I need a crash course in Budgies (parakeet)! My friend found one.

[CathyBogart]

Very similar in care to a 'tiel. Lots of good food, fruits and veggies, toys, and whatnot. Check the newspaper for lost bird ads. Perhaps if you find his owners you can show them how to keep his wings trimmed. Congrats on your temporary feathered friend.

Important: You should probably keep him quarantined from your 'tiels for a week or two.

[My Peanuts]

Thanks all. I plan to call the area vets tomorrow, but if he isn't claimed my family wants to keep him. I'll post pics if it becomes official. He's living in my teils "starter home" from years ago. Plenty big for a budgie. He looks like an Easter Peep so they are calling him Mr. Peep, plus he was found on Ukrainian (my dad's side) Easter which was yesterday. He IS a he. I read about it online and he has blue nostrils which indicates he's a male.

I gave him cockatiel seed and pellets until I can get him budgie seed and pellets. He's eating the seed. Do you think that's ok for now?

[My Peanuts]

Also, I am trying to quarantine him as best as possible. My house is kind of small, but I'm doing my best. When I got my tiels I quarantined them for a month each time.

[My Peanuts]

Ok, I called my area vets, my avian vet, and the closest bird shelter (which isn't really that close about 30 min away.) My area doesn't have any close shelters. Where else should I call to find his owners? How long do I wait until I make the "new addition" post? What's a respectable amount of time? I'll give him to his owners even if they show up a long time from now though as long as they can describe him.

[Chilli]

Maybe you could run an ad in the classifieds about a found bird? I'm unsure of how much it costs where you live, though.
You might give it about a month before you officially adopt him.... it sounds like a good ammount of time to me.
Good luck!

[My Peanuts]

I was thinking about a month too. My home pc is getting fixed but when it is I will post pics of him. I think he's pretty young. He's a lucky guy. It got a lot cooler here last night with hale. He wouldn't have made it through the night.

To be honest, I don’t think anyone will be looking for him because they probably think he died. I’m going to keep trying though. If one of my birds was out I’d be calling EVERYWHERE.

I'll look into the newspaper ad. Thanks for the idea.

[My Peanuts]

No one has called about the little guy yet. I want to find his home and I did everything I could, but there is a big part of me that doesn't want the phone to ring so I can keep him.