Unboxing My Two New Budgie Birds
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- čas přidán 7. 03. 2021
- What do they look like from the store? Find out in this video.
I got these from the nearest and only pet shop I could as quickly as I could. There was about six or seven budgerigars there and while I was pick out mine, I heard another employee walk up on the phone with someone else asking about them. Good thing I got there when I did.
Six months later and they have become so awesome with so many memories caught on camera. Check out the playlist to see the progression and keep up to date by "Subscribing"
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Aw two little blue parakeets, they're so adorable.
I also have this parakeets so cute 🥰
So awesome
Awsome feeling 😌
2 little angels
i recommend a bigger cage preferably a flight one, but other than that great 👍🏼
They have a bigger cage, it is the entire inside of my living area. I often shut the door to the bathroom/bedroom to maximize the HVAC and minimize any poop on my pillows. The cage you see is more like a doghouse or nest. It only gets closed if I have to open the front door or leave. My disabled lifestyle keeps me home 99% of the time so it's working out perfect so far. I still have one more corner of floor to replace before I'm ready to build a permanent "aviary" in the corner. It's actually coming soon on my list of things to do.
I've kept it in the back of my mind: If I have a lifestyle change keeping me away from home, I'll change the cage to adapt properly. I do play budgie videos or background music when I leave for more than an hour to mow yards or go shopping, and they seem to love it. I do this at home sharing time with them too. 🦜🦜❤
They’re so cute!
I do recommend getting a bigger cage with more toys!
They've got lot's and lots of toys, freedom, and attention. I do plan on a bigger cage one day, or an aviary in the corner. I've completely cleared this place out and turned it around now. I'm sitting in a recliner where the stove used to be and the sink is where the couch was. TV and AC now where you see the table and cage in this video, and refrigerator where TV should be. I cook in the bathroom right now as I integrate another setup for the future. Right now cooking in the bathroom keeps heat and smoke well vented on the other side of a door separating us Budgie Buddies on the clear AC side during the summer.
@@JoshuaDemersProductions That’s awesome! :)
I would recommend getting a bigger cage cuz 2 birds in that cage = not enough room for them
It's been well over a year since I picked these two beautiful birds from the store and decided to dedicate myself to their development. I didn't score 100% on handling them with my hands as much as I should've when they were this young, but enough to work on to be able to casually pet them or hold them in an emergency, and they're pretty good at coming to my finger on command. However, I did score %100 on everything else making for the happiest birds I've ever heard! I invite you to check out my more recent videos with much of my place being restored from rot and remodeled, swapping the kitchen with the living room. I wonder if I should make an extra Budgie Buddies Reverse Timeline Playlist and post it at the end screen of this videos or all videos instead of the beginning to end ordered playlist? 🤔
MORE TO COME!
And get rid of the toy with frayed cotton rope. Birds will want to shred and preen it, but cotton rope causes crop impact ions in birds and can easily be fatal
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I had no idea birds came in a box 😂
I guess I could've brought the cage with me and into the store where I purchased them avoiding the boxes. I'll keep it mind if I ever want replacement birds. Really, they were probably better off for the hour ride home in the boxes without all the extreme stimuli on such young, immature animals. It's why their cage is a bit empty right away and I confined them in it for a few days. You should check out some of the latest Budgie Buddies videos on my channel to see how far we've come.
I was watching them I can't believe how big they got
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Also birds need horizontal space to fly in the cage. They need a variety of natural wood perches, NOT DOWELS! They need toys that they can shred, forage and preen. They need to be made of natural materials because birds will eat ANYTHING. Birds ALSO shouldn’t be on a seed diet. Im not sure what you’re feeding them, but most pet stores will just recommend a seed mix. Long term this is terrible for birds. They need fresh fruit and veg as well as natural pellets every day
This video is more than a year old, and the first thing I did was to put in several branches that get changed out once in a while for variety. Same with the toys, I even make my own set of complex ones and they've had a parakeet park and playground for some time now, with a bath, and a fountain (when it works). The cage is more like a doghouse or nest as they are free 99% of the waking hours, except when the front door has to be opened or I have to run an errand. They only stayed locked up the first couple days to allow them to get used to the new environment as they were so young way back then and research reveals this is best. In the past year so much has evolved, including my ability to bond because of the love and commitment to healthy mental development of anything I come in contact with. You should check out some of the latest Budgie Buddies videos to get a better idea of how things are so much different than everyone seems to think when they see this video. In the past my birds have been abandoned pets that are already developed, but these are my first birds chosen at a young age from a pet store. I'm so rewarded more and more every day with how happy and domestically behaved these beloved members of my family are together. 🦜😃🦜❤
Oh, I also share bananas, tomatoes, and spinach leaves with them all the time. I keep a bag of millet spray for a random treat and daily a mix of seed mix and another "treat" mix of fruits, vegetables, and vitamin pellets. They've got their "cuttle" bone, their gravel and grit. Cleaned out cage on routine, fresh water, and plenty of attention and stimulation. Can you teach me anything else I might have missed? Should I let them go free, or give them away?
The real question is do they come with chargers out the box? Samsung claims they don't require charging and that they're good for the environment. (Note 7 exploding)
Nope, and they don't plug in either. Winged and wireless they need ro recharge frequently. Now, if I could find some Samsung Seed, I could see if it is the final frontier for feathered friend friendly feed.
@@JoshuaDemersProductions Haha 🤣 that made my day, dude! Thanks for sharing my love of the budgies and the sweet unboxing video 🤓 Can't wait for the next seed release 🐦
im getting a parakeet soon! any advice?
I'd suggest getting two of them instead of just one, especially if you're not able to be home and pay attention to one of them all the time. I've been told, but I am not positive, that pet budgerigars won't bond to you as well because they'll bond to each other instead as the downside. The upside, for me anyways, is there is no annoying begging for attention and no frustrating behavior, while interacting with each other is satisfying and entertaining, and so is having two different personalities to compare.
I would avoid clipping their wings and adjust your living arrangements to allow them several hours a day outside of the cage, but an entire room or aviary is best. Flying is very important, natural, and beloved by these little parrots. You'll be amazed that after becoming part of a trusted family, they are not very sporadic or disobedient. They are excellent company if you love the sound of birds. You'll have quite an adventure hearing all the new sounds and watching all the new ways they play as they develop. In my uneducated opinion, I'd suggest male over female, and avoid getting opposites for your first pair.
I'd look up the topic of routine care online from those who specialize in teaching this topic, but I'll do my best to respond confidently on what I do know for sure:
Change water, food, and cage liner every day! Clean up is a mess and they make a mess to clean up. They are little poop monsters, so it's good to set up areas to play where you can wipe, or change a liner regularly. They like to chew too, but if you readily supply them with disposable items, they usually avoid chewing anywhere else. Popsicle sticks and tooth picks are my birds' favorites. Clean spray bottles, fountains, and bird baths are important, but need potable water. So is a cuttlebone, gravel and grit, toys, and more than just seed to eat. They seem to love spinach, apples, bananas, tomatoes, strawberries, peppers, and the list goes on. Take it easy on the millet spray, using it for training and attention time, instead of just leaving a large amount sitting around all the time.
Cage size is important too, with swings, toys, and random perches from the trees in your yard is best. Change them around once in a while, usually while weekly washing works well. Set up the cage in a place that is not isolated and taking them with me outside in it regularly seems to be something they love to do. It's okay for a little sunlight, but offer them shade and a fan too.
Don't ever yell, scream, or hurt the birds goes without saying, but you shouldn't allow this behavior between people around them either, very much like young children. In fact budgerigars love it when you speak to them like they are little babies.
Be sure you are ready to properly adapt your lifestyle to allow them to properly adapt to yours and you will share an amazing life together as they become your own positive and energetic little Budgie Buddies!
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Oh I forgot to mention, they love it when you give them some grass from the yard. I'd avoid mirrors inside the cage, with limited access to them outside as a play toy or treat to avoid becoming a replacement for a bird's partner. Watch the temperature, not to hot or cold. They love music and people talking. Budgies can also be hand friendly and trained to talk and follow commands!
@@JoshuaDemersProductions thanks! my new parakeet spark is very happy in her new home!
@@budgie_artist7067 What colors is she? I'd love a description. I think these little birds have some of the most amazing color and pattern arrangements. I think Jay's head looks a little like a zebra.
How to order bro
I didn't order my birds by mail, I made a trip to the south end of the county to pick them up at a pet store. They seem to be in short supply here, it seems there were only six or seven available locally. While I was there to buy two and I was picking mine someone else was calling about purchasing some budgerigars too.
Ordering a bird online to be shipped to you sounds like a bad idea for me and them.
Guys this is not hate and don't take it that way but that cage dosnt look like it has enough room for both of them to even spread there wings pls don't reply with I didn't have enough money its OK just maybe upgrade there toys if you birds chew on there rope toys take them out they can lead to cotton impaction witch leads to often a expensive surgery and mist likely death also a Bird is a very interactive social animal even if it doesn't like you at First it needs to be out of its cage more often then not a bond with a bird is worth so much more then you ever imagine THIS IS JUST ADVICE maybe do some research next time you get pets AGAIN THIS IS NOT ME T TO BE HATE have a nice day and spend some time with your birds 😊😉
They are free to be outside their cage 80% of the time. I only put them up if I'm stepping out the door or going to bed. I've bought a lot of toys and rearrange them once in a while. You're right though, I shouldn't have these birds. I really shouldn't even be alive. I am a bad person and an animal abuser (allegedly). I'll let them go free in the wild right now since I can't find anyone to take them from me immediately before I do any more damage to these poor fragile little birds. Shame on me for thinking a cage is a proper place for a pet bird! It was big enough for a cockatiel that came with it a decade ago, but not big enough for budgerigars apparently. I guess living in a small space is my fault for being disabled too. I really need to kill myself to make up for the last six months of their captivity, in fact everyone who has pets should because they are being cruel, just like me!
By the way I've had a lot of birds in the past and this is my first time getting "babies" to raise. I have done and still do research. According to it my birds are extremely happy, social, and exploratory because of me and the environment provided. I've been putting them up on CZcams for six months and this is the first time anyone has said anything about doing a bad job. Do I want a bigger cage? Sure, but I don't have the resources. You could argue that I shouldn't get the birds then, but let's say someone else who didn't actually love birds or understand development got these two instead of me. Does that mean I saved these birds life by proxy in a perverted sense? I really think you took the first couple of minutes of these birds being introduced to their new home the wrong way. I wanted the transfer to be a non-traumatic as possible, giving them a few days to adjust before bombarding them with stimulations. It worked, we are a bunch of Budgie Buddies now.
@@JoshuaDemersProductions Great I'm sorry for the message hope you love the rest of your time with your birds
@@JoshuaDemersProductions I also agree with your situation. We also have 2 budgies and we can't afford a bigger cage, wider, its the cage's of our recent bird that died, I think its about 15 to 16 inches wide and 10 -13 inches long?? ( I'm really not sure specifically ) we can't really afford much of a bigger space and doesn't really have much space...
( And that makes me sad 😔) before getting our budgie and during their settlement in ours we have done a lot of research from food to cage to toys, perches etc... But we really can't afford a lot of this but we really really try our best to convince that we should buy this food, this cage, so they will feel more comfort and their needs are expected, and honestly speaking we are not ready to have to care for this type of bird, because they were just brought to us by surprise, and it is really unexpected 😦 Well, ever since we are convincing our parents to buy us a bird that is a budgie, but after I have done research their needs nad care are I think.. high..
Relatively speaking, budgies are the most affordable complex pets to purchase and care for. A fifty dollar cage is usually more than enough for one and will usually do for two, especially if you allow them out a few hours a day or more. A used one is much less, as you've found out. Getting a proper cage one time investment though. I'd say you'll probably want to spend $15-$20 on cheap toys at first including a mirror. Also you can make your own toys, which is the best and can be fun to get creative, and the birds love it. The food isn't too expensive and they eat fruits and veggies too. I'd get some "millet spray" for a treat and for training. They do require a lot of attention, though, that's the real expense of these birds besides all the cleanup. Don't forget a cuttlebone and "gravel and grit" as they are very important for proper health and digestion. You can use a dish for a birdbath and get a dollar spray bottle to keep them clean. This is a tropical bird that cost about $25. This is actually a good deal compared to other larger parrots. They can be hundred or thousands of dollars, and cockatiels are more than double the price and they are not as visually appealing by far.
My reply was needlessly harsh, as I was having a bad day and took it out on you (slightly for entertainment), but I didn't state anything erroneous. Out of the blue, I apologize for treating you that way now, but I've had it on my mind for quite some time. Peace and Love
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Dude, do you live in a small trailer?
Small is a subjective term for my home. It's technically 35' long so for a pull behind it's quite large. No slide outs for simplicity, weight, and structure. Ha ha those are excuses of course. But it was inexpensive, partly a gift from my Adopted Parents, fully functional, repairable, mobile, and I can afford it long term mentally, physically, and monetarily. Remember I am disabled, missing parts of my brain so I have to live within my means.
It's important to remember: I'm happy and healthy both in the short and long term with this living arrangement, so are my birds. This place is big enough, but not too big and I can always buy or build bigger if I want to save up and buy it or "make something out of nothing" if confinement becomes a big enough issue. I'm at that place in my life where I have control because I've mastered how to spend my money, time, attention, and emotion over time. I'm called the Retarded Genius for a reason.
The birds are not locked up in their cage very often, they don't give me any trouble getting back in for lock up, but they spend a bit of time in it anyway when it's unlocked (wide open). That behavior tells me they are not complaining about the living arrangement. If I end up becoming more social and out of the home, I'll build them a bigger cage or mini aviary in the cleared out corner. I'll probably do that no matter what real soon anyway, we'll see...
This video is over a year old, I have completely turned my place around literally. Replaced much of the rotted floor, wall and joists under the dining room and kitchen where my TV and Recliner now sit. You should check out my Playlist on RV Camper Repair to catch up on the adventure!
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Also the birds have grown up a lot and so has my production of them. Usually my newer videos are better than the old ones on the Budgie Buddies Playlist if you want to keep up with how we are doing as time goes on. This is the most recent video that's a coincidental combination of my living and bird arrangement with my new camera and the one I recommend you watch:
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@@JoshuaDemersProductions Cool. My next question is....the bird poop situation, how do you maintain bird poop outside their cage.
@@lox_5017 A lot of cleanup at first. I've learned to avoid putting or allowing cords and perches over the areas I don't want to worry about them messing up. Placing toys and treats over cages that are designed for routine cleaning works well too. Finally there's recycling old boxes for poop catchers on the floor or speakers. Some of it's training too, me as much as them it seems.
Ma man literally went all the way to the south just to get those my respect to u📈 and also if u wanna know their genders then the one with a blue or pink or purple"nose" is a boy and a one that has brown or Grey one is a girl
They both turn out to be males.
@@JoshuaDemersProductions will the pet store be able to tell gender?
@@princessjohnson817 no, unfortunately it takes training and an intimate procedure to tell before they hit "puberty", and the staff there didn't even have the confidence to handle the birds to package them for sale. They tried to use what looked like a large aquarium net to get the birds in the boxes, so I stopped the employee after a minute of failure, capturing the birds with my hands instead. That was a red flag that these birds were not going to be very hand friendly because they were never attended to and handled when they were "infants", just born and caged for sale like a TS Supply store chicken. This is quite a delinquent practice for a pet store and I'm sure most of them follow it, but it was the only place to buy any budgerigars locally when I was ready to expand my family.
I was able to get them trained to hop on my finger and go into their cage right away. Finally, a year later Jay and Kay are allowing me to casually pet them more and more without resisting as much, maybe I'll one day get to hold them too. Now when it comes to people talking, singing whistling, and playing music - They get it all day, every day and THEY LOVE IT!
Joshua Deemers productions I will call him but parakeet birds, not budgie birds
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Have you seen some of my latest videos? These guys have developed into such amazing pets!
the cage is to small
No, it's not too small, but it's not real big either. They only get locked in the cage if I'm going somewhere, cooking, or sleeping. I rarely go anywhere, cooking doesn't take that long, and they are already in their cage by choice when I head to bed. It's a routine to let them out when I wake up. They actually love the cage a lot. I move the toys around and make new perches once in a while so they can have a more engaging time. Same with the mirrors, I come up with new ideas of setting them up for exploration, fun, and companionship for the birds. I am careful not to allow them to become addicted to any mirrors. I also feed them a well rounded diet including fruits and vegetables. I have treats and attention. A bird bath and sprayer, changing out the cage liner. What more could you ask for aside from a separate aviary?
I will do something in response to these messages claiming the cage is too small. I will keep an eye out for a used cage that is larger in case I have to keep them locked up, separate them, or get a cockatiel to bond with.
Everyone has to also bear in mind that I live in an RV due to my disability. It's large for what it is, but it's still small when compared to a house. There is limited space to work with.
Sasha u gotta shut up ma homie went all the way to get them and give them a better life in a good cage plus the cage is okay for budgies this is one is good cuz it's tall and wide for them so it's very good and with alot of toys
@@JoshuaDemersProductions yes. The cage is too small
Oh yeah, take the mirror out. They’re terrible for birds psychologically. And the water feeder and plastic food bowl. Stainless steel bowls are perfect, they’re much cleaner. Plastic feeders trap a lot of bacteria and a lot of the time a bird can become sick from it
This video is over a year old. I don't have many if any mirrors in the cage, and never let them get addicted to them. They are more of a novelty toy as part of their parakeet park and playground. I agree with the plastic containers, it makes a lot of sense. I do clean the containers regularly, being sure to scrub the water feeder. Stainless steel is a great idea, I'll get some with next month's budget. Thank you for the advice. I'm wanting to do the same for my own drinking devices, switching from plastic to something less toxic too.
i think the mirros is ok if you have 2 birds
@@weoistoolittle8130 I have the same idea about mirrors in the cage that worked earlier with these two, but I've taken them out for months now with only positives to report. Most importantly in my belief is only getting one budgerigar is not as good as two for the tiny little bird's sake. Self solving Situation!
@@JoshuaDemersProductions yea
Saying “ unbox “ for pets is so wrong
Well, if I decided to put them back in the packaging it would be a re-box. So I can do worse on my wording if I try harder. I was surprised this is how the store sent me out with them, but looking back it makes sense. At least they didn't put them in the boxes in a grocery bag. The long ride home was like waiting for Christmas to see these little gifts I picked out.
Animal Deserves More Space Not Big Enough For One Budgie Never Mind 2 This Is A Finch Cage or birds much smaller u get cages like these cheap nasty ones off ebay for 14 uk pounds proves how crappie it's going to be haha
I've already mentioned it's more than a year later and things are not the same as they started off. I've got another cage, although smaller it still counts and I can keep them separate or transport effectively. It's important to understand that these birds are not locked up in their cage unless I need to open the door, go somewhere, or bed time. I rarely go anywhere or even out the door, so it's working out great more than a year later. I've remodeled my place, they have a couple of playgrounds, with a bath and fountain. They are the happiest birds, you'd notice if you'd watch a more recent video or all of them you'll see they're never short on space or attention. I can pet them, they follow me around sometimes, and they sing and talk along with me and the TV. I leave budgie sounds playing when I do head out for a few hours and sometimes even play them when I'm sitting here watching them. I share fresh fruits and vegetables as a routine, sometimes even cut some grass for them to make a mess with. Chew toys and swings everywhere, treats, attention and exercise, what more could they ask for? They are so well behaved due to such a caring environment and I'm getting better at training and interacting with them all the time. They are both beloved members of my family. ❤
If I have a change in lifestyle that prevent me from leaving them loose all the time because I'm not home as much, I'll get a bigger cage. Actually I'm thinking of making a mini aviary in the corner of my open layout remodeled home one day either way. Do you actually care about the birds, or are you just wanting to find something wrong with me having birds as I do? Is keeping them locked up in a cage thrice the size of "perfect" 100% of the time better than locking them up %33 (sleeping at night) in a cage a third the size of your "perfect" ideation? Should I have left them in the store for someone to do worse with (not a fair question)? Should I have missed out on the experiences, relationship, and wisdom gained by raising these two from very young because of a public opinionated cage size regulation that I couldn't or wouldn't meet, but has scientifically caused no harm or abuse because of genuine love of proper development and a talented adaptability?
@@JoshuaDemersProductions correct I totally agree with you, people told me the same thing and had to ask them I might have left them and someone else could have housed them in a shoebox and treated them badly
Your bird cage is too small
I never keep them locked up unless I have to leave, which isn't very often. So the cage is more like a nest, with the entire inside of my place more like their "cage". Also this was years ago, I've gotten a couple upgrades since then. Their current cage is made for a giant parrot in comparison. Sarcastically, I thank you for another critique on how horrible I must've been buying these birds back then. I should've left them for someone worse, of course buying too many would've been a real abuse.
@@JoshuaDemersProductions okay those are all valid reasons, sorry if I was coming off as rude
@@V3nus_on_pawzx sorry for the reply like that, but I hear about the cage size a lot on this particular video. I know the arrangement wasn't perfect years ago, but I wasn't ready to remodel my trailer back then. After a lot of work, we all have a lot more room in the same space. You should check out more recent videos to see how far we've evolved.
Cage too small...
It would be if they were locked up in it all day, every day, but they are far from that instead. The entire inside of my home is their cage, unless it's bedtime (disability reduces this), I have to open the front door (back door reduces this), or the rare times I have somewhere to go (lifestyle reduces this). I have been taking them outside in the cage a lot more than ever before since I've built my porch, and it's perfect for that. I'm thinking about building an aviary in one of the corners, but I've not yet decided one permanently. I put a lot of thought into choosing to get a couple of pet budgerigars to be a beloved part of my family.