r/Parakeets

This is Link, my 3yo. He had gotten out from somewhere at around 5mo, where he was rescued by me and introduced to my flock. He’s always been an anxious type, and is indifferent to anything that doesn’t have wings.

At some point, he developed this habit of screaming excessively to anything and everything. If anything’s caught his attention, he screams like this for minutes on end. White noise, unfamiliar sounds, birds outside, talking on the phone, YouTube & music… sometimes just randomly. When I let him out to play with me or his friends, he spends it with his wings shaking by his sides, scanning for something to scream at and flitting about restlessly. None of my other birds do this.

That scream irl is extremely piercing. We debated if he was from an aviary with that set of lungs. Its painful for someone with migraines and misophonia. While I know “screaming comes with having birds” this seems to be coming from some kind of unmet need or anxiety/trauma I don’t know how to resolve without help.

Like I said, he’s otherwise indifferent to anything that isn’t a bird, and is entirely codependent on his flockmates for entertainment and socialisation. He doesn’t play with toys. He rarely “chats”, and on the rare occasion he does chat to the others, he starts this type of screaming *in their face* (which they hate just as much as me). Until a month ago he wouldn’t touch millet, and he only just about steps up and maybe accepts target training if he’s in the right mood.

He has a very on/off attitude. It’s either loud and screaming, or he’s falling asleep. (He shows no signs of illness other than the lopsided energy, by the way). This makes me wonder if he’s in a constant state of stress/overexcitement?

Is there any way to stop the screaming? I have tried to reduce the reasons for him to scream but it means I have to spend most of the day with my curtains closed and in silence. It doesn’t fully resolve the problem either, it just kind of puts a blanket on it.

TLDR; Link is a 3yo rescue who screams excessively, several times a day to anything that catches his attention. He has an over-dependence on other birds for entertainment and stability, and is indifferent to playing/training/humans.

(This is a repost since my last post didn’t get much traction)

Hi everyone,

After reaching out to a handful of people, and posting on another site. I haven’t been able to find a good fit for her. So I thought I’d try reaching out here. If anyone is interested please reach out, I’m located in greater Vancouver BC area/lower mainland area.

Just a bit of a backstory, I rescued her from my mom who impulse bought her and her sister. Her sister ended up passing away a few months ago and I’m not able to find her a companion because, I have 2 senior cats who are needing a lot more attention recently and their medical expenses are getting even more expensive. Supporting all three of them myself has become difficult and In so, I’m spending even less time with her (which I feel guilty about). Trying to manage it all has been hard.

She is a playful bird and loves attention, so I’m trying really hard to find her a home with someone who has a flock of their own. Specifically someone who has other budgies.

She is 2.5 years old, I’ve had her for 2 years. She playful and smart but a little feisty. I must admit she is a bit of a biter. So someone who has some experience with birds and is willing to work with her would be best.

I really want her to have a full and fulfilling life, So if anyone is interested please message me.

The blue-white clearwing (male) and lutino (female) have been together for half a year, and I got them a buddy (the rainbow one, male, 10 weeks old). He's just completed quarantine and I put his cage into the bird room, then opened both cages so they could interact outside on a toy I have. Vain effort - in less than a minute the rainbow was inside the other two's cage. I added his seeds to the food bowls, in which were just pellets before, and the two adults are munching them up happily. I'm a bit worried about the rainbow's behaviour in the video however. He flies into others, and the lutino doesn't seem to like him particularly. Is this kind of behaviour normal for the first day? The cage is open and any of them could go to the quarantine cage if they'd get fed up with each other.

Since making the video I've moved a food bowl closer to the other two since it has been ignored up to now. No clue if that changed anything yet, but I've seen the rainbow eat when the clearwing went to preen.

Just got this bird was told it was a male not so sure can anyone help?/j

Hello everyone, I am a bit concerned about my parakeets’s health. A month ago I noticed a white mass or discoloration under its beak, but I thought it was hormonal. A month later, it's more irregular and larger. I've read that it could be mites, but I'm not sure. The photos aren't very good, but you can see the shape and size. Help, please!

I just found out that the long perches are bad so I’m getting some new ones delivered soon.

Otherwise, how’s the cage looking to y’all?

Also, any name suggestions? I’m stuck and I really want the names to be

✨ perfect ✨

Got these 2 cuties almost a week ago. Was told they’re both male but I can’t quite distinguish yet. I got them all necessities and toys/treats. They were a little distressed the first day but fairly quickly warmed up to each other and their cage/food by the next day. They however are still very wary of me. I try being around them in their cage as much as possible to get them used to my presence. I’ll also very slowly hold a finger out near them to get them further used to me. But they freak out and get as far away from me as possible. Am I moving too fast? Should I wait longer till I approach them with my finger? They’re happy and chirpy otherwise, playing with each other and munching on their millet treat (which was really just a peace offering from me for bothering them). I would love to bond with them but I’m worried they’ll never want to be around me lol. Either way I want my budgies to be happy and thrive. I’m just a little bummed. I’m not sure how long this is supposed to take.

Hi! I have 2 parakeets named Pookie and Clover :)

We are moving into our first house in June and I wanted to get them a cage upgrade! I’m looking for something aesthetic and have found a lot of cute wooden aviaries; however, I am worried the wood and/or paint used is not bird safe. They are not huge chewers, they just like to nibble on their toys, and they are free roam most of the day, but I would be devastated if something were to happen to them. I don’t want to take ANY chances.

Does anyone have any cute but safe parakeet cage recommendations? :) I’ve attached a few pictures of what I’m kind of looking for, but I haven’t been able to confirm if any of these are 100% safe.