Here’s the common misconception: Budgies are easy to adopt. If we took in every budgie flock that people could no longer keep because it became too much for them, we’d have easily over 100 budgies at a time.ĭespite being the smallest, least intrusive species you can live with, budgies sit in our rescue sometimes for over a year, waiting for a home. In the meantime, the parrot rescuers are asking why, WHY are pet stores selling birds that can breed uncontrollably without at least informing the buyer how to handle this situation, so they don’t end up with a house full of budgies? Then the budgies breed (sometimes it’s unintentional, sometimes it’s intentional, we’ve seen it all) and the person realizes that housing and cleaning up after 10+ birds is too much. How many times have you heard “it’s just a budgie?” We’ve heard it all too often.ĭo you know how many emails and voicemails we receive from people asking us to take their flock of 10+ budgies? In 99.9% of these cases, the person started off with only two budgies from the pet store. However, their pain and unhappiness is easier to ignore.Ī budgie is not an easier bird that requires less care than other species their unhappiness is just easier to ignore. Their needs are just as extensive and important as the bigger parrots. Although budgies are indeed small, they are no means less work to take care of. They’re relatively inexpensive compared to other species and available at almost any chain pet store. The most easily obtainable bird anybody can buy on a whim is a budgie.
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