Your birds are absolutely gorgeous! I have a soft spot for peachies, particularly when they've got full plumage/untrimmed wings. Looks like you take amazing care of them
I think my cockatiels will love these toys! I've made them a few crochet toys (basically little hacky-sacks filled with seeds) and they love to stick their beaks between the yarn to get at the food. It will be good to have a few other foraging ideas.
Lovebirds just love biting stuff, mine bit whatever was chewable till they were completely obliterated! Miss him already. And great video by the way, I'll never get sick of watching bird videos
wonderful. my budgie is scared of anything new. I made her a super new swing and attached a favourite toy to it, it took her a good 4-5 months to attempt to go near it. bless her now she roosts on it at night and is adorable. she isn't a caged bird though she obviously has a cage so all her toys and bars are outside of it. lately since Christmas she has become much happier in her self. my beautiful girl Boo.
We've been having budgies for 5 years now. And we had some in the past too. I stumbled upon the term 'forging' and didn't know what it was. Then I read a description and watched some tutorial video's. A few days ago I thought all birds are just hyperactive and it's normal. Because here our budgies randomly play with the same toy for hours, making the same movement over and over again (separating a button from a wood by pulling the button and attached string and releasing it). I never understood what they wanted to get out of that. It's just a toy my mom made for them. Now I understand they want to spend their energy to looking for food. It's stupid I didn't know of this earlier. I'll work on it first thing in the morning and I already know they'll be happy.
More videos in english please! I have a budgie and i've had him for a year already but he's still not used to me. He has no problem stepping onto my hand or finger but he will move or start biting me, sometimes it hurts while other times it doesn't :/
Oye hodygurdy tengo una duda acerca de mi periquito porque el se sube a mi dedo cuando se lo acercó pero tono hice nada de domesticación aún así si lo agarró o lo acarició no se deja por favor responde
I love these videos, they help me a lot and I enjoy watching Paquito (especially when he was curious about the camera at 0:41), Kira (Rest in Peace she will be missed😭) and flink. They're just so adorable!
for my two parakeets I have aspen shavings at the bottom of the cage that i clean out regularly. they like to go to the bottom and nibble on it. is this okay?
My baby will be old enough to come home with me soon and I'm already planning many toys and perches! Your videos are not only informative but heartwarming. Question; do I have to worry about anything making him/her sick, like coating on leather cords or paint on beads?
Question: as I have a bunch of apple and pear trees that need to be clipped soon, would it be a good idea to provide my couple of budgies with some small branches of them? Just to make toys out of it and for climbing purpose (they have a pretty big cage). Should I be worried about small critters like (blood)mites and such? Cheers! (love your videos by the way, very informative. Subscribed).
For my cockatiel, I don’t feed him on the ground. He has a foraging box for treats and seed, but he only gets that when he’s on his play stand outside if his cage. I don’t like having stuff at the bottom of the cage because I don’t not like the idea of having to change the papers often because they have poop; I would be wasting so much food! I put his daily food in the bowls that came with his cage, but I cover it up with shredded paper so that he must forage for it.
how do you keep a love bird and a budgie with a love bird i tried years ago and the love bird was too rough on the budgie it hurt the budgie's feet it was always moving away from the love bird, so how did you do it?
I only do it when I have just cleaned the cage, so there aren't any poops yet. and of course that is foraging! They love it! But after one day, when there are some feces on the floor, they have already eaten all the seeds.
Hi hordygurdy, THANK YOU for sharing these amazing ideas for forging food for little birdies. I bought my first pair of budgie birds yesterday. In attempting to transfer the birds into cage i had to end up leaving the petsmart box into the cage. Now one of the bird is not leaving the box and the other one is just sitting perched, not eating .. not doing anything else much. I visit the cage often and try to interact, ease them both, offer them treats, change water; the seeds container is untouched. WHAT SHOULD I DO? PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ HELP!
Just let them get used to the new cage and don't bother them too much. just let them have their food visible on the bottom of the cage (not in one of those feeders where they have to put their head through a hole)...
Alright, Thanks a TON! I did hear the one hiding away in box chirping up whenever they realize i am not in the room or around. The other one, neatened up its feathers and familiarized itself with food containers. But majorly they are both just sitting uptight n scared. I think letting them be and giving them some time is the key........ Thanks a ton again :) :D :) I feel my birdies will be fine :) :)
Alright, Thanks a TON! I did hear the one hiding away in box chirping up whenever they realize i am not in the room or around. The other one, neatened up its feathers and familiarized itself with food containers. But majorly they are both just sitting uptight n scared. I think letting them be and giving them some time is the key........ Thanks a ton again :) :D :) I feel my birdies will be fine :) :)
Alright, Thanks a TON! I did hear the one hiding away in box chirping up whenever they realize i am not in the room or around. The other one, neatened up its feathers and familiarized itself with food containers. But majorly they are both just sitting uptight n scared. I think letting them be and giving them some time is the key........ Thanks a ton again :) :D :) I feel my birdies will be fine :) :)
Alright, Thanks a TON! I did hear the one hiding away in box chirping up whenever they realize i am not in the room or around. The other one, neatened up its feathers and familiarized itself with food containers. But majorly they are both just sitting uptight n scared. I think letting them be and giving them some time is the key........ Thanks a ton again :) :D :) I feel my birdies will be fine :) :)
Hi, today we got connection with one who has these birds and we are welcome to meet him and his birds so soon we can make the meeting and he is willing to let me bye one baby later........I'm so wery happy about this and waiting for that......I've learned much from you tube. Is tr true that fisheri is most kind of them? // Annelie
Wow this was so good! I'm confident my birds will love these creative ideas. When I was in animal studies class, I made an enrichment/foraging item for my indian ringneck. Thanks again for the great ideas!!
Que canal tan interesante... me gustan muchos tus vídeos, me gustaría que me asesoraras con un dar de cosas con mis pericos australianos, me gustaría comunicarme contigo, como hago? Saludos desde Colombia!!!
Thanks so much for all this advice!!! I've seen your body language video and this video so far and you are doing a great job!!! There's so much information I have received from you videos! Especially since I have been thinking deeply about getting a parakeet!! The one thing I'm struggling with the most is where I can find a cage for my soon to be burst friend! May I ask where you got yours? Or what brand it is?
It is a spanish brand, but it is not the best either... so just try to find the best cage that you can afford. ;) Thanks by the way! I hope that the rest of the videos are also entertaining and useful for you! ;)
if you have a Amazon account they sell really nice cages all sizes. if your town or city has a pet supplies plus store you can also purchase from there as well. ;) hope that this helps some.
LuluFox AJ I am obviously not the channel owner but wanted to answer so you got a reply! Yes, budgies need baths. Most like to bathe in a shallow dish with warm water (not too hot or too cold). Mine use a square plastic or glass dish and I fill it about an inch deep. I have seen budgies use their water dish to bathe in when they felt like taking a dip! Some budgies also love to bathe using large, wet pieces of lettuce (like romaine or similar). Every bird is different. Some may prefer to be misted or even sprayed in a shower. I bathe mine about once every ten days to two weeks, more when its hot or they are molting. . As far as clipping wings, there is no right answer. I keep mine fully flighted, as its great exercise and I have the room. However, you must be sure to have your home bird proofed and safe from dangers (especially open windows, doors that lead outside that are opened frequently, toilet bowl lids closed, no deep water containers, away from poisonous plants, not near the kitchen especially when cooking on the stovetop, away from predatory pets like cats, etc). You will find as many opinions on clipping as you will bird owners, so speak to your ver, do some research on the pros and cons, and decide for yourself. And if you choose to clip, learn from an experienced avian vet or budgie owner before you do it yourself (if you choose to do it yourself). I hope this answered your questions!
+Avrumeleh B Thank you! Well, they have always been together, and the lovebird was already friends with the parents of the blue and yellow budgies, so they got used to each other from the beginning. :) And now they love spending time together and feeding each other... :)
+hordygurdy At the moment, I'm working on making a decision to get a bird (or even possibly two.) I'm gravitating toward a parakeet because I've had them in the past and I really enjoyed that, but lovebirds always did attract me so I've considered that too.
I've always liked parakeets best, but since I have my lovebird I am completely in love with him. He is so much fun, better than parakeets. So I would give them a chance! ;) But get it young so that you have to hand feed him... Otherwise they are too scared of everything.
+hordygurdy hi, Nice video, many thanks. I have two 2year old parakeets.. Now I'm planning to buy a new 6month old peach Love bird to put in the same cage, which is slightly bigger size than your cage. Will they be ok together? I've heard love birds are wild and can harm budgies. Kindly Advise.
Hola. Tengo una hembra de roseicollis de 1 año papillera,y hace un mes m compre un fischer papillero para que tuviesen compañia , sin embargo la roseicollis no puede ni ver al fischer, los tengo juntos en jaulas separadas y se pone muy histerica y si pudiese le picaria con toda su mala leche. Me podrias dar algun consejo ? Gracias
Pexro Baron jeje no se, la verdad.. puede que si los juntes le haga daño al fischer... A lo mejor seria mejor con uno de su misma especie? no se porque nunca lo he hecho... :/
Hola hordygurdy!!!me gustan mucho tus video,pero tengo una duda,espero que me la puedas resolver :)Yo tengo un periquito,ya le tengo domesticado,el caso es que le quiero comprar una periquita ,pero no quiero que tengan hijos,porque mis padres no me dajan mas :(,he leido que si no les pones el nido no crian,,pero creo que puede ser malo?,tambien me gustaria saber si se les puede quitar los hijos para regalarles.Muchas gracias :)
Javivi Gomez Si no le pones nido no van a criar, y van a estar mucho mas contentos juntos que solos. Y si tuvieras hijos en un futuro, los podrias regalar cuando ya sean grandes (1 mes y medio aprox), igual que yo hice con todos los mios... ;) Pero si no les pones nido no criaran, asi q no te preocupes... :)
Me gusta la idea de poner videos en ingles para la gente que no pueda entenderlos :) si haces esto en todos tus videos por ejemplo en un video donde salgas hablando normal y con subtitulos en ingles vas a ganar muuchos mas suscritores!!
Salma AA jeje gracias... si, por ahora he hecho 3 en inglés, que son los que tengo en los que menos hablo... jajaja si salgo yo hablando es mas rollo, pero si, puedo subtitularlo... ;)
hordygurdy jjajaja ya es un rollo star traduciendo videos pero en fin.... Me acabo de enterar que tienes mas videos en ingles y mira que hace anños que te sigo jajajahaha
WARNING about leaving dishes of sand as foraging option, yes they love it BUT my budgie died a painful death coz he ate too much sand and it blocked his insides, first I knew was when he struggled to poop. Xrah showed blocked insides, vet gave him laxative stuff but it didnt work n poor Minty died. Vet said if budgies have any digestive issues it can make them eat sand, if it eats too much for too long this happens. forage toys are good idea but be aware of safety n if ur bird looks tk be eating the sand or grit take the dish out n dont put it back.
u can try this: wanna see if it's a female? ANSWER;look at the legs and the nails!if the legs are slightly pink it is a female. Male? ANSWER;if it's a lot of pink it is a male!
The last part when the audio didn't match with your lips' movement was odd, it was a nice video though. I'll try to make some of those toys for my budgies ✌
Glen Canizalez Hehehe I know... I should probably have recorded a new video, but then it would be without the birds... so I just talked on top of the video. ;) Next time I record a video I'll try to do it both English and Spanish... :D
