look at... but also to keep your birds entertained with the back scenery. I would also suggest maybe adding in a few bird safe artificial plants (or live ones) along the top & bottom of the cage. Same reason...would help it to look much more modern and pleasing (and not so DIY plain-Jane), but also helps to keep your birds entertained. And maybe a cat/dog waterfall or water fountain or some other type of flowing water source for a small water fountain/pond/bird bath at the bottom of the cage (line with GRIT/OYSTER SHELL, SAND or TILE first to help control birdie water spillage and prevent molding on the wood floor..also much easier to clean up). All birds absolutely LOVE to play and bathe in moving water...so a waterfall/water fountain is a *perfect* addition to any bird enclosure of this size. 😉
I’m thinking of doing this ,but instead of that paper stuff I’m the it ground can we just put dirt there and change every now and then? I thought of this because the food is gonna be in the bowls any ways and I’m gonna put a bathing that station Where im gonna change anyway the water regularly anyway. It probably sounds stupid ,but I thought since they are animals and dirt is natural ,plus I’m gonna put their food in a clean place and not in the dirt.
Absolutely amazing!! The only thing I would add if you haven’t fixed this already is that you should use brown pellets instead of colored ones. There are a few reasons why you shouldn’t use colored pellets. I made the mistake of getting colored pellets too and my budgies would only eat certain colors so they were waiting a bunch of food and costing me more money and if they do eat all the colors then their poop can be a variety of colors so you won’t be able to tell if there is something wrong with them by the color of the poop.if the colored pellets are your only option that’s ok but if plain brown or grey pellets available to you I would highly suggest you get them. I use the zupreme natural cockatiel pellets and my budgies do great with them. Also I’m totally subscribing to your channel!
That's actually a myth there is a range where birds can know a window is there. That's why they recommend if you have a bird feeder to put it at most 3 ft away from a window.
@@SP-qs4yh at petsmart/petco they have budgies kept in enclosures with windows. Budgies are quite intelligent animals. If you keep them in an enclosure with a window all they have to do is get used to it.
They do not fly into this window. They know where the door is and have not flown into it a single time that I have seen. I do plan on putting a sticker on the window however.
@@christopher_scott hi, if you ever plan to build something like this again in the future. What I reccommend is don't use wood the next time, I think this time it was okay to because you provided them with a lot of enrichment. That being said parrots are known for being big chewers, also I would worry about droppings, or water getting on the wood, and causing bacteria growth or mold. A very good idea for a DIY flight cage is to use aluminum square tubing. Aluminum is cheap, when it gets wet it doesn't produce a rust that is toxic to the birds, and it's light weight. Extruded aluminum in my opinion would be slightly better for certain parts because you wouldn't have to add screws if you wanted a plexiglass viewing window since it already has a groove in place. I am not trying to tear apart your idea, or dismantle it. I actually quite like how you wanted to build your budgie a flight cage. It's just I want to try to help making sure it has the least amount of problems further down the road.
