I found a Budgie

Retro6

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Budgies are amazing birds. I knew nothing about these until I was out and about and I stumbled across a budgie on the ground yesterday so I picked it up luckily I wasn't too far from home and I was able to get it home ok. The budgie was very scared and stressed and I have no cage for it so it flew into my bathroom and perched itself on a pole I left the light on for it and put out some water and bought some budgie feed for it. I then went into google to learn about basic budgie care. I had to leave it alone for several hours so it can get used to its new environment. I had my doubts that the budgie was going to get so stressed that it would never settle. It wouldn't eat or drink and kept pecking its fevers out.

This afternoon I sat with the budgie keeping my distance and it flew into the food bowl and began eating and not only that it flew onto my shoulder and also flew onto my head a few times. I bought it into the kitchen where it flew about and seemed to be quite happy. I couldn't leave it in the kitchen as there are to many hazards so as soon as it flew onto my shoulder and I walked back into the bathroom with it where there are no hazards but there is no natural sunlight in there so it may get a bit depressed. I might have to re-arrange the kitchen for it.

I did try to see if I could find the owner or if anybody lost a budgie in that area but it could have been deliberately released and it has mites which I didn't find out until today so I have ordered some spray for it.
 
The kitchen is fairly big and I have plants in there with lots of natural light coming through the windows so I think it would like it better in there. I really must buy a cage for it and get another budgie to go with it. There better in pairs.
 
Quartz said:
It's probably someone's escaped pet. You should check if it's been chipped. Does it have a leg ring?
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Nope no leg ring. Its a very young budgie. Its probably better to call the RSPCA and just let them know I found a budgie. I will print off some papers to put around the local area where I found it. Judging by the mites it has it makes me think it was abandoned.
 
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Retro6 said:
Budgies are amazing birds. I knew nothing about these until I was out and about and I stumbled across a budgie on the ground yesterday so I picked it up luckily I wasn't too far from home and I was able to get it home ok. The budgie was very scared and stressed and I have no cage for it so it flew into my bathroom and perched itself on a pole I left the light on for it and put out some water and bought some budgie feed for it. I then went into google to learn about basic budgie care. I had to leave it alone for several hours so it can get used to its new environment. I had my doubts that the budgie was going to get so stressed that it would never settle. It wouldn't eat or drink and kept pecking its fevers out.

This afternoon I sat with the budgie keeping my distance and it flew into the food bowl and began eating and not only that it flew onto my shoulder and also flew onto my head a few times. I bought it into the kitchen where it flew about and seemed to be quite happy. I couldn't leave it in the kitchen as there are to many hazards so as soon as it flew onto my shoulder and I walked back into the bathroom with it where there are no hazards but there is no natural sunlight in there so it may get a bit depressed. I might have to re-arrange the kitchen for it.

I did try to see if I could find the owner or if anybody lost a budgie in that area but it could have been deliberately released and it has mites which I didn't find out until today so I have ordered some spray for it.
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My recommendation would be to contact the local vets and local pet shops, they might know of someone who has reported one lost/bought one that matches it recently, and will likely be more than happy to put a note up about it if you want to try and find the owner (usually both places are more than happy to try and help reunite pets with owners).

It sounds like it's possibly a hand reared one, certainly like it's fairly used to being handled given it's age and that it's happy to be around you (our current one is not happy being handled:( despite a couple of years of trying).
 
are you sure it's a budgie? there's wild parakeets in the UK

some parks up north have them, not even a rare sight.

Bird flu is knocking around BTW
 
something daft already!! said:
Perhaps someone is smuggling them nearby? Have you checked for Budgie Smugglers?
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wasn't funny the first time, still isn't funny the second time

I would definitely contact local vets and RSPCA in case its been reported missing, though as you say potentially abandoned. Mites aside it does seem to be someone's pet given it flew to you shoulder once it calmed down
 
arknor said:
are you sure it's a budgie? there's wild parakeets in the UK

some parks up north have them, not even a rare sight.

Bird flu is knocking around BTW
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No its a budgie native to Australia. There are lots of Ring necked Parakeets over here. My budgie is much smaller and is blue and white with a hint of yellow.
 
They are lovely birds, very noisy. If you can't dedicate a lot of time to it, it's not good to keep them alone, they are flock birds and will be very unhappy alone.

Also, if it's in the kitchen, don't use any non-stick pans, apparently they are very sensitive and can drop dead. Never had a problem with mine, but I don't keep them in the kitchen.
 
d_brennen said:
They are lovely birds, very noisy. If you can't dedicate a lot of time to it, it's not good to keep them alone, they are flock birds and will be very unhappy alone.

Also, if it's in the kitchen, don't use any non-stick pans, apparently they are very sensitive and can drop dead. Never had a problem with mine, but I don't keep them in the kitchen.
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If I don't find the owner then I'll be keeping it. I will buy a cage for it as well as a couple more budgies so that its not alone. For now it will have to be and I will interact with it as much as I can until then
 
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