Budgie

We had a green budgie called Blue. He was named after the old man in the comedy 'Old School'. I didn't like that budgie, and here's why: 1) He was boring - he wouldn't train, wouldn't come to us or copy our whistling - boring! 2) He looked ugly- yes his feathers were nice, but he was all boney and skeletal and I just didn't like that. And his little hard beak was like a claw, not to mention his claws! 3) He wouldn't shut up. Even with a blanket over his cage at night he would wake us up at 5am some days. I nearly put that blanket over his head! 4) Birds are meant to fly, and they shouldn't be kept in a cage. We let Blue out ...  Read the complete review

My dad is a bird man and although his dream was to own a bird of prey, he dulled down his desire with other birds that were cheaper and easier to care for, one being the good old budgie. I developed the same passion for birds and it wasn't long before I wanted my own personal bird to care for. The most memorable budgie we had was a little blue and white one called 'Sky'. When we bought him home he was so shy and would peck out fingers to pieces if we went anywhere near him but with some time and patience, he turned into a wonderful companion. He would land on you if you shouted his name, he would play football with a small ball and he would even eat off your ...  Read the complete review

Having lived all my life in flats I would never consider a cat or a dog. Others do, but my desire, however overwhelming, to have a four legged friend was outweighed by the cruelty of leaving a creature locked in a flat while I was out at work. So a budgie it was- a cage, a daily clean and feed, coupled with loads of love and affection was all my feathered friend required and while I was working I assumed he amused himself by playing with the toys I had bought him and what appeared to be his favourite pastime- singing and chatting to himself in the mirror. That is how he spent his days when I was home anyhow. We became very close friends and I soon got the hang ...  Read the complete review

I've wanted a pet for a very long time, but unfortunately my boyfriend who I live with is allergic to all things fur, which crossed out a lot of things. He also hates lizards, snakes, etc, so really, there wasn't a lot of choice. We were at our local pet store picking up some fish food and I saw the cages of bird, and, as he's not allergic to feathers, we decided it would be the perfect pet. Initially we wanted to get a cockateil after reading they are really easy to tame, very friendly and can talk. However, in the pet shop they said that cocktiels bite a lot, and are actually quite vicious. The woman said it definitely wasn't a good idea for a ...  Read the complete review

I have had my budgie, Carrot, for over two years now. Up until then, I had never had a pet bird before, but knew they were friendly having met those owned by relatives. I'll write the rest of this review in terms of the pros and cons of budgerigar owning. Negatives: Budgerigars need a LOT of attention to be happy. If you plan on having only a single bird, you should be mindful of this. If you have more than one, they can keep one another occupied, but take care when choosing genders. Females are most likely to fight, so best to stick to male/female or male/male. Buderigars will poo wheresoever they please. This is really only a nuisance to the ...  Read the complete review