Popcornbird is also right about their diet. I don't know what kind of seed mix you are giving them, so I'm going to assume it's good stuff. A seed mix should NOT be their only food. Our birds at work all get a plate of fresh fruits and veggies every day or every other day. The birds really appreciate it, and it's good for them!

(Not to mention that few things are more adorable then a budgie who has managed to smear his entire front with berry juice!)



Another note on my last post: My grandfather has had a Red-Lored Amazon, Archie, for the pasy twenty years. For years, Archie never saw a vet. One night, a raccoon got into his house and injured the bird very badly. My grandfather rushed Archie to the emergency clinic, where he eventually had to have a wing amputated.

While talking to the vet, my grandfather learned that he had been feeding his bird the TOTALLY wrong diet!! Archie now eats a healthy parrot mix, pellets, and lots of fresh food. I always thought he looked healthy before, but I wish I had before/after pics to show you!!! He seems to glow now, his feathers look so good!! Even without his wing, he seems happier than before. He also goes in for biannual checkups now.